Off Remote Pro vs myControl®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
myControl®
This app provides a customizable mobile interface for your building's control system. It allows users to monitor and adjust environmental conditions, view and modify system points, and control HVAC equipment through different interface views.
- Customizable mobile interface
- Monitor and adjust environmental conditions
- View and adjust system points
- Programmable thermostat interface
- Control HVAC equipment
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The myControl® mobile app offers a fully customizable mobile interface to your Reliable Controls® MACH-System. Contact your Reliable Controls® Authorized Dealer for details about configuring your MACH-System™ for myControl®. Three different views are currently available for monitoring and adjusting control points in a MACH-System™. The SPACEview provides a simple, intuitive interface for occupants to adjust environmental conditions in their space. The LISTview provides a flexible, custom list of system points that an occupant or operator can quickly view and adjust. The STATview provides a familiar, programmable thermostat interface, allowing users to monitor and control the operation of HVAC equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Off Remote Pro at 81% against myControl®'s 0%. Off Remote Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). myControl®'s advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
myControl® 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.
Off Remote Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Off Remote Pro has 71 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Off Remote Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of myControl®'s.
Off Remote Pro ships an update monthly, myControl® every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Off Remote Pro | myControl® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (71 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hobbyist Software Limited | Reliable Controls Corporation |
Customer experience
Off Remote Pro
myControl®
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
myControl®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Off Remote Pro
No in-app purchases
myControl®
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Off Remote Pro free?
Is myControl® free?
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Do Off Remote Pro or myControl® have ads?
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