Screens 4 4+

Pricey, but it does exactly what it’s supposed to.

The $30 price tag was a tough bullet to bite considering there is Screen Sharing built into the OS for free and Microsoft Remote Desktop in the store for free. But, Screen Sharing has been incredibly flakey since the High Sierra update. It won’t resize my host window to fit in the constrains of the screen and makes me mouse to scroll around the window. Very frustrating. Screens 4 worked perfect on my iPad, so I felt comfortable spending the money here. I wasn’t disappointed. Screens 4 combines functionality of both Screen Sharing and Microsoft Remote Desktop and does it remarkably well. If you’re on the fence, there is a Trial version on the Developer’s website.

If you want to connect to your computers at home from a remote location, it will require a little bit of knowledge in port forwarding and setting up static IPs. Learn to log into your router and find a guide to set up mapping. It appears to be much more complicated than it really is.

A bit tricky with all the settings for the remote computer - but it did work

I took me longer than it should have - but after going through three separate help documents I figured out how to get access to my remote Mac. You have to be persistent to get it work, but once you get all the settings just right and you install the utility on the remote Mac .... and then still have some manual steps on that remote Mac - it did actually work. I'm dissappointed Apple did not keep back to my Mac, and the other subscription services are really for running a help desk - so that monthy fee was not realistic for me. So - hopefully Screens for Mac will keep support up as Mac OS's change becuase it really helps alot when you are trying to help a friend of family member figure out something on their Mac. It would have gotten 5 stars if the installation and usage was up to Apple standards of 'it just works', but if you are persistent and you are willing to really go through three sets of help docs...it does actually work really well and does exactly what you need - the ability to see a screen on a remote Mac and help someoe out.

Developer Response ,

Hi! In most cases, Screens should only need a few minutes from
configure to use but some network hardware is trickier to work with and require extra steps. Do not hesitate to contact us at screens@edovia.com if you need further assistance! Thanks for using Screens!

A Great Replacement for Back to My Mac

We all found out in August 2018 that the upcoming macOS Mojave was going to drop support for Back to My Mac (BTMM). That was a disappointment as it was a feature I use regularly to connect to a Mac Mini server at home. Though unrealiable over non-local connections, BTMM was useful. After some online research and reading of reviews, I stumbled upon Screen and decided to give it a try. Wow! It does exactly what BTMM did, but connects reliable over both the local network and the internet, from anywhere, every time! I couldn’t be happier. Setup was easy, and the included help was easy to understand though not necessary. I highly recomment Screens 4 for anyone looking to maintain BTMM functionality after the upgrade to Mojave.