Maccess
Maccess turns your iPhone into a remote control for your Mac, offering precision touchpad gestures, full keyboard input, live screen mirroring, and file transfer capab…
Our verdict
Who it's for
Control your Mac remotely with AI assistance
Who should look elsewhere
Requires Maccess Helper software on the Mac to function.
Pros
- +Seamless local pairing over Wi-Fi without cloud routing for low-latency control.
- +Agentic AI (Mackie) can automate complex multi-step tasks on your Mac from your phone.
- +Supports multiple Macs and remote access anywhere with a paid plan.
Cons
- −Requires Maccess Helper software on the Mac to function.
- −Advanced Mackie features (e.g., Claude Code) may require separate external accounts or setups.
Key features
- ✓Precision touchpad with natural iPhone gestures (move, click, scroll, right-click)
- ✓Full keyboard input from iPhone
- ✓Search, launch, switch, and quit apps on your Mac
- ✓Live screen mirroring on iPhone in portrait or landscape
- ✓File transfer both ways between iPhone and Mac
- ✓Power and system vitals monitoring (lock, sleep, restart, shutdown, battery, storage)
- ✓Mackie agentic AI for voice and text-based task execution
- ✓Customizable AI model selection (Maccess Cloud, Claude Code, Codex, or local Mac model)
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Touchpad and keyboard control; Volume and media controls; Local network pairing |
| Pro | $4.99 | month | Remote access and multiple Macs; Live screen and advanced controls; Files, apps, and quick actions |
| Max | $9.99 | month | PasteBox private clipboard history; All eight hologram scenes in the current release; All future premium scene drops |