Comparison

tranScreen vs Remote Control for Android TV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Remote Control for Android TV

Transform your smartphone into a versatile remote for your Android TV. Easily control multiple smart TVs and TV boxes from one device, offering a convenient alternative to traditional remotes. Enjoy features like touchpad navigation and app control.

Highlights
  • Control multiple Android TVs
  • Automatic network scanning for TV detection
  • Touchpad navigation
  • Control installed TV apps
  • Universal compatibility with various brands
  • No setup required
Features
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Remote Control for Android TV will transform your smartphone into a complete Android Smart TV remote. It will help you diversify your daily TV routine and make it more convenient for you to use your new Android TV remote. Also, it can handle several different devices with only one Android TV remote. Why do you even need it if you have your old TV device? Good question. First of all, it is easier and quicker to use an remote because you always know where to find it. Second, it is like a universal TV remote control that you can use with different TV boxes and brands like Hisense, TCL, Sony, Phillips, Sharp, Panasonic, Xiaomi, Sanyo, Element, RCA, AOC, Skyworth and many other. Just imagine no need to have several remotes when all you need is your smartphone and our remote application. Third, everything stays the same, the same buttons and save TV control, but with lots of additional features: · Control different TVs with your smartphone · No setup is required. Application automatically scans your network to find your TV · Mouse-like navigation using Touchpad · Control apps installed on your Smart TV · You don’t need to learn every button from scratch; they are all the same. · Always in your pocket · Forget about batteries · Notice: In order to connect to Android Smart TV device, both the Smart TV and your device must be connected to the same network. Don’t be afraid of progress. It will come sooner or later. It’s not a bad thing. It just makes your life a little bit more comfortable. No more nervous because your old remote malfunctions or kids hide it from you. Just comfort and functionality. Wide variety of functions, controlling multiple devices with remote for Android TV.

Screenshots

tranScreen4 screens
Remote Control for Android TV3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remote Control for Android TV at 4.3 against tranScreen's 2.1. Remote Control for Android TV also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 57) and review sentiment (34% vs 20%). tranScreen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Remote Control for Android TV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. tranScreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Control for Android TV holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Control for Android TV has 2.1K 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 34% of Remote Control for Android TV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tranScreen ships an update every 6 weeks, Remote Control for Android TV every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
tranScreen versus Remote Control for Android TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertranScreenRemote Control for Android TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (57 ratings)4.3 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews34.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings572.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRANSCREEN TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD.MOBILESOURCE CORPORATION

Customer experience

tranScreen

All ratings57 ratings
Positive26.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative71.9%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive19.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative72.2%

Remote Control for Android TV

All ratings2,107 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative56.6%

Bugs and requests

tranScreen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Remote Control for Android TV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on connection attempt
  • Buttons not working as expected
  • Inability to turn TV on/off

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add TV power on/off functionality
  • Improve mouse/keyboard support
  • Reduce ad frequency
  • Enhance reliability and stability

In-app purchases

None

tranScreen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Remote Control for Android TV

One-time1
  • Premium Remote$4.99

Questions

Is tranScreen free?
tranScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote Control for Android TV free?
Remote Control for Android TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tranScreen or Remote Control for Android TV?
Remote Control for Android TV is rated higher. tranScreen averages 2.1 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Remote Control for Android TV averages 4.3 from 2.1K ratings.
Do tranScreen or Remote Control for Android TV have ads?
Remote Control for Android TV shows ads; tranScreen does not.
Which is updated more often, tranScreen or Remote Control for Android TV?
tranScreen ships an update every 6 weeks, and Remote Control for Android TV every 5 months. Most recently, tranScreen was updated on September 22, 2026 and Remote Control for Android TV on September 22, 2026.

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