Using iPad to screenshare / with Back to My Mac

Is anyone successfully using their iPad to control a Mac remotely using Back to My Mac (BTMM) or a 3rd party app such as Logmein or VNC? If so I'd be keen to learn if the experience is as good as using a Macbook pro.
I'd be very suprised if BTMM is supported, but perhaps it is doable if a keyboard and / or a mouse is attached to the iPad?
Thanks
VP

BTMM, unless I've missed something, is not supported on the iPad. But there are a number of remote control apps for the iPad, many of which have been reported to work quite well. Search this forum for "remote control" or "VNC" and you should find additional recommendations.
BTW, it's not possible to connect a mouse to an iPad. There's no cursor on the iPad so a mouse would be of no use.
Regards.

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