# Remote for Vizio · — user reviews > 132 indexed App Store user reviews of Remote for Vizio · by Kraftwerk 9 Inc, rated 3.60/5 from 15,010 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-for-vizio/id1451286787/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-for-vizio/id1451286787.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,745 · 4★ 927 · 3★ 562 · 2★ 594 · 1★ 4,182 ## What do users think of Remote for Vizio ·? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Works fine - 🚀 Quick and easy setup - 🚀 Responsive and user-friendly - 🚀 Fantastic alternative to Vizio remote **Cons** - 🐛 Does not connect to Vizio TV - 🐛 Requires WiFi, but can't connect without a remote - 🐛 Paid features don't work as expected - 🐛 Restore purchases don't work - 🐛 Unresponsive and buggy - 💰 Paid subscription required for basic functionality - 💰 Paid version still has issues - 🤖 Suspicious of fake positive reviews **Commonly reported bugs** - Doesn't locate or connect to TV - Paid features not working as advertised - Restore purchases not functioning - Frequent crashes and freezes **Most requested features** - Add up/down/left/right arrows for navigation - Improve connectivity and compatibility with Vizio TVs - Provide better customer support and address issues - Offer a more transparent and fair pricing model ## Newest reviews (17 of 132) ### 3/5 — Lost remote this is not that better *2026-06-01, version 1.1.5* Takes too much time to work ### 1/5 — Upset *2025-10-27, version 1.1.5* Not working for my brand new 2025 Visio 85” tv ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-10-12, version 1.1.5* Doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Lies *2025-07-05, version 1.1.5* Scam doesn’t work not free at all. Don’t download waste of time ### 2/5 — Unreliable *2025-07-01, version 1.1.5* Disconnects or doesn’t recognize my Vizio TV. I use Viz now with less problems. ### 1/5 — No good *2025-06-20, version 1.1.5* Don’t work or do nothing!Don’t download waste of time !!! ### 1/5 — Don’t like it *2025-06-18, version 1.1.5* People should be able to use the remote without having to be connected to a WiFi network ### 1/5 — No help for ap *2025-06-15, version 1.1.5* Can’t get any help ### 1/5 — Never works *2025-04-09, version 1.1.5* Literally never works. ### 1/5 — Unsatisfactory *2025-02-07, version 1.1.5* So first of all on the video you have to go to the left in order to be able to scroll down to search anything else like that it hasn’t left and right button on the remote that goes to the iPhone so it’s impossible to change the channels and basically renders itself useless ### 1/5 — Can’t find our tvs *2025-02-04, version 1.1.5* Seriously waited 20 minutes the thing is still spinning ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-02-01, version 1.1.5* It can’t find my Vizio Tv 5 ft away from me ### 1/5 — It’s bad *2024-12-30, version 1.1.5* There’s no tv name on it and I already have a Vizo with no tv remote and stuff like that it says “no TVs. ### 1/5 — App not supported by TV *2024-12-25, version 1.1.5* I’ll give 1 out of 5 ### 1/5 — Not fully functional *2024-12-22, version 1.1.5* Remote connects to the TV. However will continue to request payment after purchasing the “lifetime”remote. Causing the remote not to work due to the constant pop up. ### 1/5 — Remote app *2024-12-19, version 1.1.5* Can’t find or detect tv ### 2/5 — Took forever! *2024-11-30, version 1.1.5* This app to FOREVER to load and search for my TV and of course it did not find it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-08-17, version 1.1.5* It doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Do not buy this it’s a waste of your time *2026-08-15, version 1.1.5* Could not even turn on the TV and kept trying to get me to get subscriptions ### 1/5 — This app sucks *2026-07-21, version 1.1.5* I have to pay just to connect !!?? ### 1/5 — Does Not Work *2026-06-12, version 1.1.5* I am unable to get my TV to pair with the remote. Don’t fall for this! ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-05-09, version 1.1.5* The developers are stealing from people. Don’t download and certainly don’t give them any money. They are terrible people. ### 1/5 — I *2026-04-08, version 1.1.5* 🥲 ### 1/5 — not working *2026-03-28, version 1.1.5* VIZIO is older model so may be why remote doesn’t work to be fair for 1 star. ### 1/5 — Useless app *2026-01-15, version 1.1.5* Tried the three day free trial because we lost our remote. It works fine but every time I switch apps and come back to the remote app the tv goes black and I have to start over from the home screen. It even does this when unlocking the phone after it goes into sleep mode. Useless app!!! ### 1/5 — Remote *2026-01-14, version 1.1.5* If I had the remote I wouldn’t be trying to use the remote app on my phone doesn’t make sense to me does it make sense to yall ### 1/5 — Vizio *2025-11-25, version 1.1.5* Wont find her tv ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — bruh *2025-10-12, version 1.1.5* this don’t workkkk👿👿👿 ### 5/5 — Me *2025-01-07, version 1.1.5* Turn me on ### 5/5 — I love it it’s so cool *2024-12-24, version 1.1.5* 10/10 ### 5/5 — Vizio remote *2023-11-19, version 1.1.5* awesome! ### 5/5 — This is so cool *2023-09-10, version 1.1.5* You can do this with out your remote ### 5/5 — Does what it intended to *2023-07-19, version 1.1.5* Works fine, very useful if you list your remote. ### 5/5 — Problem *2022-11-30, version 1.1.5* It’s not connecting to the tv ### 5/5 — Pick this Remote!!!! *2021-10-24, version 1.1.5* It Worked perfectly I tried the rest now download the best:) ### 5/5 — 5 star *2021-10-17, version 1.1.5* The only reason I gave it five stars is because it works ### 5/5 — App makes a truly awful TV marginally less awful *2021-01-31* The Vizio TV is literally the worst electronic device I have ever owned. This app is awesome compared to the Vizio app, which is awful, and the actual remote which stops working for a few weeks at a time. I will never buy another Sony product. --- *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 2026-09-14.*