HomeTV2 vs MikroTik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeTV2
Control your television using your smartphone. This app works with SDMC set-top boxes to provide remote control functionality for your TV.
- Smartphone TV remote
- SDMC set-top box compatibility
- Remote control functionality
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HomeTV手机遥控与SDMC机顶盒相互配合，可以用手机来控制电视机。
MikroTik
Configure and manage MikroTik routers and access points remotely. This tool provides access to essential network features like routing, firewall, and bandwidth management directly from your smartphone.
- RouterOS configuration
- Network management
- Firewall settings
- Bandwidth control
- Wireless AP setup
- Hotspot gateway management
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MikroTik RouterOS is the operating system of RouterBOARD and CCR devices. RouterOS provides all the core features for your network - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway and more. Use the MikroTik smartphone app to configure your router in the field, or to apply the most basic initial settings for your MikroTik home access point. Requirements: RouterOS v6 or newer. Discussion forum: https://forum.mikrotik.com
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Verdict
HomeTV2 and MikroTik both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 46% of MikroTik's written reviews are positive against 18% of HomeTV2's. MikroTik also leads on ratings volume (282 vs 8). HomeTV2's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for HomeTV2 against 3.9 for MikroTik. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MikroTik has 282 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of HomeTV2's written reviews are positive against 46% of MikroTik's.
HomeTV2 ships an update every 3 months, MikroTik every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | HomeTV2 | MikroTik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.9 (282 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 45.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 282 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen SDMC Technology Co., Ltd | Mikrotikls SIA |
Customer experience
HomeTV2
MikroTik
Bugs and requests
HomeTV2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MikroTik
Reported bugs
5 issues- Connection issues and 'connection refused' errors
- Inability to login or access certain settings
- Crashes when trying to view specific menus or data
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
- Incorrect display of information (e.g. DHCP leases, interface traffic)
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for RoMON and terminal access
- Improve navigation and search functionality
- Provide more customization options
- Optimize for tablet/iPad use
- Add support for more languages (e.g. Spanish, Russian)
In-app purchases
HomeTV2
No in-app purchases
MikroTik
No in-app purchases
