bOTP vs Dirigo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bOTP
This utility generates one-time passwords for secure authentication. It supports multiple profiles and stores secrets securely on the device's keychain, making them inaccessible after setup. Passwords can be easily copied to the clipboard for quick use.
- Easy to use interface
- Multiple profile support
- Secure secret storage on keychain
- Secrets are hidden and inaccessible
- One-time passwords copied to clipboard
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An easy to use implementation of Mobile One Time Passwords (Mobile-OTP) see http://motp.sourceforge.net Features: * easy to use * multiple profiles/secrets * arc4random based secret generator * secrets are stored on a keychain * secrets are hidden (once stored, there is no supported way to read them) * one time passwords are copied to the clipboard
Dirigo
Control your home theater devices, including AV receivers and smart TVs, from your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Manage playback, adjust settings, and create custom activities for a seamless entertainment experience.
- Control Marantz and Denon AV receivers
- Browse and play HEOS streaming sources
- Manage multi-zone receiver controls
- Configure receiver settings
- Remote control for Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV
- Customizable Home Assistant remotes
- Create one-tap room activities
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Dirigo is one remote for your home theater, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. It controls current Marantz and Denon AV receivers directly over Wi-Fi, well beyond what the bundled remote can do, and with Home Assistant it works without one. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Power, volume, every input and every surround mode your receiver supports • Browse and play HEOS streaming sources — Qobuz, TIDAL, Amazon Music, TuneIn, and the rest • Manage the queue, see what is playing, skip tracks, view history • Control each zone on multi-zone receivers • Configure room correction, speaker levels, HDMI output, video settings, and the deep menus your physical remote pretends don't exist • Activate Quick Selects you have programmed on the receiver • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and an Apple Watch app • Siri and Shortcuts ("Toggle mute with Dirigo", "Set volume with Dirigo") ACTIVITIES One tap sets the whole room: turn on the receiver and the TV, pick the input, set the volume and the lights. Every step reports what actually happened, and Activities run from Shortcuts too. TELEVISION REMOTES Pair the television or streaming box in the same room and Dirigo becomes its remote too. Apple TV gets a touchpad — swipe to navigate, tap to select — along with transport buttons and the Apple TV's own Control Centre and app switcher. Android TV, Google TV and NVIDIA Shield get a D-pad, Back and Home, and play, pause and skip. Dirigo tells you which app is on screen. Volume routes back to your receiver, and a now-playing card on your home screen shows what is on — title, artist, artwork, and how far through it is. Drag the progress bar to jump to a moment. Pairing is a one-time setup: Dirigo finds the television on your network and you type in the code it puts on screen. CUSTOM REMOTES (HOME ASSISTANT) Build remotes from the devices on your own Home Assistant server. • Add lights, switches, fans, buttons, scenes, scripts and sensor readings, and arrange them your way • Add a D-pad or a transport row and choose what each button drives • A Now Playing remote for a Home Assistant media player: artwork, progress, play and skip, volume • Show an infrared appliance on the Home screen: its inputs, volume and power, with a full remote for everything else • Put Home Assistant lights and scenes on your receiver's Home screen buttons • No Denon or Marantz receiver? Choose "Connect Home Assistant" when you first open Dirigo DEMO MODE No receiver to test against? Tap "Explore Demo Mode" on the Welcome screen to explore the app with a synthetic receiver, Apple TV and Android TV. PRIVACY Dirigo collects nothing. No analytics, no identifiers, no third-party tracking SDKs, no Dirigo account. All receiver, television and Home Assistant control happens on your local Wi-Fi network; Dirigo refuses Home Assistant Cloud and internet addresses. If you connect Home Assistant, its access token is stored in your iPhone's keychain and sent only to your own Home Assistant server. The only public-internet activity is album art: when you browse a HEOS streaming source, or show a Home Assistant media player whose cover is hosted by a music service, iOS loads the picture from that service's own image address, anonymously. Full policy at bit0100bitsoftware.com/dirigo-privacy. REQUIREMENTS A current-generation Denon or Marantz AV receiver with HEOS (Cinema 50, SR-series, AVR-X-series and similar), or a Home Assistant server. iOS 18 or later. Your receiver or Home Assistant server must be on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone. Apple TV pairing requires tvOS 18 or later. Android TV pairing works with Android TV and Google TV devices that support the built-in remote pairing service, including NVIDIA Shield. Dirigo is an independent third-party app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sound United, Denon, Marantz, Apple, Google, NVIDIA, or the Open Home Foundation. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dirigo at 100% against bOTP's 0%. Dirigo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 29 months). bOTP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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. Dirigo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bOTP asks for nothing beyond the download.
bOTP ships an update every 29 months, Dirigo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bOTP | Dirigo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Hausner | Bit 0100 Bit Software LLC |
Customer experience
bOTP
Dirigo
In-app purchases
bOTP
No in-app purchases
Dirigo
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