HomeTV2 vs CarMate Pro
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。
CarMate Pro
Enhance your in-car experience with this app that connects your phone to your vehicle's system. Remotely control features like the recorder, set up geofencing for security alerts, and track your past journeys.
- Remote recorder operation
- Geofencing alerts
- Historical trip tracking
- Phone-to-car connectivity
- Vehicle anti-theft features
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「CarMate」是专为车载设备用户打造，加强手机、车机互联的一款全新功能产品。用户可随时随地通过手机操控车机来提升服务体验，通过围栏预警加强汽车防盗。 「特色功能」：远程操作记录仪拍照、围栏预警、查看历史行程轨迹。 "CarMate Pro" is a new functional product specially designed for in-vehicle equipment users to strengthen the interconnection between mobile phones and vehicles. Users can control the car machine through mobile phones anytime and anywhere to improve service experience, and strengthen car anti-theft through fence warning. "Featured functions": Remotely operate the recorder to take pictures, fence warnings, and view historical travel trajectories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeTV2 at 4.0 against CarMate Pro's 3.4. HomeTV2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HomeTV2 holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of HomeTV2's written reviews are positive against 20% of CarMate Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HomeTV2 ships an update every 3 months, CarMate Pro every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | HomeTV2 | CarMate Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen SDMC Technology Co., Ltd | 深圳驾控科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
HomeTV2
CarMate Pro
In-app purchases
HomeTV2
No in-app purchases
CarMate Pro
No in-app purchases
