Comparison

DVDFab Remote vs Remote for Tautulli

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DVDFab Remote

Monitor DVDFab client tasks remotely from your smartphone. Get real-time progress updates on copies, rips, and conversions, and receive push notifications for important dialogs or updates.

Highlights
  • Remote task monitoring
  • Real-time progress updates
  • Task queue status
  • Push notifications for dialogs
  • DVDFab update alerts
Features
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DVDFab Remote is a handy mobile app designed for DVDFab users to monitor on their smart phone screens what is happening in DVDFab client, when they are not sitting in front of their computer screens while DVDFab is doing its own jobs, no matter in what modules, Copy, Ripper, Converter or Creator. Users can check real-time task progress on their smart phone screens, like which task has completed successfully, which has failed, which is still waiting in the task queue, along with other detailed information like complete percentage, and estimated time remaining etc. When there is a popup dialog appearing in DVDFab client and certain actions are required, DVDFab Remote will immediately receive a push notification telling users what is happening. At this point, users will have to go to their computers to perform certain actions accordingly. In addition, the notifications may also include DVDFab 10 update and promotion information.

About

Remote for Tautulli

Access and manage your Plex Media Server data remotely. Monitor streams, view media details, and track user activity. Offers advanced features like notifications and statistics in its Pro version.

Highlights
  • Monitor current streams
  • View media details
  • Terminate streams
  • Watch history
  • Tautulli notifications (Pro)
  • Server update monitoring (Pro)
  • User statistics (Pro)
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Remote for Tautulli connects to your existing Tautulli server installation and gives you easy access to all data. WHAT IS TAUTULLI? Tautulli is a monitoring application that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server and tracks what has been streamed, who streamed it, when and where they streamed it, and how it was streamed. For further information please refer to tautulli.com. Remote for Tautulli is not affiliated with Plex Inc. or Tautulli itself. FEATURES - Universal app for iPhone and iPad - App for Apple Watch - Easy initial setup using qr code scanner - List of current streams incl. details like user, player, quality, eta - Option to terminate streams with optional message - All details to media e.g. summary, file size, bitrate, audio/video/subtitle tracks, duration, release date, rating and more - Watch history for media items - Cross linking between related media, track/album/artist, episode/season/tv show - Cross linking to the official Plex app (if installed) - iCloud keychain sync for connection info (if enabled in system) - Dark Mode / Light Mode (requires iOS 13) ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF PRO VERSION - Tautulli notifications for all events that are supported by Tautulli* - Easy Tautulli notification setup process - Plex Media Server update monitoring - Tautulli update monitoring incl. release notes - Option to trigger Tautulli update - Playback history incl. search and stream details - Recently added media - User list incl. details like playback statistics, recently watched, last known ip address incl. map*, and user's playback history - Statistics e.g. most streamed movie/tv show/artist or most active users - Statistics graphically represented as charts - List and details of all libraries incl. search with access to all media details without having those streamed - Plex Media Server logs* - Tautulli logs - Tautulli notification logs - Tautulli newsletter logs - Siri Shortcuts (requires iOS 12) - Widgets (requires iOS 14) - Lockscreen Widgets (requires iOS 16) - Today widget for easy and fast overview of current streams and updates - Management of multiple Tautulli servers incl. fast switch - Number of current streams as app icon badge USE CONDITIONS Remote for Tautulli requires an already configured installation of Tautulli v2.1.20 or higher that is connected to your Plex Media Server and reachable from outside your local network. * This feature requires a corresponding configuration in Tautulli

Screenshots

DVDFab Remote4 screens
Remote for Tautulli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remote for Tautulli at 91% against DVDFab Remote's 23%. Remote for Tautulli also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 34). DVDFab Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Remote for Tautulli sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. DVDFab Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote for Tautulli holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote for Tautulli has 2.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of DVDFab Remote's written reviews are positive against 91% of Remote for Tautulli's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVDFab Remote ships an update monthly, Remote for Tautulli every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DVDFab Remote versus Remote for Tautulli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVDFab RemoteRemote for Tautulli
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (34 ratings)4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings342.4K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDVDFabTobias Fonfara

Customer experience

DVDFab Remote

All ratings31 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral16.1%
Negative41.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative63.6%

Remote for Tautulli

All ratings2,267 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

DVDFab Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Remote for Tautulli

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore purchase functionality not working
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to view server resource utilization
  • Improved remote access and offline support
  • More customization options for notifications

In-app purchases

None

DVDFab Remote

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Remote for Tautulli

One-time4
  • Coffee Tall$0.99
  • Coffee Grande$2.99
  • Remote for Tautulli Pro$3.99
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  • Coffee Venti$4.99

Questions

Is DVDFab Remote free?
DVDFab Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote for Tautulli free?
Remote for Tautulli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DVDFab Remote or Remote for Tautulli?
Remote for Tautulli is rated higher. DVDFab Remote averages 3.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Remote for Tautulli averages 4.8 from 2.4K ratings.
Do DVDFab Remote or Remote for Tautulli have ads?
Neither DVDFab Remote nor Remote for Tautulli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DVDFab Remote or Remote for Tautulli?
DVDFab Remote ships an update monthly, and Remote for Tautulli every 2 months. Most recently, DVDFab Remote was updated on October 20, 2026 and Remote for Tautulli on October 24, 2026.

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