Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) App Reviews

I went through the setup successfully and see my Mac on my iPad jump connect. When I pick that, it asks me for my login credentials and then displays “Connecting…” forever. Rebooted my Mac and now I can connect, but I don’t see any way to deal with multiple screens… Time to RTFM

Need a quick way to VNC/Jump in but *without* keyboard and mouse being active. As in, the “view only” mode that most other VNC clients have. This feature is critical for production monitoring of on-air assets. Please add this. Thank you! :)

Works great on phone and other devices. However I’m experiencing random auto-reconnects even when Jump is closed on the laptop or phone while I’m using the host computer. Why would we not be able to control when it auto reconnects?

I rarely write reviews, but I’ve always struggled with using my Mac remotely from my iPhone, but finally I discovered Jump desktop on the Mac and bought the app worth every penny and signed in with Apple on both devices, dialed in some settings to my liking and it all just worked! Oh and I can’t believe how smooth it works, previously using remote pc, what a sluggish pos that was now that I can see how truly smooth it can be, I’m so happy and blown away!

Honestly, I use this app all the time. I’ve been using it for probably 10 years. So far, I haven’t had any real issues that I need to complain about, but the fact that they have not updated the app in two years is a little nerve-racking. I hope I don’t have to switch but at some point I may have to if there is security issues or I can’t update the app anymore.

this drains my phone battery like crazy even when in background. love using it but wish battery usage was more similar to realvpn. this works way better functionality wise but uses 5-10x the battery, still worth it but if it can be improved would be amazing

I’ve been looking for a Remote Desktop app that didn’t have a subscription, and this seemed to be the only option. I saw some places say that it has pressure sensitivity but they lied, and/or I must’ve misread it, because it only has that for PCs to other PCs. I’m really grateful this exists, it’s really good otherwise. A lot of people have been begging for this feature for the past 6 years. Sales would skyrocket if this was implemented.

can we please have copy, paste, select all, and find buttons like the android version?

Great addition for iPad Pro and Windows. Would like to see Apple Pencil Hover support for additional interactions.

The MS RDP app does a great job of scaling based on the size of the RDP window, with stage manager enabled on my iPad. Having some clipboard issues with the MS app, so I thought I’d give this a try. For $15, this app should work better.

it wont connect to my Manjaro Gnome session. I made sure this wasnt a connection issue and tested it with microsoft's remote desktop ipad app and it connects to my linux laptop just fine, but for some reason every time i try to do it with Jump Desktop, it just takes me back to the main screen.

Everything is amazing!! Only feature it needs is to be able to send voice back. When I join a meeting remotely the sound comes through but the mic doesn’t send feedback through with my iPad please add that feature

I used other Remote Access Options before and none ever worked. This App is easy to install, use and simply just works. There is two Versions to consider before buying. One Time Payment: - The IOS Version costs 15$ - The Desktop Version costs 35$ Depending if you want to Access your computer with an IPad/Phone or use another Computer to connect. Finally a Remote Access App that works. BTW: You can connect to two Computer simultaneously on your IPad - and if you connect to a friends comput

This app made remote to pc easy after I tried all other remote app and been confused, you don’t even need to buy window pro upgrade this app just remote it for you just fine.

Wow this is as good as it gets. I’ve used several different remote desktop application over the years and this is hands-down the best one I’ve ever used. 10/10 A+

The desktop version will automatically login for you and remember your password. On mobile, ironically, the login cannot be made automatic, so I have to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and enter my password. Good luck finding Ctrl-Alt-Delete on your iPhone!

One thing keeps me from giving this five stars. I often play games on a htpc on my main tv, and having the ability to save some bandwidth by streaming the audio only, and avoid having to swap my Bluetooth headphones between devices, would complete this app for me.

This is the best 😭😭😭😭. I now have access to my desktop pc through my ipad. This is a game changer because I have a very heavy gaming laptop that I cant bring around. My ipad has become a 2in1 device in a way because of this app. You’ll definitely need a mouse to maximize the jump desktop if you’re connecting to a windows pc though :)

Ever since iOS 16 this app hovers a bunch of alternate character options if the key on the keyboard is held which occurs often if you do any sort of games using this, also the three dots at the top of the screen on top of apples three dots is kind of annoying this should fade off the screen after a few minutes. This app is so close to being perfect, but the latest iOS Update kind of breaks a few things with this app. Please consider this when developing / considering. Thanks so much for a great

Overall great app. External monitor support is A+. There seems to be a bug with the keyboard shortcut to change displays. I can't get it to work with a Bluetooth or the Magic Keyboard.

I have sat on my office floor crying the past two nights because I could not for the life of me figure out how to Remote Desktop from my work PC to my home computer until someone told me about this app and now I am CRYING TEARS OF JOY. It was too easy I was almost skeptical at first because of how difficult windows is but I wish I would have known about this app a long time ago it would have saved me so much frustration and tears! THANK YOU JUMP!!!!!!!

Not exactly full of features but they got the one thing right that all the other rdp apps didn’t. IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

I used other Remote Access Options before and none ever worked. This App is easy to install, use and simply just works. There is two Versions to consider before buying. One Time Payment: - The IOS Version costs 15$ - The Desktop Version costs 35$ Depending if you want to Access your computer with an IPad/Phone or use another Computer to connect. Finally a Remote Access App that works. BTW: You can connect to two Computer simultaneously on your IPad - and if you connect to a friends computer

I am not sure if there is an app similar to or better than this one, but it is a really good one. It works fine for logging onto my MacBook from iPad even with slower wifi connections in e.g. coffee shops and malls. No disconnections or any other issues encountered. Hope they keep the good work and also continue to support the free app. Update June 2022: I have now purchased their Mac remote access app, and it works flawlessly accessing both Macs and PCs.

I love this app, it has been the closest thing I can do to accessing my pc from home, however, the ONE thing that has bothered me about this (and many other Remote Desktop softwares) is that it doesn’t have pressure sensitivity for Apple Pencil.

This app has saved my life too many times to count. It’s exactly the desktop version, just on your phone. The keyboard takes a second to get used to but I can whip around in this app no problem now. Amazing.

I used google to create my account and the app won’t let me sign in through google. It defaults back to the log in page without signing me in

BUYER BEWARE, LAST UPDATE 2 YEARS AGO. Bought this to VPN into my local Mac from my iPad. Every time I drag-and-drop the connection crashes. Found one or two posts out there acknowledging the problem but the developer does not seem to prioritize this in any way (again, last update 2+ years ago). Clearly does not do one of the things it says in the description. Will be requesting a refund.

This is a great idea. But if it doesn’t work right off the bat (and it did not for me) you are up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Customer service is by email only and, if you have ever tried to solve a problem when each question and answer sequence takes many hours to complete, you know that solving a problem like that very unlikely. IYKYK.