# Remote control for Insignia — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of Remote control for Insignia by Oz Shabbatth, rated 4.20/5 from 959 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-control-for-insignia/id1580276166/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-control-for-insignia/id1580276166.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 689 · 4★ 69 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 134 ## Is Remote control for Insignia safe? Remote control for Insignia appears mostly safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Remote control for Insignia is 84 out of 100. This assessment is based on 959 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.2 out of 5. Of 959 App Store ratings, 79.0% point to a safe experience, 4.8% suggest some concerns, and 16.2% point to a risky experience. ## Is Remote control for Insignia legit? Remote control for Insignia is no longer available in the App Store. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Remote control for Insignia is 35 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## What do users think of Remote control for Insignia? Reviews of Remote control for Insignia are mostly negative: the Utilities app is rated 4.2/5 from 959 App Store ratings. What users like most: convenient remote replacement, can use USB keyboard as remote. Top complaints: frequent connection issues, requires unnecessary permissions. Summarized from real user reviews. **Pros** - 👍 Convenient remote replacement - 💡 Can use USB keyboard as remote **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent connection issues - 🔍 Requires unnecessary permissions - 💸 Ads and potential hidden charges - 🤖 Unintuitive and buggy interface **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't work with certain TV models - Buttons and features not functioning properly **Most requested features** - Improved reliability and stability - Ability to control TV without existing remote ## Newest reviews (10 of 33) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-01-02, version 6.3* This app does not work with Insignia TVs. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother if you lost your remote *2022-12-23, version 6.3* I downloaded this to take the place of a lost remote. Fire TV has one, many other brands have an app as well that can act as a remote. This app needs you to allow settings on your tv to use… how am I supposed to allow settings if I don’t have a remote. What’s the point of this app if I already have a remote? ### 1/5 — Stupid *2022-12-20, version 6.3* How can I use a device to set up the tv and the remote if I don’t have a remote. Foolish !! ### 1/5 — Very upset *2022-10-25, version 6.3* Make tvs with buttons was dumb in the first place and then your app makes it where I need to go to settings on the tv to find it on the app well guess what I can’t get to the sets because my remote stopped working and I don’t have buttons to get to the setting menu! Thanks for that ### 1/5 — TRASH *2022-10-03, version 6.3* this app is absolutely trash do not download it WILL GIVE YOU A VIRUS AND GET YOU HACKED now my phone barely works because of you idiotic developers so you developers can go to prison now AND FIX YOUR RETARDED APP ### 1/5 — Ads *2022-09-11, version 6.3* Too many ads ### 1/5 — . *2022-08-23, version 6.3* Could be designed much better ### 1/5 — Requires location *2022-03-10, version 4.0* I’m not understanding why this remote app requires my location for it to work. ### 2/5 — Don’t buy it *2022-01-24, version 2.93* It doesn't work all it asks for is your address then it straight up don’t work I needed a replacement remote I didn’t get one yet I’m ordering one I thought this would work it does not. Don’t buy it. ### 1/5 — Trash that works but just barely *2022-01-21, version 2.93* This app is incredibly sketchy and brimming with adds and connection issues. The interface is unintuitive, design is sloppy, and again, really feels like the kind of app someone would design specifically just to steal your information. It makes it nearly impossible to connect and even when it does its all ads, but between all that it works some of the time ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — READ BEFORE INSTALLING *2024-04-24* I needed a remote to control my television, and this app wanted me to already have to remote to access the settings to get started. I took someone else’s advice and downloaded the fire tv app. It’s free and it works with my Insignia TV. ### 1/5 — Scam!! *2023-12-06* Charged me after I sent an email asking about how to cancel because the app doesn’t work at all and I haven’t heard anything back from them in days!! Save the time and money and just buy a new remote this is a scam ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2023-09-08* Doesn’t load even half the time ### 1/5 — Won’t remove adds even if you pay *2023-08-29* Going to have to request my money back. Do not buy ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-08-27* Doesn’t even come close to working. Absolute junk. ### 1/5 — Probably scam *2023-07-17* The app has awful instructions that seem very unnecessary. The entire app is filled with ads and you cannot use it without allowing it access to both your location and ip. Don’t bother downloading, likely collecting your data. ### 1/5 — Fix it *2023-05-03* Buttons don’t work half the time ### 1/5 — Horrible remote *2023-02-17, version 6.3* Too many ads after every 5 or 6 clicks it’s annoying ### 1/5 — Do not download !(possible scam)! *2023-01-12, version 6.3* This app in my opinion seems very sketchy from the start. The list of “instructions” it gives you are accurate and to the point, until it says “Select Developer options” which no where on my TV has that option. Second, when you go to manually connect it, they ask you for your IP address! Then when you refresh the list, it asks for your location. I wouldn’t trust this app at all! ### 1/5 — This is not working *2023-01-02, version 6.3* This is not working. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super Convenient. *2024-03-28* I’m enjoying my TV while I unpack and try to find the actual remote. This one works amazing! ### 5/5 — Pretty decent so far *2023-09-01* We lost the remote to our tv but if you have a usb keyboard that's all you need to get to your settings 🤷🏻‍♀️ it's really easy to use and works fast so i'd recommend it. ### 3/5 — Remote *2024-04-22* I don’t like how the app has to reconnect every single time you want to use the remote. ### 3/5 — Keep looking *2023-11-13* Keep looking for your remote. Look under the sofa cushions. Look under the sofa. Look in the refrigerator. Look in the bathroom. Look under the bed. Look in the junk drawer. Look in the dog’s bed. Keep looking. Look under the sofa again. Look in the car. As long as you’re in the car, go to the store and buy a universal. If all else fails, you can use this one but it will annoy the h*ll out of you. Look under the sofa again. ### 3/5 — Eh *2023-05-09* doesn’t connect to my insignia half the time ### 3/5 — Its Something *2023-02-14, version 6.3* I tried using this for my tv because I had lost my remote but, I needed my remote to connect it. Another thing is that when I go back to use the app I have to do it over and over again it’s like it dosen’t stay logged in 🤷🏽‍♀️ ### 3/5 — Eh *2022-06-30, version 6.3* It’s alright for what it is and like it does the job it took awhile for me to connect it and like there’s a lot of adds and it takes awhile to connect to your tv but it does the job for now ### 3/5 — Eh *2022-06-17, version 6.3* It’s ok not as what I thought. it works but not my favorite. It has to connect to the tv every time and I don’t like that part. It keep saying “make sure you have this app!” And that is annoying. ### 2/5 — Must be better options *2024-04-02* Basic navigation works, but the only thing I wanted was volume control, and that doesn’t. ### 2/5 — Scam for location *2023-04-26* Doesn’t need location to find local network --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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