Comparison

Glassy Desk vs FebNMS

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

Head to head
About

Glassy Desk

Control your Mac remotely from your iPhone or iPad using fast, direct connections. Supports standard VNC or the encrypted Glassy Stream protocol for smooth, low-latency access. Offers flexible connection options and natural touch or trackpad controls.

Highlights
  • Direct remote access to Mac
  • VNC and Glassy Stream support
  • Automatic Mac discovery
  • On-screen and hardware keyboard support
  • Direct touch or trackpad mode
  • Private iCloud sync for settings
Features
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Reach your Mac from your iPhone, iPad, or iPhone Duo. Check on a headless Mac mini, the Mac Studio in the closet, or your build machine, and keep an eye on long builds, renders, and AI agents without getting up. Check on your Mac for free. Go Pro for unlimited sessions with a monthly or yearly plan, or pay once with Lifetime. No account to create. TWO WAYS TO CONNECT • Standard VNC uses the Screen Sharing built into macOS. Nothing to download on the Mac. • Fast Connection uses the free Glassy Desk for Mac app: up to 4K at 60 FPS, hardware H.264 video that adapts to your network, and an encrypted link straight to your Mac. MADE FOR HEADLESS MACS • Wake a sleeping Mac with Wake-on-LAN, then connect • Reconnect automatically after short network drops • Reach your Mac from outside your home or office through a VPN such as Tailscale • Pick which display to show when the Mac has more than one WATCH YOUR MAC WHILE YOU WORK • Keep a session in Picture in Picture while you use other apps • Connect in one tap with Siri, Shortcuts, and the Quick Connect and My Macs widgets • Show the Mac on an external display and use your device as the controller REAL KEYS AND A REAL POINTER • Direct touch or trackpad mode, with tap, drag, right-click, scroll, and pinch to zoom • Command, Option, Control, arrow, and function keys, plus common shortcuts, from the on-screen or a hardware keyboard • Apple Pencil as a precise pointer, with hover and double-tap or squeeze actions • Paste text from your device onto the Mac FILES BOTH WAYS Send files and photos to the Mac's Downloads folder, and bring files selected in the Mac's Finder into the Files app. (Fast Connection) MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Layouts adapt as you fold and unfold. Stand it up half-folded and the lower half becomes a trackpad, with an optional keyboard and special keys. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No cloud relay: connections go straight to the computer you choose • Curtain Mode covers the Mac's screen and blocks its local keyboard and mouse while you work remotely (Fast Connection) • Lock Glassy Desk with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode, and hide remote screens in the app switcher • Saved Macs sync through your private iCloud database, and passwords are stored encrypted COMPATIBILITY Standard VNC is designed and tested with macOS Screen Sharing and Remote Management; other standards-based VNC servers may work. Fast Connection requires Glassy Desk for Mac on macOS 14 or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. Connecting from outside your network requires a VPN or other route to the Mac. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FebNMS

Features
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FebNMS is a network and server monitoring client for LibreNMS operators, system administrators and NOC teams. Check infrastructure health, traffic, uptime, alerts, services and performance from your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Key features: • See device availability and operational status at a glance on a customisable overview • Monitor CPU, memory, I/O wait, disk, network traffic and health sensors in real time • Explore availability, performance, traffic and device health graphs • Review active and recovered alerts with timelines and related graphs • Get push notifications when alerts fire • Inspect monitored services, results and check schedules • Search and filter devices across your LibreNMS servers • Connect to multiple LibreNMS servers • Sync your servers, dashboards and preferences across devices with a FebNMS account • Display dates and times in your device's local time zone FebNMS connects directly to the LibreNMS API you configure; device metrics and graphs are read straight from your LibreNMS server. Your FebNMS account stores your server list, dashboards and preferences so they sync across your devices, and your LibreNMS API tokens are encrypted and only delivered to devices signed in to your account. If you turn on alert push notifications, your LibreNMS server sends alerts to the FebNMS service, which delivers them through Apple Push Notification service and keeps a delivery log of alert titles. The optional AI alert-rule assistant sends the rule you describe to a third-party AI model. This is an independent third-party app developed by FEB PTE. LTD. LibreNMS is an independent open-source project, and this app is not an official LibreNMS product.

Screenshots

Glassy Desk4 screens
FebNMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FebNMS at none against Glassy Desk's 3. FebNMS also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Glassy Desk's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Glassy Desk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FebNMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glassy Desk ships an update every 9 days, FebNMS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Glassy Desk versus FebNMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlassy DeskFebNMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFernando BunnFEB PTE. LTD

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Glassy Desk

Subscriptions2
  • Glassy Desk Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Glassy Desk Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Glassy Desk Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

FebNMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glassy Desk free?
Glassy Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FebNMS free?
FebNMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glassy Desk or FebNMS have ads?
Neither Glassy Desk nor FebNMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glassy Desk or FebNMS?
Glassy Desk ships an update every 9 days, and FebNMS every 5 weeks. Most recently, Glassy Desk was updated on October 25, 2026 and FebNMS on October 24, 2026.

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