The ability to bulk-import IP addresses and ranges will appear in the upcoming version 6.9. The Host settings will be XML-based which will allow you to actually import your own data, e.g. list of IP addresses to block.
Meanwhile, here is a workaround that can help temporarily fix the problem. On the remote computer, go to windows settings -> Ease of access -> Mouse and enable "Turn on mouse keys...":
When there is no physical mouse the cursor might not be visible. The iOS version has nothing to do with it - the same is true about the desktop Viewer, only in desktop Viewer you see the local cursor by default so that behavior is not immediately evident.
But this is a bug and we have already added it to our bugfix queue. We will fix it in one of the upcoming updates.
Direct connection is always better than ID connection, by definition. It is the simplest way to connect from local to remote, and if you still have serious performance issues even when using direct connection, you should check your network and router.
It should be noted, however, that in the upcoming version 6.9 we implemented some significant improvements to connection speed/performance. Version 6.9 beta will be made available on the site in a few days.
Unfortunately, it's very unclear why this problem may arise and there is so far a single report of it. We will be updating our mobile app quite soon and see if this eliminates the issue.