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Why??
Why would ANYONE use this when there is a FREE Roku remote without annoying and intrusive ads?? I mistakenly downloaded this app when our Roku remote got a wine bath, and just needed something to get us by until a replacement arrived. I get the capitalism, but then there should be something extra offered that people find worth the money. Instead, this offers LESS than a free app from the Roku manufacturer! 😂 I couldn’t even watch, pause or search for one thing without waiting for an ad to finish spamming me. Stupid. Pass n this and get the official Roku app. Once I just wanted to turn off the TV, and had to wait for a 45 second ad to finish. Epic fail. There’s not even a voice command feature, which the FREE Roku app offers. Bye!Show lessKJ Mike
grr
The fact that you cannot press buttons more than a few times before an ad place is flat out ridiculous. And it almost always seems like when you need to use the remote right then and there and add please and then you missed your opportunity to be able to use the remote. sometimes an ad will play and you won’t be able to exit out of it until it has fully ran through, or you have to fully exit out of the app and turn it back on to be able to actually use it. The fact that the ads on here are so much make it to where you can hardly use a remote. I am glad that this is not the actual Roku remote if you keep looking you’ll be able to find the Roku companies version of the app and it is 10 times better I promise.Show lessRubyyMarie
Cool, but doesn’t allow you to type QWERTY
Very helpful for people who loose remotes. I downloaded this app as a possible solution for when I am searching shows on the TV. It takes a long time to type out names of shows or people I am looking to watch. I downloaded this expecting to type into the search bar. However there seems to be a software bug that does not allows the applications keyboard to communicate with the TVs search bar. Overall not bad product. Just needs some software updates in the future.Show lessP_Staff
Not consistent
It seems like if I stop using the remote for prolonged use, I can’t reconnect without having to turn the tv on to make it discoverable...which defeats the purpose of being able to turn it on and off with the app. I also paid the 1.99 to remove ads, but when I went to try the app on my ipad which syncs all apps (the app downloaded to my ipad when I downloaded it to my iphone); it asks for another 1.99 to remove ads and restoring my purchases didn’t work. Would appreciate these functions working because the remote is so tiny and often disappears when i’m laying in bed. When it does work, it’s great.Show lessParis51690
Barely better than a real remote
I got the app as a replacement for the remote because, hey I can type on my phone! This would make searching so much easier. At least that’s what I thought… The app doesn’t quite work like that. It does give a keyboard feature but when you try to use it it doesn’t actually interface with the TV... so you still have to type by pressing left right up down select left right up down if you want a basic search. It’s harder to lose the app then the remote which is about the only bonus. I hope they improve it, otherwise I wouldn’t recommend anybody invest real money in this.Show lessIhateRovio
Great control but...
Love the UI and the capabilities. Having a keyboard makes searching for things a thousand times easier and you can change by channel without using the control portion BUT the 30 second ads are a bit much. I’m okay for ads on something that’s free, but the 30 seconds is a bit much especially when you’re in the middle of trying to use the control to switch channels.
This is a clear push to get you to buy the premium version and I don’t like that. Which is the only reason I’m giving this a 3 star rating as opposed to 5.Show lessLoti zaxxon
Beating a dead horse
This app works fine. Functionally it is what I needed out of a remote app. The only reason I needed this app was I have found myself with two Roku TVs and 0 remotes. TVs I paid several hundred dollars for, so you’d think Roku would have gotten their money out of me? Right? Wrong. I go to use this app and as soon as I press a function, an ad plays, preventing me from use of the remote until a 4 minute clash of clans ad stops playing. Infuriated I looked into turning the ads off, and I find I have to give Roku MORE MONEY, for the already expensive TVs I have. Hear me out Roku, I will NEVER give your company another penny! This is complete asinine, a monopoly over my home television experience. You all should be ashamed, and to all reading this, if at all possible return your Roku TV, and do not support this money hungry greedy company with no care for their consumers.Show lesskjonz99999
Love It!
Some ppl have to change their settings/location in the iPhone App Store prior to downloading this app, as it is not available in the USA (or at least it wasn’t ~10 months ago). Any such mods are totally worth the minor inconvenience bc this app is GREAT! We have two TCL Roku televisions in our house and both are set up on this app. They show up separately via device ID in the app and I can actually control them both/separately from anywhere in my house 🤗 Thanks developers!!Show lessMadam Logic
Ads at the worst times
This app is useful because my actual, physical remote just vanished one day. However, anytime I’m in the middle of doing things a video ad will pop up. I eventually got so frustrated I was given a choice: never use my roku or buy the ad free version. After continuously messing up Bandersnatch trying to use this app with ads, I gave in and just paid the $2. The ads are seriously infuriating. But the app works well enough. So, 4/5. And please for the love of god just make banner ads instead of pop ups and videos.Show lessHarmonyStone
Worked for a day and now it rarely recognizes my tv
I lost my Roki remote so I was really hoping I could use this so I don’t have to replace the ridiculously expensive remote. When I open the app it shows my device and that it’s connecting and then it disappears and I just see a blank screen with a loading symbol at the top right of my screen. The tv and phone are connected to the same WiFi, so I can’t seem to tighten out the issue and when I tried looking up how to fix this on the Roku support page all the suggestions are involving the app which doesn't work. I’ve tried on multiple devices and have the same issue. It worked for a day or so no issues and now suddenly I’ll be in the middle of watching something and the app no longer works so I can’t pause or play the next episode on Netflix and the worst part is I can’t even select the input to go to my cable.Show lessmeeshy13
