Comparison

Official Kodi Remote vs Decode Plus!

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

Head to head
About

Official Kodi Remote

Control your Kodi Media Center remotely with this comprehensive app. Browse your media library, manage playback, and adjust settings from your device. It offers detailed information about your media and supports multiple Kodi instances.

Highlights
  • Full remote control functionality
  • Browse and manage media library
  • View now playing information
  • Control volume and playback
  • Manage multiple Kodi instances
  • Access favorites and PVR features
Features
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Official Kodi Remote is a full-featured remote control for Kodi Media Center. It features library browsing, now playing informations and a direct remote control. Features - Control Kodi's volume - Manage multiple Kodi instances - Browse, search and sort your library - Access your favorites - Live view of currently playing playlist - Displays music cover art where available - Displays movie poster and actor thumbs where available - Displays details for albums, artists, movies, TV shows and more - Play and queue albums, songs, movies, genre selections and much more – Switch to live TV channels and trigger or play recordings on your PVR setup - Access and change settings of Kodi Media Center - Browse files directly - Clean and refresh your library - Supports iOS Darkmode ... and much more! ------------------------------------------------------------ Please note Supported Versions are: Kodi/XBMC version Eden (11) or higher Additional actions can be accessed by long pressing items and remote control buttons. ------------------------------------------------------------

About

Decode Plus!

Features
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Decode Plus! is the fast, focused barcode and QR scanner built for people who are interested what's behind the code! Point your camera at virtually any barcode or label and Decode reads it in real time — no button tap required. Whether it's a QR code at a café, a UPC barcode on a product, a PDF417 on a boarding pass, or a UPS shipping label on a doorstep package, Decode handles it with a single app. Smart Results That Do Something Decode doesn't just show you a string of text — it understands what it scanned. URLs are tapped to open directly in your browser. Shipping tracking numbers are automatically recognized for UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and Roadie. Tap once to jump straight to the carrier's tracking page. Shopping barcodes will offer to look the item up at major retailers. Everything else can be long-pressed to copy to your clipboard instantly. Universal — Works with any barcode type. Great for everyday mixed scanning. Linear — Tuned for 1D barcodes: UPC, EAN, Code 128, Code 39, ITF-14, Codabar, and shipping labels. PDF417 — High-accuracy mode for dense barcodes on airline boarding passes, driver's licenses, and freight labels. 2D / QR — Optimized for QR codes, Data Matrix, and Aztec symbols. Gallery Scanning Can't get a clean camera read? Open any image from your photo library and Decode will find and highlight every barcode in the image. Tap a hotspot to select the result. Scan History Revisit any result, tap to reopen a link or tracking page, or long-press to copy — all without re-scanning. Clean, Distraction-Free Interface Pinch-to-zoom or use the precision zoom slider for tight labels Torch tip surfaces automatically when lighting is poor No ads, no account required

Screenshots

Official Kodi Remote4 screens
Decode Plus!3 screens

Verdict

The call

Official Kodi Remote and Decode Plus! are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Official Kodi Remote versus Decode Plus!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOfficial Kodi RemoteDecode Plus!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (405 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings405 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodi FoundationNeareast Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Official Kodi Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Decode Plus!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Official Kodi Remote free?
Official Kodi Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Decode Plus! free?
Decode Plus! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Official Kodi Remote or Decode Plus! have ads?
Neither Official Kodi Remote nor Decode Plus! shows ads.

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