Tiller vs Remote Mouse
The popular free option, but ad-supported, with a tracking privacy label and a Pro subscription. Tiller is $9.99 once, no ads, no tracking. Best if you're all Apple and tired of the upsells.
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Side-by-side looks at the other iPhone and Mac remotes: what each does well, where each falls short, and who each is really for.
$9.99 once · no subscription · no ads · nothing leaves your network
The popular free option, but ad-supported, with a tracking privacy label and a Pro subscription. Tiller is $9.99 once, no ads, no tracking. Best if you're all Apple and tired of the upsells.
Read the comparisonThe closest match: also $9.99 once, also private and local. The choice is focus versus features: a clean, sofa-first remote, or a mature everything app that also does Windows.
Read the comparisonA powerful universal remote, at its best on Android and Windows. Tiller is built natively for the setup Unified Remote feels weakest on: iPhone and Mac.
Read the comparisonA cheap, long-running Mac remote with great media control, but its apps haven't been updated since 2022. Tiller does the same job, actively maintained for current macOS and iOS.
Read the comparisonPay once on the App Store.
No subscription, no unlocks.
Nothing to sign up for, and
nothing tracking you.
Native on both ends, for a
direct connection over Wi-Fi.
The iPhone app, and a small helper for the Mac. Setup takes about a minute.