🏷️ About: iDisplay is an app that allows users to turn their iPad or iPhone into an additional touch-screen display for their Mac or Windows computer or mirror their desktop. It works with Lightning and 30-pin cable connection or Wifi on macOS with almost 0 latency. The app is recommended by Kim Komando, tech guru of USA Today, and has been praised by MobileCrunch and MobileWhack.
- Convenient and lag-free when using with lightning cable
- WiFi feature comes in handy for showing things to colleagues
- Works well with iPad Air 2 and 2015 MacBook Pro
- Provides extended screen with USB-C to Lightning cable
by Archanglmr
Doesn’t work on High Sierra even though the description said it does. Went to check the website for an updated driver and the domain is gone. Wish I could figure out how to get a refund, wast of money.
by Lucyloveamerica
I just paid for iDisplay accidentally minutes ago, the. I emailed them to ask for refund. But they still charge me if even though I deleted iDisplay. How poor this company is!
by Itinorgdwhecqkrh
This looks like a great app and exactly what I was after, but I can’t get it to work. The iOS app constantly shows “Connecting...”, while at the same time the OSX portion shows it as connected (which it isn’t). The real problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any support from the developers. I’ve sent 4 emails to them so far, and there’s been no response; not even an acknowledgement. Time to see if I can get a refund, I suppose.
by FatMoD
I thought this would be the solution to working only with a laptop screen, giving me a boost in display real estate as well as productivity, silly me.
My gut instinct told me to steer clear, and the shocking price twisted my insides into a knot. Despite this, my teeth gnashing, and flecks of foam forming at the corners of my mouth I pulled the trigger.
After much evaluation I have to report that iDisplay does not have the ability to display anything except notepad and have a reasonable refresh/update/lag time. Try and move a browser or other application into the display and it never updates. Never.
It should get zero stars.
You have been warned.
by Allegiance Aviation
I downloaded iDisplay thinking it would fix my problems and give me some extra real estate. On my Windows 10 computer it won’t connect even though it finds it on the Wi-Fi network. I just get this vicious cycle of iDisplay trying to connect and then starting over.
I have emailed support with no response. Wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
by KensonPlays
I use an iPad Pro 10.5, and a Windows 10 64 bit PC, and I’ve tried using the WiFi method, the icon on Windows shows yellow like it’s connected, but on the tablet it infinitely shows ‘Connecting,’ but never connects!
by Dj Joshu
It broke High Sierra. I spent 24 hours trying to get my laptop up again. Didn’t work after that either. I was never able to get the software to run adequately will provide dual monitor functionality.
by ?"""
At first worked fine. On 2017 MacBook Pro with 12 inch iPad Pro I can only mirror I needed it to use strictly as an extended monitor. On Mac Pro desk top 2012 it has to be wired in but can be used as extended monitor. But It’s glitchy and sometimes unstable even on Mac Pro. Headache sometimes to use. I’m continuing to look for a better solution.
by RickNW
App causes my display on my 2017 MacBook Pro to go wild with flashing colors. Only way to stop it is to uninstall. In addition, I can’t get it to connect to my iPad. All latest software. Equally bad, I wrote several tech support requests that are still unanswered. I’m removing and can’t recommend.
by LePetomaine
iDisplay cannot function as a separate display because of changes in newer versions of High Sierra, and the company tech support is flat-out nonexistent. App Store refuses to give me a refund. Save your money for a product that works as advertised.
by Fluffy <3
When iDisplay first came out I bought it right away and used it a little bit. It was vaguely useful for its intended purpose at the time, but its performance could have been better.
Every few years I find myself needing its functionality again but it gets worse and worse. At any given time it might not support standard iPad resolutions, or the performance will be lousy, or it might not even connect at all. And most recently, it caused my iMac to get incredibly unstable just by being installed - the .kext was causing my window server to freeze and my kernel to gobble up all my memory even though iDisplay wasn’t even running!
And their tech support never even responds to messages.
Avoid this piece of garbage at all costs.
by DHC-avid-reader
As with several other reviewers, I was unable to get this app to work. I tried it on both an iPhone 6 Plus and an iPad2 connecting to a MacBook Pro laptop via local LAN WiFi, and could not get any combination to work.
by Sbenja13
Says "connecting" and nothing happens. Tested with USB cable and over WiFi. Restarted the Mac and my iOS devices multiple times. Tried removing USB cable from the Mac and using WiFi per FAQ suggestion. Tried with Mac Mini and iPhone 7, iPad Mini 4. Doesn't work.
by Bobby T.
It now works on high sierra, but there are a couple annoying issues (not unique to this product).
The header of the safari window flickers. That is various rectangular shaped blocks (random in size & shape) turn dark gray, then back to light gray... Very irritating...
Also, the frame rate on my normal monitor noticeably drops when this app is active...
I can state for a fact that these exact issues occurred with a competing product on iDisplay store, so the issue is not unique to this app. I can also attest that whatever the root issue is, I’m able to reproduce these issues on another model mac with another model iOS device, so it’s not a specific hardware issue...
by MrBigDuffelBagDude
Currently will not connect to my device - it spins in infinite while “Connecting” and never actually connects. I really could use this application, as it used to work decently and I hope this can be fixed.
by Jeneen76
So I have used iDisplay for a very long time. It has a little bit of lag but overall it is the best app out there. It just needs High Sierra Support.
by Evan Collins
I use this app on a daily basis now with my iPad. It's super convenient, lag free, and doesn't really impact my Macs CPU. Most of the time I use it with the lightning cable, but sometimes the WiFi features comes in handy, for example when I want to show something to my colleague, I just take my iPad with me.
Highly recommended!!
by Josue C.F.
Amazing application fulfills what it promises, it is worth every cent your purchase, highly recommended
by Mister O'Malley
I have an iPad Air 2 and 2015 MacBook Pro, and it work just fine. It seems to work as intended. Great product!
by Blast-Fire
With an app on the Mac and an app on the iPad the screen is extended with a USB-C to Lightning cable. A tiny lag is the only noticeable thing, but now I have two stellar displays using a 2017 MacBook Pro with an iPad Air 2.
by Kofman133
Using this on windows 10 over WiFi. Was very easy to setup. But the frame rate is extremely choppy probably less than 15-20 fps and I have a very strong wireless network at home. You advertise 60 FPS ... maybe only on usb? Which is only for Mac I guess. Duet display works overall a million times better, but sadly duet display conflicted with one of my drivers so I had to uninstall. Was hoping iDisplay would be the answer
No. iDisplay does not seem very safe to us. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 103 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 1.9/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for iDisplay Is 17.8/100.
No. iDisplay does not seem legit based on our analysis. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 103 iDisplay User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for iDisplay Is 34.3/100..
iDisplay works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.
- Works with both Mac and Windows computers.
- Lets users interact with their additional display: move objects, draw, control playback.
- Pan and zoom desktop right on iOS device.
- Easily switch between portrait and landscape screen orientations.
- Normal and double resolution modes for Retina displays.
- Customize display settings for each device used as a secondary display.
- Works with Excel, Word, Power Point, and other apps with all desktop features available on iPad or iPhone.
- On macOS, users can choose between regular secondary display mode or mirror image from the main display on iPad/iPhone.
- On Windows, iDisplay can be used as a regular secondary display.
- Compatible with Macs with Intel CPUs running on Mac OS X 10.9 and later, and Windows XP (32-bit only), Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8, and Windows 10.
- Network connectivity requires the computer and iOS device to be connected by cable or to the same Wi-Fi network.
