Comparison

Crestron AirMedia vs Pocket Pointer

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

Head to head
About

Crestron AirMedia

Wirelessly share your mobile device's screen to a collaboration system in a room. Connect to compatible receivers on the network and present simultaneously with others. Control active presentations for flexible workflows.

Highlights
  • Wireless screen sharing from mobile devices
  • Connect to AirMedia receiver devices
  • Simultaneous multi-user presentations
  • Canvas control for presentation management
  • Seamless collaboration
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Crestron AirMedia® Wireless Presentation solutions enable seamless collaboration in any space. Share your screen from your iPhone® or iPad® mobile device to an in-room Crestron collaboration system.    • Discover and connect to AirMedia® receiver devices on the network.  • Multiple users can connect and present simultaneously.   • Control active presentation sessions using AirMedia canvas control for flexible workflows.       The Crestron AirMedia app requires a compatible AirMedia device (such as AirMedia Series 3 receivers, AirMedia 2.0 receivers, or a device with integrated AirMedia functionality (Crestron Mercury® conference system and Crestron DMPS).

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Pocket Pointer

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Your iPhone is already in your hand. Pocket Pointer turns it into a trackpad and keyboard for your Mac — real multi-touch gestures, real typing, no cable and no account. Free, both halves, with nothing to unlock. THE TRACKPAD YOU ALREADY KNOW • Move the pointer with one finger • Tap to click. Two-finger tap to right-click • Two-finger drag to scroll, with natural scrolling if you prefer it • Press, hold, then move to drag and drop • Three-finger swipe up for Mission Control • Three-finger swipe down for App Exposé • Three-finger swipe left or right to move between Spaces A KEYBOARD THAT ACTUALLY TYPES • Use your iPhone's own keyboard — every language you have installed, emoji, and dictation all arrive on the Mac • ⌃ ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ sit above the keys, so ⌘C, ⌘Tab and ⌘Space work the way they do on a Mac • Double-tap a modifier to hold it for several keys, tap again to let go • Esc, Tab and the arrow keys are right there — enough to run a slide deck from the back of the room BUILT FOR THE COUCH AND THE DESK • Pair once with a six-digit code, then never again • Reconnects on its own the next time you open the app • Pointer speed, scroll direction and haptics are yours to set • Tracks at your display's full refresh rate, so the cursor moves when your finger does PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Your iPhone talks to your Mac directly over your own Wi-Fi. No server sits in the middle, there is no account to create, and there is nothing about you to collect — no analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs of any kind. Sessions are encrypted with AES-128-GCM, keyed by a credential kept in each device's Keychain, and a Mac only pairs when you type the code it is showing you. WHAT YOU NEED Pocket Pointer needs its free companion helper on the Mac — a small menu-bar app you install once from pocketpointer.vercel.app. It asks for Accessibility, which is what macOS requires before anything can move your pointer, and for nothing else. • iPhone running iOS 26 or later • Mac running macOS 26 or later • Both devices on the same local network Setup help and troubleshooting: pocketpointer.vercel.app/support.html

Screenshots

Crestron AirMedia3 screens
Pocket Pointer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Pointer at daily against Crestron AirMedia's every 6 months. Crestron AirMedia's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crestron AirMedia ships an update every 6 months, Pocket Pointer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crestron AirMedia versus Pocket Pointer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrestron AirMediaPocket Pointer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrestron Electronics, Inc.Arnav Roy

In-app purchases

None

Crestron AirMedia

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Pointer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crestron AirMedia free?
Crestron AirMedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Pointer free?
Pocket Pointer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crestron AirMedia or Pocket Pointer have ads?
Neither Crestron AirMedia nor Pocket Pointer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crestron AirMedia or Pocket Pointer?
Crestron AirMedia ships an update every 6 months, and Pocket Pointer daily. Most recently, Crestron AirMedia was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pocket Pointer on October 8, 2026.

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