Comparison

Vays vs Senrigan Remote Desktop

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

Head to head
About

Vays

Features
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Your AI writes Markdown all day. Now you can read it anywhere. VAYS MD is a native iPhone and iPad reader and editor for .md files — READMEs, specs, meeting notes, transcripts. Open a file and read it like a document, with real typography, not source code. No cloud in the middle. Nothing leaves your device. READ • GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, strikethrough • Callout cards — GitHub [!NOTE] / [!TIP] / [!WARNING] and Obsidian styles • Display math typeset natively — no web view • shields.io badges drawn natively, front-matter shown as a tidy card • Footnotes become superscripts with gathered definitions • Mermaid blocks appear as clean code cards (full diagram rendering is on the roadmap) • Dark mode tuned for night reading WRITE • Source editor with Markdown highlighting • Autosave straight back to the file — no export dance • Works with the Files app: iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, and any provider PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No analytics. No network requests. Your documents stay in your storage, exactly where they were. BETTER TOGETHER WITH THE MAC APP VAYS MD Reader for Mac adds a folder library, Mermaid diagrams rendered offline, a visual diagram creator, QuickLook, PDF export and Claude Code integration. Same design, same privacy. PART OF THE VAYS FAMILY From the maker of Vays, the private voice-note app. Record on the go, read the transcript beautifully. Built by a solo developer. Every feedback email is read.

About

Senrigan Remote Desktop

Features
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Senrigan is a remote desktop client for controlling your Mac from iPhone and iPad. No account or proprietary cloud is required. Connect directly to macOS Screen Sharing or another VNC-compatible server. Features • Combined and per-display multi-monitor views • Command, Option, Control, and shortcut keys • Japanese IME-friendly text input • Picture in Picture • Trackpad-style cursor control • Two-finger scrolling and pinch to zoom • On-device connection storage with passwords kept in the iOS Keychain Privacy No ads, IDFA, or tracking. Optional, anonymous Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics help improve usage and stability; disable them in Common Settings. Your connection destination, password, screen, input, and clipboard are never sent. For access outside your local network, use a secure network path such as a VPN that you manage.

Screenshots

Vays4 screens
Senrigan Remote Desktop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Senrigan Remote Desktop at every 5 days against Vays's fortnightly. Senrigan Remote Desktop also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vays ships an update fortnightly, Senrigan Remote Desktop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Vays versus Senrigan Remote Desktop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVaysSenrigan Remote Desktop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARVIND JUNEJA OUMMKazuya Saito

In-app purchases

None

Vays

No in-app purchases

None

Senrigan Remote Desktop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vays free?
Vays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Senrigan Remote Desktop free?
Senrigan Remote Desktop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vays or Senrigan Remote Desktop have ads?
Neither Vays nor Senrigan Remote Desktop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vays or Senrigan Remote Desktop?
Vays ships an update fortnightly, and Senrigan Remote Desktop every 5 days. Most recently, Vays was updated on September 26, 2026 and Senrigan Remote Desktop on September 28, 2026.

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