# Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote — user reviews > 65 indexed App Store user reviews of Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote by Antoine Barrault, rated 4.50/5 from 132 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plex-and-kodi-xbmc-remote/id403716879/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plex-and-kodi-xbmc-remote/id403716879.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 108 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of Plex & Kodi (XBMC) remote? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🚀 Works with Plex (sometimes) - 👍 Works with Kodi (sometimes) - 💰 Good for the price (free) **Cons** - 🐛 Does not find Kodi/Plex - 🐛 App Support link broken - 🐛 No manual settings - 🐛 Doesn't work on app/web versions - 🐛 Useless without manual settings - 🐛 Failure to work - 🐛 No indication how to get it to work - 🐛 Server shows up after reloads - 🐛 No Plex server detected - 🐛 Only controls volume/stops playback - 🐛 Crashes on tap - 🐛 Crippled by paywall - 🐛 Not possible to test before buy - 🐛 Lacked options/settings - 🐛 Broken - 🐛 POS app - 🐛 No - 🐛 Garbage - 🐛 Not worth it - 🐛 Trash - 🐛 Can't connect - 🐛 Doesn't work for Plex - 🐛 Ad blocks play button - 🐛 Different port for remote control - 🐛 Boo - 🐛 Misleading - 🐛 Does not work with Boxee - 🐛 No support/instructions - 🐛 Pure trash with ADS - 🐛 Lack of support - 🐛 Ads won't go away - 🐛 Not Fully Fuctional - 🐛 Ads cover buttons - 🐛 meh - 🐛 Can't use play/pause buttons - 🐛 iAd blocks buttons **Commonly reported bugs** - App did not find Kodi or Plex sessions - App Support link goes to a broken web page - No way to manually enter settings - App doesn't work on app installations or web versions of Plex - App is useless without manual settings - App does not find Plex installation - App Support does not work - App doesn't find any Plex installations on network - App doesn't work - App does not find Kodi - App gives no option to configure manually - App can't connect with Plex - App only controls volume and stops playback - App crashes as soon as I try to tap IP address or any other info - Controls won't work unless I purchase apps - Not possible to test before buy - App did not work, lacked options & settings - App doesn't work at all - App doesn't see Kodi and gives no option to configure manually - App is useless since I can't get it to connect with my plex - App doesn't work with plex - App crashes on tap - App doesn't work with Plex install - App doesn't work with plex even with instructions - App not worth downloading - Couldn't connect with XBMC - Can't connect - App didn't work for plex - App doesn't work with Plex - App has different port for remote control - App doesn't work well enough to get to the point where you would push play - App has an error when trying to enter IP - App support won't open - App has to pay for certain buttons to work - App does not work with Boxee - App has no instruction or help menu - App has no support or instructions on setting up remote for plex - App has an ad at the bottom - App has ads - App has ads that cover up buttons - App has iAd blocking buttons - App doesn't type for web surfing - App only works for 2 secs before crashing - App requires purchase of play button - Ads won't go away even after paying - Ads cover up info and play/pause buttons making them unusable - Ads cover the bottom buttons **Most requested features** - Needs more buttons - Keyboard mode for text entry - Option to configure manually - Make it free or cost money - Type for web surfing - More comprehensive controls ## Newest reviews (16 of 65) ### 4/5 — Needs more buttons *2025-01-07* Please ### 4/5 — Good *2023-01-26, version 2.0.1* Good ### 1/5 — Does not see Kodi *2019-07-29* And gives no option to configure manually. ### 1/5 — POS app. *2019-07-11, version 2.0.1* Useless since I can’t get it to connect with my plex ### 1/5 — No. *2019-01-11, version 2.0.0* Downloaded to control Plex running on an iPad Pro inside home network. Only controls volume and stops playback. Disappointing. ### 1/5 — Plex no work *2017-09-21, version 1.6.5* Doesn't work with plex ;( ### 1/5 — Useless *2017-01-30, version 1.6.5* App crashes as soon as I try to tap IP address or any other info ### 1/5 — Won't Work w/Boxee & is Crippled by Paywall *2016-03-09* I can't see if any of the controls will work with Boxee unless I purchase apps that turn on the buttons. So it isn't worth exploring for a platform or app that is so old. ### 1/5 — Not possible to test before buy, more use burning your money. *2015-11-03* Useless not working app,remote still won't work as a remote on plex. Not possible to test before buy, more use burning your money. Tested multiple versions of this app, current version still useless on plex. Spend your money elsewhere ### 1/5 — No good for Plex *2015-09-20, version 1.6.5* Doesn't work with my Plex install. ### 3/5 — Not a good Boxee remote replacement *2015-02-13, version 1.6.5* I turned to this app after my Boxee remote died. It connects up fine, and I can navigate. However, the keyboard is not emulated... and since I am trying to enter passwords to my network shares, this app was rendered useless. However, it seems that this is the best you will get, since everything has abandoned the Boxee Box now. So 3 stars from me. ### 1/5 — Just charge for the app already *2015-01-31, version 1.6.5* Don't advertise a free app but charge for the play button ### 1/5 — Garbage *2015-01-30, version 1.6.5* Could not get it to work with plex even with the instructions someone left in the reviews so I tried Hippo remote and it worked great. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2015-01-11* Move along. Nothing to see here. Not worth downloading. There are other free controller apps. Shouldn't have to buy a button. Either make it free or make it cost money. ### 1/5 — Couldn't connect with my XBMC *2014-08-12, version 1.6.5* Opened another XBMC remote control app and that one worked right away, so it was not the settings issue. I hope it would be fixed soon. ### 1/5 — Can't connect *2014-06-15, version 1.6.5* Trash ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Iffy *2026-06-30* First it found my server, then never again. Garbage ### 1/5 — Broken and unsupported *2024-05-15* As others have said, this app did not find either my Kodi or Plex sessions running on a pc on the same network, and there is no way to manually enter settings. Clicking the App Support link in the App Store goes to a broken web page. Apple, why is this still here? Remove it. ### 1/5 — Broken *2023-01-01, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t work on app installations or web versions of Plex. So basically it doesn’t work at all. ### 1/5 — Kodi remote... *2022-12-05* ... that can't find Kodi. I gave one star because there should be a way to enter settings manually. Without it, this app is useless to me. ### 1/5 — Failure to work *2022-10-07* Does not find my Plex installation running on my network. App Support does not work. Why is this still here if it does not work? ### 1/5 — Doesn't work with Plex *2022-01-12, version 2.0.1* Doesn't find any Plex installations on my network ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work. *2021-12-18* No. Just no. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2021-03-09, version 2.0.1* I enter my PLEX.tv login and nothing happens. No error. No remote controls. The login works on PLEX.tv. There's no indication how to get it to work. My server shows up (though it took a few reloads to appear and before that it said no PLEX server was detected). ### 1/5 — Non-functional *2020-08-02, version 2.0.1* App did not work. Lacked options & settings for connections. ### 1/5 — Broken *2020-01-15, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t work at all. Don’t waste your time. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So far so good *2021-12-01* Time efficient ### 5/5 — Jumbo’s J Jackson *2020-10-23, version 2.0.1* Sorry about this girl but she’s just so cute I’m not so much like her because of how my people think about it because of how they can do that to me when we just want nothing but good friends because all of those feelings that we do have over the past like a month but it’s crazy how you get your friends to do that when they’re not friends like we have ### 5/5 — Stellar *2020-07-08, version 2.0.1* Simple easy to use. Make sure you create a plex password in order for this to work. A keyboard mode for text entry would be a really nice feature. ### 5/5 — The remote is Great *2019-05-10, version 2.0.1* They won’t give or even sell you kodi but they will give you a remote Thanks Apple.Be more like Microsoft and not so Greedy ### 5/5 — Plex Remote *2013-09-06, version 1.6.5* Works fine, easy setup Thanks Need pro version w no ads ### 5/5 — Works great with Plex! *2013-03-26* Tested on both WinXP & OS X 10.8 machines running Plex. Config instructions from reviewers below work great. Make sure you have launched Plex on your machine before testing the connection. ### 5/5 — Works for me. *2012-06-13, version 1.6.5* All the negative reviews almost made me not try this. But i did anyway. And it works great for PLEX media Center. For Plex. Enter local ip of the pc running plex media center. For the Port: enter 3000 Leave username an pass blank.. Hit test connection button. Done. Now you have a remote. Oh and the small ad at bottom is not covering up any buttons. And not in the way at all. Iphone 3gs. I didnt use earlier versions that may have. ### 5/5 — Great for the price *2012-06-12, version 1.6.5* Not the best, but amazing for free. Bit of an annoying ad at the bottom, and required a bit of port forwarding, but very good. ### 5/5 — Works great with Plex *2011-09-07, version 1.5.2* Free and works right away. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Simple and working well with xbmc dharma *2010-12-21, version 1.0* Simple and working well with xbmc dharma --- *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 2026-09-03.*