TCL Home vs Cinia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCL Home
Control and manage all your TCL smart devices from one app. Use your phone as a TV remote, cast media to your TV, and access exclusive content and support for TCL users.
- Smart TV remote control
- Media casting to TV
- Integrated smart home device management
- Exclusive TCL user content
- Customer support access
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TCL Home APP, your TCL Smart Hub. Manage your TCL smart devices anytime, anywhere. ● Smart TV TV Remote: Control the TV simply on your phone. Remote control, keyboard input and voice control are all supported. Media Cast: Larger screen, a better experience. Cast movies, pictures, videos and music on TV to build yourself a home theater. *This feature is available in the following countries, India, Australia, Brazil, France, the UK, Germany, and Italy. ● Smart Home The integrated control hub to get access to & control all your TCL smart devices, including TVs, air conditioners, soundbars, robot vacuums, air purifiers, and more. ● Explore & Have Fun Tips & tricks, rewarded quizzes, latest offers, and so on. There are diverse content & activities exclusive to TCL users. Join us, explore more & have fun! ● Service & Care Learn skills and find solutions when using your devices. Get instant access to customer support. We are always here to help! Enjoy the intelligent life with TCL Home APP. *Some features are only available in certain regions. For terms and conditions, please visit: https://www.tcl.com/global/en/legal/terms-and-conditions For privacy notice, please visit: https://www.tcl.com/global/en/legal/privacy-notice
Cinia
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Features: 1. Gallery View - display images of famous places by category. - Users may benefit from seeing some names and images of well-known places. - The images with high quality and dimensions have an ability to zoom-in, zoom-out, swipe-left, and swipe-right. - Category detail pages describe information about those places. 2. Map View - display images of well-known places on the Apple Map, including information about distance and location. - Users may benefit from knowing how far it is from their location to famous places. - Some locations on the Map have the LookAround feature support, which users can explore about that location. - The pre-defined locations have an ability to search for 'Beaches', 'Landmarks', and 'Playground.' - After doing a search, there will be pins of 'point of interest' displaying on the map that users can tap to view information. - Users can add pins to and remove pins from their favorite list. - Users can search for their interesting places. - They are able to send tips (gifts) to the App. - Recent visited items and Recent searches 3. Journeys Users can create a journey and add following details to the journey: - Images, Trips, Living Accommodations, Bucket List Item All journey data syncs to the iCloud. Three features above are available for both Guest mode and Gallery code mode. 1. Guest mode - everyone can use this mode. 2. Gallery code mode - for users who have inviting codes. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TCL Home at none against Cinia's 5. TCL Home also leads on chart position (#189 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.2). 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
Both are free to download. Cinia sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TCL Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
TCL Home ships an update every 2 weeks, Cinia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCL Home | Cinia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (741 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 741 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 387 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen TCL New Technology Co.,LTD. | Torpong Kasosod |
Bugs and requests
TCL Home
Reported bugs
6 issues- App freezes on login
- Unable to create account
- Verification code not received
- Devices not detected
- Remote control not working
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- Inconsistent app behavior
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved remote control functionality
- Better device compatibility
- Streamlined setup process
- Reliable connectivity
Cinia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TCL Home
No in-app purchases
Cinia
- Standard$2.991 Month
- Coffee$0.99
- Wineglass$1.99
- Giftcard$4.99
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- Travel$9.99









