Dune Control vs Vidi · Media Center
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
Vidi · Media Center
Create a personalized media hub on Apple devices. This app allows you to extend its functionality with add-ons, offering a centralized place for your content. Enjoy advanced playback features and synchronized progress across your devices.
- Modular media center
- Add-on extensibility
- Integrated player
- HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision support
- Cross-device progress tracking with iCloud
- Stremio addon API support
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Vidi is a modular media center for Apple platforms. The app acts as a hub and is extendible with addons to provide content and other functionality. - Integrated player with support for HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. - It tracks your progress in the app and between your devices with iCloud. Currently Vidi only supports addons using the Stremio addon API. Read more about what subset of the Stremio addon API is supported on the website: https://vidi.plomo.se/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dune Control at Free against Vidi · Media Center's $4.99. Dune Control also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Vidi · Media Center's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (68% vs 30%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Dune Control is free to download; Vidi · Media Center costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vidi · Media Center holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vidi · Media Center has 89 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Dune Control's written reviews are positive against 68% of Vidi · Media Center's.
Dune Control ships an update every 32 months, Vidi · Media Center every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dune Control | Vidi · Media Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 4.3 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dune HD HK Limited | Plata o Plomo AB |
Customer experience
Dune Control
Vidi · Media Center
Bugs and requests
Dune Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vidi · Media Center
Reported bugs
3 issues- Playback stutters on some devices
- iCloud sync not working as expected
- Certain addons/plugins not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add picture-in-picture mode
- Implement progress tracking and resume playback
- Improve cloud/cross-device sync
- Expand content metadata and recommendations
In-app purchases
Dune Control
No in-app purchases
Vidi · Media Center
No in-app purchases
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