Remote Control Collection vs UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Control Collection
Transform your iOS device into a wireless remote for your Windows PC. Control your mouse, keyboard, media playback, presentations, and more with a unified interface.
- Mouse and keyboard control
- Media player control
- Presentation slideshow control
- Live screen mirroring
- Speech recognition
- Customizable shortcuts
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Use your iOS device as a remote for your Windows PC - Control the mouse, keyboard, media, presentations and more! The Remote Control Collection is a compilation of remotes, which you can use to wirelessly control your Windows PC. The unified remotes enable you to control the PC beyond mouse and keyboard! Included remote controls are: -Mouse -Keyboard -Live Screen (Pro) -Speech recognition -Media Player (Pro) -Slideshows (Pro) -Scroll -Shortcuts Mouse Remote Imagine your PC’s touchpad right on your iOS device. Multitouch gestures like scrolling and zooming are supported. You can toggle the keyboard to send keys at the same time. Keyboard Remote Use the physical or virtual keyboard to type characters and they will appear on your PC. Important keys like Windows, Escape and Control are also available. Desktop Remote See your PC's screen right on your iOS device live and control the mouse at the same time. Media Remote Control the media player of your choice! Supported are Windows Media Player, iTunes, Spotify, VLC, Media Monkey, Songbird and more. Presenter Remote Control your slideshows directly from your mobile device! The screen of your PC will be transmitted to your device in real time! That works with Powerpoint, Impress, Adobe Reader and Windows Media Center. Scroll Remote Easily navigate through long websites like Facebook, 9gag or something similar. Shortcuts Shutdown the PC from your bed or use the most common keyboard shortcuts to work faster. To receive the commands from the Remote Control App, you will need the Remote Control Server. You can download it for free from: http://ios-remote.com If you have trouble setting up a connection, follow this step-by-step guide or watch the video tutorial at: http://ios-remote.com/help/
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
Access and control your virtual machines from your iOS device. Stream Windows, Ubuntu, and other operating systems running on your Mac remotely. This app requires UTM for Mac to function.
- Stream virtual machines remotely
- Supports Windows, Ubuntu, and more
- Control VMs from iOS device
- Requires UTM for Mac
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Run Windows®, Ubuntu®, and other operating systems remotely from your Mac running UTM UTM Remote allows you to stream your virtual machines from your Mac to your iOS device. Requires UTM for Mac to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UTM Remote Virtual Machines at 3.7 against Remote Control Collection's 2.4. UTM Remote Virtual Machines also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (38% vs 27%). Remote Control Collection's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Remote Control Collection sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. UTM Remote Virtual Machines asks for nothing beyond the download.
UTM Remote Virtual Machines holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM Remote Virtual Machines has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Remote Control Collection's written reviews are positive against 38% of UTM Remote Virtual Machines's.
Remote Control Collection ships an update every 7 months, UTM Remote Virtual Machines every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Control Collection | UTM Remote Virtual Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 37.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 365 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Schultz | Turing Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Remote Control Collection
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In-app purchases
Remote Control Collection
- Live Screen$1.99
- Media Remote$1.99
- Slideshow Remote$1.99
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- Pro Version$2.99
UTM Remote Virtual Machines
No in-app purchases
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