Transform your iPhone into a comprehensive smart TV remote. Control power, volume, navigation, and apps across a wide range of brands. Enjoy faster text input and touchpad control, all without needing your physical remote.
Summarized from real user reviews of TV Remote Control. Based on 1.3K reviews and a 4.3/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.
2610.1
October 5, 2026
What’s New • Customize the remote buttons in your iPhone’s Live Activities with Premium. • Reorder saved devices within each room to keep your favorites easy to reach. Improvements • Updated the Premium keypad editor with improved button placement, resizing, and color editing. • Fixed restoring default layouts for some Roku keypads. • Improved widget layouts, app icons, and command reliability on Mac. • Improved remote responsiveness and Live Activity updates.
MoreUnlock Premium features - yearly
3 issues
Fails to connect to some TV models
Loses connection randomly
5 requests
Add more TV brand support
Improve Apple Watch integration
This app transforms your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac into a powerful remote control for your smart TV and streaming devices. It allows you to control power, volume, navigation, channels, and playback, as well as launch apps and switch inputs on supported devices.
Key features include a full-featured remote control, direct app launching on supported TVs, text input using your iPhone keyboard for faster searching and signing in, and a smooth touchpad experience for easy navigation. It also offers control from your Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets.
The app is free to download and use, but some advanced features require a paid upgrade. Payment for these features is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
The app supports a wide range of smart TVs and streaming devices, including Apple TV, Samsung, LG, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Hisense, and Vizio. Compatibility is automatically adapted to your specific TV model.
Once downloaded, the app connects to your smart TV or streaming device. You can then use the on-screen interface on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch to control your TV's functions, similar to a physical remote, but with added conveniences like keyboard input and touchpad control.
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