Origami Live vs AppController
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Origami Live
Design interactive UI prototypes on your mobile device. This app works with a desktop design tool, allowing you to test and showcase your creations directly on your iPhone or iPad. Seamlessly transfer and share your projects for on-the-go access.
- Interactive UI prototyping
- Companion app for Origami Studio
- Test prototypes on mobile
- Export and share designs
- On-the-go prototype access
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Origami Live is the companion app for Origami Studio for Mac, a free design tool for creating interactive UI prototypes. Create prototypes using Origami Studio for Mac, and connect an iPhone or iPad running Origami Live to use them on your device. Export prototypes to Origami Live to take them on the go. Open and share any file from Origami Studio sent over email or AirDrop.
AppController
Access and use your Windows applications on your iPad or iPhone. This app touch-enables Windows software, making it intuitive to use with gestures and auto-zoom. It requires a compatible Windows computer to run.
- Access Windows applications on iOS
- Touch-enabled Windows apps
- Intuitive multi-touch gestures
- Auto-Zoom feature
- On-screen keyboard integration
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AppController is a powerful, easy-to-use app that enables users to access Windows applications from iPads and iPhones. Windows applications accessed via AppController retain all their features and functions and appear as though they are running locally on the iOS device. AppController maintains a high degree of usability by automatically touch-enabling Windows applications. Intuitive, multi-touch gestures allow users to interact naturally with Windows applications even though the device lacks a mouse and keyboard. The Auto-Zoom feature detects the section of the screen currently active in the application and automatically zooms-in on that area, making it easier to tap user interface elements. The device's onscreen keyboard opens automatically whenever an application can receive text input. AppController is free, but it requires a Windows computer running remote access software that is compatible with AppController. Contact your system administrator to determine if your company's Windows application servers support AppController.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Origami Live at fortnightly against AppController's every 6 months. Origami Live also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 3). AppController's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (9.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppController holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Origami Live has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Origami Live's written reviews are positive against 50% of AppController's.
Origami Live ships an update fortnightly, AppController every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Origami Live | AppController |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (59 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | GraphOn Corporation |
Customer experience
Origami Live
AppController
In-app purchases
Origami Live
No in-app purchases
AppController
No in-app purchases
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