Kohand vs Kody Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kohand
Control your Kodi media center directly from your Apple Watch. Browse your library, play movies, TV shows, and music, and manage playback with ease. The companion iPhone app helps manage your Kodi list and automatically detects media centers on your network.
- Remote control Kodi menus
- Control current playback
- Browse and play movies/TV shows
- Browse and play music
- Manage Kodi list on iPhone
- Automatic Kodi detection
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Kohand is Kodi (XBMC) remote control app for Apple Watch. With Kohand you can easily remote control Kodi media centers in your network directly from your Apple Watch on your wrist. With Kohand Watch App you can: - Remote control Kodi menus. - Control current playing items. - Browse and play Movies and TV Shows from your library or Files. - Browse and play Music from your Music library or Files. You can manage your Kodi list with Kohand app on your iPhone device. Kohand also detect Kodi media center in your network and automatically add them to your Kodi list. - In order to use Kohand properly, you must turn on Kodi remote web server. In your Kodi, Go to System -> Services -> Web Server and make sure "Allow remote control via HTTP” is enabled (If you don't see it - make sure you are in "Standard settings level" mode)
Kody Remote
Manage your Kodi media center remotely from your device. Stream media, view your movie and TV show collections with advanced filtering, and control playback. It also includes a social network for reviews.
- Remote control Kodi
- Stream media to device
- View movie collection
- View TV shows collection
- Advanced filtering
- Update and clean library
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The best and the most completely app ever to manage remotely your Kodi - Log in to our social network where you can read and write reviews - Stream your media directly on your device - Get your Movie Collection - Get your Tv Shows Collection - You can filter all movies and tv Shows! The best filter ever!! - Remote control Kodi ...and many other functions You can view all movies/tvshows detail on your device, update and clean Movie Library with your device. Supported version are: Kodi / XBMC from version 11 or higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kohand at Free against Kody Remote's $1.99. Kohand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Kody Remote's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Kohand is free to download; Kody Remote costs $1.99 up front. Kody Remote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Kohand asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kohand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Kohand's written reviews are positive against 71% of Kody Remote's.
Kohand ships an update every 7 months, Kody Remote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kohand | Kody Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applitom | Francesco Rompon |
Customer experience
Kohand
Kody Remote
In-app purchases
Kohand
No in-app purchases
Kody Remote
- Kody Coffee$1.991 Month
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