Comparison

iWritingPen Control Pointer vs GunFolio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote slide navigation
  • On-screen drawing board
  • Black screen function
  • Virtual keyboard and mouse
  • Handwriting and voice input
Features
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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

About

GunFolio

Organize your firearm and ammunition collection with detailed inventory, maintenance logs, and range day tracking. Keep a private, searchable record of all your items for insurance or personal use.

Highlights
  • Firearm and ammo cataloging
  • Photo and spec logging
  • Range day and maintenance tracking
  • Automatic ammo count updates
  • Private cloud backup and sync
  • Insurance and estate record keeping
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GunFolio is the fastest way to keep a private, organized record of everything you own — firearms, ammunition, optics, parts, and magazines — all in one place, on your device. Built for collectors, hunters, and shooters who want a real inventory instead of a spreadsheet. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION • Add guns, ammo, accessories, parts, and magazines with photos, specs, serial numbers, values, and storage locations • A clean, photo-forward collection you can actually browse • Everything searchable in seconds RANGE & MAINTENANCE • Log range days — ammo counts update automatically as you shoot • Track cleaning and maintenance so every gun stays on schedule • See rounds fired, last used, and last cleaned at a glance BUILT FOR PEACE OF MIND • Keep a complete record for insurance or estate purposes • Private by default — your data lives on your device and your own private cloud account • No ads, no tracking, no data selling GUNFOLIO PLUS Upgrade to remove the free limits: unlimited items, unlimited range days, cloud backup & sync across devices, the automatic ammo ledger, and full analytics. • Monthly or annual — cancel anytime • Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. GunFolio is a personal record-keeping tool. It is not affiliated with any manufacturer or retailer. Terms: https://gunfolio.co/terms Privacy: https://gunfolio.co/privacy

Screenshots

iWritingPen Control Pointer4 screens
GunFolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GunFolio at every 2 months against iWritingPen Control Pointer's every 22 months. GunFolio also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). iWritingPen Control Pointer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. iWritingPen Control Pointer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and GunFolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GunFolio holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWritingPen Control Pointer ships an update every 22 months, GunFolio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iWritingPen Control Pointer versus GunFolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWritingPen Control PointerGunFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2ConnectMe LimitedBRYAN M THOMPSON

Customer experience

iWritingPen Control Pointer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GunFolio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iWritingPen Control Pointer

One-time2
  • iWritingPen Pen & Black Screen$1.99
  • iWritingPen Keyboard Mouse$2.99
2 purchases

GunFolio

Subscriptions2
  • GunFolio Plus$4.991 Month
  • GunFolio Plus$39.991 Year

Questions

Is iWritingPen Control Pointer free?
iWritingPen Control Pointer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GunFolio free?
GunFolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iWritingPen Control Pointer or GunFolio?
GunFolio is rated higher. iWritingPen Control Pointer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GunFolio averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do iWritingPen Control Pointer or GunFolio have ads?
Neither iWritingPen Control Pointer nor GunFolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWritingPen Control Pointer or GunFolio?
iWritingPen Control Pointer ships an update every 22 months, and GunFolio every 2 months. Most recently, iWritingPen Control Pointer was updated on October 4, 2026 and GunFolio on October 15, 2026.

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