Shadow PC Reviews – Page 3
3/5 rating based on 72 reviews. Read all reviews for Shadow PC for iPhone.
Shadow PC is free iOS app published by BLADE
Slow and limited performance
Sendian82
I’ve tried this service on Windows, Android, and here on the iPad. The only real consistent thing I’ve found is that I’m paying too much for access on any of them. Just go buy a console and a cheap TV at Target. There, I’ve saved you hours of headache.
A risk not worth taking
Nkukevin
I wanted an easy way to stream PC games to my phone. Shadow seemed perfect for me. Unfortunately my entire time has been an exercise of frustration. I'm tech savvy and have followed all the help articles to maximize my connection yet I still am having severe packet loss. Also randomly my shadow will not boot up properly and even using the shut down option won't seem to work. The only fix seems to be either waiting until it figures things out or just doing a full reset. Unfortunately to save money I entered into a 12 month commitment which means I'll be flushing money down the toilet the next year. If shadow worked it would be incredible. The few moments my packet loss would drop to playable levels gave me a glimpse of the future. While that future may be here for some who are closer to the data centers it isn't here for me. Just be aware when signing up you are taking a risk. For me it wasn't worth it.
Can't log into app on iPad
ADDictedKidd
Hello, I've used you guys before and it was awesome, but before I resubscribe, I wanted to make sure it works on my iPad. However, when I try to log in on the Shadow app, downloaded from the App Store, it tells me my username or password is invalid. I do not wish to purchase a subscription if I cannot log into the device I'd be playing on. Please help!
Awesome first release!
Latin Fire (Jorge)
Just finished playing some games with my Steelseries Nimbus. Worked flawlessly. Stream was great and experienced no hiccups. Only reason I’m giving 4/5 stars is until you can somehow enable cursor support. I know iOS doesn’t allow mouse support but I mean more like how teamviewer enables you to use a built in mouse to navigate windows. Would make the experience a lot better instead of having to pinch to zoom in. This app is solid besides that!
Great
Colin_R115
This is my first review and this deserves it. I have been using the beta for so long and this is it. Great app.
Better then windows Remote Desktop but,
Young629
They need to add a relative mouse curser. Using full-scale windows on a phone screen is hard. The entire screen can act at the “touchpad” and move the mouse around. For the dev who reads this see how the windows rdp or teamviewer apps work.
Not effective for gaming
gujhcxm,
Little more than a Remote Desktop like gotomypc or RDP... keynote doesn’t work in game on steam....no way to control your game - I’m assuming you need a iOS compatible controller and maybe that will work but have yet to try (mFI controllers are kinda $$$). don’t get me wrong, this will be AWESOME if/when they integrate a d-pad and a,b,x,y buttons into the screen interface so you can effectively control the game from your iOS device....something tells me that’s a ways off though...
Life changing service + great mobile client
Cygnostik
To me the mobile client is mainly for use in a pinch. That said... if you want to play games this way you’re going to need to invest in an mfi controller anyway. I don’t even need to add any of the cool extras available to improve the mobile experience. Just leave steam running in big picture mode, for example and log in on my phone or tablet. The service can be played down as just another virtual PC and Remote Desktop but it’s not even comparable. It’s incredible. My primary computer is now a shadow. Accessible from all my devices. I don’t know what I’d do without it. Especially in summer when my razer blade strath with external GPU generates so much heat. Shadow to the rescue. ❤️
Not really for gaming
Mr willy :)
I’m happy to see shadow coming to the App Store but also kinda sad that there is no way to control movement in any game. I mean the app is very new so I wasn’t really expecting any way of controlling movement. I’m just hoping that they will add something soon so I can play games anywhere. I know that You could just buy one of those controllers that work with iPhones but I don’t know how well that will work with pc games as they are meant to be played with keyboard and mouse.