# Cingle: Universal TV Remote — Smart Wi-Fi Controller, No Ads > Smart Wi-Fi Controller, No Ads (iPhone/iPad app by Fatih Ziya Cengel.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cingle-universal-tv-remote/id6826505353 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Fatih Ziya Cengel](https://appshunter.io/developer/6823685364) - Category: Utilities, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 13 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and 5 more - Released: 2026-11-06 - Data updated: 2026-11-13 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cingle-universal-tv-remote/id6826505353/reviews.md ## What is Cingle? Cingle Remote turns your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac into one remote for your TV, over your home Wi-Fi. No batteries to change, no need to aim. Every basic function is free forever for one TV, with no ads. ONE REMOTE, ALL YOUR DEVICES Pair a TV on your iPhone and your Apple Watch is ready, with no code to type. Your iPad and Mac find the same TVs, and one Premium+ purchase covers them all with the same Apple Account. IPHONE AND IPAD • Swipe and tap on a large pad, or use arrows and OK • Volume, mute, channels, a number pad, play/pause and 10-second skips • Your iPhone's volume buttons change the TV's volume • Open your TV's apps in one tap • Type searches with your keyboard (LG, Samsung, Roku, Google TV, Fire TV, Apple TV and some others) • A trackpad for the pointer on LG webOS TVs, and Gyro Pointer: hold the aim button, or tap it to keep aiming, and turn your iPhone to move it (Premium+) • A remote widget on your Home Screen, a TV Button in Control Center that presses a key without opening the app, and Siri to control your TV (Premium+) • Finds your TVs by itself, or add one by its IP address On iPad the remote fills the screen, any way up. For iOS and iPadOS 18 or later. APPLE WATCH Control your TV from your wrist: swipe and tap to move around, with Home, Back, Mute and Power, and the Digital Crown for volume. A tap on your wrist tells you when the TV is ready. The Apple Watch app is free for 2 weeks, then included with Premium+. It needs Cingle Remote on your iPhone, and for every TV but Roku your iPhone needs to be nearby. For watchOS 10 or later. MAC Control your TV from your Mac, free. The arrow keys move around, Return selects, Space plays or pauses, Delete goes back and number keys send numbers; the Remote menu has volume, channels, typing and the rest, with keyboard shortcuts. On LG webOS TVs, your mouse or trackpad moves the TV's pointer. For macOS 15 or later. COMPATIBLE WITH • LG webOS TVs, and LG NetCast TVs from 2012 and 2013 • Samsung smart TVs from 2016 on, and many from 2010 to 2015 • Roku TVs and players • Google TV and Android TV, including Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, NVIDIA Shield and Xiaomi TV Box • Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K with tvOS 15 or later • Amazon Fire TV sticks, Cube and TVs; the volume stays with their own remote • Philips TVs with Titan OS or Saphi, and older ones from about 2011 • Panasonic Viera TVs from about 2012 to 2024 • Sony Bravia TVs from about 2013 on • Sharp AQUOS TVs with IP control, from about 2010 to 2016 • TCL and Thomson TVs on TCL's own system, from about 2014 to 2019 • TVs on Vestel's own smart system, sold as Vestel, Toshiba, Hitachi, JVC, Telefunken, Finlux, Medion, Bush and others That includes TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, Toshiba, Insignia, onn. and many other TVs that run Google TV, Android TV, Fire TV or Roku. Your TV needs to be on the same Wi-Fi as your iPhone, iPad or Mac. PREMIUM+ The remote is free for one TV. Premium+ adds several TVs, the Apple Watch app after its 2 free weeks, a bigger remote on Mac, Gyro Pointer, Siri, the widget and the TV Button. Get it once with the Full Premium Pack, or yearly with a 14-day free trial. Family Sharing is included. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, where you can manage or cancel it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Cingle talks to your TV directly over your Wi-Fi, and what it saves stays on your devices. Terms of Use: https://github.com/ryudexter/cingle-remote/blob/main/terms/en.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/ryudexter/cingle-remote/blob/main/privacy/en.md Cingle Remote isn't affiliated with any of the brands named here. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Yearly Subscription | $5.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Full Premium Pack | $29.99 | one-time | ## Is Cingle safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Cingle. ## Is Cingle legit? Cingle: Universal TV Remote has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cingle is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Recent user reviews (1 of 1) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cingle-universal-tv-remote/id6826505353/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2026-11-09* Works like charm ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.5 — 2026-11-12 New: Share Cingle. Know someone who's lost their TV remote? Tap Share Cingle in Settings to send them the App Store link. Thank you for spreading the word! ### 1.0.4 — 2026-11-09 New: Share Cingle. Know someone who's lost their TV remote? Tap Share Cingle in Settings to send them the App Store link. Thank you for spreading the word! ### 1.0.3 — 2026-11-09 New: Trackpad with Arrows (Single Screen). Turn it on in Settings to put the four arrows around the edges of the trackpad, so you can swipe, tap and press arrows without switching between the two. • Gyro Pointer (Premium+): the aim button now also shows on the arrow buttons • Cingle finds more Samsung TVs, including some that didn't show up before, and can turn them on over more home networks • Better translations in every language ### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-08 Cingle Remote is now in Control Center. Open Control Center, tap + and add a control: • Remote: opens Cingle with one tap • TV Button: presses one key on your TV, such as Power or Mute, without opening the app (Premium+) Cingle may now ask you to rate it on the App Store, with Apple's usual prompt, but only once it has worked well for you on a few different days. It never asks on first use or right after something went wrong, and it won't ask again for months. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-06 Cingle Remote now runs on iPad, works with more TVs, and Premium+ is here. • Premium+ is now on sale: buy it once, or yearly with a 14-day free trial • iPad: the remote fills the screen, any way up and in windows of any size • Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K • Samsung TVs from 2014 and 2015 (H and J series), Sharp AQUOS TVs with IP control, and TCL and Thomson TVs on TCL's own system • A number pad: tap CH beside Power on TVs with number keys • A remote widget for your Home Screen (Premium+) • Typing on Google TV • Keys your TV can't take are greyed out • Your Apple Watch taps your wrist once the TV is ready • Older Samsung TVs: the mute button follows the TV, 10-second skips and typing work in YouTube, and Power turns them off • Samsung TVs: the Apps tab shows only the apps on your TV • LG TVs on Wi-Fi turn on with Power, and faster • Fixes for Samsung and Vestel TVs • Fixed: on some iPhones, the volume buttons turned the TV up instead of down ## More apps by Fatih Ziya Cengel - [MPV Player Remote](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mpv-player-remote/id6823685362) All apps by Fatih Ziya Cengel: https://appshunter.io/developer/6823685364 ## Related topics [universal apple tv remote](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/universal-apple-tv-remote) · [universal sharp tv remote](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/universal-sharp-tv-remote) · [pioneer xumo tv remote](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pioneer-xumo-tv-remote) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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