PC Controller vs RPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PC Controller
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PC Controller turns your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into a remote control for your Windows PC or Mac. Move the mouse, type, change the volume, switch monitors, move files and put the computer to sleep, all over your own Wi-Fi, with no cloud, no account and nothing to sign up for. Install the free agent on your computer, scan the QR code it shows, and you're paired. The app also lists the computers it finds on your network, so there's nothing to type. TRACKPAD AND KEYBOARD • A full-screen trackpad: move, tap, two-finger right-click, scroll, drag and pinch to zoom • Type with the iPhone keyboard, emoji and dictation included • An extended keypad with the keys a phone doesn't have: arrows, Esc, Tab, Home, End, Delete, Ctrl, Alt and Win • Build your own shortcuts and fire any key combination with one tap • On Windows it all works on the login screen too, before anyone has signed in POWER • Lock, sleep, wake, shut down, restart or log off • Wake a sleeping PC over Wake-on-LAN, and let the app set up the PC so it wakes from a full shutdown too • Schedule it: "Sleep in 30 minutes" keeps counting down on the computer after you've left, with a live countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Set your home once and the phone can wake the PC as you arrive and lock it as you leave, decided entirely on the device SOUND AND MEDIA • Master volume and mute, plus a mixer with its own slider for every app and every output device • Switch the default speaker, and mute the microphone for every app at once • See what's playing, with album art, a scrubber and transport controls that drive Spotify, browsers and any other player SCREENS • Turn each monitor on or off, choose the primary, and set brightness, resolution and refresh rate • Save a display arrangement and bring it back with one tap • Grab a screenshot of any display and save it to Photos or share it FILES AND CLIPBOARD • Browse the computer's folders and drives, download files with live progress, then preview, share or save them • Send photos, videos and files to the computer, from the app or straight from the share sheet in any other app • Push the phone's clipboard to the PC or pull the PC's to the phone, text or image • Send a link and it opens in the computer's browser AND MORE • Bluetooth: see what's paired and connected, then connect, disconnect, scan and pair • Vitals: CPU, memory, disk, battery, uptime and the processes using the most memory, with a swipe to end one • Apps: see what's open on the computer, bring one forward, minimize or close it • Siri: "Hey Siri, lock my PC", plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center buttons for Lock, Wake, Mute and Mute Mic • Apple Watch: trackpad, media, power, monitors, mixer, shortcuts and clipboard on your wrist, and it finds the PC on its own when the phone isn't around • iPad: a dashboard that puts the whole machine on one screen • Available in 15 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no server. The phone and watch talk directly to the agent on your computer over your Wi-Fi, VPN or Bluetooth, and the pairing token lives in your Keychain. PC Controller collects nothing: no analytics, no telemetry, no account. WHAT YOU NEED The free PC Controller agent, for Windows 11 or macOS 13 and later, from https://pccontroller.rymanit.com. The phone and the computer must be on the same network, or connected through a VPN or Bluetooth. PRICING Every feature is free for 7 days, with no card up front. After that, choose PC Controller Pro — Monthly (USD 0.99 per month), PC Controller Pro — Yearly (USD 8.99 per year) or PC Controller Pro — Lifetime, a one-time purchase (USD 19.99). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://pccontroller.rymanit.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RPad
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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
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Verdict
PC Controller and RPad 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. PC Controller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | PC Controller | RPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malkane | Nurhak Altin |
In-app purchases
PC Controller
- PC Controller Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
- PC Controller Pro — Yearly$11.991 Year
- PC Controller Pro — Lifetime$29.99
RPad
- RPad Pro$5.99









