Do I need to be on the same network?

No. On the same Wi-Fi, Servey uses a direct, high-performance stream for the sharpest possible picture. On different networks it automatically switches to a private connection between your own devices. Either way it just works.

Is it secure and private?

Yes. Servey pairs only your Mac with your own iPhone or iPad, scoped to your account. On the remote path your screen stays private and end-to-end encrypted between your devices - it hardly touches our servers.

Does it work over cellular?

Yes. Servey is built to connect reliably even on strict mobile and carrier networks where most tools give up, and it tunes quality to your connection automatically so the picture stays smooth.

Which devices are supported?

A Mac as the host, controlled from an iPhone or iPad. Servey is built natively for the Apple ecosystem - not an Electron or Java port - so it feels fast and right at home on your devices.

Do I need a VPN or port forwarding?

No. There's no VPN to configure and no ports to forward. Sign in with Google on both devices and your Mac appears - that's the entire setup.

When is it launching and how much will it cost?

Servey is a simple monthly subscription. The Terminal plan is ₹99/month in India and $1.99/month internationally; Full access - screen mirroring plus terminal - is ₹299/month in India and $4.49/month internationally. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment it's ready. You're never charged until launch.

Can I control my Mac with my iPhone?

Yes. With a host app running on the Mac you can see its screen on the iPhone and drive it with an on-screen trackpad and a full keyboard, plus a real terminal for command-line work. The Mac does the work; the phone is the screen and the input.

How do I access my Mac from my iPhone over cellular?

You need a tool that can connect without inbound access to your home network. Servey opens a private, end-to-end encrypted path directly between your own two devices, so there is no port to forward and no VPN to run, and it is built to work on strict mobile and carrier networks.

Do I need a VPN or port forwarding to control my Mac remotely?

Not with Servey. Devices pair through your account rather than through your router, so nothing is exposed on a public address. Other approaches, including plain VNC or SSH, do generally need a port forward, a VPN or an overlay network to reach a Mac from outside.

Can I use my iPhone as a mouse and keyboard for my Mac?

Yes, through the mirrored screen: the trackpad moves the Mac's real pointer and the keyboard types into whatever has focus. If the two devices are sitting on the same desk, though, Apple's Universal Control is the better tool for that particular job.

Will it work if my MacBook's lid is closed?

Only if the MacBook is awake. On power you can set macOS to prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off, which keeps it reachable. Servey cannot wake a sleeping Mac and does not support Wake on LAN.

Is Servey available now?

No. Servey is pre-launch, so this page describes how the app is built rather than anyone's experience of using it. There are no users and no reviews behind it, and the waitlist is open.

Control your Mac from your iPhone

Your Mac is where the work is. Your iPhone is what you actually have on you. Getting from one to the other should not require a VPN, a forwarded port or an IP address you have to remember.

See how it works

The real desktop, not a file browser
You get your Mac's actual screen: your apps, your windows, your menu bar. Anything you could do sitting at the machine, you can do from the phone.
Mouse and keyboard that behave
The pointer moves the way a trackpad does, with a proper secondary click, and the keyboard reaches the keys iOS normally hides: Esc, Tab, Ctrl and the arrows.
A real terminal in the same app
When the job is command-shaped, switch to a genuine shell on the Mac rather than pointing a virtual mouse at a Terminal window.
Nothing to configure
No Remote Login, no port forward, no VPN profile and no static IP. Sign in with the same account on both devices and the Mac is listed.

How do you control your Mac with your iPhone?

You run a host app on the Mac, sign in on both devices, and the Mac's screen appears on the phone with working input. From there the iPhone is a window onto the real machine: you move a pointer with an on-screen trackpad, click and right-click, type into any app with a full keyboard, and drop into a real terminal when a task is better typed than clicked.

Nothing is executed on the phone. The Mac does all the work and sends its screen; the phone sends back your taps and keystrokes. That is why the experience is your actual Mac rather than a mobile approximation of it - your files, your apps, your logins and your environment are already there, because it is the same machine you left at your desk.

Screen mirroring for anything visual, at the Mac's real aspect ratio.
Trackpad, keyboard and a real shell, all in one session.
One account pairs your own devices; there is nothing else to set up.

Can you access your Mac from an iPhone when you are not at home?

Yes, and this is the part that decides whether a remote tool is actually useful. On the same Wi-Fi almost anything works, including the Screen Sharing already built into macOS. The moment you leave, your Mac sits behind a home router that does not accept inbound connections, and the tool has to solve that for you or hand the problem back.

The traditional answers all cost something. Forwarding a port puts a service on the public internet. A VPN is another thing to run and keep working. An overlay network means installing a client on every device. And if your ISP uses CGNAT, port forwarding is not available to you at all.

Servey pairs your devices through your account instead, then opens a private, end-to-end encrypted connection directly between them when you are away. There is nothing listening on a public address and nothing to change on the router. It is built to hold up on cellular and other strict networks, which is where remote access usually breaks.

How to control a MacBook from an iPhone remotely

A MacBook works exactly like any other Mac with one condition attached: it has to be awake and online when you reach for it. A desktop Mac on a shelf satisfies that by default. A laptop does not, because closing the lid or leaving it on battery will put it to sleep, and a sleeping Mac cannot answer.

The fix is a setting, not a product. Leave it on power and set macOS to prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off, or keep the lid open and let the display sleep on its own. If the machine is going to be unattended for a while, it is worth confirming it stays reachable before you rely on it.

Be clear about the limit: Servey cannot wake a Mac that is asleep and does not do Wake on LAN. It reaches a machine that is running but out of reach, which is a different thing from reaching a machine that is off.

What using an iPhone as a Mac remote is actually good for

It is at its best for short, decisive tasks where the cost is not the work but the getting there. Restart a service that has wedged. Check whether a build went green and rerun it if it did not. Dismiss the permission dialog that has been quietly blocking a job for an hour. Grab a file, start a download, kill a process before it fills the disk, or look at what an app is actually doing rather than what its log claims.

It is a poor fit for sustained work. A phone screen is a phone screen, and driving a full desktop through one is fine for five minutes and tiring for fifty. If you expect to work for a stretch rather than intervene for a moment, an iPad with a keyboard is a far better client and reaches the same Mac from the same account.

Where Apple's built-in options and other apps are better

If you never leave your own network, use macOS Screen Sharing. It is free, already installed, and on a good local link it is genuinely excellent. Paying for anything to do the same job on the same Wi-Fi would be a waste.

At the desk, Apple's proximity features win outright. Universal Control lets one keyboard and mouse cross between a Mac and an iPad, and Sidecar turns an iPad into a second display. Neither is remote access - both want the devices near each other - but when they apply, nothing beats them. Worth clearing up a common mix-up too: iPhone Mirroring in recent macOS runs the opposite direction, putting your iPhone on your Mac's screen, not your Mac on your phone.

And Screens and Jump Desktop have years of refinement, broader protocol support and, unlike Servey, they ship today. Servey is pre-launch. If you need something proven this afternoon, they have earned that and we have not.

Frequently asked questions

Can I control my Mac with my iPhone?: Yes. With a host app running on the Mac you can see its screen on the iPhone and drive it with an on-screen trackpad and a full keyboard, plus a real terminal for command-line work. The Mac does the work; the phone is the screen and the input.
How do I access my Mac from my iPhone over cellular?: You need a tool that can connect without inbound access to your home network. Servey opens a private, end-to-end encrypted path directly between your own two devices, so there is no port to forward and no VPN to run, and it is built to work on strict mobile and carrier networks.
Do I need a VPN or port forwarding to control my Mac remotely?: Not with Servey. Devices pair through your account rather than through your router, so nothing is exposed on a public address. Other approaches, including plain VNC or SSH, do generally need a port forward, a VPN or an overlay network to reach a Mac from outside.
Can I use my iPhone as a mouse and keyboard for my Mac?: Yes, through the mirrored screen: the trackpad moves the Mac's real pointer and the keyboard types into whatever has focus. If the two devices are sitting on the same desk, though, Apple's Universal Control is the better tool for that particular job.
Will it work if my MacBook's lid is closed?: Only if the MacBook is awake. On power you can set macOS to prevent automatic sleeping when the display is off, which keeps it reachable. Servey cannot wake a sleeping Mac and does not support Wake on LAN.
Is Servey available now?: No. Servey is pre-launch, so this page describes how the app is built rather than anyone's experience of using it. There are no users and no reviews behind it, and the waitlist is open.

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