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Control My Mac

Use your iPhone as a trackpad and shortcut deck for Mac

MaciPhoneiPadFree to start

The verdict

Scan a QR code and your iPhone or iPad becomes a trackpad, keyboard and grid of one-tap shortcuts for your Mac, with a separate grid that switches in for each app in front. It is handy for movie nights, slideshows or editing from the couch, and works over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth with no account. Per-app grids and the launcher need Full App, and current versions need an Apple silicon Mac.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You present from a Mac or watch movies on it from across the room.

Skip it if

You sit at your desk all day, where the real keyboard and trackpad are already within reach.

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What it helps you do

  • Control your Mac from the couch
  • Run slides from your phone
  • Tap app-specific shortcuts on an iPad
  • Switch Mac apps from a launcher

What it really costs

Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.

  • Pay once
  • Monthly plan

Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.

Plans and prices

  • Essentials

    Free

    Free in the iPhone and iPad app, with the free Mac companion

  • Full App

    $3.99

    $3.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, or $17.99 once

What changed

  1. Version 1.2.14

    Settings now shows your plan: free preview, free trial with its end date, subscription or Lifetime. · Restore Purchases always tells you what happened. · Already own Lifetime? The plans screen now says so instead of offering plans.

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad
Requires
iOS 18.0 or later
Version
1.2.14
Size
13 MB
Made by
Sebastian Skoic
No account
Works without signing up
Privacy
Collects no data, per its App Store label

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