SmartRemote vs Smart Hoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartRemote
Transform your iPhone into a universal remote for home electronics and receive personalized TV guide listings. Control Wi-Fi enabled devices like set-top boxes, media players, and smart TVs from major brands.
- Universal remote control
- Personalized TV guide
- Wi-Fi device control
- Supports major brands
- Replaces multiple remotes
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Smart Remote turns your iPhone into a smart universal remote to control your home electronics and provide personalized TV guide listings. Control via Wi-Fi is available for many devices, including many internet connected set-top boxes from Dish or DirecTV, along with Roku and Sonos media players, and some models of connected smart TVs from Samsung, LG and Sony. This universal remote replaces Samsung remote, LG remote, Sony remote, Vizio remote, Dish remote, DirectTV remote, Xfinity remote, Apple TV remote. One remote to rule them all. We are constantly working to improve our app so you have the best experience possible. If you're having trouble getting the remote to work properly on a particular device or experiencing problems with TV listings or TV guide. Supported brands include LG TV, Samsung TV, Vizio TV, Mitsubishi TV, Sony TV and hundreds of thousands more.
Smart Hoom
Control your garage door and manage access to your door lock directly from your smartphone. This app offers a secure, affordable, and convenient alternative to traditional remote controllers.
- Open garage doors remotely
- Manage door lock access
- Secure smartphone control
- Affordable alternative to remotes
- Plug and play setup
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Open garage doors with your smartphone. Manage access to your door lock. It’s plug and play, more secure and more affordable than remote controllers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Hoom at 57% against SmartRemote's 0%. Smart Hoom also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (32 vs 6). SmartRemote's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Hoom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Hoom has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartRemote's written reviews are positive against 57% of Smart Hoom's.
| Parameter | SmartRemote | Smart Hoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 阳 李 | Seyedrasoul Hassani |
Customer experience
SmartRemote
Smart Hoom
In-app purchases
SmartRemote
No in-app purchases
Smart Hoom
No in-app purchases
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