TV Remote vs RokuMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV Remote
Control your smart TV using your smartphone. This app supports numerous brands and models, consolidating multiple remotes into one device. Enjoy a simplified TV-watching experience.
- Smart TV control via phone
- Supports wide range of brands
- Eliminates need for multiple remotes
- Easy TV-watching experience
- Compatible with popular brands
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With Universal Remote, you can control your Smart TV with just your phone! This versatile app supports a wide range of TV brands and models, eliminating the need for multiple remote controls. Download Universal Remote today and simplify your TV-watching experience! It works with the most popular brands: - LG - Roku - Samsung - Sony - Philips - Amazon Fire TV - Android TV & Google TV - Hisense - Vizio This application is an independent development, compatible with the mentioned brands or companies, but it is not officially related to or associated with them in any way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zap.studio/privacy-policy/
RokuMate
Control your Roku TV with a user-friendly interface. Easily navigate channels, adjust volume, use voice input, and cast media from your device. Connects seamlessly over Wi-Fi.
- Wi-Fi connection to Roku TV
- Intuitive navigation keys
- Keyboard and voice input
- Touchpad for gestures
- Cast photos and videos
- Direct channel launching
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RokuMate - Remote for Roku TV app is to remote control for Roku TV. Friendly interface, easy to use for everyone, and connect to Roku TV quickly. This RokuMate - Remote Control for Roku TV app helps to access movies, music, and TV shows easily. It supports a trackpad to swipe and touch gestures for easier navigation. Just connect your iPhone/iPad and Roku TV to the same Wi-Fi network, you can use the remote control to manage TV channels, change volume, text input, voice input, and cast videos and photos to your Roku TV. * Main feature: - Automatically search for Roku TV devices on the same Wi-Fi network - Control the TV with intuitively designed Menu and navigation keys, easily launch channels with just one touch. - The keyboard, and voice feature make it easier to enter text and search on your Roku device. - Navigate with Touchpad like a real remote control. - Streaming photos or videos from the iPhone/iPad library to Roku TV screen. - Launch channels directly: Youtube, Apple TV, Ted, WWE Network... - Adjust volume, change TV channels on Roku TV - Compatible with every Roku models including Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 3, Streaming Stick, Express, Express+, Premiere, Premiere+, Ultra, Roku TV * How to connect to Roku TV: 1. Make sure your Roku TV and your iPhone/iPad are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. 2. Open the RokuMate app on your iPhone/iPad 3. Tap the "Choose a device" button on the top of the screen 4. Select your Roku TV you want 5. Select the features you want to use: Remote, Touchpad, Cast, Channel, Setting Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://sites.google.com/view/btb-ios-group/ ToS: https://sites.google.com/view/btb-ios-group-tos/ * Disclaimer: BTB Tech, Inc is not an affiliate of Roku and the RokuMate app is not an official Roku product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TV Remote at every 3 days against RokuMate's every 4 months. TV Remote also leads on ratings volume (61K vs 41) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). RokuMate's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 56%). 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. TV Remote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and RokuMate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TV Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Remote has 61K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of TV Remote's written reviews are positive against 75% of RokuMate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TV Remote ships an update every 3 days, RokuMate every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TV Remote | RokuMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61K ratings) — better | 4.3 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zap Software Studio BV | BTB Tech, Inc |
Customer experience
TV Remote
RokuMate
Bugs and requests
TV Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- App force closes when connecting to certain TVs
- Volume controls not working on some TVs
- Remote buttons not responding consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to turn TV on/off
- Improve keyboard functionality
- Expand TV brand compatibility
- Add option to save connected TV
RokuMate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TV Remote
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Annual Premium$19.991 Year
RokuMate
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
- Roku Yearly Sale 30$24.991 Year
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- Annual Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Sale 30$17.99
- Lifetime Premium$29.99
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