MIRA Station vs MeshControl Remote Desktop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIRA Station
Transform your phone into a versatile game controller for your PC or gaming machine. Stream games directly to your device, offering multiple control modes like lightgun, gamepad, and keyboard, with support for up to four players.
- Phone as lightgun controller
- Touchscreen aiming and firing
- Full gamepad emulation
- Keyboard and trackpad mode
- Cross-platform streaming
- Multiplayer support
- Customizable controls
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MIRA turns the phone in your pocket into a full set of game controllers for the machines you already own — and streams the game right into your hand. AIM LIKE A REAL LIGHTGUN Point your iPhone at the screen and the crosshair follows, even in a completely dark room. Calibrate once with five shots and play. Raise the phone to take cover, lower it to lean out and fire — the phone itself is your pedal. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • MiraGun — the optical lightgun. Point and shoot, for the games that deserve it. • MiraTap — the touch shooter. The game streams to your phone: tap to aim and fire, no calibration at all. • MiraPad — a full gamepad, recognized as a real controller. • MiraKey — a keyboard and a laptop-style trackpad, for menus and front-ends. YOUR MACHINES, ANYWHERE Play on your sofa over Wi-Fi, or from the other side of the world: video and audio stream to your phone and your inputs travel back. Switch between pad, touch, keyboard and a Bluetooth controller mid-session, without dropping it. UP TO FOUR PLAYERS, MIXED FREELY Phones, physical lightguns and browser players can share the same machine — each with an independent aim. On Windows every player becomes their own virtual controller, so two, three or four crosshairs live together happily. FRIENDS JOIN FROM A BROWSER Send them a link and they play from any modern browser — nothing to install, and their own lightgun works too. They can even turn their phone into the aim of a browser session by scanning a QR code. CO-OP IN THE SAME ROOM Someone next to you wants in? Their phone joins through yours over a direct phone-to-phone link. No address shared, nothing to configure, and it ends the moment you decide. MAKE IT YOURS Every control can be moved, resized and recolored. Save layouts as profiles, switch them mid-game, and share them with friends by file or QR code. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No servers, no accounts, no analytics. Your machine never opens itself: every newcomer knocks, and you approve them one by one — or ban them for good. A protection keeps guests seeing games only, never your desktop. WHAT YOU NEED A Windows PC with the free MIRA host (from mirastation.com), or a supported dedicated gaming machine that the app can set up for you over your local network — nothing to install by hand. MIRA is free; a one-time MIRA PRO purchase unlocks unlimited layouts and removes ads.
MeshControl Remote Desktop
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MeshControl lets you see and control the computers managed by your own MeshCentral server, right from your iPhone or iPad. REMOTE DESKTOP BUILT FOR TOUCH - Pointer mode works like a trackpad; touch mode clicks where you tap - Pinch to zoom, two-finger right click, three-finger scroll - Extra key row with Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Win, arrows and F1–F12 - Full hardware keyboard, mouse and trackpad support on iPad - Adjustable image quality for slow mobile connections SECURE BY DESIGN - Sign in with a MeshCentral login token or with username and password - Two-step verification with your authenticator app - Credentials stay in the iOS keychain, protected by Face ID or Touch ID - The app connects only to your server: no accounts, no tracking, no ads NO SERVER YET? A step-by-step guide inside the app shows how to set up a free MeshCentral server on Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker or Raspberry Pi. FREE AND FULL The free version includes remote control with mouse and keyboard. MeshControl Full adds screen selection on multi-monitor computers, the actions menu (Ctrl+Alt+Del, switch window, copy and paste, Task Manager and more) and upcoming features such as file transfer. Full is available as a weekly auto-renewable subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. MeshControl requires a MeshCentral server that allows the app (see the support page). MeshControl is an independent app and is not affiliated with the MeshCentral project. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arksystems.it/meshcontrol/privacy/
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Verdict
MIRA Station and MeshControl Remote Desktop are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. MIRA Station sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MeshControl Remote Desktop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MIRA Station | MeshControl Remote Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edoardo Fioroni | LUCIO ANGELI |
In-app purchases
MIRA Station
- MIRA PRO$7.99
MeshControl Remote Desktop
- MeshControl Full Weekly$0.997 Days
- MeshControl Full Lifetime$17.99
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