Dune Control vs Dearest Wish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dune Control
Transform your mobile device into a comprehensive remote for Dune HD media players. Browse content, control playback, and enter text using your phone or tablet's native interface. Requires compatible Dune HD devices and firmware.
- Full IR remote replacement via Wi-Fi
- Automatic Dune HD device discovery
- Control multiple Dune HD devices
- Browse media content on mobile
- View 'Now Playing' media information
- Playback control (play, pause, volume)
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The Dune Control app turns your mobile phone or tablet into an advanced remote control for your Dune HD media players and set-top-boxes. Main features: Remote: - Fully replaces the standard IR remote control. - Uses Wi-Fi to connect to the local network. - Automatically searches for Dune HD devices in the local network. - Allows to control multiple Dune HD devices and easily switch between them. Navigator (*): - Browse and choose media content via Dune UI shown directly on your mobile device. - Access local and network sources, Favorites, Recent, My Collection, Movies, PHP plugins, etc. - The menu shown on the mobile device mirrors the menu shown on the TV screen. - Enter text into text fields in Dune UI using native keyboard on your mobile device. - Photo viewer mode: view photos from the Dune HD device on the mobile device, control photo slideshow. Now Playing (*): - See the information about the currently played media content, including (when available) movie poster, movie title, music cover, music album/artist/track information. - Control the playback (play/pause, stop, previous/next, playback position, volume). (*) Navigator and Now Playing functions are supported only on the latest generation of Dune HD devices (starting with Dune HD Neo 4K) with the latest firmware (version 190330_0254_r13 or newer). Please send bug reports and suggestions to the following email address: support@dune-hd.com
Dearest Wish
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Dearest Wish is a simple app to record and store your most dearest wishes. Write down your wish, specify the day of its fulfillment and save it. The wish will be shown in the list, but it cannot be opened until the appointed day arrives. Access to your wishes can be restricted with a password, so you can be sure that no one will see your secret wish records, even if they have access to your iPhone or iPad. The program does not have Internet access, so your desires will never be outside of your iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dune Control at 12.0 against Dearest Wish's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dune Control ships an update every 32 months, Dearest Wish every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dune Control | Dearest Wish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 28 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dune HD HK Limited | Sergey Anisimov |
In-app purchases
Dune Control
No in-app purchases
Dearest Wish
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Dune Control or Dearest Wish have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dune Control or Dearest Wish?
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