Comparison

PhoneDeck vs UTTER IN

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

Head to head
About

PhoneDeck

Transform your iPhone into a wireless controller for your Mac. Launch any application, control system functions, or open websites with a single tap. It offers a streamlined, privacy-focused experience without requiring an account or cloud services.

Highlights
  • Launch any Mac app with one tap
  • Control system functions (volume, brightness, media)
  • Open websites instantly
  • Organize tiles into pages
  • Works over local WiFi
  • No account or cloud required
Features
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PhoneDeck needs two free apps to work : this iPhone app + the Mac companion app at phonedeck.io . Both are 100% free, forever. No account needed. Stuck or something not working? DM me directly on Instagram @PhoneDeckApp - I reply personally, usually within a few hours. Turn your iPhone into a wireless Mac controller. Launch any Mac app, trigger system controls, open any website all with one tap. Think Stream Deck, but you already own the hardware. -------------------------- HOW IT WORKS -------------------------- • Install this app on your iPhone • Download the Mac app from phonedeck.io (free DMG) • Open both apps on the same WiFi - they pair automatically • Drag any Mac app, control, or website onto a tile • Tap your iPhone to launch No account. No cloud. No subscription. No data leaves your devices. -------------------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO -------------------------- APPS : Launch any Mac app with one tap. VS Code, Figma, Cursor, Premiere, Photoshop, Slack — anything installed on your Mac. CONTROLS : 16 built-in Mac controls: volume, brightness, keyboard backlight, media play/pause/next/previous, screenshot, screen recording, dictation, lock screen, show desktop, mission control, empty trash. WEBSITES : Drag any URL onto a tile. YouTube, ChatGPT, Linear, Figma files, your dashboards — one tap and it opens on your Mac. PAGES : Organize tiles into pages. One for Design, one for Dev, one for Music. Swipe between them on your iPhone. -------------------------- WHY IT'S DIFFERENT -------------------------- • Free forever. No subscription, no Pro tier, no ads, no tracking. • Works over local WiFi. No account, no cloud, no data collection. • Auto-updates on Mac : bug fixes ship the same day. • Built by one indie developer. Every feature is something a user asked for. -------------------------- WHAT YOU NEED -------------------------- • An iPhone running iOS 17 or later • A Mac running macOS 14+ or later • Both devices on the same WiFi network • The PhoneDeck Mac app from phonedeck.io (free download) -------------------------- Made by one developer in Mumbai. Constantly updated. Feature requests welcome at phonedeck.io/request-feature or DM @PhoneDeckApp on Instagram.

About

UTTER IN

Features
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Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding every reminder. UTTER IN is a place to put a thought the moment you have it — spoken or typed — and then stop carrying it. Say "lunch with Khaled on Thursday at 4" and it comes back as a plan with the person, the day and the time already in place, waiting for you to say yes. NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL YOU APPROVE IT This is the whole product, and it is not a setting you can turn off. Every thought you capture comes back as a Review Card: what it understood, who it involves, when it happens, and — just as importantly — what it did not understand. You read it, correct anything wrong, and approve. Only then is anything saved or scheduled. The AI proposes. It never executes. WHAT IS MISSING IS SHOWN, NOT GUESSED If you said a day but not a time, the card says so and asks. It does not invent an hour and hope you do not notice. And when it can ask instead of making you type, it does. Say "at 4" without saying morning or afternoon and the card offers you both, as two taps. Dates, times and timezones are worked out by ordinary code rather than by a language model — the part of this that must not be creative is not. ONE CAPTURE, SEVERAL THINGS Real thoughts are rarely one item. "Call the dentist and pick up the parcel before Friday" comes back as two cards, each with its own words underneath it, each approved on its own. SPEAK IT Tap the microphone and say it. You can speak English, Arabic, French, German, Italian or Spanish — Gulf, Egyptian and Levantine dialects included — and it comes back organized, in your own words. The app itself is in English. The original recording is deleted after it has been turned into text. You are told this at the moment you approve, before it happens. You keep the meaning, not the recording. WHAT IT HOLDS - Notes — a thought parked for later - Tasks — something to do - Reminders — something that will ring - Plans — something with a day and a time, including the ones you have not decided yet - Links — a place or a page, saved where you will find it Undecided plans stay open. "We should get lunch sometime" is a real plan here, and it waits without nagging you to pick a date. TODAY, WITHOUT THE HUNTING Today shows what needs you today. Plans holds everything you have approved, searchable. An empty inbox is the point, not a failure. PRIVACY, IN PLAIN TERMS - We do not run analytics, tracking or advertising code of any kind — none on the site, none in the app. - We do not use what you capture to train AI models, ours or anyone else's. - We do not sell your personal data and we do not share it for advertising. - No member of staff, the founder included, can read your captures. That is enforced by database permissions, not by a policy anybody could change their mind about. - Anything you delete goes to a trash you can restore from for 30 days, and is then gone. A voice recording used only for transcription is not used to identify you, and nothing here does speaker recognition. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone who has ever had a thought at the wrong moment — driving, mid-meeting, almost asleep — and lost it. It asks nothing of you except that you say the thing out loud. An account is required. You can create one in the app. Terms of Use: https://utterin.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://utterin.com/privacy

Screenshots

PhoneDeck4 screens
UTTER IN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhoneDeck at none against UTTER IN's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. UTTER IN sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PhoneDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PhoneDeck versus UTTER IN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoneDeckUTTER IN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVansh PariharAli Almoosawi

In-app purchases

None

PhoneDeck

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

UTTER IN

Subscriptions6
  • Plus — Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Premium — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Executive — Monthly$24.991 Month
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  • Plus — Annual$59.991 Year
  • Premium — Annual$99.991 Year
  • Executive — Annual$249.991 Year
One-time4
  • Capture Pack 50$2.99
  • Voice Pack 60$2.99
  • Capture Pack 100$4.99
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  • Flex Pack$8.99

Questions

Is PhoneDeck free?
PhoneDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTTER IN free?
UTTER IN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhoneDeck or UTTER IN have ads?
Neither PhoneDeck nor UTTER IN shows ads.

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