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Maccess
Control your Mac from iPhone with touchpad, keyboard, and agentic AI control
Available on App StoreFree plan availablePro $4.99/moiOS 17+ requiredAgentic AI included
Opportunity score
54/100
Maccess has a useful integration of remote control and AI, but untested traction and high competition keep it a moderate opportunity with upside in a focused niche.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Maccess has a coherent product and a smart AI twist, but without public traction or defensible distribution, it remains a moderate opportunity in a crowded market.
What is Maccess?
Maccess is an iPhone app with a Mac helper that turns an iPhone into a remote control, touchpad, keyboard, file browser, terminal and agentic AI console for a Mac. It combines local Wi-Fi pairing with optional Online Access, screen mirroring, file transfer both ways, system power/vitals, saved automations, and a chatbot/agent called Mackie that can run on Maccess Cloud, Claude Code, Codex, or a local model. The product uses a freemium subscription model at $0/$4.99/$9.99 per month. Public traction data is not available, but the site shows a polished, focused value proposition aimed at Mac owners who want to operate their machine from anywhere.
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