Comparison

atvTools vs Appwe

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Smart TV app installation
  • ADB settings guidance
  • App code input
  • App sharing via website
  • Generate shareable codes
Features
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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.

Screenshots

atvTools4 screens
Appwe4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
atvTools versus Appwe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteratvToolsAppwe
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (168 ratings) — better4.8 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings168 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr HamliiBeijing Hanliang Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

atvTools

All ratings168 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.0%

Appwe

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

atvTools

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Appwe

One-time3
  • 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

Questions

Is atvTools free?
atvTools costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appwe free?
Appwe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, atvTools or Appwe?
atvTools is rated higher. atvTools averages 4.8 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Appwe averages 4.8 from 69 ratings.
Do atvTools or Appwe have ads?
Neither atvTools nor Appwe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, atvTools or Appwe?
atvTools ships an update every 2 months, and Appwe every 2 months. Most recently, atvTools was updated on September 25, 2026 and Appwe on September 9, 2026.

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