# Alfred Remote — user reviews > 145 indexed App Store user reviews of Alfred Remote by Running with Crayons Ltd, rated 3.10/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alfred-remote/id927944141/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alfred-remote/id927944141.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## Newest reviews (13 of 145) ### 2/5 — Why has this ridiculous thing only been updated twice since it was first released 10+ years ago? *2025-02-07, version 1.5* Especially given how much Alfred for Mac still promotes it, links to it, and continues to include it in new work flows. The current version isn’t even designed for the current version of Alfred (5.5)! Its last update was 3 years ago and designed for Alfred 4. I wonder how many potential customers of Alfred for Mac were turned off when they saw this bizarre app. I was put off from anything Alfred for years - when I first heard of Alfred I looked it up on my phone to see what the internet had to say about it, and this iOs Alfred app showed up for me to click before even any search engine results. I was just as embarrassed for Alfred then than I am know. Only difference is that I forgot about the remote app for so many years that I did actually eventually get the Mac version. So now I’m embarrassed on behalf of both the team AND myself. ### 4/5 — I love alfred, remote is okay *2022-06-15, version 1.5* I'm just sad that the play/pause button doesn't work. I don't use apple music, so I don't know if it works on that, but it does nothing to spotify and YouTube, etc. I have no idea why the pause, skip, rewind buttons are not just equivalent to pressing the same on the keyboard and are instead bound to a software I'll never use. ### 4/5 — Thank god *2021-09-25, version 1.5* An update in 6 years? Please don’t abandon us again Alfred. ### 2/5 — 意义不明 *2021-06-25* 除了本地放音乐外没啥可用的功能 ### 2/5 — In need of an update *2021-02-06, version 1.1* Not really usable these days ### 3/5 — 为啥不更新一下 *2020-12-22* 如题 ### 4/5 — Good app. Would be amazing with Shortcuts support *2020-08-10, version 1.1* Imagine what you could do with this if you could trigger mac commands as part of a longer shortcuts workflow ### 2/5 — Abandonware en la App Store *2020-06-07, version 1.1* Verdadera lástima que una de las apps imprescindibles de macOS haya dejado abandonado su complemento ideal para iOS. Sin actualizaciones en 4 años, sin soporte para las pantallas de iPhone X y posteriores... Aún sigue funcionando para lo básico, pero aún tiene errores sin pulir y es difícil predecir si, con la siguiente versión de iOS, esta app quedará inservible. ### 3/5 — Just ok *2020-04-27, version 1.1* Occasionally useful but needs an update - layout doesn’t properly support x-series iPhones ### 4/5 — Pretty functional *2019-12-23, version 1.1* This is a great idea and a well made product. However, a redesign, additional of things like widgets, and maybe siri integration, would make it very much better. I think, the big part has been finished. It is worth going that 15% just to make the experience smoother. ### 3/5 — Hello? Anyone home? *2019-12-23, version 1.1* Where did you go, Alfred? I thought we were friends? ### 1/5 — Обновись уже! *2019-09-22* Или удались. ### 1/5 — Out of production? *2019-07-23, version 1.1* How has this app not been updated in THREE YEARS? I love Alfred and am used to a pretty regular and stable release schedule with the Mac app. I’m amazed, especially after a recent paid upgrade, that this remote app is still listed as a feature on Mac, but hasn’t received so much as a update to newer screen resolutions. Not what I’ve come to expect from this developer. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — You basically need to Buy this App and the 60€ Upgrade for Alfred on your Mac aswell. *2026-01-22* If you dont buy the Upgrade pack for 60€ you basically can’t use this App Even though there are other Apps that can do this for free Id recommend „Elgato streamdeck“ for iPhone. It is way better, still gets Updates unlike this excuse of an App. Not good do not recommend. ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2024-05-06, version 1.5* App is unreliable. It allowed me to connect and hasn’t allowed me to connect since. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — Meh. Not as good as it could be. *2023-09-22, version 1.5* Compared to something like Elgato Streamdeck, this is an app that leaves the user wanting more. Alfred on the Mac is very useful but takes a lot of time setting things up and the iPad version is pretty much the same, it takes a lot of setting up. It would be nice if we could shrink the sidebar, if the Mac app would replicate the chosen grid layout, etc. I do like how it stays awake though - even when the Mac goes to sleep. However, I’m sticking to Streamdeck - which I didn’t discover before buying this app else I wouldn’t have bought it. ### 1/5 — Supremely disappointing *2023-07-24, version 1.5* There is no way to get access to arbitrary keyboard and mouse controls so you have to manually build workflows for any little thing you would want to do. ### 1/5 — Does not connect. *2022-08-27, version 1.5* I will request a refund. ### 1/5 — Waste of time and money *2020-12-06, version 1.1* The app is misrepresented on the Apple store site. The iOS app is inexpensive but it’s catch bait BEWARE: it’s useless without buying the “power pack” for the MacBook Pro which is in British pounds @ $1.4/lb do >$30. It’s somewhere between childish and dysfunctional. It took about an hour to figure out how to connect the iPhoneX and then the functionality was minimal. Day 2 could not reconnect. Ok so forget about a few $ for an app but the system is constructed in a idiosyncratic way. Just a huge waste of time and money. ### 1/5 — Update *2020-12-01, version 1.1* Can we get an update for this app please. ### 1/5 — 5 years without update *2020-11-07* No updates in the last 5 years. Don’t buy it! ### 1/5 — Could Be Great but no updates! *2019-10-22, version 1.1* Was surprised I can run any Alfred workflows...seems odd. Access to system command and bookmarks are nice but not unique. Integrate this further and it's a must have combo. ### 1/5 — 10% of chance to work as expected *2019-10-12, version 1.1* As title, most of the time this app doesn't work, cannot connect or show null screens. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Briliant! *2024-10-29* Does everything that’s needed to remotely control Alfred on my Mac ### 5/5 — 加个触控板的功能吧 *2022-10-29* 加个触控板的功能，加个虚拟键盘功能 ### 5/5 — Get the Power Pack and use this *2021-05-21, version 1.5* I’ve been using this across two Macs for a number of years. Having a remote that you can configure yourself for just about anything? Priceless. I didn’t think I’d like the 1.5 changes but they’re growing on me…. And yes one of the 5 remote screens is a TV remote for the 3 Mac media players on my machines. Tip: Try to match key bindings in every player you use… Infinite possibilities here, even if you’ve never programmed a line of code in your life. ### 5/5 — Enfin une mise à jour! *2021-04-16* 5 années d’attente et enfin un signe de vie! Vivement les nouvelles fonctionnalités ! ### 5/5 — 很好用，自定义实现无穷的功能 *2021-01-06* 再接再厉，推出更多模块，希望能增加手机客户端发送文本到mac并反馈的功能，就能提升互动维度 ### 5/5 — Don’t listen to the other review *2020-02-03, version 1.1* When thinking about this app think about streamdeck - you can literally run anything here since it allows you to run any script and apple script natively, it also allows you to do anything an Alfred workflow can do and a ton of commands included with Alfred, highly recommended for people who actually know how to tinker with apps ### 5/5 — Alfred’s best buddy *2019-06-03* What an amazing companion app, works flawless and very well, without having a single update since 3yrs ago... please do provide an update to address the new features in Alfred 4 as well as fixing the app screen size for iPhone X and above!! ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2019-05-14, version 1.1* I do love Alfred and I use it all day long! Alfred Remote extends the Mac version with a lot of things. My only request would be to have the possibility to choose between opening an URL into the current browser tab or into a new one. So far, by default, an URL will be open into a new tab. Keep going the great work! ### 5/5 — Amazing but can still improve. *2019-05-06* Last update was 3 years ago and it still works very fast and flawlessly. But I would like to see some tiny tweaks in an update. Specially screensize for new iPhones. :) ### 5/5 — When can it support Alfred3? *2018-01-03, version 1.1* I buy it and find that it can not support Alfred3. I am a loyal fan of Alfred 3. Could you update it? Thank you! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*