TecIdentify vs RustDesk Remote Desktop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TecIdentify
Verify the authenticity of automotive replacement parts by scanning their unique MAPP codes. This app helps combat product piracy and ensures you are using genuine, safe components.
- Scan MAPP codes
- Verify part authenticity
- Combat product piracy
- Check genuine components
- Worldwide verification
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Do you want to check the genuineness of automotive replacement parts? Use TecIdentify, the MAPP scanning app! Product piracy damages brand image and causes lost sales. Counterfeit products are also a security risk for the end user. In cooperation with the European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA), TecCom as brand of the TecAlliance GmbH has developed TecIdentify, the first IT-based standard solution for the automotive branch to check whether parts are genuine. Each product is labelled with an identification number, unique in the world, in the form of a Data Matrix bar-code – the so called MAPP code. With the TecIdentify you can scan the MAPP code on your article and immediately check its authenticity. So you can make sure that your article is genuine – worldwide, 24 hours a day. MAPP stands for Manufacturers against Product Piracy (www.mapp-code.com). The MAPP code was devel-oped in cooperation with the European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA) and is defined as the standard code for the automotive aftermarket. Learn more at http://www.tecidentify.eu Note: TecIdentify requires iOS 5+.
RustDesk Remote Desktop
This open-source application provides remote desktop access and control capabilities. It allows users to remotely manage their computers. Please note it only supports controlling other devices, not being controlled or screen sharing.
- Open-source remote desktop
- Remote access and control
- TeamViewer alternative
- Control other devices
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An open-source remote desktop application. The open source TeamViewer alternative. Source code: https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk Doc: https://rustdesk.com/docs Please be reminded that this app only has the ability to control, and it does not have the functionality of being controlled or screen sharing. WARNING: YOU MAY BE BEING SCAMMED! If you are on the phone with someone you DON'T know AND TRUST who has asked you to install RustDesk, do not install and hang up immediately. They are likely a scammer trying to steal your money or other private information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RustDesk Remote Desktop at 4.1 against TecIdentify's 2.0. RustDesk Remote Desktop also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 5). TecIdentify's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RustDesk Remote Desktop holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RustDesk Remote Desktop has 73 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TecIdentify's written reviews are positive against 59% of RustDesk Remote Desktop's.
TecIdentify ships an update every 26 months, RustDesk Remote Desktop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TecIdentify | RustDesk Remote Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TecAlliance GmbH | Purslane Limited |
Customer experience
TecIdentify
RustDesk Remote Desktop
Bugs and requests
TecIdentify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RustDesk Remote Desktop
Reported bugs
38 issues- Recent update broke iPad mouse alignment
- No image displayed from PC (black screen)
- Remember Password function doesn't work
- Black screen when remoting into Raspberry Pi Linux server (Wayland)
- Keyboard issues when remoting from iPhone to PC
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- Cannot control Mac
- iPad app fails to connect or shows key mismatch error
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Connection issues over mobile data network
- Session closes after a short period
- Key presses duplicated or not registered with external keyboard
- Settings/Preferences not preserved
- iOS language icon covers toolbar collapse icon
- Previous direct IP sessions not saved
- Enter key does not work in address bar
- Copy/Paste broken
- Latest update deleted saved connections
- App not responding after update
- Connection Error, Operation not permitted (error 1) on iOS
- Mouse overflows monitor content, preventing clicks on edges
- Double-clicking behavior in touch mouse/pad options
- App launches but window vanishes on old iPads
- Crash on app startup (v1.2.7, iOS 12.2)
- Cannot paste remote ID by holding text input
- iOS client attempting to control Android results in frozen interface
- Cannot control Windows PC typing from iPhone
- Version 1.2.7 has issues on iPad (cannot launch)
- Address book empty on Pro version
- Arrow keys do not function like a desktop keyboard
- Phone heats up during use
- Mouse pointer on desktop and iPad not lined up
- Flakey behavior with keyboard and trackpad on iPad
- Scaling displays issues on iPad
- Key mismatch error with iPad app
- Virtual machine control issues (keyboard repeats or fails to register)
- Mobile network connection issues
- Cannot connect over mobile data network
- UI icon not centered
Requested features
13 requests- Add option to view and modify USB drives in file transfer mode
- Improve mouse and keyboard control configurability
- Allow Apple Pencil to function as a mouse
- Support iPhone remote control of each other
- Add option to automatically switch display/monitor to follow remote window focus
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- Sync remote ID list by iCloud
- Improve Wayland support
- Add option to change two-finger gesture behavior (scroll vs. move canvas)
- Center remote screen when zooming
- Remap controls for mouse actions
- Integrate arrow keys with device keyboard
- Support iPhone to Android control
- Support Windows remote typing from iPhone
In-app purchases
TecIdentify
No in-app purchases
RustDesk Remote Desktop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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