Comparison

PIPin vs DSContainer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PIPin

Control and view any Mac window directly from your iPhone or iPad. Stream your Mac's screen to your mobile device for remote access, keeping important information visible, or multitasking.

Highlights
  • Remote Mac window control
  • On-screen keyboard with modifiers
  • Real iOS Picture-in-Picture support
  • Local-only Wi-Fi streaming
  • Zero account setup
  • Multiple pinned window grid
Features
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Keep an eye on — and control — any Mac window right from your iPhone or iPad. Pin a window on your Mac with ⌥⇧X and it instantly appears on this app. Watch an AI agent work, keep a doc or dashboard visible while you do something else, or take over and drive your Mac from the couch. You'll need the free PIPin Mac app — get it at pipin.jylljy.top. • Remote control. Tap to click, long‑press to right‑click, two‑finger swipe to scroll. Switch to trackpad mode for relative cursor moves. iPad trackpad and Bluetooth mouse scroll work too. • Type from anywhere. The on‑screen keyboard ships with sticky ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ modifiers and arrow / esc / tab / delete keys, so Cmd‑Tab, Cmd‑C, and friends just work. • Real iOS Picture‑in‑Picture. Leave the app and the stream shrinks into a system PIP window that stays on top of anything else you do on iPhone or iPad. • Local‑only. Streams over your Wi‑Fi network via MultipeerConnectivity. Nothing touches the cloud. • Zero account. Open the Mac app, open this app on the same Wi‑Fi, tap your Mac, done. • Multiple PIPs. See every pinned window in a grid, tap to zoom. • Pinch and pan on the detail view; double‑tap to fill the screen.

About

DSContainer

Features
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DSContainer is a native iOS control panel for the Container Manager package on your Synology NAS. Connect over the DSM WebAPI and manage your entire Docker setup without opening a browser. DASHBOARD AT A GLANCE • Running, stopped, and unhealthy containers in one view • Live CPU and memory utilization of your NAS • Recent container activity CONTAINERS • Start, stop, and restart containers with one tap • Live logs with search • Per-container CPU and memory charts • Detailed configuration: ports, volumes, environment COMPOSE PROJECTS • See every Compose project and its services • Bring whole stacks up or down SYSTEM MONITOR • CPU, RAM, and volume utilization charts • Storage overview for every volume BUILT FOR TRUST • Talks only to your NAS — no third-party servers, no analytics • Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain • Supports HTTPS and 2FA (OTP) sign-in • Self-signed certificates supported Try Demo Mode to explore the app with sample data — no NAS required. Requires a Synology NAS running DSM with the Container Manager package installed. This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Synology Inc. or Docker Inc.

Screenshots

PIPin3 screens
DSContainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PIPin at 16.6 against DSContainer's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PIPin versus DSContainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPIPinDSContainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉银 李Bogdan Bystritskii

In-app purchases

None

PIPin

No in-app purchases

None

DSContainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PIPin free?
PIPin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DSContainer free?
DSContainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PIPin or DSContainer have ads?
Neither PIPin nor DSContainer shows ads.

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