Remote Mac Desktop Control vs Speaker Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Mac Desktop Control
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless trackpad, keyboard, and live screen viewer for your Mac. Control your Mac remotely with precise gestures, stream audio, and even view your screen in VR. It offers secure, private connections without requiring an account.
- Wireless trackpad with multi-touch gestures
- Full keyboard with modifier keys
- Live screen mirroring
- Mac audio streaming
- VR viewing mode with head tracking
- Secure QR code pairing
- Remote access via secure relay
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Remote Mac turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless trackpad, full keyboard and live screen viewer for your Mac. Pair once with a QR code and take control from anywhere in the room, or anywhere at all. CONTROL YOUR MAC • Smooth, precise trackpad with tap, scroll and drag gestures • Full keyboard with modifier keys and shortcuts • Volume, playback and now playing controls for music and video • Keep your Mac awake for downloads, presentations and long tasks SEE YOUR SCREEN • Live screen mirroring with low latency video • Stream your Mac audio straight to your phone • Immersive VR viewing mode with head tracking WORKS WHERE YOU ARE • Instant connection over your local network, discovered automatically • Optional secure relay so you can reach your Mac when you are away from home • Reconnects quickly when you move between rooms PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Pairing uses a QR code with certificate pinning, and every command is cryptographically signed • No account and no sign up required • The Mac helper app is free, notarized by Apple and fully open source, so you can verify exactly what runs on your Mac GETTING STARTED 1. Install the free Remote Mac Relay helper on your Mac 2. Scan the QR code it shows with your iPhone or iPad 3. Start controlling your Mac Perfect as a presentation clicker, a couch remote for movies on your Mac, a trackpad for a Mac mini without peripherals, or a second way in when your mouse battery dies. Privacy Policy: https://www.remotemacos.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.remotemacos.com/terms Questions or feedback? Visit remotemacos.com
Speaker Test
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Speaker Test checks every built-in speaker of your iPhone or iPad in under a minute. SPEAKER CHECK Play a tone on each speaker one by one, answer "heard it" or "didn't hear", and see the result: "2 of 2 speakers work". iPhone has two speakers, the bottom speaker and the earpiece at the top; a weak or silent one is easy to spot. STEREO LEFT / RIGHT Play a tone on the left, the right or both speakers and hear whether each side works on its own. WATER EJECT Pulses of a low 165 Hz tone make the speaker membrane vibrate, which can help push water and dust out of the grille after your phone gets wet. MORE TESTS • Basic tones: A4 440 Hz and a vocal-range tone • Advanced tones: bass, treble, white noise, square wave, custom frequency • Frequency sweep from 20 Hz to 20 kHz: find where the sound stops • Output devices: see where the sound goes (speaker, headphones, Bluetooth, AirPlay) • Warnings when headphones take the sound away from the speakers PREMIUM (one-time purchase, no subscription) • No ads • Full report with all checks, as a PDF you can share when you sell or buy a used phone • Report history • Automatic microphone check: the phone listens to its own speakers with its microphones and measures each speaker and the frequency response FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How do I test my speakers? Open Speaker check and answer after each tone. You see how many speakers work. Why does only one speaker play in the left / right test? On iPhone the left channel plays from the bottom speaker and the right channel from the earpiece at the top. Can it get water out of the speaker? The 165 Hz tone can help push water out. It does not repair water damage. Is my audio recorded? No. The microphone check analyzes the sound on the device and never records or sends it. Languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Arabic, Ukrainian and Russian. To change the language, open iOS Settings, scroll to Speaker Test and choose Language. Everything that was free stays free. Start at a low volume: very high or low tones can be uncomfortable. The water eject tone does not repair water damage. If your device was exposed to liquid, follow Apple's guidance. Questions or feedback? Visit https://yunusgunduz.com/contact.php?lang=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speaker Test at none against Remote Mac Desktop Control's 3. Remote Mac Desktop Control's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Remote Mac Desktop Control sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Speaker Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Mac Desktop Control | Speaker Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amon Chowdhury | Yunus Gunduz |
In-app purchases
Remote Mac Desktop Control
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$99.99
Speaker Test
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Remote Mac Desktop Control free?
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