Comparison

e vs Universal TV Remote

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

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Universal TV Remote

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No subscription. No in-app purchases. No paid upgrade. The remote is missing. The batteries are dead. Someone left it in another room. When that happens, your iPhone becomes the remote, and unlike most remote apps, it turns the TV back on, not just off. It was built by someone who had tried a lot of remote apps and kept hitting the same problems: slow to respond, the useful buttons buried, no way to type a channel number. All of that is fixed. ■ It turns the TV on, not just off This app uses Wake on LAN to wake a TV from standby, so turning the TV on from bed in the morning actually works. * Your TV must have "turn on over network" enabled. See the notes below. ■ No in-app purchases Actions use "points": you start with 100 and each action spends one (press-and-hold and rapid presses count as one). Watching a rewarded video adds 30. "Turn the TV on" never costs a point, so running out can never leave you unable to switch the TV on. Points cannot be bought. ■ The buttons you use, where your thumb already is - A large circular D-pad with OK in the centre, sized for one-handed use - Volume and channel on rockers either side of the D-pad. Hold to repeat - Home, input, back and exit in a single row under the D-pad - The four coloured buttons (red, green, yellow, blue) ■ Captions, replay and search Turn subtitles on and off from the app, on LG and Samsung sets and other network-connected TVs. On Roku you also get instant replay and the options button (*), as on the physical remote. ■ Pick an input from a list, not by cycling The app asks your TV which inputs it has and shows them by name, including the names you gave your devices. TVs that do not report a list get HDMI 1-4. ■ A keypad for typing channel numbers Enter the number and go straight to it, including sub-channels like 12.1. Save the channels you watch most and reach them in a tap. ■ Launch streaming apps on the TV Open YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV, Spotify and others, whichever are installed on your TV. ■ Type with your iPhone keyboard Type on your iPhone and send it to the TV, instead of spelling a search out one letter at a time. ■ Supported TVs (detected automatically) - LG webOS (NANO, OLED, UHD and others) - Roku TV and Roku streaming devices - Samsung Tizen (Neo QLED, The Frame and others) - Network-connected TVs from Sony, Sharp, TCL and other brands Join the same Wi-Fi and the app finds the TV and works out its protocol. You do not need a separate app for each brand. ■ Getting started 1. Connect your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network as the TV 2. Open the app. It looks for TVs on your network (iOS asks for Local Network access the first time) 3. Pick your TV and approve the connection on the TV screen (first time only) ■ Before you buy in - Your iPhone and TV must share a router. A TV on Ethernet is fine - Everything goes over Wi-Fi. Infrared (IR) is not supported - The first connection needs approval on the TV screen - Turning the TV on requires a setting on the TV. On LG sets, enable "Settings > General > External Devices > Mobile TV On". Some power-saving options prevent it - The app controls the television, not a cable or satellite set-top box. If you watch through a box, the app covers power, volume and input, but the channels are handled by the box's own remote - The app controls the television, not a cable or satellite set-top box. If you watch through a Sky, Virgin or similar box, it covers power, volume and input, but the channels are handled by the box's own remote - Some buttons are unavailable depending on your TV model and firmware. Buttons that cannot be used are dimmed - The app shows ads - Available in English, Spanish and Japanese, following your device language * Product and service names are trademarks of their respective owners. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them; they are listed as apps that can be opened on your TV.

Screenshots

e3 screens
Universal TV Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Universal TV Remote at every 5 days against e's fortnightly. e's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update fortnightly, Universal TV Remote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
e versus Universal TV Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereUniversal TV Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextDrive Co.gen shinozaki

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

Universal TV Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Universal TV Remote free?
Universal TV Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do e or Universal TV Remote have ads?
Neither e nor Universal TV Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or Universal TV Remote?
e ships an update fortnightly, and Universal TV Remote every 5 days. Most recently, e was updated on October 24, 2026 and Universal TV Remote on October 29, 2026.

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