# Universal TV Remote — user reviews > 55 indexed App Store user reviews of Universal TV Remote by Nilu Technologies, rated 4.40/5 from 20,223 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/universal-tv-remote/id1500901823/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/universal-tv-remote/id1500901823.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 15,659 · 4★ 1,576 · 3★ 899 · 2★ 415 · 1★ 1,674 ## What do users think of Universal TV Remote? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Works well - 💡 Helpful when remote is lost **Cons** - 🙄 Too many ads - 🤬 Ads disrupt usage - 🤔 Inconsistent connectivity - 💰 Expensive subscription **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent disconnections - Inability to turn on TV and devices - App resets to free version **Most requested features** - Reduce ad frequency - Improve connection reliability - Offer more affordable subscription options ## Newest reviews (11 of 55) ### 4/5 — BEST THING EVER (Well was) *2023-08-11* Over time I've been using this, helpful but not really, the ads is why, I wanna do some clicks, AD, more clicks? AD! Thats the problem with this remote, remove ads or I find one that don't gives ads and free and no payment required, I would love to keep this but it would be sad to remove but I would find better one, now remove Ads please. 🥺 ### 2/5 — Way to many ads and connection issues *2023-04-18* There is way too many ads after like a couple of click you will get a ad and then after the ad you do like another few and there another and I can’t connect to my tv it shows up but it won’t connect it just loads for long time and then won’t connect there both on the same internet ### 4/5 — The app is good, but… *2023-04-02* I enjoy using the app because it is helpful when I forget where the remote is or something lol, but the problem is…the ads. There is just too many at a time. You go to use the remote, every few clicks you use, you get an ad. Then the ad ends and you use the remote again, after another few clicks, it’s another ad. I just think there is too many and maybe less at a time would be helpful! ### 3/5 — Way to many adds *2023-02-09, version 1.13* Way too many adds before even getting to try app linked and all but adds every time I attempt to use it sad ### 3/5 — Won’t connect *2022-12-13, version 1.13* I tried connecting this to my Samsung TV and it worked at first but now it stopped. Idk what happened but now it won’t connect to my TV. I made sure everything was right and it was. They are connected to the internet but it won’t work. ### 2/5 — Way too many ads too often *2022-11-18, version 1.13* Lost my tv remote, needed an app to use my tv. Ads pop up every 5-7 seconds and you have to watch a good 15 seconds of them before you can go back to using the remote. Do yourself a favor and download the SmartThings Samsung app if you have a Samsung TV. It’s completely free and no ads. ### 3/5 — The app is ok. *2022-09-10, version 1.13* The app is really good, it’s useful when i can’t find my remote but there only one thing i hate about it. The Ads. I don’t get why there has to be an ad just to use a remote but other wise the app is good. ### 3/5 — To much adds *2022-07-09, version 1.13* The amount of adds is annoying and I thought the app was being nice and let me remove adds but I gotta pay 5 bucks I’m not spending a dime if I can get a app that lets me block adds ### 2/5 — A little disappointing *2022-06-25, version 1.11* This app is amazing but I rate it a 2 bc of those adds it’s getting annoying when I try to click something a add comes on also it was working perfectly fine when I got it and today when I opened it, started loading but that’s all I had to say ### 3/5 — It's okay :/ *2022-06-18, version 1.11* okay, I know your looking at the title right now and thinking “why should I listen to you” this app is great don’t get me wrong but it only allows you to click 5 remote buttons and then an ad pops up like come on. I’m so tired of the ads, and I most certainly do not wanna pay to remove apps for a tv remote. I’m not a Karen. just please remove the ads. ### 2/5 — It’s fine. *2022-05-30, version 1.10* I paid the one time $20 for ad free and more (rather than buy a new remote) and it continues to go back to the free version with ads at least twice a week and I can’t auto connect because of it or keep my favorite channels selected. The ads every 5-6 clicks is really the worst of it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ain’t no way people rate this 5 stars *2023-05-25* There is no way this app has a 15/1 ratio of 5 star reviews to 1 star reviews, obviously bots. No one in their right mind would think a universal remote that forces you to watch an ad every 8 clicks (yes it’s a consistent 8 clicks) shows you a 30 second ad, is a 5 star app. It’s incredibly frustrating, it asks you every once in a while “want us to stop bothering you?” Just to force you to pay 7.99 a month to use their remote like it’s sooo special. News flash, it’s not anymore special than any other universal remote. It’s so stupid I decided to write this review right before I uninstall it because there’s better apps. And to the developers, just be better! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2023-02-18, version 1.14* I paid for a lifetime subscription and continuously have adds when I am trying to navigate channels, or increase/decrease the volume. Before the upgrade grade it had to continually input the device ID 10 digit number. I thought this was going to be fast easy and convenient. It has not been any of those things. ### 1/5 — Insufficient device support, do not download if you use sound bar. *2023-01-08, version 1.13* Downloaded this app, connected to network, seemed to work fine until I turned off the system using their app to go to bed. Next morning the app would not turn on the TV because surprise, surprise the TV needs to be left on at all times for the app to find it in the network. What’s more, not only did it turn off the TV the previous night, but it also turned off my sound bar which needs to be left on in order for the TV to find it. So now I have to use the original remote to turn on the TV and physically turn on the sound bar in order to use the app. In my haste, I bought the $20 lifetime license which, by their definition, as long as the application works correctly there is not a problem. Except that, in my opinion, if it turns off all devices connected to the TV it is shooting his self in the foot, because when a device is turned off,It cannot receive and interpret information from the network. Hence it is unable to be turned on. To me that is an error in application engineering therefore I should be entitled to a refund, but they say the app is working correctly and therefore I am not entitled to one. If you happen to have $20 to throw down the drain, then feel free to download and buy the lifetime license for this piece of poorly engineered garbage. I suppose I will have to eat this one but I’ll try to be more careful in the future. ### 1/5 — Do not download *2022-11-09, version 1.13* The app is slow and laggy and has ads after 7 buttons are pressed. Do not download this one it Doesn’t work well whenever you try to use it the tv has to already be on even though the remote is supposed to turn it on, the ads are long and the X to click off sometimes glitches and doesn’t show up don’t download this. ### 1/5 — Misleading description *2022-10-17, version 1.13* This app is described as working exactly the same as the original tv remote with no need for additional equipment… this is absolutely false however because it requires both the tv and your phone to be connected to the same network which requires a network router. When was the last time you connected your remote control to your Wi-Fi network? Never I assume, because your tv remote uses ir most likely. I needed just a replacement remote control, not another app hijacking my home network. ### 1/5 — Mad *2022-09-06, version 1.13* There is to many ads and I can’t even click a button without a ad popping up or having to put the pin in to many times bc it unconnects and it is getting annoying and I’m not paying for the ads to be removed when it’s only temporary until I get a remote ### 1/5 — Crap *2022-09-03, version 1.13* I paid for this only for it to have to be re set up over and over again! Constantly having to reconnect to the TV and it takes too much time to keep reconnecting, I have had to enter five codes in the last 10 minutes. This is stupid and I want my money back! ### 1/5 — Too many ads to even try to use *2022-08-15, version 1.13* I downloaded this looking for a remote app with a keyboard. I was more than willing to pay the $20 lifetime fee if this app suited my needs. However there are WAY too many ads to even try to test the functionality of this app! Every 5 taps and you get 30 second long ads and a pop up to download an app. Connected easily but Not wasting my time trying to Wade through all the ads to see if this app has the features I need. Deleted within 5 minutes of downloading. ### 1/5 — Can’t use it *2022-06-03, version 1.10* When you first download the app, hit asks you to go to your smart tv’s settings and select “allow usb debugging” then the app connects and it works. The problem with that is, I cannot select “allow usb debugging” on my smart tv because I do not have a remote, and there is not a way for me to make any selections on my tv with one…. Which is the whole reason I downloaded this app. So I’m back to square one with no remote lol. ### 1/5 — There is no rating low enough for this awful app. *2021-09-24, version 1.7* I was forced to use and PAY for this awful app as at least it worked, sorta. It was slow, crashed 1/4 uses, but it changed channels. In the last update, they ADDED Ads to the ppaid version, making it almost impossibile to even change the channel. DO not use this app if at all possible. It wiull frustrate you and charge you for the experience. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-02-19, version 1.14* Moved my room to another part of the house and lost my remote during the process. Downloaded the ad version while I looked for it and I never found it. I just ended up buying the ad free version after all. Now I have a universal remote anywhere I got. Worked out for me. ### 5/5 — Not what I thought. *2023-02-18, version 1.14* At first I thought that it would be a pay to do everything but it’s not its mostly free. ### 5/5 — Ads *2022-11-06, version 1.13* Ads prevent me from even typing in the name of a show with a few clicks I have to stop what I’m doing to watch an ad. 😐 -5 negative stars ### 5/5 — I hate the ads on this app *2022-10-31, version 1.13* This app is corner but whenever I press the button it goes to an ad it has so many ads and I hate it just because of the ads like I don’t like cats like they’re so dumb like they’re like like you know whenever you see an ad on and you download the game and it’s not even like it like nobody wants add ### 5/5 — Works *2022-09-25, version 1.13* Id like to say the app works great but the ads are a bit excessive. Still give you guys 5 stars for how smooth the app works. ### 5/5 — I only gave 5 stars so people can see this *2022-08-25, version 1.13* When I downloaded this app I thought I could find my remote in peace and use this freely but there a way too many ads and I feel like there shouldn’t be ads in the first I can’t click to many buttons with there being an ad. Yes I know there is a subscription but why would I pay for that if this is a temporary thing. I find this horrible ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2022-07-16, version 1.13* I love this app so Much it can do basically anything For an amazing price plus if you don’t want to pay the price you can still do a lot of things without it this app is amassing I totally recommend it to anyone ever! ### 5/5 — Amazing I would recommend using this app *2022-07-13, version 1.13* It’s really good even without premium I think it is premium. it does not give you as much adds as some of the others I used to use. It does not pause AT ALL or slow AT ALL. So definitely try this app out! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your feedback! It means a lot to us. ### 5/5 — Pretty handy *2022-05-20, version 1.10* Of course everything comes with adds now a days but it works well type input is cool so no more left right up down ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2022-05-08, version 1.10* I love this! My tv finally works without battery and I don’t have to spend a penny for the remote app to work! --- *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 2026-06-10.*