Comparison

DualMac vs terminALL

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

Head to head
About

DualMac

Access and control your Mac from your iPad or iPhone without installing any software on your computer. Connect directly to macOS Screen Sharing for secure remote desktop access, with options for local networks, private networks, or SSH tunnels.

Highlights
  • Connects directly to macOS Screen Sharing
  • No companion software needed on Mac
  • Local network, Tailscale, or SSH tunnel support
  • Save and manage multiple Macs
  • Observe or control sessions
  • iPad-optimized interface
  • Optional companion for enhanced features
Features
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DualMac is a VNC remote desktop for iPad and iPhone that shows and controls the Mac you own. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no account. NOTHING TO INSTALL ON THE MAC • Connects straight to macOS Screen Sharing, the remote desktop built into every Mac. Standard VNC (RFB) with Mac authentication. No Companion needed for VNC. • Works on your local network, through your own Tailscale network when away, or over an SSH tunnel with keys. DualMac never exposes VNC to the public Internet and never routes your screen through a relay. • Ideal for a headless Mac mini, a studio Mac or a build machine you check from the couch. ALL YOUR MACS, ONE LIBRARY • Save every Mac you own and open any of them in one tap. • Reopens your last Mac at launch. Touch and hold the app icon for your recent Macs, or open any Mac by name with Siri or Spotlight. • Observe or control, per session. BUILT FOR IPAD • Direct touch, pointer, hardware keyboard, trackpad and Apple Pencil. • Mac shortcuts and Mission Control in one tap, configurable toolbar. • Multi-display switching, adaptive quality, on-device dictation. • Clipboard sharing, Face ID lock, hidden previews in the App Switcher. • Shortcuts, URL schemes, Stage Manager windows, optional iCloud sync of your library (off by default). COMPANION FOR MORE Install DualMac Companion on the Mac, available from dualmac.app, to add: • Enhanced H.264 streaming • File transfer with pause and resume, rich clipboard • Wake the Mac through your other Mac, privacy curtain, lock and sleep • Remote display selection Enhanced requires DualMac Companion plus Tailscale on both devices. PRIVACY DualMac has no account, no advertising and no developer-operated cloud backend. Your Macs' names and addresses, screens, files and clipboard never reach the developer. Credentials stay in Keychain. Screen, clipboard and file traffic goes directly between your devices. DualMac is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple or Tailscale. REQUIREMENTS • iPad with iPadOS 17.6 or later, or iPhone with iOS 17.6 or later • A Mac you own or are authorized to control, with Screen Sharing enabled • For Enhanced: DualMac Companion, Tailscale on both devices, and the required macOS privacy permissions

About

terminALL

Features
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Your computers, in your pocket. terminALL connects your iPhone and iPad to your Linux, Windows and Mac machines: terminal, files, live desktop and remote control in one app. If you left something running when you walked out the door — a build, a backup, a long script or a coding agent — you can check on it and keep going from your phone. Your sessions live on the computer: close the app, lose the connection, the work keeps running and picks up exactly where you left it. TERMINAL • Persistent sessions: tmux on Linux and Mac, a persistent PowerShell on Windows • Switch, rename and open sessions on the computer with one tap • A key bar built for a terminal: Ctrl, Alt, arrows, Esc, Tab and keys you add • Snippets: type the commands you use often with one tap • Eight themes, adjustable font and size FILES • Browse, download, upload, rename and delete over SFTP • Preview photos, video, PDF and text • Adds itself to the iOS Files app as a location: your server shows up as a folder on your phone and opens from other apps too SCREEN AND CONTROL • Watch your computer's desktop live (hardware-encoded H.264/HEVC) • Your taps become the mouse; the keyboard is in the same app • Resolution, frame rate and bitrate are yours to set • Linux, Windows and Mac POWER • Sleep, restart, shut down, hibernate • Wake a powered-off computer over the network; if your phone is on another network, another computer that is awake relays the packet CONNECTION AND SECURITY • Generate, import and install SSH keys; lock them with Face ID or Touch ID • Port forwarding (ssh -L / ssh -R) and agent forwarding • A second address is found on its own for when you are away from home • Finds the computers on your local network PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no servers of ours. The connection is between your device and your own computer; passwords and keys stay in your device's secure enclave. We collect no telemetry. If you want, your servers, keys and settings carry over to your other Apple devices through iCloud — still with no account and no extra cost. SUPPORTED SYSTEMS Linux, Windows 10/11 and macOS. The same app on iPhone and iPad, with sidebar navigation and a full-width terminal on the big screen. MEMBERSHIP Connecting requires a membership; the first 7 days are free. • Monthly — $2.99 • Yearly — $14.99 • Lifetime (one-time purchase) — $24.99 Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You are charged when the free trial ends. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your saved servers and keys are always yours: even without a membership you can view, edit and export them. Only connecting is locked. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://terminall.app/privacy

Screenshots

DualMac4 screens
terminALL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DualMac at none against terminALL's 3. DualMac also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). terminALL's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. terminALL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DualMac asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DualMac ships an update every 3 days, terminALL fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DualMac versus terminALL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDualMacterminALL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARIUS LABSBurak Bas

In-app purchases

None

DualMac

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

terminALL

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$24.99

Questions

Is DualMac free?
DualMac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is terminALL free?
terminALL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DualMac or terminALL have ads?
Neither DualMac nor terminALL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DualMac or terminALL?
DualMac ships an update every 3 days, and terminALL fortnightly. Most recently, DualMac was updated on October 19, 2026 and terminALL on October 18, 2026.

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