Mirror Control vs TZ First Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mirror Control
Remotely view and control compatible marine and farm navigation displays from your iOS device. Access charts, radar, fish finder, and autopilot functions, or manage field maps and section control. Offers full-featured touch synchronization for seamless operation.
- Mirror MFD display on iOS device
- Full remote touch control
- View charts, radar, fish finder
- Manage autopilot and navigation
- Monitor alarms and safety data
- Capture MFD screenshots
- Control farm section control
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Get away from the navigation screen and move around… But stay in control! Mirror and Control your compatible* Multi-Function Display (MFD) from your iOS device: * Connect to your MFD with Mirror Control via WiFi; * View your MFD screen from anywhere onboard; * User your device as a full-featured remote control of your MFD. Mirror Control connects to compatible* MFDs and streams the display directly to your tablet or smartphone. A second display… at NO COST! Use the fully integrated touch synchronization for remote control of your MFD from the screen of your device. No reduced functions or limited menus… 100% CONTROL! MARINE MFDs: - View and Manage all your MFD pages from Mirror Control: * Charts; * Radar; * Fish Finder; * Engines; * Instruments. - Supervise route navigation with autopilot and make adjustments or change destination on the fly. - Receive alarms and monitor status for AIS, DSC, anti-grounding and other safety/navigation data. - Quickly activate Man-OverBoard functionality and monitor status even without being in front of your MFD. - Quickly capture MFD screenshots using your iOS device commands and save them to your photo library. FARM MFD: - User Mirror Control to view and manage Field Maps, the Jobs Database and implement profiles for Section Control. - Monitor operations in real-time from field-side. - Oversee Auto-Steering for automated Section Control. Simply enable WiFi connectivity on your MFD and pair it to your iOS device with a simple PIN confirmation. Synchronization is fully automatic, with immediate access and control of all menus and settings. Mirror Control app is Compatible with the following navigation systems: * Alphatron (FF-901) * AvMap (G7 Farmnavigator) * Furuno (GP1871F GP1971F) * JMC (NP-90MAX, NP-120MAX, V-90PMAX, V-120PMAX, SPMAXIIIWiFi) * Lorenz (Atom9/Plus, Atom12/Plus, MagProHDWiFi) * Navstation (N9/Fish, N12/Fish, ControllerC1) * Polar (PPC-202WiFi) * Radio Ocean (7T) * Seiwa (SWX900W/CW, SWX1200W/CW, EXP23WiFi, FT70) * Si-Tex (NavPro900C/F, NavPro1200C/F, EXPNavProWiFi) * Suzuki (SMD7, SMD9)
TZ First Mate
Easily log fishing catches and photos directly from your phone while on the water. Data syncs wirelessly to your compatible Furuno MFD and backs up to the cloud. Access MFD system details and report issues.
- Create catches and photos
- Wireless synchronization to MFDs
- Cloud backup of user objects
- View MFD system details
- Report issues via log
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The Furuno TZ First Mate mobile App allows you to quickly create Catches and Photos while you are boating or fishing. These objects are then automatically synchronized with your NavNet TZtouch2 and NavNet TZtouch3 when your phone is connected to the MFD’s Wireless Hotspot. As soon as your phone has access to the internet the TZ First Mate App will also synchronize and backup all contents of the user objects database (Catches, Photos, Marks, Routes and Boundaries) to the TZ Cloud (cloud.mytimezero.com). Lastly, TZ First Mate can be used to get MFD details such as System ID, Software Versions, and report issues via a Report Log.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TZ First Mate at 100% against Mirror Control's 29%. TZ First Mate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TZ First Mate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mirror Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of TZ First Mate's.
Mirror Control ships an update every 16 months, TZ First Mate every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mirror Control | TZ First Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AvMap | 株式会社フルノソフテック |
Customer experience
Mirror Control
TZ First Mate
In-app purchases
Mirror Control
No in-app purchases
TZ First Mate
No in-app purchases
