Puck Remote App vs rPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puck Remote App
Control your home devices with your smartphone. This application works with a specific external hardware module to provide a unified remote control experience, eliminating the need for multiple physical remotes.
- Unified home device control
- Replaces multiple physical remotes
- Requires external Bluetooth LE to IR module
- Seamless home interaction
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Hate remotes? Puck it! Control your home from your phone. The PUCK app removes the need for individual remotes to offer a seamless, integrated solution for home interaction. Hello PUCK. Goodbye, remotes. Note: This app uses an external Bluetooth LE to IR (infrared) module (Puck®) which provides for simple exchange of infrared remote codes. The app must be paired with the Puck® hardware to be fully functional.
rPlayer
Transform your phone into a private cinema with this VR and 3D video player. It supports all formats, offers immersive viewing experiences with head tracking and virtual scenes, and provides hands-free controls. Access your media from various sources, including local files, network drives, and web pages.
- Immersive VR/3D viewing modes
- Gyroscope-driven head tracking
- Hands-free controls via gaze or head nod
- Supports all popular video and image formats
- Smooth 4K Ultra HD playback
- Multiple media sources including SMB/SFTP
- Automatic subtitle matching
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Put on a VR headset and your phone instantly becomes a private big-screen cinema. rPlayer is a professional VR / 3D / panoramic media player: it plays every format, finds video anywhere, and works hands-free. VR / 3D IMMERSIVE VIEWING ‣ 3D video: side-by-side or top-and-bottom, plus one-tap 2D-to-3D conversion for regular videos ‣ Panoramic video: 180° / 360° with gyroscope tracking — turn your head to look around ‣ VR headset mode: stereo split-screen for both eyes, works with all kinds of headsets ‣ Virtual big-screen scenes: cinema, living room, outdoor and head-tracking scenes, just like sitting in a real theater ‣ Photos on the giant screen too: picture slideshows in VR VR CONTROLS ‣ Gyroscope-driven view with one-tap recenter ‣ Control by gaze, head nod or head pointer — no hands needed with a headset on ‣ Gestures and gamepad, with fully customizable button mapping UNIVERSAL PLAYBACK ‣ Hardware decoding first, smooth 4K ultra HD playback ‣ Plays popular formats right away: MP4 / MKV / AVI / WMV / FLV / RMVB and more ‣ Images work too: JPG / PNG / HEIC / WebP and more ‣ SRT / ASS subtitles matched automatically, with smart encoding detection ‣ Multiple audio tracks, playback speed, loop / shuffle / AB repeat, and resume where you left off ‣ Favorites, play history and playlists ‣ Picture filters and color adjustments UNLIMITED SOURCES ‣ Play from local files, Photos and the Files app ‣ Import via USB cable or Wi-Fi transfer ‣ SMB / SFTP / WebDAV straight to your NAS: watch while downloading, or save to the device ‣ Web video detection: the built-in browser finds videos on web pages and hands playback over in one tap ‣ Online links: play directly via http / HLS / RTMP and more PRIVACY & COMPATIBILITY ‣ All data stays on your device, nothing is uploaded to servers; Face ID / Touch ID app lock ‣ Built for iPhone, iPad and the foldable iPhone Duo E-mail: rplayer@126.com Unlimited Access Subscription ・Use every feature of rPlayer without restrictions. ・Billed monthly, yearly, or as a one-time payment, depending on the plan you choose. By using rPlayer, you agree to our Privacy Policy: https://www.taijing.top/agreement/iosprivacy.html This application is subject to Apple's standard Terms of Service. To view the full license agreement, visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: rPlayer at 3.8 against Puck Remote App's 3.1. rPlayer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (303 vs 26). Puck Remote App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. rPlayer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Puck Remote App asks for nothing beyond the download.
rPlayer holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: rPlayer has 303 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Puck Remote App's written reviews are positive against 55% of rPlayer's.
Puck Remote App ships an update every 6 months, rPlayer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puck Remote App | rPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (26 ratings) | 3.8 (303 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 55.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 303 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SmashToast, Inc. | 跃欢 王 |
Customer experience
Puck Remote App
rPlayer
Bugs and requests
Puck Remote App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
rPlayer
Reported bugs
6 issues- Unable to change headset/phone type in app
- PIP not available on certain feeds
- Quality no longer supports higher resolution
- Audio lag is horrific
- Url play not working
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- The app adds a red filter to the video when playing
Requested features
13 requests- Add option to add those bars so that the screen on full screen phones is essentially shorter so that it can fit VR headsets and not cut off part of the video with the camera
- Add different screen adjustments for different phone sizes
- Add fisheye correction feature
- Add recenter option
- Add option to scale display
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- Add option to delete watched videos
- Add browser feature
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Add audio track change option
- Add distort option
- Add full screen ipad support
- Add 3D mode
In-app purchases
Puck Remote App
No in-app purchases
rPlayer
- Monthly subscription$6.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- One-time purchase$24.99
Questions
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