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CLUSTER IPHONE-MAC-CONTROLLING · 22 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-16

Mac remote control apps

This cluster consists of iOS and macOS apps that let users control or view a Mac remotely, ranging from trackpads and keyboards to Bluetooth dials and touch-streamed controls. The cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as only 0 dated entries exist before the index start, so it likely predates collection or its members are undated. Among members with traction, tapflow leads with 11 stars, followed by App-IOS (5 stars) and MacRemote (2 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 4SEP 2026: 12OCT 2026: 5
APR 2026OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 13 hobby · 1 indie · 1 commercial · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01tapflow12★1 molivehobbyMac menu bar application that streams interactive touch controls to an iPad browser for remote automation of the host Mac.
  2. 02App-IOS15★1 mo—An iOS companion app for controlling and interacting with Bruce Devices hardware, allowing configuration and remote operation.
  3. 03releases2★10 dayslivecommercialMac app that lets AI agents control a real iPhone by opening apps, reading the screen, and tapping, swiping, and typing.
  4. 04Macapad2★todaylivehobbyMenu bar app that lets other devices control a Mac over the local network—media keys, shortcuts, opening apps and URLs, running Shortcuts and AppleScript.
  5. 05bottle1★20 dayslivehand-codedhobbyMac application that supervises an iPhone and lets owners block or allow-list apps through Apple Configurator.
  6. 06airglass1★8 days—macOS menu bar app that turns an iPhone into a wireless display for Mac by mirroring the screen to the phone's browser via a one-time QR code.
  7. 07Joc1★14 days—hobbyApp suite that locks a Mac remotely from an iPhone, Apple Watch, or Control Center and shows lock state in a menu bar.
  8. 08palm1★13 daysliveindieRemote desktop app that streams a Mac's live screen to an iPhone or phone browser so users can control apps, files, and terminal away from home.
  9. 09pockettmux1★19 daysliveMac menu-bar and iPhone apps that connect to the same tmux server over Wi-Fi or Tailscale for remote terminal sessions from anywhere.
  10. 10nexo1★8 days—App that lets iPhone and Apple Watch control a Mac over local network, including volume, brightness, music, trackpad, keyboard, and apps.
  11. 11fold-cyberdeck0★14 days—ai-builthobbyPhone app that streams a Mac desktop in real time and controls it with keyboard, trackpad, and voice.
  12. 12MacSpace0★24 days—hand-codedhobbyApp that turns an iPad into a customizable keyboard, trackpad, and remote control for a Mac over a local network.
  13. 13Pocket-Touchpad0★9 days—hand-codedhobbyiPhone app that turns the device into a trackpad and keyboard for controlling a Mac over the local network.
  14. 14WatchMouse0★4 days—hobbyMobile app that turns a phone into a wireless mouse and keyboard for controlling Windows and macOS computers over local Wi-Fi.
  15. 15MacRemote3★1 molivehobbyMobile app that lets users remotely view and control their Mac from an iPhone over a local network.
  16. 16NewMotion0★19 days—hobbyiPhone app that acts as a remote trackpad, mouse, keyboard, and dictation microphone for controlling a Mac.
  17. 17slidedial2★1 mo—macOS app that turns a Bluetooth dial into a per-app control surface for slides, video seeking, smooth scrolling, and media control.
  18. 18apple-tv-controller0★1 mo—hobbyLocal web app that discovers and controls Apple TV devices on the same network, offering playback, volume, and navigation controls from any browser.
  19. 19riflesso0★1 mo—hobbymacOS menu-bar app and mobile web page that lets users view and continue Claude Desktop conversations remotely.
  20. 20deckify0★1 mo—hobbyiOS app that turns an iPhone or iPad into a wireless trackpad and programmable macro deck for controlling a Mac.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.