Comparison

CTRL Micro vs Makeover Pro

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

Head to head
About

CTRL Micro

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control surface for your Mac and AI agents. Enjoy haptic feedback, launch apps, manage media, and interact with AI tools like Codex and Claude. Dictate text and view your Mac's screen remotely for a seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Haptic feedback control deck
  • Launch Mac applications
  • Control Mac volume, brightness, media, windows
  • Monitor AI agent progress
  • Dictate into desktop apps
  • View Mac screen remotely
  • End-to-end encrypted connections
Features
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CTRL Micro turns your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control deck for your Mac and AI agents. HAPTIC CONTROL DECK • Feel responsive haptics, sounds, and visual feedback • Arrange controls where they feel right • Switch between Mac, Codex, Claude, and Cursor from one deck CONTROL YOUR MAC • Launch applications • Control volume, brightness, media, and windows • Move the pointer, scroll, click, run Shortcuts, and talk to Siri MONITOR AI AGENTS • See task progress and attention states at a glance • Open recent tasks and start new ones • Use client-specific controls for Codex, Claude, and Cursor SPEAK NATURALLY • Dictate into desktop apps from your deck • Transcription is processed locally by CTRL Micro Host on your Mac SEE YOUR MAC • Watch your Mac respond as you use the control deck, Trackpad, or Keyboard • Open Desktop View nearby or through Remote Anywhere • Keep the live screen above your controls or expand it full screen • Pinch, pan, and double-tap to inspect your Mac screen PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No CTRL Micro account required • Nearby connections stay directly between your devices • Remote Anywhere is end-to-end encrypted; the relay forwards opaque data and cannot read your screen or control content • Screen frames, keyboard input, commands, and dictation content are not recorded or stored CTRL Micro requires the separate CTRL Micro Host app for Mac, available from ctrlmicro.com. Pair your iPhone or iPad with one selected Mac and control it nearby or through Remote Anywhere.

About

Makeover Pro

Features
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Makeover Pro lets you change how websites look and behave, with your own CSS and JavaScript. HOW IT WORKS - Open a site in Safari and tap the Makeover Pro button - Choose Add in Makeover Pro. The app opens with an editor for that site - Write CSS, JavaScript, or both - Reload the page (Your CSS is applied before the page paints, so there's no "flash of unstyled content".) CSS and JavaScript are kept separately for each site, and each can be switched off on its own without deleting what you wrote. Everything you write is kept in sync across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. ALREADY USE MAKEOVER? Open Makeover's Safari popup and choose Migrate to Makeover Pro. Your snippets will be copied over. The free app will keep working, though.

Screenshots

CTRL Micro4 screens
Makeover Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CTRL Micro at Free against Makeover Pro's $2.99. CTRL Micro also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CTRL Micro is free to download; Makeover Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CTRL Micro ships an update every 3 days, Makeover Pro every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CTRL Micro versus Makeover Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCTRL MicroMakeover Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMedHue LabsAnd a Dinosaur

In-app purchases

None

CTRL Micro

No in-app purchases

None

Makeover Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CTRL Micro free?
CTRL Micro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Makeover Pro free?
Makeover Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CTRL Micro or Makeover Pro have ads?
Neither CTRL Micro nor Makeover Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CTRL Micro or Makeover Pro?
CTRL Micro ships an update every 3 days, and Makeover Pro every 11 days. Most recently, CTRL Micro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Makeover Pro on October 16, 2026.

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