Comparison

Mobile Touchpad vs Remotype

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Touchpad

Features
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Mobile Touchpad turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless touchpad for your computer. Control your mouse cursor over WiFi using fast UDP communication — no cables, no Bluetooth pairing. KEY FEATURES • Multi-touch support — up to 5 simultaneous touch points • Auto IP detection — automatically suggests your computer's address • Dark mode and light mode • Touch visual feedback with animated indicators • Tablet support — works in both portrait and landscape • Screen stays awake during use • Native splash screen and polished UI HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free PC companion software on your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer 2. Connect both devices to the same WiFi network 3. Open the app and enter your computer's IP address 4. Touch and drag on your phone to control the mouse cursor REQUIREMENTS • Mobile device and computer on the same WiFi network • Free PC companion software available at https://sites.google.com/view/mobile-touchpad • iOS 13.0 or later PRIVACY Mobile Touchpad only sends touch coordinate data to your own computer over your local WiFi network. No data leaves your network. The app displays optional rewarded video advertisements via Google AdMob to support development. PERFECT FOR • Presentations and remote control • Media center / HTPC setups • Couch computing • Quick navigation when your mouse is missing • Accessibility scenarios Mobile Touchpad is a complete Flutter rewrite of the original 2020 Gideros app, with improved multi-touch, modern UI, and better network handling.

About

Remotype

Features
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Remotype turns your iPhone into a wireless keyboard, trackpad, and remote for your Mac or PC — over your own Wi-Fi, with nothing to plug in. Set it up once: install the free Remotype Host on your computer (https://remotype.custavia.com), open the app on the same Wi-Fi, and you're connected. FREE FOREVER • Full wireless keyboard — modifiers, arrows, function keys, shortcuts • Precision trackpad — tap, drag, two-finger scroll, right-click REMOTYPE PREMIUM • Cast your computer's screen to any TV • Two-way clipboard — copy on your phone, paste on your computer, and back • Computer audio streamed to your phone, plus live CPU / memory vitals • Air-mouse, media keys, and a full numpad • Presenter mode with a spotlight for slides • Macros — fire your own key sequences with one tap • Secret type-out — send a saved password without it ever showing on screen • Voice dictation straight into any app • Switch between multiple computers, and Connect by IP to reach a PC over Tailscale or away from home PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your keystrokes and clicks go straight to your own computer on your own network — they never pass through our servers. No account required. Remotype Pro is available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A free trial and a small monthly free allowance are included. Made by Custavia. Terms of Use: https://remotype.custavia.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mobile Touchpad4 screens
Remotype4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobile Touchpad at none against Remotype's 3. Mobile Touchpad also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Remotype's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Remotype sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mobile Touchpad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 1 level
Mobile Touchpad versus Remotype: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile TouchpadRemotype
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTURKER GIRGINShreejan Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Mobile Touchpad

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Remotype

Subscriptions2
  • Remotype Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Remotype Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Eternal License$99.99

Questions

Is Mobile Touchpad free?
Mobile Touchpad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remotype free?
Remotype is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mobile Touchpad or Remotype have ads?
Mobile Touchpad shows ads; Remotype does not.

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