# Remote for VLC, PC & Mac — user reviews > 209 indexed App Store user reviews of Remote for VLC, PC & Mac by Adarsh Urs, rated 4.10/5 from 435 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-for-vlc-pc-and-mac/id1140931401/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/remote-for-vlc-pc-and-mac/id1140931401.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 292 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 66 ## What do users think of Remote for VLC, PC & Mac? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Convenient remote control - 🚀 Works across platforms - 💡 Useful features like YouTube control - 👍 Easy setup **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections - 🔋 High battery consumption - 💩 Intrusive ads - 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive UI **Commonly reported bugs** - Incompatible with latest iOS/macOS versions - Issues with mouse/touch controls - Purchased features not working as expected - Unexpected behavior when pausing/stopping playback **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Ability to control brightness and other system functions - Better support for VLC 3.0 - Customizable themes and colors ## Newest reviews (13 of 209) ### 3/5 — When it works, it works great! *2025-07-26, version 2.6.9* This app works great when I can get it working properly. I have a desktop and a laptop both running windows 11. For some reason, if both computers are online, this app will only see the desktop server. Even if I manually change all the port numbers and make entirely unique settings, the app will erase everything I input and it will just make two instances of the desktop computer. It will change all of the inputs to the desktop as well. I can only get my laptop to work if I shut down the desktop server. As soon as I turn the desktop back on, the issue returns. ### 2/5 — Add app *2024-12-21, version 2.6.6* The app is quite alright but be prepared that with every action there’s an extremely annoying add that can’t be interupted… horrible!!! ### 3/5 — VLC review *2024-12-02, version 2.6.6* Great stuff, but it has so many expert features that it simply confuses people with so many options and the version on my fire tv is pretty junky, I have used for many a year, but still feel like a novice sometimes when things don’t go right. Can’t ever connect to my computer and constantly have to retype my login and password ### 1/5 — Not iOS 18 compatible *2024-09-17, version 2.6.4* Unfortunately the app crashes on iOS 18 ### 1/5 — Não funciona *2024-08-27, version 2.6.4* Paguei pelo app e o software não abre no PC e não tem nenhum lugar que dê suporte. ### 1/5 — scam *2024-07-05, version 2.6.4* requires software download on computer. ### 1/5 — Ads *2024-06-19, version 2.6.4* A remote control with ads, lol. Garbage app. ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2024-05-25, version 2.6.3* Just stopped working out of nowhere and now it cannot even connect. ### 1/5 — X *2024-05-21, version 2.6.2* Not working ### 1/5 — I can’t close ads *2024-04-20, version 2.6* Close button is on the edge of the screen on iPhone 14 Pro and cannot be clicked. UI and visuals are like from 10 years ago. It works but so annoyingly… ### 1/5 — GARBAGE *2024-04-12, version 2.6* “Free” version is LOADED with advertising. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Sa crache très bien *2024-03-01, version 2.6* Si jamais il tourne je reviendrai changé la note ### 1/5 — Inutilizzabile *2023-10-09, version 2.5.62* Impossibile da utilizzare a causa della pubblicità che, una volta partita, non si può chiudere, obbligandoti a chiudere e riaprire l’app. L’ho disinstallata da tutti i miei device. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-08-21, version 2.6.10* I purchased the life subscription but since it moved to monthly subscription, stopped working. Ripped off! ### 1/5 — This does not work *2026-05-03, version 2.6.10* Well, I paid to unlock all features but my iPhone can’t connect to the VLC on my computer, it says the VMR is not found but I have checked VMR is running. Don’t buy! ### 1/5 — fraud *2026-03-31, version 2.6.10* unkown apple device has been synced to my apple account with there own registered device causing my device to be locked out and create unsual amounts of activity by apps iam not allowed access to ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2026-01-03, version 2.6.10* Bad ### 1/5 — Unuseable *2025-12-17, version 2.6.10* The free version is so loaded with ads. Every time you touch the app you have to sit through a couple of ads. So I paid to get rid of the ads. But the app is so buggy it still doesn’t work right. I think it’s trying to do too much. It looks like there’s a bunch of features I don’t know what they’re supposed to do and it is not intuitive at all. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-08-03, version 2.6.9* Don't bother with this. It doesn't work. And the company is impossible to contact for support. I'm am successfully connected to my Mac but the app itself doesn't work. For example pressing "media" only pulls up a mouse (that itself doesn't work) The app won't go to the media list. The various apps hbo, prime, YouTube etc don't launch anything. There is very limited ability to even navigate and like I said earlier all the mouse and such don't do anything. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2024-12-23, version 2.6.6* Ok its free, but ### 1/5 — BEWARE!!! *2024-10-31, version 2.6.6* This app will get into your computer and jack up your VLC settings to the point that the GUI is inaccessible. I had to delete the app, uninstall VLC and do a fresh install to fix everything this trash broke. After leaving this review I will be reporting the app to Apple because it’s malicious. ### 1/5 — Zero support *2024-10-08, version 2.6.5* Support simply ignore you. The app hasn’t worked for weeks with the iOS update and no even re-downloading the MacBook app doesn’t work. Incredibly disappointing to have paid for this ### 1/5 — Crashes crashes crashes *2024-09-17, version 2.6.4* I have been using this app for years and now it crashes immediately after opening. Useless. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — VLC *2025-11-20, version 2.6.9* It’s not working at all like is it because you want me to pay money ? ### 5/5 — Great versatile Product *2025-01-22, version 2.6.7* Go across all platform easily ### 5/5 — Parou de funcionar *2024-09-20, version 2.6.4* Comprei a algum tempo o app Remote for VLC, PC & Mac na AppStore, ele funcionava muito bem, porém após a última atualização para IOS 18 o app parou de funcionar. Quando o app se conecta ao VLC do computador, o app se fecha automaticamente. Tentei entrar em contato com o desenvolvedor, mas da erro ao tentar enviar o email pelo recurso do site. Preciso de resposta e solução urgente, pois uso no trabalho o app constantemente. Muito obrigado ### 5/5 — Le top *2024-05-29, version 2.6.4* Il à suffit d'une mise a jour pour que tout remarche comme avant le top du top Merci au développeur ### 5/5 — It was great until it died *2024-05-27, version 2.6.3* It was great, but after nothing happened it cant connect to my pc ### 5/5 — Cool *2024-01-09, version 2.6* Neat ### 5/5 — Excelente *2023-12-17, version 2.5.62* Excelente programa para cuando estás en tu chamba ### 5/5 — VLC PC Remote *2023-02-09, version 2.5.3* Best one out there. All of the others are so ridiculous that whoever attempted to get it correct should be whipped like black slaves used to. The others that attempted this very very feat got it so wrong i don’t even see how it was oked to be released. Fn stupid. ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-11-08, version 2.5.2* Works well, does what I need it to do ### 5/5 — Esse é top *2022-01-17, version 2.4.8* Esse App é tão bom que fiz questão de comprar --- *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 2026-08-23.*