Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen vs Xtend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen
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Cuevello turns your device into a fast local control surface for the Mac you already use. Pair your Mac locally, stream a monitor or app window, browse the menu of the active app, run menu commands, trigger keyboard shortcuts, open URLs, send text to the Mac clipboard, switch apps, and save repeatable routines as workflows. Cuevello is made for the small Mac actions that interrupt your flow: checking a build, watching the iOS Simulator from iPad, opening a project URL, exporting a file, pasting text into a Mac app, dismissing a blocking dialog, or starting a prepared automation from across the room. What Cuevello does: - Stream and control a paired Mac screen - View a monitor, app window, or selected app - Use fullscreen or Picture in Picture for live streams - Run Mac menu commands from your device - Browse the active app's menus and submenus - Trigger keyboard shortcuts from the app menu - Build workflows with screen streams, menu commands, app actions, URLs, dynamic menu choices, clipboard text, and prompts - Launch saved workflows from shortcuts and widgets - Sync workflows between your devices - Open URLs on the paired Mac - Send text to the Mac clipboard - Switch, open, or quit Mac apps - Keep separate setups for multiple Macs - Detect modal windows that block automation Cuevello works locally. The Mac app publishes a local service, and your device connects on the same local network or through your VPN. Use it for: - Following up after AI-assisted work - Checking local builds away from the desk - Running saved shortcuts and Cuevello widgets from your device - Sending text snippets to the macOS Clipboard before pasting - Sending files to the Mac or downloading local Mac files - Checking monitor screenshots before the next remote step - Driving demos without breaking presentation focus - Repeating export, share, archive, or render workflows - Controlling a desk Mac, build Mac, or media Mac from one device Requirements: - Cuevello Mac app running on the Mac - Device on the same local network as the Mac - Accessibility permission on macOS so Cuevello can read and trigger menu items - Local Network permission on the device for discovery and pairing - Secure pairing for end-to-end encrypted transfers between paired devices
Xtend
Access your Mac's development environment from your iPhone or iPad. Manage projects, interact with AI coding agents, and control builds and terminals remotely and securely.
- Remote development workspace
- AI coding agent interaction
- Project session management
- Full xterm emulation
- Remote build and install
- Simulator mirroring
- Push notifications (Premium)
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Xtend puts your development workspace in your pocket. A free companion app runs on your Mac. Your iPhone or iPad connects to it directly โ encrypted, peer to peer โ over any network. Your projects, your tools, your machine. You just aren't sitting at it. YOUR PROJECTS, ORGANIZED Every project on your machine becomes a workspace, with its own sessions, its own branch and its own history. Pick up a conversation from this morning, start a new one, jump between them. Everything survives closing the app. CHAT WITH YOUR CODING AGENT Talk to the agent already installed on your machine โ Claude Code or Codex โ about your real projects. Streaming replies, tool calls, syntax-highlighted diffs. Slash commands and @-file mentions work exactly as they do in your terminal, because it is your terminal. APPROVE WHAT IT RUNS, FROM YOUR POCKET When the agent wants to run a command or edit a file, the request appears on your phone. Approve, always allow, or deny. Xtend never decides for you โ it carries the question and brings back your answer. A REAL TERMINAL Not a toy. Full xterm emulation with ANSI colour, pinch-to-zoom, text selection, eleven themes, and a font panel that does not dismiss the keyboard. Attach files from your photo library, camera or Files app. BUILD AND RUN Start an Xcode build, follow the log as it streams, then install straight to your iPhone โ wherever you are, with no cable and no need to be on the same network. Runtime logs from the running app, searchable and filtered by level, like the Xcode console. And when you need to see it move, mirror your iOS Simulator live and touch it โ taps go straight through. NO SAME-NETWORK REQUIREMENT Your phone and your desk find each other wherever they are. Cellular in one place, Wi-Fi in another โ the connection is direct and end-to-end encrypted either way. PUSH WHEN IT MATTERS (Premium) The agent needs a decision, a long build finishes โ your phone tells you, and you can answer without opening the app. Free accounts see the same alerts inside the app. WHAT YOU NEED โข A Mac running the free Xtend Host companion (download at getxtend.com) โข Sign in with Apple, on both โข One Mac per Apple ID FREE AND PREMIUM Chat, terminal, projects and builds are unlimited and always free โ no trial, no counter, no catch. Simulator mirroring and installs to your iPhone come with a generous daily allowance. An in-app purchase lifts that allowance and adds push notifications, for people who need more. Privacy Policy: https://getxtend.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getxtend.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Xtend at none against Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Xtend sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen | Xtend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | โ |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | โ | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 โ better | 18.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOsy - intelligent software. | Menahem mendel Aouizerat |
In-app purchases
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen
- Cuevello Pro$8.99
Xtend
- Xtend Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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