Best Remote Access App?

[seasurfer]

Just wondering what is the best remote access app you have used to access your iMac or PC from somewhere else?

I am thinking of using remote access on my 2018 iPad 12.9, therefore hopefully removing my need to carry my MacBook Pro 15” when I travel.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Jump Connect is simple to set up (user name and password) and connect. If you need to remote to play video files off your Mac etc, Parallels Access is great for that ($20 a year).

 

[seasurfer]

Jump Connect is simple to set up (user name and password) and connect. If you need to remote to play video files off your Mac etc, Parallels Access is great for that ($20 a year).

What about simply needing to open files and use certain program there like Words, PowerPoint?

Thanks.

 

[Apple_Robert]

What about simply needing to open files and use certain program there like Words, PowerPoint?

Thanks.

Jump Connect works well for that, and no yearly fee.

 

[blaine07]

Jump is great

 

[kikote]

I am also using Jump Connect. Works perfectly and you even have the option to use a special mouse....

 

[seasurfer]

Jump connect is Jump Desktop right?

How does Jump compare to Screens? Anyone kind to share the experience?

 

[bpeeps]

I am also using Jump Connect. Works perfectly and you even have the option to use a special mouse....

Can this program wake a Mac from sleep?

 

[kikote]

Can this program wake a Mac from sleep?

Yes, it does... BUT therefore you have to configure your Mac at the energy settings to quit sleep mode if there is a network access....

 

[570934]

I've been using Splashtop for years. Does what I need and even got me out of a hole grabbing files off a PC from the other side of the country

 

[WilliamG]

Jump connect is Jump Desktop right?

How does Jump compare to Screens? Anyone kind to share the experience?

I have both. Screens is more polished but flakey port forwarding setup means I use Jump as my go-to. It’s aces.

 

[max2]

Jump Connect is simple to set up (user name and password) and connect. If you need to remote to play video files off your Mac etc, Parallels Access is great for that ($20 a year).

Agreed Jump Desktop is the best!

 

[sracer]

Jump Desktop is my app of choice because it supports the use of a physical mouse in the iPad.

 

[blaine07]

Jump Desktop is my app of choice because it supports the use of a physical mouse in the iPad.

I feel like I’ve heard this before. Can you provide the nitty gritty?

 

[seasurfer]

I have both. Screens is more polished but flakey port forwarding setup means I use Jump as my go-to. It’s aces.

That is good to know. What is flakey port forwarding?

Anyone else has both? Mind to share your experience? Thinking which one to buy.

 

[max2]

That is good to know. What is flakey port forwarding?

Anyone else has both? Mind to share your experience? Thinking which one to buy.

Buy Jump Desktop developer emailed me without hours sometimes minutes on email questions!

 

[seasurfer]

Buy Jump Desktop developer emailed me without hours sometimes minutes on email questions!

That is good to know too. I love to support a company when they reply my questions fast.

 

[max2]

That is good to know too. I love to support a company when they reply my questions fast.

I agree.

Some companies don't even reply.

 

[sracer]

I feel like I’ve heard this before. Can you provide the nitty gritty?

There are a few threads on the topic, but this is the most comprehensive:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...r-citrix-x1-mouse-no-need-for-laptop.1959404/

 

[dan9700]

Splashtop is my fave

 

[WilliamG]

That is good to know. What is flakey port forwarding?

Anyone else has both? Mind to share your experience? Thinking which one to buy.

Just had an awful time getting the ports open so that Screens would be happy. Those same ports work fine on other apps. And I’m not a networking amateur either. Screens support weren’t much help at the time. Jump will be perfect for you. I’ve been very happy with it. And it supports latest iPads etc.

 

[seasurfer]

How does Jump compare to Chrome Remote Desktop?

What type of internet speed you need to have on both ends to get a good experience?