Comparison

Remote Utilities vs Remote Ripple

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

Head to head
About

Remote Utilities

Access and control your remote computer from your mobile device. View the screen, operate the mouse and keyboard, and connect securely from anywhere, even through firewalls. It's a free mobile viewer for your remote PCs.

Highlights
  • View and control remote desktop
  • Operate mouse and keyboard remotely
  • Connect through firewalls and proxies
  • Access unattended and attended PCs
  • Connect via IP address or Internet ID
Features
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Remote Utilities gives you full remote access to your Windows, macOS and Linux computers from your iPhone or iPad — over the Internet or LAN, with zero network configuration. View the remote desktop, control the mouse and keyboard, transfer files and manage power, all from one app. Free for personal and business use alike — no ads. REMOTE CONTROL • Full Control and View modes with a convenient toolbar — quick actions and commands at hand • Two input methods in Full Control: Trackpad (mouse pointer, with optional cursor momentum) or Touch — choose what suits your habits • Multi-monitor support — switch to a single remote monitor or view all at once • Next-generation screen capture codec for faster performance, with the classic codec available as an option • Blank the remote screen and block remote input for privacy • Lock the remote computer and close the session in one step FILE TRANSFER • Copy and move files both ways between your device and the remote PC • Resume interrupted downloads and uploads POWER CONTROL • Shut down, restart, lock, sleep or hibernate the remote computer CONNECTIVITY & SECURITY • Connect directly by IP address or instantly via Internet-ID — no router or firewall setup needed • Three authentication modes: single password, login and password, or custom server security ADDRESS BOOK • Full-fledged address book with folders and per-connection properties • Set default connection properties as a template for new entries • Multiple address books of different types — local or synced • Full import, export and sync capabilities SELF-HOSTED SERVER • Complete support for your own Remote Utilities server: address book sync, server-based authentication and relay through your own infrastructure To connect, install the free Host module on the remote computer — available for Windows, macOS and Linux at https://www.remoteutilities.com

About

Remote Ripple

Access and control your PC, Mac, or Unix systems remotely with this fast VNC client. It offers a clean interface, smooth scaling, and low memory usage, even on slow connections. Connect directly without intermediate servers for optimal performance and independence.

Highlights
  • Remote PC, Mac, Unix access
  • Fast operation on slow connections
  • Smooth desktop scaling
  • Low memory footprint
  • Direct connections
  • View-only mode
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Fast remote desktop client from the developers of TightVNC. It allows you to access, view and control your PC, Mac and Unix systems remotely. As compared to competing VNC viewers, Remote Ripple offers: - Clean and simple user interface - Fast operation even on slow connections - Smooth desktop scaling - Low memory footprint It works via Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G/LTE networks and connects straightly to your remote machines. It does not use intermediate servers and does not route your data to third-party services. While direct connections via Internet may require some configuration, they guarantee best performance and independence from online services. HOW IT CAN HELP YOU From time to time, many of us need to access our “big computers” and use some “big software” installed on it. Remote Ripple allows you to do your work remotely. Also, you can: - Monitor what's happening on your computers while you're away (use View-only mode to prevent from interfering with the desktop). - Provide remote support to your friends and family. Assist in installing software, fix problems and demonstrate how to set up things. - Administer servers, workstations and virtual machines remotely. - Control your home computers while laying in a lounge chair. For example, you can use Remote Ripple as a remote control for your music or video player running on a PC. - Copy a file forgotten on a remote host (while Remote Ripple does not support direct file transfers, it can help in transferring files with other services like Dropbox or Google Drive). Install Remote Ripple, and find your own use cases! GETTING STARTED To connect with Remote Ripple, make sure your target computer runs a sort of VNC server. - If the target PC runs Windows, install a VNC server on it. We strongly recommend TightVNC as it provides best performance and compatibility with Remote Ripple. You can download your free copy of TightVNC on its Web site — http://www.tightvnc.com/ - Mac OS X systems already have a VNC server included. It's a part of Apple Remote Desktop service. To enable it, go to System Preferences, choose Sharing, enable Remote Management, press Computer Settings, check “VNC viewers may control screen with password” and enter the password you will use when connecting. - Most Linux distributions include a number of VNC servers as well. Just install a VNC server from your package collection, and type something like vncserver or tightvncserver (or whatever command starts that particular VNC server). Typically, it will offer you to enter new VNC password and will start sharing your desktop (or create new virtual desktop for you). - Virtualization systems (such as VMware and QEMU) often include built-in VNC servers, although they may not be enabled by default. GET NEWS AND SUPPORT - App page at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RemoteRipple (press Like to see updates in your news feed) - Remote Ripple on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RemoteRipple (press Follow to get updates) LIKE REMOTE RIPPLE? RATE AND REVIEW IT ON THE APP STORE! Also, we will appreciate if you review Remote Ripple in your blog, social networks, other Web sites or forums. Send us links to your reviews! Thank you!

Screenshots

Remote Utilities4 screens
Remote Ripple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remote Ripple at 3.1 against Remote Utilities's 1.0. Remote Ripple also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Ripple holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Ripple has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Remote Utilities's written reviews are positive against 26% of Remote Ripple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Utilities ships an update every 6 months, Remote Ripple every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Remote Utilities versus Remote Ripple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote UtilitiesRemote Ripple
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews26.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1710.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Utilities Pte. Ltd.GlavSoft, OOO

Customer experience

Remote Utilities

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral13.8%
Negative67.2%

Remote Ripple

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative61.1%

Bugs and requests

Remote Utilities

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Remote Ripple

Reported bugs

58 issues
  • Auto-replacement of '--' to long dash
  • Crashes out of the app on connection
  • Did not establish one single connection
  • Screen remains black
  • Connection refused
Show 53 more
  • App crashes when trying to connect
  • Huge mouse on screen makes it unusable
  • Mouse cursor moves too fast
  • No scaling control
  • Cannot execute right-click
  • Unable to use keyboard or mouse after screen lock
  • Mouse pointer not showing
  • No way to enter password
  • Black screen on connection
  • Does not work outside local network
  • Not working with SSH tunnel
  • Black screen, no features
  • No password field, black screen
  • Black screen, no refund
  • Black screen on iPad
  • No way to enter password
  • Crashes immediately after connecting
  • Cannot save password
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del not working
  • Does not work with Mac OS X
  • Keyboard hides lower screen portion
  • Middle mouse button scrolls up
  • Crashes when switching apps
  • No option for username
  • Cannot accept port numbers above 32767
  • Unknown error on connection
  • Russian keyboard layout not working
  • Crude interface, few features
  • Mouse function not appearing
  • No help or documentation
  • No mouse support
  • Unclear operation after connection
  • Status bar disappears
  • Failed to receive data from a socket message
  • Remote core terminated message
  • Mouse pointer not visible
  • Cannot scale screen
  • Cannot edit connection parameters
  • Starts very zoomed in
  • Does not support mouse and keyboard
  • Does not resize desktop
  • App crashes back to splash screen
  • Cannot connect to local TightVNC client
  • App crashes
  • Control alt del not working at login screen
  • Unknown exception error on connection
  • App crashes immediately after connecting
  • Password cannot be saved
  • App crashes on connection attempt
  • No user settings possible
  • Ctrl+alt+del doesn't work
  • App crashes when trying to connect
  • Control alt del still not working

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add settings for the app
  • Add virtual mouse customization
  • Add widget to start first connection
  • Connect always in full screen
  • Allow disabling single-finger pan
Show 14 more
  • Enable drawing mode for Apple Pencil
  • Implement palm rejection for Apple Pencil
  • Copy and paste text from Safari
  • Optional control without mouse display
  • Ability to position screen in the middle
  • Lock mouse at one place for navigation
  • Improve mouse pointer visibility
  • Support for SSH tunnel
  • Add Ctrl+Alt+Del functionality
  • Add username field for login
  • Support for higher port numbers
  • Full keyboard support
  • Mouse support
  • Help and documentation

In-app purchases

None

Remote Utilities

No in-app purchases

None

Remote Ripple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Utilities free?
Remote Utilities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote Ripple free?
Remote Ripple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remote Utilities or Remote Ripple?
Remote Ripple is rated higher. Remote Utilities averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Remote Ripple averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Remote Utilities or Remote Ripple have ads?
Neither Remote Utilities nor Remote Ripple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Utilities or Remote Ripple?
Remote Utilities ships an update every 6 months, and Remote Ripple every 2 months. Most recently, Remote Utilities was updated on October 16, 2026 and Remote Ripple on October 14, 2026.

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