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Competitor Analysis: Google Play Casting/Screen Mirroring Apps
Date: March 31, 2026
Scope: 16 apps from the casting/screen mirroring category on Google Play
Executive Summary
The casting/screen mirroring category on Google Play is dominated by a small number of developer networks — primarily based in Vietnam and Pakistan — operating through multiple fake developer accounts, offshore shell companies, and systematic Play Store manipulation. These networks collectively account for ~1.8 billion installs across ~280+ apps.
Nearly all of these apps share the same user complaints: aggressive ads, predatory subscriptions, paywalled basic features, and poor core functionality. LocalCast competes against entities using tactics that would violate Google's developer policies if enforced.
Developer Networks
1. iKame / Begamob Global (Vietnam) — The Dominant Player
HQ: 36 Hoang Cau, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam (Vietnam iKame Joint Stock Company)
Founded: 2014 by Quyet Nguyen (~80 staff)
Entities: Begamob Global Limited (Hong Kong), Begamob Global PTE. LTD (Singapore), Zego Global PTE. LTD (Singapore)
Contact:info@begamob.com, publishing@begamob.com
Play Store Accounts
Account
Apps
Total Installs
iKame Applications - Begamob Global
~19
~300M
iKame Applications - Begamob Apps
~12
~70M
iKame Games - Zego Studio
~63
~1B
Zego Studio (separate account)
~19
~300M
EVOLLY.APP (connected via bcastmirror.com infrastructure)
~25
~100M
EVOLLY HK (connected)
~2-4
~2M+
Total
~130+
~1.5-1.8B
Casting/Mirroring Apps
App
Package ID
Rating
Reviews
Downloads
Monthly DLs
Cast for Chromecast & TV Cast
com.casttv.castforchromecast.screencast
3.9
~968K
50M+ (77M lifetime)
~2.6M
Cast to TV & Screen Mirroring
com.casttotv.screenmirroring.smarttv.castvideo
3.5-4.2
~179K
10M+
—
TV Cast: Screen Mirroring
tvcast.casttv.castchromecast.screencast
3.4-4.0
~2.1K
500K+
—
TV Cast for Chromecast (EVOLLY)
chromecast.tv.streaming.screen.share
3.7
—
10M+
—
Screen Mirroring Z - TV Cast (EVOLLY)
tv.screen.cast.mirror
3.3
—
5M+
—
Cast to TV - Screen Mirroring (Begamob Apps)
com.casttotv.screenmirroring.mirroring.miracast
4.0
—
—
—
Other Notable Apps in Portfolio
Office Word Reader (50M+), AI Chat (10M+), PDF Reader (10M+), Universal TV Remote (10M+)
Blood Pressure Tracker (1M+), Translate AI (1M+), AI Cleaner, AI Home Design
Users describe the casting app as "basically a scam" with "no benefits from the paid version either"
Reports of unexpected auto-debit charges
Also confirmed on iOS: 13 apps under MAXLABS COMPANY LIMITED on the App Store
3. Generation z apps (Pakistan / UK Shell Company) — Impersonating Real Companies
Company: GENERATIONZTECH LIMITED (UK Company #15207614)
Incorporated: October 12, 2023
Address: 128 Clare Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 6RU
Director: Ehtisham Elahi (Pakistani national, born May 1998, resident in Pakistan)
Contact:support@generationztech.com
Play Store Developer Name
The developer account was originally named "Generation z apps" and has been renamed to "Nice - Polska Sp. z o.o." — impersonating a real Polish smart home company (FIBARO/Nice Group). APKCombo still shows the old name; Google Play now shows the new name. All privacy policies still link to generationztech.com.
There is also evidence linking CoddeX Studio to this entity — a privacy policy HTML contains a leaked mailto:support@generationztech.com link.
Developer Name
Status
Notable Apps
Installs
Generation z apps → "Nice - Polska Sp. z o.o."
CONFIRMED — renamed account, privacy policies at generationztech.com
Cast Phone to TV, Photo Recovery, Music Downloader
~35M
CoddeX Studio
LIKELY — leaked mailto link to generationztech.com in privacy policy HTML
Recover Deleted Messages
~1M
Total confirmed
~36M
Note: Earlier research suggested Match Club and MIRAE CREATIVE NCE, LLC might be connected, but no concrete evidence (shared emails, domains, or privacy policies) was found to confirm this.
Casting/Remote Apps
App
Package ID
Rating
Reviews
Downloads
Cast Phone to TV, Chromecast
com.tvscreencasting.screencast.screenmirroring
4.0
~49K
10M+
TV Cast - Cast for Chromecast
com.castscreenmirroring.casttophone
3.4
~12K
1M+
Universal TV Remote - TV Cast
com.universaltvremotecontrol.castscreenmirroring
—
—
500K+
Key Findings
Google Play currently shows "Nice - Polska Sp. z o.o." as the developer, but privacy policies link to generationztech.com and list "Generation z apps" as the developer. APKCombo also shows "Generation z apps." The real Nice - Polska (FIBARO/Nice Group) publishes smart home apps under com.niceforyou.* and com.fibaro.* — completely different domains and packages.
CoddeX Studio likely connected (leaked mailto link), but Match Club and MIRAE CREATIVE NCE connections are unproven
Each app has a dedicated privacy policy subdomain: castphonetv.generationztech.com, phonetophone.generationztech.com, etc.
Unusually categorized the casting app as "Business" instead of "Tools" — likely an ASO manipulation tactic
Users report connectivity issues, "invalid code" errors, and ads designed to look like app UI to trick clicks
Also publishes: VPN, period tracker, plant identifier, phone tracker — classic utility padding
Most blatant manipulation: The package ID is ai.chatbot.alpha.chatapp — this was an AI chatbot app that was renamed to a casting app to inherit its search rankings and install count
On some regional Play Store pages, it still shows the old name "AI Chatbot - Alpha"
Only ~862 downloads tracked on Uptodown, suggesting much of the 1M+ installs are inherited from the previous app identity
Developer email allrecrecoverdeleted@gmail.com is unprofessional and unrelated to casting
$3.99/week subscription
Rest of portfolio: PDF Reader (10M+), QR Scanner (5M+), Photo Translator (5M+), Voice Recorder (1M+), Calculator Vault, puzzle games — standard utility padding
Singapore PTE. LTD. registration — common pattern for Vietnamese companies using Singapore shell entities
Limited data available, smaller player
Figuredin (USA)
App
Package ID
Rating
Reviews
Downloads
Smart Remote - Easy TV Control
com.rokutv.remote.app
4.4
~40-44K
5M+
Only 2 apps total (this + a crowdfunding app)
Package name com.rokutv.remote.app designed to appear as official Roku app
Users describe it as "the most useless app" — "ads appear every five seconds"
Multiple users call the high ratings "clearly fake"
Referenced in Roku forums as a scam app impersonating official Roku functionality
Outliers
pak.tax.calculator — Delisted/Not Found
No app with this exact package name exists on Google Play. May have been removed or the package name may be incorrect. Closest match: com.faco.paktaxcalculator (Pak Income Tax Calc 2026).
Summary Table — All 16 Apps
#
App
Developer Network
Rating
Reviews
Downloads
Key Issue
1
Cast for Chromecast & TV Cast
iKame/Begamob (Vietnam)
3.9
~968K
77M
Extreme ads, $40 upsells
2
Cast to TV & Screen Mirroring
iKame/Begamob (Vietnam)
3.5-4.2
~179K
10M+
$25.99/week subscription
3
Screen Mirroring & Sharing
ZipoApps (Germany)
3.8
~63K
30M+
Audio paywalled, unauthorized charges
4
Cast Phone to TV, Chromecast
Generation z apps (Pakistan)
4.0
~49K
10M+
Impersonating Polish company
5
Smart Remote - Easy TV Control
Figuredin (USA)
4.4
~40-44K
5M+
Fake Roku branding, likely fake reviews
6
Smart TV Cast: Screen Share
Technoline/Incube (Pakistan/UAE)
~4.5
~104K
5M+
Subscription scam, no real free trial
7
Cast to TV - Screen Mirroring
App Craze (Unknown)
4.5
~40K
1M+
Renamed chatbot app
8
TV Cast: Chromecast & Miracast
SoulApps Studio (China)
4.3
~36K
5.2M
Features behind paywall, stagnating
9
Smart View: Screen Mirroring
WECHOICE MOBILE (Vietnam)
2.88
~15-20K
10M+
Worst rating, impossible to cancel sub
10
TV Cast - Cast for Chromecast
Generation z apps (Pakistan)
3.4
~12K
1M+
Deceptive ads, connectivity failures
11
Screen Mirroring - Cast to TV
FFTools (Vietnam)
3.9
~6.3K
1M+
Abandoned since Jan 2024
12
TV Cast - Stream to Chromecast
Maxlabs (Hong Kong)
3.3-3.7
~3.2K
1M+
Auto-debit charges, 8 fake dev accounts
13
TV Cast: Screen Mirroring
Smile Show (Vietnam)
3.4
~2.1K
500K+
Keyword-stuffed everything
14
Smart View: Screen Mirroring
SwiftBiz/Incube (Pakistan/UAE)
4.0
~1
100K+
ASO company, brand new
15
Screen Mirroring - Cast To TV
Brain Code (Singapore)
—
~10K
~3M
Small player, likely Vietnam-operated
16
pak.tax.calculator
—
—
—
—
Delisted / not found
Documented Manipulation Techniques
1. Multiple Fake Developer Accounts
Maxlabs: 8 accounts for one Hong Kong company
Generation z apps: Renamed account to impersonate Nice - Polska; CoddeX Studio likely connected
iKame/Begamob: 4+ accounts plus publishing partnerships
Predatory pricing — $4-26/week for basic screen casting functionality
Unauthorized charges — auto-debit without consent, multiple charges for failed services
Fake reviews — users flag suspiciously high star ratings that don't match experience
How This Was Discovered
All 16 apps in this analysis were discovered because they were running ads inside LocalCast, specifically targeting LocalCast users. The ads all looked suspiciously similar — same style, same kind of app — suggesting coordinated ad campaigns across supposedly independent developers.
Legitimate Competitors (For Comparison)
The following casting apps appear to be operated by legitimate, independent developers. They are included for market context and to contrast with the manipulation networks above.
App
Package ID
Developer
Rating
Reviews
Downloads
Monthly DLs
Video & TV Cast
de.twokit.screen.mirroring.app.chromecast
2kit consulting (Germany)
4.3
—
100M+
—
Screen Mirroring - Castto
com.soomapps.screenmirroring
SoomApps / Softoria LLC
4.6
370K
89M
~300K
Web Video Cast
com.instantbits.cast.webvideo
InstantBits Inc.
4.6
2.3M
77M
~590K
XCast (Cast to TV)
cast.video.screenmirroring.casttotv
InShot Inc.
4.5
450K
70M
~310K
AirScreen (receiver)
com.ionitech.airscreen
Ionitech
3.3
9.6K
23M
—
TV Cast: Anycast
com.tv.cast.screen.mirroring.remote.control
TV Master
—
—
22M
—
Tubio
com.aesoftware.tubio
AE Software Ltd.
4.1
160K
14M
—
BubbleUPnP
com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp
Bubblesoft
4.2
74K
12M
—
Screen Mirroring - Miracast
screen.mirroring.screenmirroring
InShot Inc.
—
—
10M+
—
Cast to TV: Chromecast, Roku
castwebbrowsertotv.castwebvideo.webvideocaster
InShot Inc.
4.3
—
10M+
—
TV Cast for Chromecast
com.boost.chromecast
BoostVision
4.3
69K
10M+
~500K
Screen Mirroring - TV Miracast
com.studiosoolter.screenmirroring.miracast.apps
Studiosoolter
—
—
10M+
—
Cast TV - Cast for Chromecast
com.casttv.screencast.mirrorcast.mirroringtv
SkyST Media
—
—
5M+
—
Smart View - Cast To TV
com.casttotv.screenmirroring.smartview.smarttvlcd
Smart Remote Apps
—
—
5M+
—
AirDroid Cast
com.sand.aircast
SAND STUDIO
3.8
15K
4.4M
~160K
PigeonCast
com.pigeoncast.screen.mirroring.android.tv
PigeonCast
4.4
4.4K
100K+
~48K
Notable legitimate players:
InShot Inc. operates 3 casting apps (~90M+ combined) — they're also the developer of the popular InShot video editor
InstantBits (Web Video Cast) — the original "cast from browser" app since 2014, 77M downloads, 2.3M reviews
2kit consulting — German company, known as "Video & TV Cast" brand, 100M+ combined across variants
SoomApps (Castto) — 89M downloads, pure mirroring focus
Bubblesoft (BubbleUPnP) — power-user DLNA app since 2011, solo developer
BoostVision — growing portfolio of casting + remote apps, 500K/month
Key contrast:
Legitimate apps tend to have ratings of 4.0+ with organic-looking review counts, established developers with consistent identities, and clear package naming conventions. The manipulation network apps cluster around 2.9-3.9 ratings with suspicious review-to-install ratios, multiple developer identities, and keyword-stuffed package names.
Implications for LocalCast
These findings represent a significant competitive moat through differentiation:
Trust — LocalCast can position as the transparent, honest alternative in a category flooded with scam apps
No ads / fair monetization — Direct contrast to the ad-riddled experience of every competitor
Actually works — Most competitor reviews complain about basic functionality failures
Single honest developer — vs. networks operating through shell companies and fake identities
Google Policy enforcement — Several documented violations could be reported (company impersonation, app identity swaps, multiple developer accounts for one entity)
Coordinated ad targeting — The manipulation networks are running coordinated ad campaigns inside legitimate casting apps like LocalCast to poach users