Comparison

Spatial Display vs Nodal

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

Head to head
About

Spatial Display

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Your Mac desktop, in a spatial workspace on iPhone. Spatial Display transforms your iPhone into a spatial workspace for your Mac. View and control multiple displays, switch between multiple Macs, and use familiar trackpad-style gestures, all from one compact app. MULTI-MONITOR, MADE SPATIAL Bring every selected Mac display into its own virtual screen. Recenter instantly, arrange screens at a comfortable distance, and move between them naturally in portrait or landscape. TRACKPAD-STYLE CONTROL • Tap, drag, and right-click • Scroll smoothly with two fingers • Swipe up with three fingers for Mission Control • Swipe down with three fingers for App Exposé • Swipe left or right with three fingers to change desktops and full-screen apps • Use four-finger gestures for Show Desktop and App Launcher SPATIAL AUDIO Hear your Mac from the direction of its virtual screen. With compatible headphones, head tracking keeps the soundstage anchored as you move. ONE IPHONE, MULTIPLE MACS Sign in to multiple Macs with the same Apple or Google account and quickly choose which available computer to control. BUILT FOR PRODUCTIVITY • Direct-touch or crosshair pointer control • Familiar Mac cursor shapes • Hybrid keyboard with Mac modifiers, arrow keys, Esc, Tab, and F1-F12 • Quick actions for Mission Control, App Exposé, Show Desktop, Dock, and desktop switching • Automatic reconnection when networks change • Guided tutorials GET STARTED Download the free Spatial Display Server companion from the Mac App Store or directly from Lith Games: https://lithgames.com/spatialdisplay Install it on your Mac, sign in with the same account, select the displays you want to share, and connect from your iPhone. Spatial Display works on the same Wi-Fi network or over the internet. Connections are encrypted and use a direct device-to-device path whenever available. Requires a compatible iPhone and a Mac running Spatial Display Server. Some features require Spatial Display Pro. DRM-protected video may appear black while screen sharing is active. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nodal

This app allows you to run AI models directly on your iPhone for various tasks including text generation, image creation, and audio synthesis. It supports offline use after model download, with options for realistic text-to-speech and even voice cloning. All processing and data are kept private on your device.

Highlights
  • Offline AI model execution
  • Text generation and summarization
  • Image creation from descriptions
  • Music generation
  • Realistic text-to-speech
  • Custom voice cloning
  • Private on-device processing
Features
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Nodal runs real AI models on your iPhone. Chat, ask about photos, make images and music, and hear any text read aloud in a realistic voice, or in your own. Download a model once and it keeps working with the network off. No account. CHAT AND WRITING Ask questions, draft and rewrite, summarize long notes, explain code, practice a language. Replies stream in as they are written. Choose from open models in several sizes, from small ones that answer instantly to large ones for the best answers on the newest phones, or use Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones. THINKING MODELS Models that reason before they answer show their thinking as they go, and you can switch thinking on or off. PHOTOS AND SCREENSHOTS Attach a picture and ask about it. Read a menu, a receipt or a whiteboard, describe a photo, or pull the text out of a screenshot. MAKE IMAGES Describe a picture and it draws it on the phone with an open diffusion model. Sketch a rough drawing and turn it into an image, get a prompt idea when you are stuck, choose the detail and size, and keep everything in your own gallery or save it to Photos. MAKE MUSIC Describe a mood or a style and it makes a short track you can play, save or share. You can also bring your own compatible music model. REALISTIC TEXT-TO-SPEECH Hear any reply read aloud in a natural, human-sounding voice, or paste your own text into Speak and save it as an audio file. Pick from several voices and set the speed. YOUR OWN VOICE Read one short passage out loud and Nodal learns your voice. Then everything can be read the way you sound, in English and nine more languages. Choose High or Low quality depending on your phone. TALK TO IT Start a call and talk hands-free. It listens, answers, and speaks back. MODEL HUB AND HUGGING FACE Every model shows its size, what it is good at and how much memory it needs before you download it. Search Hugging Face from inside the app to install community models by name, or import a model file you already have. Pause and resume downloads, follow them on the Lock Screen, switch models in one tap, and remove any of them to free space. BENCHMARK Measure how fast each installed model runs on your own iPhone, so you can compare them instead of guessing. YOUR CHATS Every conversation is saved with a short title, searchable, and yours to delete. Export any chat as a PDF, Markdown or plain text file. HEALTH ANSWERS WITH SOURCES Questions about health show where to read more, from sources like the NHS and MedlinePlus. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Nodal server and no account. Chats, photos, images and music are processed and stored on your iPhone. The network is used to download models, to search Hugging Face, and to check your purchase with RevenueCat. GOOD TO KNOW This is real AI on a phone, so hardware matters. Small models run on any iPhone with iOS 18; the largest need 8 GB of memory. Models are open-weight files published by third parties under their own licences, all listed in the app. AI can be wrong, so check anything that matters and do not treat replies as medical, legal or financial advice. PRICING Nodal Monthly: $6.99 a month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The subscription renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel it in your iPhone's Settings under your Apple Account, Subscriptions. Nodal Lifetime: $16.99, one payment, no renewal. Both unlock every tool. Prices may vary by region. Purchases can be restored on any iPhone signed in to the same Apple Account. Terms of Use: https://nicky-byte.github.io/nodal-support/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://nicky-byte.github.io/nodal-support/privacy.html Support: https://nicky-byte.github.io/nodal-support/

Screenshots

Spatial Display4 screens
Nodal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nodal at daily against Spatial Display's every 11 days. Spatial Display's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spatial Display sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nodal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spatial Display ships an update every 11 days, Nodal daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spatial Display versus Nodal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpatial DisplayNodal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB154 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLith Games OÜCRISTIANA CALOTA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spatial Display

Subscriptions2
  • Spatial Display Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Spatial Display Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Nodal

Subscriptions2
  • Nodal Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Nodal Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nodal Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is Spatial Display free?
Spatial Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nodal free?
Nodal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spatial Display or Nodal have ads?
Neither Spatial Display nor Nodal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spatial Display or Nodal?
Spatial Display ships an update every 11 days, and Nodal daily. Most recently, Spatial Display was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nodal on November 11, 2026.

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