# The Remote for Kodi — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of The Remote for Kodi by FSS Sp. z o.o., rated 3.60/5 from 18 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-remote-for-kodi/id1057134262/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-remote-for-kodi/id1057134262.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (12 of 36) ### 4/5 — Great app with one Glaring Bug. *2021-03-26, version 2.0.1* This app is well laid out, wonderfully configurable and works with the newest version of Kodi. The author did a fantastic job. That being said, I use this app on my iPad to control Kodi on my nVidia Shield TV. The exit button doesn’t work. You press it, nothing happens and the app continues to run. Other Kodi remote apps happily cause Kodi to shut down, returning me to the Shield home screen. Please fix this annoying bug so that I can give this app a well-deserved 5 stars. ### 4/5 — I give 5 stars but no updates in a long while *2020-02-03, version 2.0.1* Very good app. It’s a shame it’s not being currently worked on. ### 4/5 — Great, but.... *2019-06-07, version 2.0.1* Very good remote for browsing library and YouTube but the actual player remote control is basic and the time bar across the bottom is always stuck at the end of the video time to it’s hard to scroll through to the right point in a video. Also not all my YouTube playlists appear in the playlist menu. Like the customisation of the home screen and shortcuts to YouTube channels. ### 4/5 — Needs update *2018-11-11, version 2.0.1* App needs update to new phone design at least. ### 2/5 — Ads suck *2017-08-23, version 2.0.1* It's not a bad app but it's not worth the amount being charged to buy it ### 4/5 — Trakt Integration! *2017-06-12, version 1.7.4* I really like this app's integration with Trakt, which allows me to browse the shows at my fingertips. Now if I can figure out how to add shows to my Trakt collection using this app, I will give it 5 stars, and spring for the paid version! ### 4/5 — App worked great but recently stopped working *2016-10-27, version 1.5.0* If this bug isn't fixed soon I will have to lower my review but when it worked the app was a charm! Made navigating Kodi 1000x faster and I even spent time in the app browsing YouTube. I highly recommend considering the fact that I expect the bug to be fixed ### 3/5 — Adverts everywhere *2016-10-01, version 1.5.0* This used to b a nice app until the adverts every time u click it's an advert I would rather pay for the app than have to click adverts away every 5 seconds ☹️ ### 4/5 — Such a great Kodi remote, but with a missing detail for me *2016-08-15, version 1.5.0* It really is a pleasure for me to use this remote. I use it regularly when using Kodi. Just about everything is so nicely thought out and executed by the designer. There is this one little missing detail that annoys me though and that is some kind of check mark or indication that should be next to watched movies or even more so TV show episodes within the app. A common situation for me is to select a show to watch using the remote, then proceed to select the next episode I want to watch, but not being sure of the last episode I previously watched. Why is there no check mark or other marking that would clearly indicate what was previously watched ? I find myself then having to navigate on my viewing monitor to see what shows I previously watched to be able to correctly make a selection of the next unwatched Episode to now watch. That is what I would request for the next update, a "watched" indicator. Other than that detail, nice work on this app. ### 3/5 — Great app! *2016-07-14, version 1.5.0* Just discovered this app and it's awesome. Make using my dragon box so much easier. Can save frequently used add ons right to the home screen. Only issue is that the app has been freezing after I choose a show to watch. I noticed that if I go into another remote app and hit stop on the show I'm watching, this app remote works again. Doesn't happen all the time but is a little annoying. If that bug gets fixed, this app is perfect. ### 3/5 — Good but *2016-04-28, version 1.4.0* I love the way u can customise the home screen, but customising the remote shortcuts it's a bit complicated and when I click on the app support it takes me to a blank page with no ability to ask questions. Other issue I had is the widget even though I paid for the pro version sometimes it doesn't allow me to use the widgets by giving me a message that it's for pro version only. ### 4/5 — fantastic BUT.. *2016-02-15* been unable to upgade to pro vers for days so back to XBMCee, ive given up! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What a waste *2020-09-07, version 2.0.1* I want a refund and I want it now, this remote is horrible no instructions on how to use it I can’t figure out what button or buttons do you press to select an item, like select or play and if there is such a button, mines don’t work I tried to support the developer by purchasing the upgrade and really it was a down grade. I want A REFUND FOR THIS HOT MESS!!!!!!!... not worthy of any stars it’s a negative ### 1/5 — Back and ok button don’t work?! *2020-08-22, version 2.0.1* Great potential for an app, and it looks great, however the OK and back button don’t work thus making it about as good as useless. Need a second app just to navigate. ### 1/5 — Sort *2017-12-26, version 2.0.1* 1 Star until they add the ability to include THE when sorting... Aka when a movie starts with THE (like THE Breakfast Club, it should be under T’s, not B’s) Just like Kodi. ### 1/5 — Cannot get app connected to kodi box. *2017-05-14, version 1.7.4* 4 hours and no luck. Frustrating! Be on same network, unblock windows firewall, toggle all the items in kodi, install Bonjour, .......... Frustrating. ### 1/5 — Broken but no support *2016-07-03, version 1.5.0* I tried to report to support, but the link takes me to a blank page with just the Dev logo. When I started using the app, I was able to stream from my Kodi server to my iPad. However, this no longer works. The icon for streaming to device is no longer there. I have the full paid version on iPad Pro, 9.3.2. ### 1/5 — sorry, awful *2016-04-28, version 1.4.0* Sorry, just plain awful. Every time I try this app simply an exercise in frustration, for this user at least (hence the poor review, who knows, maybe you'll love it). "Xbmc Touch", tho not updated for few years now, still best Kodi remote app out there (for this user's needs for simple streaming control at least). ### 1/5 — No connection.... *2016-04-08, version 1.3* I bought this app because the free one would disconnect all the time. Since the iOS update it won't connect at all from my iPad mini 4 Frustrated user!!! ### 1/5 — 1 star for abandoning paid pro users of the previous version *2016-01-29, version 1.0.2* I wouldn't mind paying a little bit for this but to charge $11.99 for what I can do for free with other apps I will pass. To not even offer a lower price to the pro users of the previous version (constellation) is just wrong. ### 2/5 — Nothing special; no XR screen size support *2019-08-19, version 2.0.1* It’s OK. Would be much better if it supported larger screens like the XR. All these Kodi remotes seem more or less alike. ### 2/5 — Make a constellation skin *2017-09-19, version 2.0.1* I found this after researching and bought it. I've sent several help request and none have been answered since I purchased the app. Since then I've downloaded constellation and it's superior in every way. Turning this remote sideways to access the swipe is uncomfortable, pointless and doesn't always work . If given the opportunity I'd take my money back for this one and buy your older more powerful,user friendly, better designed. Still I give 3 Stars because everything works but not 5 since there's a lack of communication and support ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — World class *2019-03-10, version 2.0.1* This app hasn’t really been updated and honestly I don’t see any real benefit from buying the premium version, but I did anyway because I had to support a dev that makes quality like this (especially for free!). Truly, while it could use some updates, this app blows every other app out of the water, hands down - no doubt. It can literally peer into Adonis right on screen with fan art and all, some of you will understand how powerful that is. It’s basically a mini kodi right there on your iPad that does everything but play the content. This is a rockstar developer, support them and buy the premium (even though it does nothing lol). ### 5/5 — Cast to Youtube *2019-02-12, version 2.0.1* Having the app automatically have a popup to play a link from youtube make this app great, if there was a embedded option to select it this app from share menu from youtube then it would be perfect. ### 5/5 — KODI REMOTE *2017-02-06, version 1.7.3* All you need, browse on the ipad or use as a remote for ur kodi box or laptop kodi program, which i use on microsoft and my ipad as remote. I use the free version bc its kinda pointless to buy for the few extras..But!!!! I do recommend buying it bc im not cheap and could use less a headache using it with out having to open up the app. Any questions feel free, out of the other apps to use with kodi, there was one more that was hotter and looks nicer but the features arent as awsome as this one. You can see the add ons on this app and acually look through such apps like exodus and not effect what your watching or open anything on screen. Last word, The Kodi remote should be paying me for such a well stated comment on their remote bc i deserve it and didnt have to lie. lol =) ### 5/5 — Best Kodi Remote *2017-01-25, version 1.7.2* the best kodi remote in the app store and being able to stream to vlc on my ipad from kodi pc make the full version worth every cent I paid for it ### 5/5 — Excellent *2017-01-23, version 1.7.2* Awesome app, but could use a dim option on a timer as well as color customization. I would also like to see filters for recently added. The recently added option does not select the absolute latest added files. I think it goes off the date created data instead of date modified. Now playing should also be improved for example: if you are watching a movie and no other movies are in the queque, it should show a full screen control panel instead of the side bar of information. Just my 2 cents. ### 5/5 — HRIC *2016-12-18, version 1.6.0* Head Remote in Charge. This remote, let me tell you, this is the greatest remote ever. This remote is so great, you're going to get tired of it being so great. And people let me tell you, on the iPad Pro, it's the biggest remote ever. ITS YUUUUUGE!! ### 5/5 — Great App (I love it) *2016-07-10, version 1.5.0* This app is great :) ### 5/5 — The best kodi remote out there *2016-06-29, version 1.5.0* ...I've downloaded all of them, this one is the most user friendly and visually appealing. I would love to be able to customize the home screen more, like a certain shortcut in an addon, maybe even a skin? Great job! ### 5/5 — Love it *2016-04-01, version 1.3* I've tested pretty much every Kodi/XBMC remote out there, and this is the best. The customization is way more than I ever expected, and the incorporation of all types of art (posters, backgrounds, banners, etc.) is a very nice touch. Plus I have appreciated the recent updates adding different View options. Two Thumbs Up! Good job. ### 5/5 — Great Kodi Remote *2016-02-08, version 1.0.2* Great Kodi remote, no need to buy a mouse & keyboard. This works perfectly. --- *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 2026-06-11.*