SmartRemote vs Html Preview
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.
Html Preview
Quickly view any HTML file on your iPhone or iPad. Share files from any app or browse your device to instantly render web pages, AI reports, or email attachments. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with a history of your viewed files.
- Share Extension for instant previews
- Zero-delay instant rendering
- History with source app tracking
- Support for multiple encodings
- Dark Mode support
- File picker for local browsing
- Privacy-focused, no ads or analytics
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Open any HTML file on your iPhone in seconds. Html Preview is the simplest way to view HTML files shared from any app. Whether it's a report from ChatGPT, a page saved from Safari, or an attachment from WeChat — just tap Share and preview it instantly. KEY FEATURES • Share Extension — Open HTML files directly from any app using the iOS Share Sheet • Instant Rendering — Pre-warmed WebView engine loads content with zero delay • History — Recent files with source app tracking (knows if it came from WeChat, ChatGPT, Mail, etc.) • Multiple Encodings — Supports UTF-8, Windows-1252, and ISO Latin-1 • Dark Mode — Beautiful warm UI that adapts to your system appearance • File Picker — Browse and open HTML files from the Files app • Privacy First — No ads, no analytics, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. PERFECT FOR • Viewing HTML reports generated by AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) • Previewing web pages shared via messaging apps (WeChat, Telegram, WhatsApp) • Opening HTML email attachments • Checking HTML files from cloud storage (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox) • Developers previewing HTML mockups on mobile Html Preview supports .html, .htm, and .xhtml files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Html Preview at 88% against SmartRemote's 0%. Html Preview also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). SmartRemote's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
SmartRemote is free to download; Html Preview costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Html Preview holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartRemote's written reviews are positive against 88% of Html Preview's.
| Parameter | SmartRemote | Html Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #178 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 阳 李 | CyberGame Limited |
Customer experience
SmartRemote
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In-app purchases
SmartRemote
No in-app purchases
Html Preview
No in-app purchases
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