iWritingPen Control Pointer vs Gimbal View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWritingPen Control Pointer
Control your PowerPoint presentations remotely with this app. Navigate slides, draw on screen, use a virtual keyboard and mouse, and even input text via handwriting or voice. Enhance your presentations with seamless remote control.
- Remote slide navigation
- On-screen drawing board
- Black screen function
- Virtual keyboard and mouse
- Handwriting and voice input
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iWritingPen helps you manage Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. With iWritingPen, you are guaranteed a smooth and efficient presentation. Functions and features: - Full set of control buttons for progressing PointPoint slides. Just through a simple touch on the control buttons, you can advance or go backward of your slides. You would then rather focus on managing the audience attention instead of worrying how to advance the slides while presenting remotely. - Drawing board on top of PowerPoint slide. With ‘Pen’ function of iWritingPen, you can write anything on the screen on top of any PowerPoint slides to elaborate the points being discussed. You no longer need the other clumsy physical drawing board nearby for drawing something during presentation. Your audiences will stay on the same screen during the whole presentation and their attentions will not be diverted. - ‘Black Screen’ function. Whenever there is a need to have a longer period for discussion with audience in the middle of presentation, the “Black” screen function turns the screen off (black color) and let you control the audience focus of the subject matters. - Full functional Keyboard Mouse You no longer need to rush to come in front of desktop to control your moues and keyboard for typing. You will have full remote controls your desktops, while presenting, through the Keyboard Mouse of iWritingPen. - Handwriting input and Voice Spoken sentence input To empower you to have quick typing during presentation, iWritingPen supports the native handwriting input of all languages available in iPad / iPhone including voice sentence recognition input. iWritingPen (free version) comes with basic control buttons of PowerPoint and multi-touches gesture controlled mouse function. This is more than enough for a normal presentation controls. In-app purchase offer advance users with Drawing Board Pen and Black Screen buttons and remote Keyboard function. iWritingPen is WITHOUT advertisements. What are you waiting for? Download and install it now immediately. Please Write us a GOOD review in App Store for such HIGH Quality App as rewards to us. We need your support and appreciation! Prerequisites: iWritingPen Desktop client program - it requires to install iWritingPen client desktop program on your desktop. It could be downloaded from the link below. http://www.iwritingpen.com/index.php/download - Supported Desktop Operation System: Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista. Apple Mac OS X 10.6 or later. - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or later. - iPhone / iPad must be on the same network with windows desktop. The smooth data communication between desktops and iPhone /iPad is required for iWritingPen to work efficiently. For those users with desktop Mac OS X 10.6 or later, it is highly recommended to use the bluetooth to connect to iPhone/iPad. The data traffic congestion in the local router can be avoided under bluetooth connection. Please refer to the link below for setup and configuration: http://www.iwritingpen.com/index.php/download/ Detail product Information & support: For the future update on the iWritingPen, please register as a member through the link: http://www.iwritingpen.com/index.php/register or join us at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iwritingpen/652275478128116 For the detail iWritingPen information, please visit our website http://www.iwritingpen.com
Gimbal View
This mobile photography app integrates professional stabilizer control with creative shooting features. It simplifies complex cinematic movements and post-production for users. Ideal for image enthusiasts and short video creators looking to maximize their handheld gimbal's potential.
- Professional stabilizer control
- Creative shooting functions
- Cinematic movement control
- Intuitive post-production
- Handheld gimbal optimization
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Gimbal View是一款专为手持智能云台打造的旗舰级移动摄影应用。它将专业级的稳定器控制与创意无限的拍摄功能融为一体,旨在将复杂的电影级运镜和后期制作,化为用户指尖简单直观的操作。无论是追求极致画质的影像爱好者,还是渴望便捷创作的短视频玩家,Gimbal View都能成为您最得力的创作伙伴,释放手持云台的全部潜能,开启移动影像新纪元。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gimbal View at 5.0 against iWritingPen Control Pointer's 4.0. Gimbal View also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months). iWritingPen Control Pointer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. iWritingPen Control Pointer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Gimbal View asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gimbal View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
iWritingPen Control Pointer ships an update every 22 months, Gimbal View weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWritingPen Control Pointer | Gimbal View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2ConnectMe Limited | 兴 王 |
Customer experience
iWritingPen Control Pointer
Gimbal View
In-app purchases
iWritingPen Control Pointer
- iWritingPen Pen & Black Screen$1.99
- iWritingPen Keyboard Mouse$2.99
Gimbal View
No in-app purchases
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