atvTools vs Appwe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
atvTools
Control your Android TV devices remotely from your iOS device. Install apps, manage existing ones, transfer files, and even use your phone as a remote. Offers advanced features like shell commands and system monitoring.
- Install apps remotely
- Manage TV apps (open, uninstall, disable)
- File transfer from phone to TV
- Remote control and mouse mode
- Run shell commands
- System monitoring (CPU, RAM, storage)
- Screenshot and screen recording
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App developed to control your TV devices from your iOS devices. You need to have enabled USB/Network debugging on your Android device to get it work Depending on the device, some functions may not be available. Also it is not tested App allows: - Install (sideload) apps from your iOS device to your TV devices - Control your TV apps (include opening, uninstalling, disabling/enabling and downloading APK) - Control apps permissions (grant/revoke) - Build-in File Manager - Make screenshot or screenrecord (you can't capture any video content due to OS restrictions) - Send files from your phone to TV - Control your device using remote control and mouse mode in the app - Open channels on your iOS device (only Android TV 8+) - Paste text from your phone - Run Shell commands - Clear all apps cache using one button - Reboot and power TV device - See usage of CPU, RAM, network and storage - See running apps and force-stop them if needed
Appwe
Easily install apps on your smart TV by adjusting ADB settings and entering an app code. Share your favorite smart TV apps with friends by uploading them to a website and generating a shareable code.
- Smart TV app installation
- ADB settings guidance
- App code input
- App sharing via website
- Generate shareable codes
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If users want to install an app on their smart TV, they only need to open Yecao Helper, and Yecao Helper will guide the user to adjust the TV ADB settings. After the setting is completed, the user enters the code of the app they want to install and clicks Confirm to automatically install the app corresponding to the code to the smart TV. If the user wants to share the smart TV app with friends, they can visit the website (yecao.net) to upload the app. After the upload is completed, they will get a new code and just share the code with their friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Appwe at Free against atvTools's $0.99. atvTools's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (69% vs 50%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Appwe is free to download; atvTools costs $0.99 up front. Appwe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. atvTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for atvTools against 4.8 for Appwe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 168 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of atvTools's written reviews are positive against 50% of Appwe's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | atvTools | Appwe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (168 ratings) — better | 4.8 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Hamlii | Beijing Hanliang Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
atvTools
Appwe
In-app purchases
atvTools
No in-app purchases
Appwe
- 下载加速卡 30 天$0.99
- 下载加速卡 24小时$0.99
- VIP 会员 30 天$9.99









