The TV Remote vs airEkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The TV Remote
Transform your device into a universal TV remote. This app works in conjunction with specific hardware to control numerous TV brands and models. Simply select your TV's brand and try the provided codes to find a match.
- Universal TV remote functionality
- Supports major TV brands
- Requires RedJack infrared sensor hardware
- Extensive code lists for compatibility
- Easy brand selection
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ATTENTION: requires additional hardware sold separately!!! More info on www.alternativeindustries.it The TV Remote turns your device into a real remote control to the most famous brands of TV on the market. Do not worry about having the original remote control codes, but only select the brand of the TV and try one of the codes in the list screen. One of its kind in conjunction with our hardware RedJack ®, the cheapest infrared sensor on the market, will allow you to control any TV generation. Compatible televisions: Samsung (Generic, 0672, 0840, 1340, 0510, 0794, 1486, 1935, 2079, 0065, 0121, 0206, 0236, 0254, 0318, 0398, 0516, 0547, 0584, 0615, 0710, 0730, 0815, 1263, 1277, 1612, 1647, 1658, 1660, 2122, 2125, 2131, 2165), Sony (Generic, 0838,1533,1038,0678,0681,1679,1853, V5500, W2000, 1579,1653,1713,1779) Philips (Generic, 0065, 0667, 0584, 0633, 0838, 1482, 1534, PF999610, 0136, 0206, 0718, 1015, 1160, 1523, 1549, 1611, 1772, 1826, 1834, 1878, 1884, 1895, 2043) , LG (Generic, 1353, 1206, 1280, 2210, 2021, 0065, 0206, 0584, 1260, 1347, 1691, 0136, 0318, 0398, 0634, 0672, 0726, 0742, 0743, 0904, 1174, 1176, 1219, 1333, 0567, 1665, 1692, 1749, 1796, 1870, 1887, 1888, 1962, 2085, 2093), Panasonic (Generic, 0678,0254,0065,1508,1664,1678, PV10, PV20E, 0136,0236,0536,0584,1958) Sharp (Generic, 0121, 0815, 1221, LE925E, XD1E, 1421, 1614, 1687, B20E, 0678, 0681, 0846, 1615, 1847, 2242), Pioneer (Generic 0788,1734,0198,0707,0726,1485,0065,0398,0514,0540,0584) Mivar (Generic, 0318, 0319, 0398, 0637, 2414) Grundig (Generic, 0065,0536,1219,1251,1399,2087,2155,0584,1610) Toshiba (Generic, 0063,0536,0678,0746,0873,1536) Dikom (Generic) See it in action http://www.alternativeindustries.it/video/Telecomando% 20Universale.m4v
airEkey
Control and manage smart locks remotely. Bind your smart lock, add gateways, and manage access cards. Open locks via Bluetooth, Zigbee, card, or internet.
- Bind welock devices
- Add BLE and ZigBee gateways
- Manage access cards
- Remote device management
- Open lock via multiple methods
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user AirEkey you can do this: 1.bind welock 2.add ble gateway 3.add ZigBee gateway 4.manage card via Internet 5.manage your devices 6.open lock by Bluetooth/Zigbee/Card/Internet 7.active welock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: airEkey at 5.0 against The TV Remote's 2.0. The TV Remote's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
airEkey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The TV Remote has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The TV Remote | airEkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 432 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mattia Confalonieri | Shenzhen Myhand Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
The TV Remote
airEkey
In-app purchases
The TV Remote
No in-app purchases
airEkey
No in-app purchases
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