# The Roku App (Official) — user reviews > 6,190 indexed App Store user reviews of The Roku App (Official) by ROKU INC, rated 4.70/5 from 6,013,696 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-roku-app-official/id482066631/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-roku-app-official/id482066631.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,172,851 · 4★ 447,345 · 3★ 174,860 · 2★ 67,730 · 1★ 150,910 ## What do users think of The Roku App (Official)? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Convenient remote control - 🎧 Private listening feature - 📱 Ability to control TV from phone - 🔍 Easy to navigate and search - 🆓 Free app with no ads **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent disconnection issues - ⏱️ Slow to connect or respond - 🔌 Compatibility problems with some TVs - 🔇 Private listening not always reliable - 🤯 Frustrating when remote doesn't work **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes frequently - Fails to detect or connect to Roku devices - Loses connection during use - Inconsistent performance across devices - Unreliable private listening mode **Most requested features** - Add volume control for Roku sticks - Improve Bluetooth/headphone connectivity - Allow remote access over mobile data - Add widget for quick TV controls - Optimize app for iPad's larger screen ## Newest reviews (17 of 6,190) ### 3/5 — Update Needed *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* I love this app! Truly! but recently it’s been super slow and has some issues that need fixing ### 3/5 — Sometimes connects and sometimes it’s doesn’t. *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* I’m over it ngl ### 4/5 — wish you still had numbers *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* for years, I knew my special stations… And one felt whoop. You took all the numbers away… So frustrating! I miss being able to just go to the number, and knowing that this station had some of my favorite programs. Now it feels like a treasure hunt. Sometimes you get there. Sometimes you don’t. ### 3/5 — Volume button *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Remote needs a volume ### 4/5 — Please just add a tiny bittt more convienience for perfection *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* It’s great, but ROKU PLEASE ADD MORE SECTIONS IT WOULD MAKE THIS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* It comes with a remote for my tablet and is such an easy setup to navigate. ### 5/5 — y e s *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Oh mah gahd my tv is finally working yeaahahahahaahaahahahh “UH erM aKshUaLLy iT alWaYs woRkEd” - nerds last words ### 5/5 — It’s great *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Works perfectly ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* The remote works perfectly and I love my Roku tv more than my fire stick k one idk it’s just better ### 4/5 — One thing sucks *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* The app and device work great the only thing that sucks is you can’t delete apps off of your home screen and before I realized I could put a code on it my kids downloaded a bunch of apps. That being said it never let them spend money which is far more important than a cluttered screen ### 5/5 — Five stars *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* I lost my remote and didn’t have enough money to get a new one so I downloaded this app for FREE and I can still watch all my favorite movies and shows on this app it’s so helpful when you don’t have a remote beside you or your to lazy to get one or you lost yours. You can just hop on your phone and press the app and just like that you have your roku tv remote in your hands just like that! Now that sounds fake so i’ll give you a real one short one it’s great. ### 5/5 — Roku *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* This is the best app I’ve ever experienced because you can access any show on any TV every time of day night any time of the day night anything ### 5/5 — The best app ever *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* This is the bomb girls when you don’t have a remote use the Roku app 100/10 ### 4/5 — Changes *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* Had Roku for years, note all of a sudden I have a new homepage that I have to scroll thru to get to my original menu - don’t care for it ### 5/5 — Amazing Roku *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* Amazing ### 4/5 — Amazing but… *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* Ok so this app is amazing i am using it cause i have lost my tv remote but sometimes it doesn’t work so i have to delete it then redo everything but it’s a great app but when it lags it’s annoying ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* This one don’t charge for use ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sucks *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Every time I try to connect to a device, it doesn’t let me and wait 30 seconds and then tells me no if it’s not gonna connect just say it ### 1/5 — Slow as frick *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Every time I use this remote it takes forever to connect to my tv, says I’m never on the WiFi. Which is always wrong. They seriously need to do some bug fixes or I’m gonna throw my tv out the window and forget about Roku. ### 1/5 — Connecting *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* Never connects the first time trying to pair ### 1/5 — Save yourself the frustration and just buy a remote *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* This app constantly has connection issues and will not work. ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2026-08-24, version 14.1.0* If you leave the app open for longer than an hour it doesn’t work so you have to close and reopen, and sometimes it disconnects from tv and freezes or you have to wait 15 seconds before it registers you hit any button at all. It’s not good but there’s probably worse. There’s also times when you hit a certain button and the white light where it lights up when you press stays on and you can’t use that button unless you restart app. Just lots of inconvenient small bugs. ### 1/5 — Headphones *2026-08-23, version 14.1.0* Headphones still disconnect even after the update. PLEASE. FIX. IT!! ### 1/5 — Ok *2026-08-23, version 14.1.0* Roku remote app often doesn’t work takes forever to connect even though I connected to the device multiple times it is very inconsistent with the ability to use the microphone with its ability to connect at all actually, I’ve had to delete and reopen the app multiple times to even get it to connect to my TV once very irritating. ### 1/5 — Not free *2026-08-23, version 14.1.0* Thought this app was free and it’s not it’s charging me and I didn’t know until I got a notification from my Venmo account. ### 1/5 — Roku review *2026-08-23, version 14.1.0* Roku is no different than Disney or Apple. They will steal your money and you will never get what you truly deserve not the service not anything. ### 1/5 — Fox sucks *2026-08-23, version 14.1.0* Fox sucks and if I had known that Roku was going to sell out to them, I would’ve chosen a different system. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thank u *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* For coming out with a great app for the Roku TV ### 5/5 — Es una pregunta que te hace que me hagas que no sé si me explico pero es que no me gusta que te haga *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Y yo no sé qué es eso de la vacuna de mi madre que no sé si me la ponen el viernes y el sábado o sea el domingo no me lo pone y me la pone la semana pasada pero es lo único de que yo tengo el viernes que es la semana de los médicos de aquí del trabajo de otro sitio de por ahí y yo tengo la vacuna ### 5/5 — Roku *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Great app love watching my home improvement air wolf and I believe flip or flop i recommend this app for all of does people that just a little simple moment to enjoy tv again ### 5/5 — Me encanta *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Excelente opción ### 5/5 — I like *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Trolling my sister ### 5/5 — Great features *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Only in my Roku Tav can I listen to my TV through my phone. Great feature if you have kids and you’re watching a non kid friendly show. ### 5/5 — Roku will Rocku *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* It's simple and it works. It can and will do whatever you would expect a smart remote to do. Using your phone as a remote and audio device is crazy convenient. Get it. Use it. ### 5/5 — No need for a subscription *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Love it, few ads, it’s free, no account needed. I been using it for more then 6 months now. It’s easy to use. I’ve tried many and this one is My favorite. Definitely recommend ### 5/5 — . *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* *Lips smack* NOICE! ### 5/5 — Roku commercial *2026-08-25, version 14.1.0* Love the Roku commercial with the stranded plane crash victims. Great subtle sarcasm! Make a sequel! --- *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 2026-08-29.*