# TV Remote ∙ Universal Control — user reviews > 292 indexed App Store user reviews of TV Remote ∙ Universal Control by Fiision Studio Company Limited, rated 4.50/5 from 33,269 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-remote-universal-control/id1545927900/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-remote-universal-control/id1545927900.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 26,521 · 4★ 2,205 · 3★ 1,215 · 2★ 604 · 1★ 2,724 ## What do users think of TV Remote ∙ Universal Control? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Quick and easy to use - ⭐ Works well with Samsung TVs - 💻 Convenient remote control from phone **Cons** - 🔒 Requires TV remote for initial setup - 💰 Paid subscription required for full functionality - 🐛 Frequent disconnections and sync issues - 📢 Intrusive ads and constant upselling - ⚠️ Unreliable and inconsistent performance **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes during use - Unable to connect to some Samsung TV models - Purchased subscription not working as expected **Most requested features** - Ability to control TV without physical remote - More customization options for button layout - Improved stability and reliability ## Newest reviews (12 of 292) ### 1/5 — Spammy junk *2025-07-15, version 1.2.10* You can’t do anything without a screen popping up, trying to get you to subscribe and even trying to trick you into downloading another app as if it’s an update for this one! I literally just installed this one and just tried to use it for the first time if there was an update for it why wouldn’t they have updated the app itself before I even downloaded it? Pretty sure it was just an ad lying to me! They throw all these ads and subscriptions in your face, as if you can’t continue forward without doing it, but you can just close them out! But then you press one button and another one pops right up again! Let me try this out first to see if I even like it and then I might subscribe! But i’m sure as heck not going to now! what a frustrating experience! Why would I subscribe to something that’s so snakey & unhelpful right off the bat!! ### 1/5 — Fraude *2025-07-06* Pede um pin que não aparece na tv e você não consegue reembolso! ### 1/5 — Fake remote fake reviews *2025-07-02, version 1.2.10* Does not work, period ### 1/5 — Vizio *2025-05-29, version 1.2.10* Vizio Televion ### 1/5 — No alternative but to pay subscription *2025-05-15, version 1.2.10* I quickly realised it is a dead-end street so I deleted the download 😒 ### 2/5 — Trash *2025-05-11, version 1.2.10* Trash ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work and I paid for the subscription *2025-04-19, version 1.2.10* Doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-04-13, version 1.2.10* Doesn’t work. Disconnects. Doesn’t respond. ### 1/5 — waste of money *2025-04-05, version 1.2.10* every time you use this app you first need to use the proper, came with tv remote. i bought it to replace a control which goes awol for weeks on end. so this app useless for me ### 1/5 — Rating *2025-03-16, version 1.2.10* Really sucky app. ### 1/5 — Danger Will Robinson! *2025-03-10, version 1.2.10* Won’t work can’t work doesn’t work never worked ### 1/5 — Nanopp *2025-03-06, version 1.2.10* Nefunguje! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Owner *2026-08-22, version 1.2.13* This app is terrible, it never works ### 1/5 — Scammers *2026-07-04, version 1.2.12* I bought lifetime package and a year later it’s not being honored. It’s trying to make me pay again. I reached out to them and no response. Bad customer service. Very upsetting. Money down the drain ### 1/5 — Not good *2026-06-23, version 1.2.12* Paid for it, Doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Why a subscription? *2026-06-23, version 1.2.12* I BOUGHT this app years ago. Now they updated it to a subscription based? Absolutely ridiculous ### 1/5 — Stinky app *2026-03-17, version 1.2.10* Harder than using the remote. And you still need to use the remote to approve your actions. Keep it movin ### 1/5 — Terrible App, does not work more often than it does *2026-03-09, version 1.2.10* This has got to be one of the worst, if not the worst, remote app there is. It works occasionally, but more often, it does not. At the moment, for example, the only function that will work is the volume control. I can’t change apps, I can’t go to the main menu, I can’t use the back button, I can’t change the active input, I can’t turn the tv off, I can’t navigate within the currently open app. But I can change the volume, so clearly the app is connected to the TV (which is not always the case). I have tried closing and reopening this damn app too many times to count. The app is also not programmed to be able to turn the TV on, but hey, at least it can turn it off… when it’s working well enough to do so, at least. And add to that, the fact that Samsung expects people t for this incompetently designed and programmed app is beyond absurd. Hint: paying does not at all improve the functionality of the app. Don’t misplace your remote because the app won’t cut it as even a short term replacement. ### 1/5 — Cela ne marche pas *2026-02-05* Malgré l’achat cela ne marche pas ### 1/5 — TV *2025-12-28, version 1.2.10* No me funciona en mi Samsung ### 1/5 — Works but… *2025-12-17, version 1.2.10* Works well only problem is you need to give permission with tv’s remote every time you open the app to use making it pretty much useless. Not sure if it’s my tv or the app but it’s a deal breaker. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2025-10-25, version 1.2.10* Will not pair to tv. Tv not even recognized. Yes it is a Samsung and yes it is an current model smart tv ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Free Samsung Remote. *2026-05-19, version 1.2.11* Amazing !!! And actually free Thx ### 5/5 — 19647 *2026-03-23, version 1.2.10* phch and his family are ### 5/5 — Sig *2026-02-10, version 1.2.10* Ottimo ### 5/5 — The best way to make money *2025-11-25, version 1.2.10* The best way to make money ### 5/5 — Want refund *2025-08-09, version 1.2.10* How do o get my money back? This doesn’t work ### 5/5 — Kkk *2025-07-15* Imm ### 5/5 — Cho tôi xài miễn phí nha! *2025-04-08, version 1.2.10* Ok ### 5/5 — Sony Fireplace Room *2025-02-04, version 1.2.10* Sony Fireplace Room ### 5/5 — H *2024-12-07, version 1.2.10* Don’t buy the app if you lost your remote because you need it to accept the use of the app every time you reopen it. So stupid ### 5/5 — Lucas *2024-09-29* Blue --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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