The folks at Parallels recognize that a 9.7-inch (or smaller, for the iPad mini) screen and a touch interface is not an ideal way to interact with your potentially huge desktop and loads of apps that were built to be used via a mouse and a keyboard. So why should you pay Parallels a yearly fee (which is currently $80) to view your computer’s desktop from your iPad? Well, it’s because Access goes beyond simply mirroring your desktop.
Remote access apps are nothing new, and there are frankly dozens of choices for Mac and Windows users, many of them free. The end result is a full-screen-like experience on your iPad that makes many apps look and feel as if they were natively ported to iOS.