Comparison

Fire Remote for TV vs Can Pay

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

Head to head
About

Fire Remote for TV

Control your Amazon Fire TV devices with your iPhone or iPad. Stream photos, videos, and music from your device or cloud storage directly to your TV. Includes a keyboard for easy text input and quick access to apps.

Highlights
  • Fully functional remote control
  • Keyboard for text input
  • Quick app access
  • Cast photos and videos
  • Stream cloud media
  • Web content casting
Features
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Smart Remote for Amazon Fire TV is designed specifically to control Fire TV using your iPhone, iPad. Supports Fire TV Box, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, and Fire TV. Easily stream media content (photos, videos) directly from your Camera Roll. Cast any media from your cloud acount (Google Drive, Dropbox) to Fire TV. Just connect an iPhone and a TV or media player to the same Wi-Fi network and you will be able to control it using a mobile device after a simple pairing routine. Features: - Fully functional remote control Fire TV Stick - Keyboard feature to simplify text input and search - Quick access to your favorite apps and channels. Cast feature: - Cast photos, videos from Camera roll - Cast music from music library - Cast media content from Google Drive, Dropbox - Cast web content to FireStick TV Streaming: - Music videos streamer - News & Sport TV channels Premium Subscription The app includes an optional auto-renewable subscription to access current and future premium categories (price may vary depending on location): - Subscription start from USD 2.99. - a 1-week subscription - a 1-month subscription - a 1-year subscription with 7 days free trial • Check in app for exact pricing in your region • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) 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. • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings, but refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service: https://tvcastapp.net/policies.html#tos Privacy: https://tvcastapp.net/policies.html Disclaimer: TV Cast Co., Ltd is not an affiliated entity of Amazon.com Inc. and "Smart Remote" application is not an official product of Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates.

About

Can Pay

This application acts as a point-of-sale system on your smartphone. It utilizes OCR technology to automatically scan and fill invoice details, allowing for single-card payments.

Highlights
  • POS System Functionality
  • OCR Invoice Scanning
  • Automatic Information Filling
  • Single-Card Payment
  • Smartphone Application
Features
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CanPay is a POS System-based smartphone application. It offers OCR Functionality, which will automatically fill in the information after scanning an invoice image. User may use one card to make the payment.

Screenshots

Fire Remote for TV4 screens
Can Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fire Remote for TV at 4.3 against Can Pay's 1.3. Fire Remote for TV also leads on ratings volume (40K vs 69) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Can Pay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Fire Remote for TV sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Can Pay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fire Remote for TV holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fire Remote for TV has 40K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Fire Remote for TV's written reviews are positive against 8% of Can Pay's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fire Remote for TV versus Can Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFire Remote for TVCan Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (40K ratings) — better1.3 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews9.7% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings40K — better69
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTV Cast Pte. Ltd.My Ciright Inc.

Customer experience

Fire Remote for TV

All ratings39,806 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive9.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative86.9%

Can Pay

All ratings69 ratings
Positive8.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative89.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

Bugs and requests

Fire Remote for TV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after every button press
  • Remote control not working as expected
  • Casting feature not functioning properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Volume control option
  • Improved screen mirroring capabilities
  • Better support for iPhone/iPad

Can Pay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Fire Remote for TV

Subscriptions5
  • Premium$1.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$19.99
None

Can Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fire Remote for TV free?
Fire Remote for TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Can Pay free?
Can Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fire Remote for TV or Can Pay?
Fire Remote for TV is rated higher. Fire Remote for TV averages 4.3 out of 5 from 40K ratings, while Can Pay averages 1.3 from 69 ratings.
Do Fire Remote for TV or Can Pay have ads?
Fire Remote for TV shows ads; Can Pay does not.

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