Comparison

Apperture vs Dokplane

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

Head to head
About

Apperture

Control a single Mac application on your iPhone with a full-screen, low-latency view. This app translates touch input naturally, allowing you to interact with Mac menus, type text, and transfer clipboard content securely. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts or cloud relay, operating solely over private networks.

Highlights
  • Mirror single Mac apps full-screen
  • Natural touch input translation
  • Full Mac menu bar control
  • Secure clipboard sharing
  • Private network connections
  • No account or cloud required
Features
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Apperture lets you see and control one Mac app right from your iPhone — not your whole desktop. Apperture mirrors just the app that matters, full-screen on your phone, so it feels like the app is running in your hand. Traditional screen sharing puts a 27-inch desktop on a 6-inch screen and makes you pan, zoom, and hunt for windows. Apperture takes the opposite approach: pick a single running Mac app and it fills your iPhone with a sharp, low-latency live view sized for the screen you're actually holding. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS • Mirror the iOS Simulator and it feels native: touches map directly, and rotating your phone rotates the simulated app. • Keep working while your Mac builds and runs. Perfect for agent-assisted coding — let Claude Code or your favorite agent build and launch the app on your Mac, then review and interact with the result from anywhere in the house. • Stream any Xcode-launched Mac app with its real window chrome intact. FULL CONTROL, NOT JUST A VIEW • Tap, drag, long-press for right-click, two-finger scroll — touch input translated naturally to the Mac. • Type with the iPhone keyboard, including full Unicode text entry. • Browse and run the Mac app's real menu bar commands from a searchable, touch-friendly palette. • Send clipboard text securely between devices. • Fit-width, fit-height, and readable-zoom layout modes in portrait and landscape. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts. No cloud relay. Your screen never touches our servers. • Pairing starts with a short-lived QR code on your Mac, and the Mac owner must explicitly approve every phone. • Connections work only over private networks — your Wi-Fi or your own VPN such as Tailscale. Public endpoints are rejected by design. • Every session is encrypted. Pairing trust is stored in the device Keychain and never synced to the cloud. • Review or revoke paired devices anytime. The Mac keeps a local 30-day session history — device, time, and app names only, never keystrokes or screen contents. GOOD TO KNOW • Apperture requires the free companion Mac app from runapperture.com. It's notarized by Apple and distributed directly because it uses Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions the Mac App Store doesn't allow. • Away from home, you'll need a VPN to reach your Mac — Tailscale takes about five minutes to set up, works beautifully, and is free for personal use. • Your Mac does all the work, so it needs to be on, awake, and logged in. Apperture is a viewer and controller for your own Mac, not a way to run Mac apps on iPhone. • Apperture streams one selected window at a time — that focus is the point. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Dokplane

Features
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Dokplane is a mobile client for Dokploy. Monitor, deploy, and manage your self-hosted servers from your phone, with live metrics, real-time logs, and one-tap actions. SERVERS AND SERVICES • Every project and service in one view • Deploy, rebuild, restart, stop, and roll back from any service • Filter by name or status • Switch between servers instantly METRICS • Live CPU and memory graphs per server and per service • Rolling usage history LOGS • Live container logs • Deployment and build logs • Follow mode or scroll back through history • Multi-container services CONFIGURATION • View, add, edit, and delete environment variables • Optional redeploy after changes • Inspect docker-compose files • Database connection details for Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, and LibSQL • Open mapped domains • Trigger cron jobs on demand DATABASE TOOLS (PRO) • SQL editor for Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, and LibSQL • Redis console SECURITY • API tokens stored in the iOS Keychain • Optional Face ID unlock • Requests go directly to your server • No backend and no account. Nothing leaves your device. Dokplane is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Dokploy. Terms of Use: https://dokplane.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://dokplane.com/privacy

Screenshots

Apperture4 screens
Dokplane1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dokplane at every 2 weeks against Apperture's monthly. Dokplane also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. Apperture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dokplane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apperture ships an update monthly, Dokplane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Apperture versus Dokplane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppertureDokplane
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLAND MK 1Olof Segergren

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Apperture

One-time1
  • Early Adopter$24.99
2 purchases

Dokplane

Subscriptions2
  • Dokplane Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dokplane Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Apperture free?
Apperture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dokplane free?
Dokplane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apperture or Dokplane have ads?
Neither Apperture nor Dokplane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apperture or Dokplane?
Apperture ships an update monthly, and Dokplane every 2 weeks. Most recently, Apperture was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dokplane on October 25, 2026.

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