Comparison

Smartibot 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

Smartibot

This app transforms your phone or tablet into an advanced remote control for a unique AI-enabled cardboard robot. Design custom controllers, utilize various control types, and even enable self-driving capabilities with AI object recognition.

Highlights
  • AI-enabled robot control
  • Customizable remote pad designs
  • Multiple control types
  • Self-driving robot capabilities
  • AI object recognition
  • Telepresence system
Features
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Everything you need to get the most out of your Smartibot - the world’s first AI enabled cardboard robot. Use your phone or tablet as the most amazing remote control you have ever held, choose from 6 standard pad designs, or create your own perfectly tailored to your robot. With 6 types of control you can place, and up to 14 motor connections to control, you can build the robot of your dreams and the perfect controller for it - all without having to write any code. Tired of driving? then make your robot self-driving! Boot up the powerful A.I., choose from 20 things for it look out for (like people, vehicles, pets and household items) attach your phone to your Smartibot and watch it chase your dog, RC car, sister etc OR let someone else drive it using the Smartipresence telepresence system.

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

Smartibot4 screens
Remote for Tautulli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remote for Tautulli at 91% against Smartibot's 0%. Smartibot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartibot ships an update every 3 weeks, Remote for Tautulli every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smartibot versus Remote for Tautulli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartibotRemote for Tautulli
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews90.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoss AtkinTobias Fonfara

Customer experience

Smartibot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Smartibot

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

Smartibot

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 Smartibot free?
Smartibot 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.
Do Smartibot or Remote for Tautulli have ads?
Neither Smartibot nor Remote for Tautulli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartibot or Remote for Tautulli?
Smartibot ships an update every 3 weeks, and Remote for Tautulli every 2 months. Most recently, Smartibot was updated on November 2, 2026 and Remote for Tautulli on November 6, 2026.

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