tranScreen vs Remote for Android TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tranScreen
Wirelessly cast your phone's screen, photos, videos, and documents to your TV. Control your TV remotely with your phone, use it as a mouse or keyboard, and even stream live camera feeds and audio.
- Wireless screen mirroring
- File casting (video, audio, images, documents)
- TV screen to phone display
- Phone as wireless mouse/keyboard/remote
- Live camera feed to TV
- Real-time TV screen capture
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Professional and efficient projection expert tranScreen is a multi-screen interactive software for interaction between smart phones and smart TVs. The main functions are as follows: 1. Push the screen picture on the mobile phone wirelessly to display on the TV. 2. Push the files (videos, audios, pictures, documents... etc.) on the phone to the TV. 3. Wirelessly transmit the screen picture of the TV terminal to the mobile phone for display, and can directly perform multi-touch on the TV terminal through the touch screen of the mobile phone. 4. The mobile phone can be used as a wireless mouse, keyboard, touchpad and remote control for the TV. 5. Push the shooting screen of the mobile phone camera to the TV in real time, and you can speak on the TV through the mobile phone microphone. 6. The mobile phone can take a screenshot of the TV screen in real time, and save and view it on the mobile phone.
Remote for Android TV
Control your Android Smart TV with your phone or tablet. Features voice commands, a built-in keyboard for searches, and a touchpad for easy navigation. Quickly launch apps and manage volume directly from the application.
- Voice commands
- Built-in keyboard for search
- Touchpad control
- Quick app launching
- Volume information display
- Physical remote emulation
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Remote for Android TV application allows you to control your Android Smart TV instead of using a physical remote. ◆ VOICE and KEYBOARD SUPPORTED ◆ Features: ◆ Voice commands ◆ Built-in keyboard for search ◆ Touchpad ◆ Quick launch applications ◆ Volume information directly visible on the application ◆ Control your TV as you normally would with a physical remote ◆ Your last remote is saved for quick and easy access ◆ More exiting features coming soon.. Connect your phone/tablet to the same WiFi network as your TV device for the application to work. Have questions or feedback? Drop us an email to support@simha.tech DISCLAIMER - This is not an official app by Google. Privacy Policy: https://simhasoftware.com/remote-atv/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Remote for Android TV at 72% against tranScreen's 20%. Remote for Android TV also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (12K vs 57). tranScreen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Remote for Android TV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. tranScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote for Android TV holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote for Android TV has 12K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of tranScreen's written reviews are positive against 72% of Remote for Android TV's.
tranScreen ships an update every 6 weeks, Remote for Android TV every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tranScreen | Remote for Android TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (57 ratings) | 4.5 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.6% of reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRANSCREEN TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. | Raghav Ahuja |
Customer experience
tranScreen
Remote for Android TV
Bugs and requests
tranScreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Remote for Android TV
Reported bugs
4 issues- Keyboard not working for TV connection
- Volume control not functioning
- Inconsistent button responsiveness
- Frequent disconnections from TV
Requested features
5 requests- Add TV settings button
- Implement a true trackpad with scroll function
- Allow customization of shortcut buttons
- Add landscape orientation support for tablets
- Provide a one-time purchase option to remove ads
In-app purchases
tranScreen
No in-app purchases
Remote for Android TV
- Premium access (3 Months)$3.993 Months
- Premium access (6 Months)$5.996 Months
- Premium access (12 Months)$8.991 Year
- Premium access (Lifetime)$19.99
Questions
Is tranScreen free?
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