Puck Remote App vs Universal TV Remote Control ™
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.
Universal TV Remote Control ™
Control all your TV devices with a single app. This universal remote offers WiFi and IR blaster functionality for smart and traditional TVs, enabling power, volume, casting, and navigation.
- WiFi and IR blaster control
- Power and volume management
- Smart sharing and casting
- Mouse navigation and keyboard
- Channel list management
- App launching on TV
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Universal Free TV Remote Control is a new free Remote control for all TV Devices 2021, with Universal TV remote control wifi and IR blaster features all in one app . Universal Free TV Remote Control for All LCD , TV IR remote universal Remote. is free TV remote app. Universal Free TV Remote Control for Any LCD Device app is Easy to use and help you too .It is always good and easy to use, a single Universal remote control device to control all your electronic equipments.As mobile phone has become a major gadget that people always carry with them, so having an application installed on your mobile device that works as a TV remote control will make your life easier. This free, powerful and efficient Universal remote TV smart 2020 app will make your life easy. Smart TV functionalities of Universal remote controller are ; 1. Power Control. 2. Mute / Volume Control. 3. Smart Sharing / Casting: View your Pictures and Videos, and listen to music on your TV. 4. Mouse Navigation and Easy Keyboard. 5. Input 6. Home 7. Apps installed on your TV. 8. Channel lists / Up / Down. 9. Play / Stop / Reverse / Fast Forward. 10. up / down / Left / Right Navigation. Other features of Universal Free TV Remote Control for All LCD Include : => Remote controller => Universal TV Remote Control App 2020 for All TV => Universal Free TV Remote Control for All LCD TV remote control for all TV works on: Vizio TV Samsung TV LG TV ROKU TV SONY TV TCL TV PHILIPS TV and many more Note: =>Phone or Tablet with built in IR blaster is required for the Traditional IR TV devices. =>For Smart TV devices, both the smart TV device and user's mobile device must be connected to the same network. =>This app is compatible with the TV brands / models currently available in the app. This is an unofficial TV remote application for these Television brands. Disclaimer: This application is not an affiliated entity of any tv brand, Inc, and Remote for TV is not an official product of any tv brand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Puck Remote App at none against Universal TV Remote Control ™'s shown. Puck Remote App also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Universal TV Remote Control ™'s advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 26). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Universal TV Remote Control ™ holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Universal TV Remote Control ™ has 3.1K 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 Universal TV Remote Control ™'s.
Puck Remote App ships an update every 6 months, Universal TV Remote Control ™ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puck Remote App | Universal TV Remote Control ™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (26 ratings) | 3.5 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 54.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmashToast, Inc. | Recca Nino |
Customer experience
Puck Remote App
Universal TV Remote Control ™
Bugs and requests
Puck Remote App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Universal TV Remote Control ™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Verification process doesn't work
- Incompatible with certain regions
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more TV models
- Ability to control smart home devices
In-app purchases
Puck Remote App
No in-app purchases
Universal TV Remote Control ™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Puck Remote App free?
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