Comparison

Off Remote Pro vs DevoteAbility

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

Head to head
About

Off Remote Pro

Remotely control your PC or Mac from your iPhone or iPad. Turn off, lock, sleep, log off, or restart your computers without leaving your seat. Schedule actions for up to 24 hours in advance.

Highlights
  • Turn off, lock, sleep, log off, restart
  • Schedule actions up to 24 hours ahead
  • Check computer power status remotely
  • Control multiple computers
  • Simple network setup and discovery
  • Password protection
Features
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Off Remote lets you turn off, lock, sleep, log off and restart a PC or Mac directly from your iDevice. Forgot to turn off the office computer? No need to get up. Want to stop the kid's marathon computer sessions? Do it remotely. The timer function lets you set Off to trigger up to 24 hours in the future so you can set a computer to automatically turn off after a task such as completing a download or upload or to automatically lock at a certain time to limit a child's screen time. If you want to know whether the computers in your house are turned off - you can check from your iDevice. If you use a computer to stream videos or audio to your living room, then you can turn it off when you are finished without getting out of the sofa. If you forget to turn things off at night then you can turn them off from wherever you are in the house. It's simple to use. It's very handy. It saves you the effort of walking to your computer! • Features • - Turn Off, Lock, Restart, Log off, Sleep and Hibernate (not all computers can hibernate). - Easily turn off your computer from anywhere in your house. - Send a message before you turn the computer off 'Go to bed - it's past your bedtime!' - Control any number of computers on your home network. - Simple set up - Off Remote uses the same technology as the iTunes remote to connect over your local network to the helper on your computer. - Automatically discovers your computers in your local network. - Password protection makes sure that only you can turn off your computers! • Reviews • “Off is a brilliant yet simple app that allows me to easily control the power state of all the PCs in my house. It also lets me check to make sure that when my daughter assures me she turned her computer off, that she really did.” “Very simple and easy to setup. When I say simple I didn't have to set anything up. Just install the server and the app picked up my laptop straight away. All the buttons worked, it's amazing. No more having to get out if bed to turn the laptop off for the night.” '..it's the least you can do for the environment.' App Of My Eye. “such a simple program yet it's so handy at work and home I use It every day! and it's cool to be able to turn ur pc/mac off from your iPhone or iPod :D” “We often end up PC's being left on overnight and this app has helped us manage this ... We have several wireless music senders dotted around the house also which feed off the desktop PC in the dining room. I've added iTunes to the startup menu on that PC and can restart the PC using this app ... once restarted I can then switch to my iTunes remote and start listening to my music without having to tramp downstairs.” • System Requirements • - Supports Windows 7 to 10 - Supports Mac OS 10.7 and above • Response to feedback • -If you do have any problems using Off, then please just check the help instructions in the app. Feel free to drop me an email (my personal mail is in the app) if you need help. Enjoy! • Languages • Off Remote is currently translated to 8 languages. If you are willing to translate it to your language, or would like to improve the translations, please head over to hobbyistsoftware.com and follow the links

About

DevoteAbility

This app facilitates group-based Bible study and prayer accountability for churches and small groups. It enables customized learning plans, time-based challenges, and private social networking to foster connection and spiritual growth within a community.

Highlights
  • Group-based learning platform
  • Customizable devotional challenges
  • Private social networking
  • Progress tracking for individuals and groups
  • Prayer request features
  • Privacy controls
Features
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DevoteAbility is a group-based learning platform for your church or small group designed to cultivate the kind of lasting connectivity that fosters meaningful relationships and transformation. With our private social networking app, your small group can participate in time-based challenges and customized learning plans all while interacting with one another through the group's home feed. Team members can see how each person is progressing along with how the group is doing as a whole. As a member of a DevoteAbility team, you will receive the encouragement and accountability you need to move from distracted to engaged. Consistently learning and growing alongside other group members will bring you closer to God and your community. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: 1. You or your group leader creates a team on our app or website and sends out invites to join. 2. Team members install the DevoteAbility app, create an account and accept the invitation. 3. The team leader selects one of our 40-day devotional challenges or creates a custom challenge or learning plan. 4. Team members report their activity daily and encourage one another by sharing insights and discussing life applications of what they are learning. 5. Team members create prayer requests to remind themselves to pray for specific needs, and can share these requests with the team. FEATURES: * Easy and intuitive interface * Customizable devotional goals – “Read one Bible chapter per day”, “Pray 30 minutes per day”, “Pray for a friend”, “Read Genesis 1 today”, etc. * Customizable learning plans with video, reading, task and response elements * Communication tools to help you keep in touch with your community * Accountability features to encourage engagement and participation * Prayer request features that maintain confidence while encouraging teams to pray for each other * Privacy. Your questions, comments, posts, prayer requests and goal data is only visible to those who are in your organization. * Friendly and helpful customer support We have learned that consistent daily devotions are key to building community, deepening our relationship with God, and experiencing the transforming power of Jesus in our life. God wants you and your group to be close to Him, to flourish, and be spiritually healthy. You can cut through the noise of life and help rekindle the fire of your spiritual life. DevoteAbility is here to help.

Screenshots

Off Remote Pro4 screens
DevoteAbility4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DevoteAbility at Free against Off Remote Pro's $4.99. DevoteAbility also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Off Remote Pro's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

DevoteAbility is free to download; Off Remote Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Off Remote Pro against 4.8 for DevoteAbility. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Off Remote Pro has 71 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Off Remote Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of DevoteAbility's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Off Remote Pro versus DevoteAbility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOff Remote ProDevoteAbility
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (71 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHobbyist Software LimitedDevoteability, Inc.

Customer experience

Off Remote Pro

All ratings71 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative15.5%

DevoteAbility

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Off Remote Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't work after macOS Sierra update
  • Keeps adding duplicate lines for the same computer
  • Login screen freezes, incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with Amazon Echo/Alexa
  • Ability to configure automatic warning messages
  • Extend control to Apple devices
  • Add wake-on-LAN functionality

DevoteAbility

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Off Remote Pro

No in-app purchases

None

DevoteAbility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Off Remote Pro free?
Off Remote Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DevoteAbility free?
DevoteAbility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Off Remote Pro or DevoteAbility?
DevoteAbility is rated higher. Off Remote Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while DevoteAbility averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Off Remote Pro or DevoteAbility have ads?
Neither Off Remote Pro nor DevoteAbility shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Off Remote Pro or DevoteAbility?
Off Remote Pro ships an update monthly, and DevoteAbility monthly. Most recently, Off Remote Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and DevoteAbility on October 15, 2026.

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