Sidrion Pointer vs RPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidrion Pointer
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Use your iPhone as a wireless mouse, touchpad and keyboard over your local Wi-Fi network. Move the pointer, click, scroll and type while browsing from the sofa, giving a presentation or working at your desk. MOUSE AND KEYBOARD CONTROLS Choose Mouse mode for a large touchpad, or Hybrid mode to keep touchpad and keyboard controls on the same screen. Type using your iPhone's keyboard and use shortcuts such as copy, paste, undo and Alt+Tab. SIMPLE LOCAL PAIRING Find your Windows PC on the same local network and connect with the pairing code shown by the Windows Host. Once paired, your iPhone can reconnect without entering the code again. GETTING STARTED 1. Install the Sidrion Pointer Windows Host on your PC. 2. Connect your iPhone and PC to the same Wi-Fi or local network. 3. Open Sidrion Pointer, select your PC and enter its pairing code. The companion Windows Host is required. This app controls a PC on your local network, so both devices need to be connected to that network. Download the Windows Host: https://sidrionlabs.co.uk/download Developed by Sidrion Labs.
RPad
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Present like a pro with a laser pointer on the big screen, and control the Mac on your TV from the couch. RPad turns your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into a presentation remote with a laser pointer, a remote for your Mac, and a wireless trackpad and keyboard. PRESENTATION REMOTE WITH A LASER POINTER • Tap or swipe for the next or previous slide in Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides and PDFs • Touch and hold Laser: a glowing dot appears on the presentation screen and follows where you point your iPhone • Ready at once: the dot starts in the center. Choose which screen it appears on, or leave it on Automatic • Laser color and size, plus a slide timer • Change slides from Apple Watch, including double tap on Series 9 and later NEW: APPLE WATCH AS LASER POINTER, AIR POINTER OR MOUSE • Raise your arm to point, lower it to pause • Mouse mode: rest your wrist on the desk and slide • Tap your fingers together to click, or use Double Tap on newer watches THE REMOTE FOR THE MAC ON YOUR TV • Air Pointer: move your iPhone through the air to steer the cursor from the couch • Play, pause, skip tracks and change the volume • Screen mode shows your Mac's display live on your iPhone or iPad — tap to click, drag, scroll • Open, switch and quit apps from a list with icons FEELS LIKE A REAL TRACKPAD • Your whole screen is the trackpad, with smart acceleration: precise when slow, across the display in one swipe • Tap to click, two-finger tap to right-click, tap and drag to move things, two-finger scrolling with momentum • Three-finger swipes for Mission Control and spaces; customize every gesture on your Mac • Draw with Apple Pencil on iPad: pressure, tilt and hover where supported TYPE ON YOUR MAC • Type into any app with the iPhone keyboard, including accents and emoji, in your Mac's keyboard layout • Arrow keys, esc, tab and ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ for shortcuts like ⌘C and ⌘V; put any shortcut on the keyboard bar SHARED CLIPBOARD • Copy text or images on your Mac and paste them on your iPhone or iPad, and the other way round • Clipboard history; per computer, choose the direction and whether it sends automatically or by hand MORE CONTROL • Screenshots, your Shortcuts, and lock, sleep, restart or shut down the Mac; wake it with Wake-on-LAN PRIVATE AND SECURE BY DESIGN • Pair once with a 6-digit code; every connection is end-to-end encrypted • Works on your local Wi‑Fi, or over Bluetooth when there's no shared Wi‑Fi (new) • No account, no tracking, no ads, no personal data. Optional anonymous usage statistics (turn off in settings) SIMPLE SETUP 1. Install RPad on your Mac. It lives quietly in the menu bar. 2. Allow RPad in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility so it can move the pointer. 3. Open RPad on your iPhone, tap your Mac and enter the code. TRY FREE, THEN MONTHLY, YEARLY OR LIFETIME • Free for 7 days with everything included • Then RPad Pro monthly or yearly (auto-renewing subscriptions) or lifetime (one payment) • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac; Family Sharing included, the Mac app is always free REQUIREMENTS • RPad for Mac on macOS 14 Sonoma or later — included with RPad • iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later • Same Wi‑Fi network, or within Bluetooth range SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS RPad Pro (monthly) and RPad Pro (yearly) are auto-renewable subscriptions charged to your Apple Account. They renew every month or year respectively unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sidrion Pointer at none against RPad's 3. Sidrion Pointer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). RPad's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. RPad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sidrion Pointer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sidrion Pointer ships an update every 2 months, RPad every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidrion Pointer | RPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MD BALEL HUSAIN | Nurhak Altin |
In-app purchases
Sidrion Pointer
No in-app purchases
RPad
- RPad Pro (monthly)$1.991 Month
- RPad Pro (yearly)$15.991 Year
- RPad Pro$39.99









