Connex Connect vs VIDAA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connex Connect
Remotely manage and monitor your smart tech devices from anywhere. Receive real-time alerts, stream live video, and keep watch over your home and family.
- Add and configure smart devices
- Remote device management
- Real-time alerts
- Live video streaming
- Video recording
- Global remote access
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Connex Connect Smart App lets you add, configure, monitor and share all your Connex Connect Smart Tech devices. Via the App on your mobile phone you can remotely manage and view your connected devices from anywhere in the world Receive real time alerts, stream and record live video and keep watch over your Home and Family.
VIDAA
Control your VIDAA Smart TV with your phone. This app offers all standard remote functions like power, volume, and channel control. It also allows you to share media and search for content directly on your TV.
- Power On / Off
- Volume Control
- Change Channel
- Share Video / Music / Photo to TV
- Search Content
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Cannot find your TV Remote? The VIDAA Smart Remote App is a convenient and easy way to control any TV in your home which runs the VIDAA Smart TV OS. It provides all of the functions of your TV remote and more. Key Features: - Power On / Off - Volume Control - Change Channel - Share Video / Music / Photo to TV - Search Content The compatibility may vary depending on your TV model number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIDAA at 40% against Connex Connect's 0%. VIDAA also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 28) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VIDAA holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIDAA has 13K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Connex Connect's written reviews are positive against 40% of VIDAA's.
Connex Connect ships an update every 12 months, VIDAA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connex Connect | VIDAA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 39.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SMD Technologies Pty LTD | V America Operations Inc. |
Customer experience
Connex Connect
VIDAA
Bugs and requests
Connex Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VIDAA
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to connect to TV after updates
- App freezes when trying to add new devices
- Volume controls not working as expected
- Screen mirroring feature not functioning
- Frequent app crashes and force closes
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more streaming apps
- Implement automatic TV reconnection
- Add landscape mode support
- Allow customization of app settings
- Improve overall stability and reliability
In-app purchases
Connex Connect
No in-app purchases
VIDAA
No in-app purchases
