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URC Mobile 2.5

URC Mobile 2.5

by Universal Remote Control

145 ratings
53 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
Free

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Released
June 6, 2019
Updated
October 29, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

Developer

Universal Remote Control
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Transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful handheld controller for your home automation system. Effortlessly manage entertainment, lighting, security, and climate control from any location. Enjoy secure and intuitive control with a swipe, tap, or rotation.

✓Smartphone/tablet as handheld controller
✓Control entertainment, lights, security, thermostats
✓Remote access from anywhere in the world
✓Access multiple home locations
✓Secure and intuitive control interface
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What users say about URC Mobile 2.5

Reviews of URC Mobile 2.5 are mostly negative: the Lifestyle app is rated 3.4/5 from 145 App Store ratings. What users like most: easy to control from anywhere, fantastic work and easy to use. Top complaints: never stays connected, always have to restart and reinstall. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to control from anywhere
  • 👍Fantastic work and easy to use
  • 👍Simple and powerful
  • 👍Works great
  • 👍Easy and powerful
  • 👍Best bang for the buck
  • 👍Perfect control
  • 👍Integration and good programming essential
  • 👍Great setup when programmed correctly
  • 👍Best remote ever

Negative things

  • 🐛Never stays connected
  • 🐛Always have to restart and reinstall
  • 🐛Not good, never works
  • 🐛So hard to use
  • 🐛Took a bad app and made it worse
  • 🐛Removed old rotary control
  • 🐛Cryptic symbols
  • 🐛System cannot be found
  • 🐛Problem reappears
  • 🐛Very frustrating
  • 🐛Intermittent, some days it works
  • 🐛Clunky, unoptimized app
  • 🐛Slow, dated
  • 🐛Does not connect well
  • 🐛Looks like app hasn't been updated
  • 🐛Not working for iPhone
  • 🐛Unable to access features
  • 🐛Latest version buggy
  • 🐛App opens 4-5 times
  • 🐛Not very responsive
  • 🐛Controls open delayed
  • 🐛React slowly
  • 🐛Frequent connection issues
  • 🐛Completely useless 95% of the time
  • 🐛Very buggy
  • 🐛Always gives an error
  • 🐛Try again does nothing
  • 🐛Stopped working with latest Apple update
  • 🐛Screen freezes, doesn't respond
  • 🐛Unreliable, rarely works first time
  • 🐛Screen never shuts down
  • 🐛Stops phone from sleeping
  • 🐛No watch support
  • 🐛Problem on home screen
  • 🐛Unexpected response from base station
  • 🐛Horrible system, breaks down constantly
  • 🐛Brutal, crashes all the time
  • 🐛Not intuitive
  • 🐛Glitch or failure
  • 🐛Super glitchy
  • 🐛Screens change without prompting
  • 🐛Crashes constantly
  • 🐛Poorly programmed
  • 🐛System not updated often enough
  • 🐛Not working with iOS 16
  • 🐛Freezes often
  • 🐛Not just one screen, all of them
  • 🐛App auto closes
  • 🐛Needs work
  • 🐛Cannot see all devices on iOS
  • 🐛Delays
  • 🐛Frequent rebooting of the app
  • 🐛Dimming light switches don't cooperate
  • 🐛Terrible, has to be reset every day
  • 🐛Once happy, now cannot recommend
  • 🐛Discontinued media streaming device
  • 🐛Amp out of warranty
  • 🐛App only good for on/off
  • 🐛System not found error
  • 🐛System Update error
  • 🐛Rendered whole system unusable
  • 🐛Error messages all over the place
  • 🐛Unresponsive and useless
  • 🐛Cannot change volume
  • 🐛App crashes every 5-7 mins
  • 🐛So 2010, clunky connecting
  • 🐛Awful app
  • 🐛Worst app ever
  • 🐛Loses connection every night
  • 🐛Worse system EVER
  • 🐛Highly unstable
  • 🐛Do not buy URC
  • 🐛Frustrated for ever
  • 🐛Not managed to make it work
  • 🐛Buttons do not work
  • 🐛Bad, won't start
  • 🐛Slow and unresponsive
  • 🐛Graphics are old school
  • 🐛Worst customer service
  • 🐛Terrible, clunky, not user friendly
  • 🐛Many bugs
  • 🐛Needs testing and polish
  • 🐛Lutron and Sonos interfaces unusable
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What's New in URC Mobile 2.5

1.2.274

October 29, 2026

Fixes in this version: • The app no longer gets stuck with an "unexpected response from basestation" error after sitting idle or when the base station restarts. It reconnects on its own, and your button press still goes through. If it truly cannot reconnect, you get a simple Retry button • Opening Unified Lighting no longer shows "Unable to Connect" or makes you wait 10 seconds or more. The lighting screen loads normally

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User reviews

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Lazy Implementation

In the age of AI where I can whip up an integration for practically any discoverable endpoint in a matter of hours, I struggle to see where URC fits in. Gatekeeping the software on top of an already expensive system never really made sense, and makes even less today. It’s an obvious money grab. Aside from all that, the app is just not good. Even a properly configured one reminds me of the VBASIC apps I made in the 10th grade (2006). I’m replacing my URC equipment with more configurable products that don’t require a “professional” (some guy who sat through 40 hours of URC school and paid too much for tuition).
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Mmike74949373

Useless

Has not worked on iPhone for last 6 months or so - what a complete waste of money this URC kit was! Come on URC update the app!
SWS London W5

Horrible

Never stays connected. Always have to restart and reinstall. While URC system is problematic. Have Sonos i stalled downstairs. Switching rear of house to that
PPetepete23

Designed by an unpaid amateur?

The app follows no known user interface design principles. And on top of that, it's ugly.

I have to live with this app and have no choice. It's outrageous that the opt developer neither listens to no response to any comment or suggestions.
Mmidtoad

Not good

Never works and is so hard to use
UUrc2.5
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

75 issues

Never stays connected

Bug

Always have to restart and reinstall

Bug

System cannot be found

Bug

Problem reappears

Bug

Intermittent, some days it works

Bug

Clunky, unoptimized app

Bug

Does not connect well

Bug

Looks like app hasn't been updated

Bug

Not working for iPhone

Bug

Unable to access features

Bug

Latest version buggy

Bug

App opens 4-5 times

Bug

Not very responsive

Bug

Controls open delayed

Bug

React slowly

Bug

Frequent connection issues

Bug

Completely useless 95% of the time

Bug

Very buggy

Bug

Always gives an error

Bug

Try again does nothing

Bug

Stopped working with latest Apple update

Bug

Screen freezes, doesn't respond

Bug

Unreliable, rarely works first time

Bug

Screen never shuts down

Bug

Stops phone from sleeping

Bug

Problem on home screen

Bug

Unexpected response from base station

Bug

Horrible system, breaks down constantly

Bug

Brutal, crashes all the time

Bug

Not intuitive

Bug

Glitch or failure

Bug

Super glitchy

Bug

Screens change without prompting

Bug

Crashes constantly

Bug

Poorly programmed

Bug

System not updated often enough

Bug

Not working with iOS 16

Bug

Freezes often

Bug

Not just one screen, all of them

Bug

App auto closes

Bug

Needs work

Bug

Cannot see all devices on iOS

Bug

Delays

Bug

Frequent rebooting of the app

Bug

Dimming light switches don't cooperate

Bug

Terrible, has to be reset every day

Bug

Once happy, now cannot recommend

Bug

Discontinued media streaming device

Bug

Amp out of warranty

Bug

App only good for on/off

Bug

System not found error

Bug

System Update error

Bug

Rendered whole system unusable

Bug

Error messages all over the place

Bug

Unresponsive and useless

Bug

Cannot change volume

Bug

App crashes every 5-7 mins

Bug

So 2010, clunky connecting

Bug

Awful app

Bug

Worst app ever

Bug

Loses connection every night

Bug

Worse system EVER

Bug

Highly unstable

Bug

Do not buy URC

Bug

Frustrated for ever

Bug

Not managed to make it work

Bug

Buttons do not work

Bug

Bad, won't start

Bug

Slow and unresponsive

Bug

Graphics are old school

Bug

Worst customer service

Bug

Terrible, clunky, not user friendly

Bug

Many bugs

Bug

Needs testing and polish

Bug

Lutron and Sonos interfaces unusable

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Widgets

Feature

Siri Shortcuts

Feature

Add own images

Feature

See Doorbird from mobile app

Feature

Change background without service call

Feature

FAQ

Does URC Mobile 2.5 have ads?

No, URC Mobile 2.5 does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use.

What is the rating for URC Mobile 2.5?

URC Mobile 2.5 has a rating of 3.4 stars based on 145 ratings. User sentiment is generally negative, with frequent complaints about connectivity and usability.

What devices is URC Mobile 2.5 compatible with?

URC Mobile 2.5 is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It requires an iOS device.

How often is URC Mobile 2.5 updated?

The latest version of URC Mobile 2.5 is 1.2.274, which was last updated on October 29, 2026. However, user reviews suggest the app may not be updated frequently enough to address issues.

Is URC Mobile 2.5 easy to use?

User reviews are mixed regarding ease of use. While some users find it simple and powerful, many others describe it as clunky, unoptimized, and hard to use, with cryptic symbols and a dated interface.

What are the main issues users report with URC Mobile 2.5?

The most common complaints include frequent connection issues, the app never staying connected, needing to restart or reinstall, and general unreliability. Users also report slow performance and frequent crashes.

Can I control my URC system from outside my home with URC Mobile 2.5?

Yes, control is possible from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet or cell phone access. This allows you to manage your home automation system remotely.

Do I need a URC Total Control 2 system to use URC Mobile 2.5?

Yes, an installed Total Control 2 system is absolutely required to enjoy and access the features of URC Mobile 2.5. The app is a controller for this specific system.