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Best Remote Desktop Apps for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
TeamViewer Remote Control is the top-ranked of the 15 tiered remote desktop apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.7/5 from 329,656 ratings.
Tier list
Top 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
AnyDesk Remote DesktopS tier★ 4.5 · 42.4K ratings · Free download - 4
Splashtop Remote DesktopS tier★ 4.7 · 15.4K ratings · Free + IAP - 5
RemotePC Remote DesktopA tier★ 4.6 · 5.0K ratings · Free + IAP
Key takeaways
- TeamViewer Remote Control ranks #1 of the 15 tiered remote desktop apps, S tier with a score of 96 out of 100.
- The highest-ranked free app with no in-app purchases is RealVNC Viewer (#2).
- 向日葵远程控制-Sunlogin remotecontrol has the most App Store ratings here: 441,394, averaging 4.8/5.
- 11 of the 15 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
What belongs in this list
Control and see a computer's desktop from the iPhone or iPad.
Not here: A terminal or SSH shell with no desktop view alone; TV remote control alone; Screen sharing within a call alone; Screen time management alone; File transfer alone
How we pick
For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TeamViewer Remote ControlBest overall | S | 96.4 | 4.7 | 329,656 | Free + IAP | |
| 2 | RealVNC Viewer: Remote DesktopBest free | S | 94.8 | 4.8 | 61,128 | Free download | |
| 3 | S | 94.1 | 4.5 | 42,355 | Free download | ||
| 4 | S | 91.4 | 4.7 | 15,445 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | A | 90.7 | 4.6 | 5,031 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 | A | 90.5 | 4.2 | 42,573 | Free download | ||
| 7 | A | 87.9 | 4.6 | 19,174 | Free + IAP | ||
| 8 | A | 86.8 | 4.3 | 4,108 | $14.99 | ||
| 9 |  向日葵远程控制-Sunlogin remotecontrolMost rated | A | 85.1 | 4.8 | 441,394 | Free + IAP | |
| 10 | A | 84.0 | 4.7 | 4,008 | Free + IAP | ||
| 11 | A | 83.4 | 4.7 | 9,411 | Free download | ||
| 12 | B | 76.4 | 4.2 | 2,903 | Free + IAP | ||
| 13 |  Open Screen Sharingprovisional | B | 72.9 | 5.0 | 4 | $1.99 | |
| 14 |  Shadow PCprovisional | D | 57.9 | 3.8 | 2,689 | Free download | |
| 15 |  Remote Desktop - RDP Liteprovisional | F | 33.8 | 2.9 | 151 | Free |
Beyond the top 15
1 more, not ranked yet
New in the last 30 days
Questions people ask
What is the best remote desktop app for iPhone?
TeamViewer Remote Control, S tier, ranked #1 of 15, rated 4.7 by 329,656 people.
Which remote desktop apps are free?
13 of 15 are free to download: TeamViewer Remote Control (S), RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop (S), AnyDesk Remote Desktop (S), Splashtop Remote Desktop (S) and more. 7 of them sell in-app purchases. 5 report no in-app purchases.
Which remote desktop app has the best App Store rating?
向日葵远程控制-Sunlogin remotecontrol at 4.8 from 441,394 ratings.
How many remote desktop apps reach S or A tier?
11 of 15.