Comparison

TV Remote for Smart TVs vs RuneInput

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

Head to head
About

TV Remote for Smart TVs

Control your Samsung TV with your phone. Browse content, cast photos and videos, and manage your TV with an intuitive interface. Enjoy seamless navigation and easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Intuitive remote control
  • Large touchpad
  • Cast photos & videos
  • Photo slideshow casting
  • Favorite channels
  • Automatic connection
Features
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With Remote for Smart TV you can effortlessly connect and control your Samsung TV using your phone or tablet. Bring your TV experience to a new level! Our Remote for Smart TV provides an intuitive interface for seamlessly controlling your Samsung TV, making navigation and management easier than ever. Use our App's features to search for your favorite movies, TV shows, and videos. This app also allows to cast your favorite photos and videos from your camera rolls to Samsung TV, making sharing photos and videos with family and friends easier than ever. Key features: - Intuitive remote control - Large touchpad - Cast photos & videos from your camera roll - Photo slideshow casting - Favorite channels - one click gets you to your favorite channels - Automatic connection to a device SETUP GUIDE: Please make sure your phone and Smart TV are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Having questions or comments? Please email us and we'll do our best to help! Subscription Terms & Conditions: - Users can subscribe to four different plans: Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Quarterly auto-renewing subscriptions for which they will receive all updates and new features forever. - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hour prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of 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. Terms of Use: https://remote-control-for-samsung.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/terms_of_use.txt Privacy Policy: https://remote-control-for-samsung.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/privacy_policy.txt DISCLAIMER: TV Remote Control is neither an official Samsung product, nor are we affiliated with the Samsung Electronics company.

About

RuneInput

Features
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First of all, this is not just an application. Rune Input - Medieval is a keyboard that works just like any other keyboard on your phone, but with Medieval runes! Yes, any application, any smartphone! Take a look on the screenshots to see the keys and their possible variants! === Problems seeing the runes? === In some cases, users can have issues to see the new keyboard on the Keyboard list. We recommend that you restart the phone and close all the applications before and after installing/configuring the app. If you have any question related to that, contact us via contato@hodstudio.com.br You will need to follow these steps to install and configure your Rune Input - Medieval rune keyboard: - After installation, go to "Settings" - Select "General" - Select "Keyboards" - Select "Add new keyboard" - Select Rune Input - Medieval When using an app, the iPhone/iPad will show a Globe icon or button at the bottom. By holding on it, you can choose which keyboard you want to use. Select Rune Input - Medieval and start writing with runes! PRIVACY POLICE Rune Input - Medieval aims to spread and facilitate the use of runes by anyone. Because it’s a keyboard, operational system can display an default alerts to inform that keyboards can capture data typed by users and send them to third parties. That is not the case with Rune Input - Medieval. We collect and process only data on app usage statistics, as well as error/crash information. What does that mean? - It is not necessary to create an account and the app will not request any personal data. - No data typed with Rune Input - Medieval is sent anywhere. Typed characters are transferred to the operational system of the mobile, which will be standard processed, like inserting them on a text field. - No personal data is collected. Only usage statistics and error/crash information are collected, which are processed directly by Google’s servers.

Screenshots

TV Remote for Smart TVs4 screens
RuneInput2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TV Remote for Smart TVs at Free against RuneInput's $1.99. TV Remote for Smart TVs also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 41 months). RuneInput's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

TV Remote for Smart TVs is free to download; RuneInput costs $1.99 up front. TV Remote for Smart TVs sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. RuneInput asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TV Remote for Smart TVs ships an update fortnightly, RuneInput every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TV Remote for Smart TVs versus RuneInput: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTV Remote for Smart TVsRuneInput
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (113 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings113 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 41 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStream Cast TVPablo Cussa de Souza

In-app purchases

8 purchases

TV Remote for Smart TVs

Subscriptions7
  • Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium$6.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$14.993 Months
  • Premium$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time$19.99
None

RuneInput

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TV Remote for Smart TVs free?
TV Remote for Smart TVs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RuneInput free?
RuneInput costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TV Remote for Smart TVs or RuneInput have ads?
TV Remote for Smart TVs shows ads; RuneInput does not.
Which is updated more often, TV Remote for Smart TVs or RuneInput?
TV Remote for Smart TVs ships an update fortnightly, and RuneInput every 41 months. Most recently, TV Remote for Smart TVs was updated on October 21, 2026 and RuneInput on October 27, 2026.

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