Comparison

minimalVNC vs Phylomena

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

Head to head
About

minimalVNC

Features
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A VNC client that does exactly what it should โ€” connect fast, render fast, type correctly โ€” and nothing else. Native SwiftUI, tiny footprint, no accounts, no telemetry. THE MODERN VNC STACK โ€ข RFB 3.8 with Tight + JPEG encoding โ€” smooth at 1920ร—1080 and beyond โ€ข Encrypted by default: VeNCrypt over TLS 1.3, with trust-on-first-use for self-signed homelab certificates โ€ข Works with wayvnc, TigerVNC, TightVNC, x11vnc, Xvnc and more MADE FOR TOUCH โ€ข Trackpad-style pointer: your screen is the trackpad โ€” tap to click, two-finger tap for right click, two-finger drag to scroll, pinch to zoom โ€ข Full keyboard support: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Super and F-keys on an accessory bar with sticky modifiers, plus hardware keyboards on iPad โ€ข Full UTF-8 clipboard sync in both directions SYNCED WITH YOUR MAC โ€ข Favourites sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud โ€ข Passwords stay in your Keychain and sync via iCloud Keychain โ€ข One purchase unlocks Pro everywhere โ€” minimalVNC is also on the Mac App Store FREE TO CONNECT, FOREVER Quick connect, two saved favourites and every encoding and cipher โ€” free. minimalVNC Pro (subscription or one-time lifetime unlock) adds unlimited favourites and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minimalvnc.weinmayr.co/privacy.html

About

Phylomena

Features
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Phylomena is a fast, local-first multiple sequence alignment viewer and editor for iPhone and iPad. Open biological sequence files directly from Files, inspect DNA, RNA, and protein alignments, navigate large datasets smoothly, search sequences and motifs, and make manual corrections on your device. Supported formats: FASTA, PHYLIP, NEXUS, CLUSTAL, Stockholm, and GenBank. Phylomena detects the format from the file contents, so you do not need to choose a parser or convert files first. Features include residue coloring, sequence and site coordinates, pinch zoom, sequence search, motif search, editing, undo/redo, and export to FASTA, PHYLIP, NEXUS, CLUSTAL, or Stockholm. Phylomena works offline, requires no account, and does not upload your biological sequence data to Phylomena servers.

Screenshots

minimalVNC4 screens
Phylomena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phylomena at none against minimalVNC's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. minimalVNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Phylomena asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
minimalVNC versus Phylomena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterminimalVNCPhylomena
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian WeinmayrArtem Frolov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

minimalVNC

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$17.99
None

Phylomena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is minimalVNC free?
minimalVNC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phylomena free?
Phylomena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do minimalVNC or Phylomena have ads?
Neither minimalVNC nor Phylomena shows ads.

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