Phil User Reviews
Customer Experience
~ Based on 180 written reviews from the US App Store.
What users say
Summarized from real user reviews of Phil. Based on 9.8K reviews and a 3.1/5 average, it highlights the 2 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.
Positive things
- 🚀Works brilliantly
- 👍Great alternative with extras
Negative things
- 🐛Doesn't work
- 🔋Constant ads make it unusable
- 💰Paid version still has ads
- 🤬Aggressive monetization
Is Phil Safe?
Phil : tv remote has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Phil is 63/100.
This assessment is based on 9,754 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.1/5.
Safety Analysis
~ Based on 9,747 App Store ratings for Phil.
Is Phil Legit?
Phil : tv remote appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Phil is 100/100.
Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.
Top reviews
I paid money but now the app is asking to download another app to use the same function I already paid for! But as it’s going to be a new app, I’ll have to pay again!
Won’t work — scam
Totally Useless- an Ad is popping up in 2 seconds
Download App, connect with my Philips Smat Tv, which then prompts you to a message to download the App and you it won’t open, how stupid!
Used to be a good app but now wants access to personal data it has no functional reason for
Complete and utter garbage app. It’s completely unusable as a remote due to the number of ads. Want to pair with your TV? Ad. Want to change channels? Ad. Want to move the selection to another tv function? Yeah that’s an ad. Don’t get this app. You download it thinking you’re getting a TV remote, when in reality you’re getting a billboard app.
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i hate this app and i only had it for 2 minutes. First soon i clicked my tv it went on a ad. Mind you i had the app for 45 seconds now. Then it will not let me connect to my philips tv since that what remote it says on the app. So thats false advertisement then it will not connect if i dont pay for a subscription that I do not want. That is so stupid why do i have to pay to use a fake remote that is on my phone??? Do not download
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Developer never responded and app can never connect to tv. Rip off and unprofessional. Would love to have a better experience.
Doesn’t do anything
This app is total garbage and doesn't work.
Doesn’t work. Don’t buy
no longer works at all. this review is the last thing I am doing before erasing it and forget about it's existence.
Used to be good free remote with apps now half the functions dont work and sends you to the pay page for £4.99 a week. Way to much for a remote app
Paid $20 and it doesn't work on my Phillips tv
Utter waste of time !
For full remote functionality you must pay the ridiculous £4.99 a week! Shameful as I didn’t mind the ads
Doesn’t do anything but prompt adds and try to make you pay. I’d like to try it out before I pay but it won’t let you. Don’t waste your time
Doesn’t work
Now it’s aggressively a subscription app. The off button is now paywalled.
They recently said I couldn’t even CONNECT or USE the buttons to function the tv without PAYING despite the app working a while ago.
