Comparison

Remote for Tautulli vs ColorCreator

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

Head to head
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

About

ColorCreator

This app allows users to create custom colors by adjusting RGB sliders and saving them to a personal library. It provides decimal and hex RGB values for easy copying and syncs colors across iOS devices.

Highlights
  • RGB slider color creation
  • Save custom color palettes
  • Copy decimal and hex values
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Fine adjustment controls
Features
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ColorCreator - the quick and simple color creation app for your iPhone and iPad. Move the RGB sliders to create the color you want and save for later. Stepper controls allow for fine adjustment, if needed. Copy the decimal and/or hex RGB values to the clipboard for use elsewhere. Build up your own library of colours for later use. The colors are saved to the cloud so synched between all of your iOS devices.

Screenshots

Remote for Tautulli4 screens
ColorCreator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote for Tautulli at Free against ColorCreator's $0.99. Remote for Tautulli also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and device support (4 vs 2). ColorCreator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On 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

Remote for Tautulli is free to download; ColorCreator costs $0.99 up front. Remote for Tautulli sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ColorCreator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote for Tautulli ships an update every 2 months, ColorCreator every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Remote for Tautulli versus ColorCreator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote for TautulliColorCreator
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias FonfaraHamiltonsApps

Customer experience

Remote for Tautulli

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

ColorCreator

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

ColorCreator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

ColorCreator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote for Tautulli free?
Remote for Tautulli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ColorCreator free?
ColorCreator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote for Tautulli or ColorCreator have ads?
Neither Remote for Tautulli nor ColorCreator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote for Tautulli or ColorCreator?
Remote for Tautulli ships an update every 2 months, and ColorCreator every 38 months. Most recently, Remote for Tautulli was updated on November 11, 2026 and ColorCreator on November 3, 2026.

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