PointerDeck vs RPad

PointerDeck turns your iPhone or iPad into a focused wireless trackpad for your Mac. The free PointerDeck Receiver for Mac is required, and both devices must be on the same local network. SET UP ONCE Open Add Device on the Mac and create an 8–12 digit Connection PIN. PointerDeck rejects repeated or sequential patterns; use at least five different digits. Then select that Mac on your iPhone or iPad and enter the PIN. After pairing, PointerDeck remembers the trusted connection and reconnects when both apps are open and reachable. TRACKPAD CONTROLS • Move the pointer with one finger • Scroll with two fingers • Tap or use the dedicated Left Click button • Two-finger tap or use the dedicated Right Click button • Use Drag Lock for click-and-drag TUNE THE FEEL • Adjust pointer sensitivity and scrolling speed • Choose Natural or Reversed scrolling • Turn tap-to-click on or off • Switch to a left-handed button layout DIRECT BY DESIGN PointerDeck does not stream or display your Mac screen. The release has no account, advertisements, subscription, analytics SDK, or cloud service. Controller traffic travels directly between your devices and is encrypted on the local network. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 17 or later • Apple silicon or Intel Mac running macOS 14 or later • Free PointerDeck Receiver from the Mac download page • Both devices on the same local network • Accessibility permission enabled for PointerDeck Receiver on the Mac Guest, corporate, public, or client-isolated networks may prevent devices from discovering each other.

RPad turns your iPhone into a wireless trackpad, keyboard and remote for your Mac. Free to try for 7 days, then one purchase for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. No subscription. Lean back on the couch, run a presentation from across the room, or control the Mac connected to your TV — without reaching for a mouse. Move the pointer with one finger, tap to click and scroll with two fingers, just like the trackpad you already know. FEELS LIKE A REAL TRACKPAD • Your whole screen is the trackpad — no tiny touch area • Smart acceleration: precise when you move slowly, across the entire display in one swipe • Tap to click, double-tap to double-click, two-finger tap to right-click • Tap and drag to move windows and files — lift your finger and keep dragging • Two-finger scrolling with natural momentum • Haptic feedback on every click, and a resting thumb is ignored DRAW WITH APPLE PENCIL ON IPAD • Turn your iPad into a drawing tablet for your Mac • Pressure and tilt reach apps that support Mac tablet input • Hover to position the pointer before you draw (on supported iPads) PRESENTATION REMOTE AND MEDIA KEYS • Present mode: tap or swipe for the next or previous slide in Keynote, PowerPoint and Google Slides • Touch and hold to point at your slides, with a presentation timer • Play, pause, skip tracks and change the volume on your Mac • Change slides from Apple Watch, including double tap on Series 9 and later • Three-finger swipes for Mission Control and spaces; customize every gesture and watch control on your Mac • Connect by IP address on networks where your Mac doesn't appear automatically SEE AND CONTROL YOUR MAC FROM ANYWHERE IN THE ROOM • Screen mode shows your Mac's display live on your iPhone or iPad — tap to click, drag, scroll • Take a screenshot of the Mac and share it • Open, switch and quit apps from a list with icons • Run your Shortcuts on the Mac • Lock, sleep, restart or shut down the Mac, and wake it with Wake-on-LAN • Siri and Shortcuts actions: "Next slide with RPad", "Lock the screen with RPad", "Sleep the computer with RPad" • Custom keys: put ⌘Space, ⌘Tab, screenshots or any shortcut on the keyboard bar TYPE ON YOUR MAC • Use the iPhone keyboard to type into any app, including accents and emoji • Return, delete, esc, tab and arrow keys • ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ modifiers for shortcuts like ⌘C, ⌘V and ⌘Z • Works with your Mac's keyboard layout PRIVATE AND SECURE BY DESIGN • Pair once with a 6-digit code shown on your Mac • Every connection is end-to-end encrypted, and only paired devices can control your Mac • Works entirely on your local Wi‑Fi: no account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads • See and remove paired devices from the Mac menu bar at any time 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. ONE PRICE, EVERY DEVICE • Free to try for 7 days with everything included • Then unlock RPad once with a single in-app purchase — no subscription, ever • 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 • Both devices on the same Wi‑Fi network