Comparison

DesktopScreenMirror vs Mirror

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

Head to head
About

DesktopScreenMirror

Features
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Mirror Your Mac Screen to iPhone – Fully Local, Lightning Fast, Completely Private Want to watch a movie from your Mac in bed? Or present your Mac screen using your iPhone in a meeting? This app streams your macOS desktop directly to your iPhone over local network – no internet connection, no data upload, no privacy intrusion. Key Features Low‑latency streaming – Optimized for local networks for smooth, responsive mirroring High resolution support – See every detail of your Mac screen, perfect for Retina displays Fully local operation – All data stays between your devices, never touches any server Zero data collection – We do not track, log, or upload any user information Use Cases Use your iPhone as a wireless secondary display for your Mac Demonstrate Mac apps or workflows to colleagues or friends Watch videos, view presentations or design files from your Mac on iPhone Privacy Commitment Absolutely no internet connection required. No personal data is ever collected. Your data remains on your devices. We cannot see or access your screen content. For support or feedback, feel free to contact us.

About

Mirror

Features
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Mirror turns your iPhone into a screen and a remote control for your Mac. Your Mac's display streams to your phone over your own Wi-Fi network, and every touch becomes a real click, scroll, or keystroke on the Mac. Control that works like a trackpad The whole phone is the input surface, not just the spot you touch. Slide a finger anywhere to move the pointer with speed-adaptive precision, tap to click, tap twice to double click, and use two fingers to right click. Long-press to grab something and drag it. Two-finger drag scrolls with momentum, three-finger swipes switch desktops and open Mission Control, and pinch zooms in when a target needs a closer look. A keyboard with sticky modifier keys lets you type and use shortcuts. If you would rather touch the screen directly, one button switches to direct-touch mode. Every file on your Mac, in your pocket Find searches your entire Mac from the phone, combining Spotlight with a direct scan so results start appearing as you type. Browse folders like a native file manager, filter by type, and open photos, videos, PDFs, and text in a full-screen viewer you can swipe through like your camera roll. Videos stream straight from the Mac with full scrubbing, so there is no waiting for a download. Save anything to Photos or Files, send it through the share sheet, or open it on the Mac from your phone. The home screen keeps your Mac's storage and folder sizes in view. Paired once, in seconds. The Mac announces itself on your Wi-Fi, so your phone lists it by name and there are no addresses to type. Enter the eight-character code shown in the Mac menu bar, and your iPhone stores it in the Keychain. Pairing happens once. Private by design Everything happens directly between your two devices on your own network. Your screen never touches the internet, there is no cloud service in the middle, and there is no account to create. Video is captured and encoded with hardware acceleration on the Mac, so scrolling, typing, and dragging stay smooth, and three quality settings let you trade sharpness for responsiveness. What you need Mirror requires the free companion app for macOS, available at mirror.echoeyecodes.com. It runs in the menu bar, walks you through the two permissions macOS asks for, and shows your pairing code. Both devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Requires macOS 14 or later and iOS 17 or later. Works on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

DesktopScreenMirror4 screens
Mirror4 screens

Verdict

The call

DesktopScreenMirror and Mirror are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DesktopScreenMirror versus Mirror: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesktopScreenMirrorMirror
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer英彬 θ΅΅Oluwafemi Obajuluwa

In-app purchases

None

DesktopScreenMirror

No in-app purchases

None

Mirror

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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