Retheme vs Screen Mirroring & CastConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retheme
Personalize your phone with a wide array of widgets, wallpapers, and icon sets. Create custom photo widgets, live wallpapers, and cohesive themes to express your unique style.
- Custom photo widgets
- Live wallpapers
- Coordinated themes
- App icon customization
- Clock and battery widgets
- To-do list and countdown widgets
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Retheme helps you personalize your phone with widgets, wallpapers, and full theme setups designed to match your style. From custom photo widgets to live wallpapers and icon-ready themes, Retheme gives you flexible tools to build a home screen that feels more personal, expressive, and fun to use every day. Customize your screen your way! 1. Widgets Create a home screen that looks good and works for your daily routine: • Photo Widget: add your own photos and customize them with crop, size, text, stickers, and frames • Live Widget: bring more motion and energy to your screen • Clock Widget: choose time displays that match your layout • Battery Widget: check battery status at a glance • Weather Widget: stay updated with current weather info • To Do List Widget: keep important tasks visible on your home screen • Countdown Widget: count down to birthdays, holidays, events, and special moments • Time Progress Widget: view how many days have passed and how many days remain within a time range you choose 2. Wallpapers Refresh your screen with different wallpaper styles for different moods: • Static Wallpapers for clean and polished looks • Live Wallpapers for more movement and visual depth • DIY Wallpapers to create a style that feels like your own • Playable Wallpapers that change when you tap the screen • Charging Wallpapers to make charging time more fun and dynamic 3. Themes Build a more complete and consistent home screen with: • Matching wallpapers • Coordinated widgets • Stylish app icons Whether you prefer minimal, cute, aesthetic, bold, trendy, or playful styles, Retheme makes it easier to mix and match visual elements into one cohesive setup. ▶ Why users choose Retheme • Easy home screen customization • Multiple widget types for both style and utility • Personalized photo widgets with editing options • Decorative and interactive wallpaper experiences • Theme combinations with wallpaper, widgets, and icons • Suitable for everyday personalization, seasonal updates, and special events Retheme is designed for users who want more than a basic wallpaper app. It is a personalization space where you can decorate your screen, organize useful information, and create a look that reflects your mood and identity. Make your home screen feel more like you with Retheme! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screen Mirroring & CastConnect
Easily cast photos, videos, web content, and even your entire screen to your smart TV without cables. This app automatically detects compatible devices on your Wi-Fi for a seamless streaming experience. Control playback directly from your phone.
- Automatic TV and device detection
- Cast photos, videos, and web content
- Full screen mirroring via AirPlay
- In-app remote control for playback
- Support for IPTV/M3U playlists
- Document casting
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Turn your iPhone into a remote, a screen mirror, and a media hub for your TV — all in one app. CastConnect detects the TVs and casting devices on your Wi-Fi automatically, so you can send what's on your phone to the big screen in seconds. No cables. No codes. No complicated setup. CAST TO YOUR TV, INSTANTLY Works with most modern smart TVs and streaming devices on your Wi-Fi — plus a guided AirPlay mirroring flow for Apple TV and AirPlay-compatible TVs. IT FINDS YOUR DEVICES FOR YOU Open the app and it scans your Wi-Fi for available TVs, then tells you what's ready to cast. Tap and connect — that's it. SEND YOUR MEDIA TO THE BIG SCREEN • Photos & videos straight from your gallery • Web videos from the sites you browse • Web images from any page • Live TV with your own IPTV / M3U playlists • PDFs & documents, page by page MIRROR YOUR WHOLE SCREEN Follow the built-in, two-tap guide to mirror your entire screen with AirPlay — great for apps, games, presentations, and browsing. TOTAL CONTROL WHILE YOU CAST Play, pause, and adjust the volume right from your phone with the built-in remote and mini-player. STREAMS OVER YOUR OWN WI-FI Your photos and videos are sent across your local network to your TV — not uploaded to our servers. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese, and Chinese. Note: Some streaming apps block casting of DRM-protected video (e.g., certain subscription services) — this is an industry-wide limitation, not an app issue. Download CastConnect and put your favorite content on the big screen. SUBSCRIPTION CastConnect is free to download with ads and a daily casting limit. CastConnect Premium is an auto-renewable subscription that removes ads and unlocks unlimited casting: • Screen Mirroring & CastConnect Monthly — 1 month • Screen Mirroring & CastConnect Yearly — 1 year A free trial may be offered. Prices are shown in the app before purchase and may vary by region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. For more details on managing subscriptions, visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428 Terms of Use (EULA): https://sites.google.com/view/identiq-infotech-tos/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/identiq-infotech/home Thank you for choosing us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Screen Mirroring & CastConnect at daily against Retheme's every 11 days. Retheme's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 266). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Retheme sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Screen Mirroring & CastConnect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Retheme against 4.7 for Screen Mirroring & CastConnect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 266 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Retheme's written reviews are positive against 12% of Screen Mirroring & CastConnect's.
Retheme ships an update every 11 days, Screen Mirroring & CastConnect daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retheme | Screen Mirroring & CastConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (266 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 266 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dao thi Ngoc Mai | Janki Panchani |
Customer experience
Retheme
Screen Mirroring & CastConnect
In-app purchases
Retheme
- Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
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- Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription 20% OFF1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription 20% OFF1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
Screen Mirroring & CastConnect
- Premium Access$6.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$49.991 Year
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