Comparison

SendCat vs MicBridge

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

Head to head
About

SendCat

Features
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[Type on Your Phone, Send Straight to Your Computer] Use your preferred mobile keyboard and send text with one tap, directly into the active input field on your computer. [Direct Local Network Transfers] Automatically discover devices on the same local network or personal hotspot and transfer content directly between them. [Computer Screenshots, Straight to Your Phone] Quickly send computer screenshots to your phone for saving and sharing, without relying on messaging apps. [Transfer History, Easily Managed] Organize sent and received text and files with easy access, favorites, and forwarding. [No Computer Mic? Your Phone Steps In] Use your phone as a wireless microphone and send clear audio directly to your computer for calls, meetings, vibe coding, and more. [Secure, Controlled Cross-Device Transfers] Protected by paired device keys and AES-GCM encryption, with device relationship management and receiving permissions you can change at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MicBridge

Features
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Dictate on your iPhone and the text is typed into whatever app is focused on your Mac or Windows PC โ€” Word, a browser, a chat box, anything. Send images and files both ways too. It all runs on-device and over your own local network: no cloud, no account, no sign-up. WHAT IT DOES - Voice straight into the computer. Speech is recognised on your iPhone, shown as an editable draft, then typed as real keystrokes into the focused app the moment you tap Send. - Two-way file & photo transfer. Phone to computer and back. Images land on the computer clipboard ready to paste; send a file to the phone and it opens a Save/Share sheet. Large files stream without eating memory. - Cantonese, Mandarin and English dictation, switchable in one tap. WORKS WITHOUT WI-FI Corporate Wi-Fi that locks devices apart, a public hotspot with client isolation, or no network at all โ€” turn on Bluetooth on both devices, scan the same QR, and you are connected. MicBridge types over Bluetooth when there is no usable Wi-Fi, so it keeps working in offices, hotels and on the road. (Bluetooth carries text; photos and files still need Wi-Fi.) PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Speech is processed entirely on-device and is never uploaded. - Text, images and files travel only over your local network, end-to-end encrypted with AES-GCM, to the computer you paired with. - No accounts, no cloud, no servers, no analytics. - Pairing keys stay on the device โ€” Keychain on iOS, DPAPI on Windows. SET UP IN THREE STEPS 1. Open the free MicBridge companion on your Mac or Windows PC and choose Pair new device โ€” a QR code appears. 2. On iPhone, tap Scan to pair and scan the QR. 3. Speak, review the draft, tap Send. The text types into your focused app. Tap the paperclip to send a photo or file. The desktop companion for macOS and Windows is a free download from the MicBridge site. MICBRIDGE PRO (OPTIONAL) - Monthly subscription: auto-renewable, cancel anytime in Settings. - Lifetime: one-time purchase, unlock forever. Prices are shown on the in-app purchase page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://micbridge.online/terms Privacy Policy: https://micbridge.online/privacy

Screenshots

SendCat4 screens
MicBridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SendCat at 3 against MicBridge's 1. SendCat also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SendCat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MicBridge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
SendCat versus MicBridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSendCatMicBridge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiamen Sending Cat Technology Co., LtdKa Ming Ho

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SendCat

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly VIP$0.993 Months
  • Yearly VIP$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$6.99
2 purchases

MicBridge

Subscriptions1
  • MicBridge Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • MicBridge Pro (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is SendCat free?
SendCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicBridge free?
MicBridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SendCat or MicBridge have ads?
Neither SendCat nor MicBridge shows ads.

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