Comparison

Smart Remote vs BarChip

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

Head to head
About

Smart Remote

Control your Fire TV device with your iPhone or iPad. Stream photos and videos directly from your camera roll to your TV. Features include easy remote and media playback controls, app switching, and a keyboard for simplified text input.

Highlights
  • Remote control for Fire TV
  • Media streaming from camera roll
  • App and channel switching
  • Keyboard for text input
  • Easy media playback controls
Features
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This remote control allows you to control your Fire TV using your iPhone/iPad. It also allows you to stream media content (Photos or Videos) directly from your Camera Roll. [Features] - Easy remote & media playing controls - Cast photos & videos from your Camera Roll - Switch between your favorite apps and channels - Keyboard feature to simplify text input and search [In-app Purchases] You can be a premium user through auto-renewing subscription or one-time purchase. Weekly: $4.99 Monthly: $12.99 Lifetime: $39.99 - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Legal: Please see Smart Remote "Terms of Services" and "Privacy Policy": Terms of Service: https://weewoo.com/TermsOfUse.html Privacy Policy: https://weewoo.com/PrivacyPolicy.html

About

BarChip

This app simplifies planning for fiber-reinforced concrete structures. It uses custom calculators based on industry design methodologies to determine feasibility, optimal fiber dosages, and thicknesses for various scenarios. It's designed for engineers and construction professionals.

Highlights
  • Fibre reinforced concrete planning
  • Custom calculators based on ACI 544 and TR34 v4
  • Determine optimal fiber dose rates
  • Calculate structural thicknesses
  • Optimised Flooring tool
  • Bending Moment and Shrinkage control scenarios
Features
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BarChip Fibre Concrete The BarChip Fibre Concrete Dashboard makes planning for a fibre reinforced concrete structure easier than it’s ever been. Using custom calculators based on ACI 544 and TR34 v4 design methodologies, you can easily determine the feasibility of BarChip fibre concrete on your project. The BarChip Fibre Concrete Dashboard can help you determine optimal fibre dose rates and thicknesses for Bending Moment and Shrinkage control scenarios and the Optimised Flooring tool will help you determine dosages and thicknesses as well as different loading scenarios for your selected inputs. About BarChip For over 100 years the technology behind concrete reinforcement has barely changed. It’s expensive, labour intensive and suffers from corrosion. We set out to create the next generation of concrete reinforcement, a reinforcement for the 21st century. We created BarChip synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement. Our innovative spirit was critical to the development of our first synthetic fiber. Yes, it prevented concrete cancer, but the overall performance of the fiber reinforced concrete was still not enough to revolutionize the world. We embraced that spirit of innovation and launched the Future Fiber Research and Development Program. Through the Future Fiber Program we conducted thousands of trials and pioneered nearly every development in synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement technology. We improved product performance to levels previously not thought possible and established our synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement as the most reliable and highest performing fiber reinforcement in the world. We believe that long term business relationships can only be sustained by a commitment to provide the highest quality products and services and by adding long term value to our customer’s business. The achievement of these objectives is directly linked to our ability to deliver creative and cost effective solutions to our customers, designed to assist them in meeting their business goals safely. Today our synthetic fiber concrete reinforcement is used across every major construction sector in over 20 countries. Thousands of companies around the world have made the switch to the synthetic fiber reinforcement system.

Screenshots

Smart Remote4 screens
BarChip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BarChip at 5.0 against Smart Remote's 2.9. BarChip also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Smart Remote's advantage is ratings volume (585 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Smart Remote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. BarChip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BarChip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Remote has 585 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Remote ships an update every 2 months, BarChip every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Remote versus BarChip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart RemoteBarChip
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (585 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings585 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBIG WIN LABS S.L.Barchip Australia Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Smart Remote

All ratings586 ratings
Positive45.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative52.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative28.1%

BarChip

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

Bugs and requests

Smart Remote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App doesn't connect to Fire TV
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Double charging issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add volume control
  • Improve stability and reliability
  • Offer a one-time purchase option

BarChip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Remote

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Premium Version3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$39.99
None

BarChip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Remote free?
Smart Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BarChip free?
BarChip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Remote or BarChip?
BarChip is rated higher. Smart Remote averages 2.9 out of 5 from 585 ratings, while BarChip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart Remote or BarChip have ads?
Neither Smart Remote nor BarChip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Remote or BarChip?
Smart Remote ships an update every 2 months, and BarChip every 5 weeks. Most recently, Smart Remote was updated on October 23, 2026 and BarChip on October 23, 2026.

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