Comparison

Cineaste App vs Universal TV Remote Control HD

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

Head to head
About

Cineaste App

Easily manage your movie lists, track what you've watched, and discover films for your next movie night. Seamlessly export and import your lists to keep your collection safe across devices.

Highlights
  • Manage movie lists
  • Track watched movies
  • Discover movies
  • Export/import lists
  • Cross-device sync
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Cineaste is the most comfortable way to find the proper movie for a relaxed movie night. Here you can easily manage all movies you want to see or you have already seen. If you want to transfer your movie lists permanently to another device, you can export and import them without any problems.

About

Universal TV Remote Control HD

Control all your smart TVs and streaming devices from your phone. Easily navigate, type, search with voice, and cast media to the big screen. Offers a trackpad or D-pad for navigation and supports a wide range of popular brands.

Highlights
  • Universal device control
  • Voice search
  • Keyboard input
  • Trackpad and D-pad navigation
  • Media casting
  • IPTV playlist support
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Universal TV Remote Control - one app for every screen in the house. READY IN SECONDS Nothing to pair, no code to type in, no hunting for the original remote. Open the app, let it sweep your Wi-Fi, and every TV and streaming box it recognizes shows up in a list. Tap one and the controls are yours. MADE FOR YOUR TV Built around the brands people actually own: Samsung, LG webOS, Sony, Sony Bravia, Philips, Panasonic, Roku TV, Vizio, TCL, Hisense, Sharp, Xiaomi, Toshiba, Hitachi, Grundig, Telefunken, JVC, Thomson, Nokia, Android TV, Google TV and dozens of models besides. TWO REMOTES IN ONE Swipe across the trackpad when you are flicking through rows of posters. Switch to the D-pad when you want one deliberate step at a time. Volume, mute, power, the number pad, the app launcher and every playback key stay a thumb away, wherever you are on screen. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Power on and off Wake the TV and send it back to sleep from your iPhone or iPad. Wake-on-LAN on models that support it. • Volume and sound Nudge it up, cut it dead, fine-tune it - and feel the response the moment you press. • Trackpad or D-pad Pick whichever suits the screen in front of you. Both move through menus, apps and settings without the usual hunting. • Type with the keyboard you already know Search terms, email addresses and passwords go in at full speed from your own keyboard, instead of spelling them out one letter at a time. • Ask out loud Say the title you are after and let the TV go and find it. • Playback and apps Play, pause, jump back, jump forward, and open the streaming apps you use most without putting the phone down. • Your own photos and videos on the big screen Send anything from your library, or a video you come across on the web through the browser built in. • Bring your IPTV playlists Add an M3U from a file or a link. Watch it on the phone, or push it to the TV. • A remote on your wrist Apple Watch gets its own set of keys, for when the phone is in the other room. NOTE Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, weekly or yearly, that lifts the daily limits and unlocks casting to your TV. The price is shown before you buy, it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY Everything happens on your own network. There is no account to create, nothing to sign in to. What you say to the voice search reaches your TV and goes nowhere else - it is never recorded or stored. LEGAL NOTICE This is an independent app. It has no affiliation with Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku, Google, Philips, Panasonic, Hisense, TCL or any other brand named here, and none of them endorse or sponsor it. Those names appear for one reason only: to tell you which devices the app can talk to. Terms of Use: https://devkeystone.vercel.app/legal/devicecontroller-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://devkeystone.vercel.app/legal/devicecontroller-privacy.html Support: info.keystoneapps@gmail.com Download it, and leave the old remote wherever it fell.

Screenshots

Cineaste App4 screens
Universal TV Remote Control HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Universal TV Remote Control HD at 5.0 against Cineaste App's 3.0. Universal TV Remote Control HD also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Cineaste App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Universal TV Remote Control HD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Cineaste App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Universal TV Remote Control HD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cineaste App ships an update every 6 weeks, Universal TV Remote Control HD daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cineaste App versus Universal TV Remote Control HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineaste AppUniversal TV Remote Control HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelizia BernutzZareena Bibi

Customer experience

Cineaste App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Universal TV Remote Control HD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cineaste App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Universal TV Remote Control HD

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cineaste App free?
Cineaste App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Universal TV Remote Control HD free?
Universal TV Remote Control HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cineaste App or Universal TV Remote Control HD?
Universal TV Remote Control HD is rated higher. Cineaste App averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Universal TV Remote Control HD averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Cineaste App or Universal TV Remote Control HD have ads?
Universal TV Remote Control HD shows ads; Cineaste App does not.
Which is updated more often, Cineaste App or Universal TV Remote Control HD?
Cineaste App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Universal TV Remote Control HD daily. Most recently, Cineaste App was updated on November 2, 2026 and Universal TV Remote Control HD on October 31, 2026.

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