iRemoteControl vs RCA Smart Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRemoteControl
Control your entire home or office entertainment and smart devices from your iPhone or iPad. This app offers intuitive virtual remotes for TVs, projectors, lighting, and more, consolidating multiple controllers into one device. It supports a wide range of devices via IR, Relay, Serial, and IP commands.
- Whole house/office control
- Virtual remotes for AV devices
- Control lighting, blinds, and CCTV
- Supports IR, Relay, Serial, and IP commands
- Consolidates multiple remotes
- Executes multiple commands with one press
- Control up to 50 rooms
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iRemoteControl provides whole house/office control from your iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini or iPod Touch. You have full control of your Terrestrial & Satellite TV, DVD, AppleTV, Kaleidescape and many other AudioVisual sources, as well as TVs, Projectors, Lift & Lower mechanisms, lighting, electric blinds & curtains and CCTV systems. Anyone can operate iRemoteControl within 10 seconds. iRemoteControl can control any device that can traditionally be controlled via Infrared (IR), Relay, Serial (RS232) or Intranet (IP) commands. Just like a real Remote Control - iRemoteControl is completely intuitive, because it uses lifelike, “Virtual Remotes” on the touchscreen, which you control just like the real thing. “Virtual Buttons” even depress and LEDs blink. Select the room icon at the bottom of the screen to control that room and then touch the icon of the device you want to control – that’s it. iRemoteControl does away with multiple Remotes - iRemoteControl executes multiple commands with a single button press. For instance the Room “On” button turns on your TV or Projector as well as your Amplifier. iRemoteControl can control up to 50 rooms with up to 10 sources per room e.g. DVD, AppleTV, Satellite Receiver and five other optional sources, including lighting & electric blind control. IMPORTANT: Please note that the App Store download is a generic example, to give you a flavour of the user interface and its capabilities. You will require additional hardware to send the Infra-red commands to control the relevant equipment Please contact your local iRemoteControl Agent to discuss custom configuration of the App for your home or office or fill in http://www.iremotecontrol.co.uk/contact-us for a quote based on the specific hardware configuration that you wish to control.
RCA Smart Remote
Control your entertainment devices with ease. This app provides access to a comprehensive code library for programming remotes and includes a helpful feature to locate your misplaced remote.
- Program remote controls
- Access extensive code library
- Control entertainment devices
- Find misplaced remote
- Support for major brands
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Programming your remote has never been easier with the RCA Smart Remote app. Just connect and download from RCA's full code library of all the latest entertainment devices from all major brands. The RCA Smart Remote app also offers a find-me feature so you will never misplace your remote again. RCA makes entertainment easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RCA Smart Remote at every 3 weeks against iRemoteControl's every 14 months. RCA Smart Remote also leads on ratings volume (103 vs 3). iRemoteControl's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for iRemoteControl against 2.2 for RCA Smart Remote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RCA Smart Remote has 103 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of iRemoteControl's written reviews are positive against 15% of RCA Smart Remote's.
iRemoteControl ships an update every 14 months, RCA Smart Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRemoteControl | RCA Smart Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.2 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 15.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CommandFusion Pty Ltd | Voxx international Corp |
Customer experience
iRemoteControl
RCA Smart Remote
User reviews
iRemoteControl
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 "The Only app"
- 👍 "Excellent"
- 👍 "Life-style Revolution."
- 👍 "Very simple and easy to use."
Room to improve
- 👎 App doesn't work
- 👎 Total waste of time
- 👎 Rubbish
- 👎 Useless app
- 👎 Junk
RCA Smart Remote
From 103 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy programming with app
- 👍 Remote finder feature useful
- 👍 Efficient and small footprint
- 👍 Does not collect user data
- 👍 Simple, well-designed UI
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections/reconnections
- 🐛 App difficult to understand initially
- 🐛 Pairing issues
- 🐛 Remote not always supported
- 🐛 Menu button functionality issues
Bugs and requests
iRemoteControl
Reported bugs
10 issues- App doesn't work
- Doesn't connect to anything
- Stuffed up decoder
- No settings
- Doesn't work in New Zealand
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- Doesn't work with Sky HD box
- Doesn't work with Apple TV remote
- Doesn't work without paying for configuration
- Just a picture/photo of remote, no functionality
- No menu to sync
Requested features
4 requests- Clarify demo vs. full version upfront
- Clearer pricing for add-on hardware and customization
- Support for older Sky remotes
- Sync menu
RCA Smart Remote
Reported bugs
17 issues- Loses pairing frequently
- Requires constant re-pairing
- Stuck on one app/won't move
- TV/Fire stick rejecting pairing
- Menu button not functioning correctly
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- Bluetooth connection issues
- Incompatible with newer phones
- App searching endlessly
- HTTP request failed (502)
- Random disconnections
- App not working altogether
- Remote dies and won't connect again
- App stops at last pairing step
- Doesn't work with Apple TV, BT or IR
- Doesn't control Roku as advertised
- App continues searching and never finds remote
- App still searching after restarts
Requested features
4 requests- Improve app understanding for new users
- Ensure remote compatibility with more devices (Apple TV, Roku)
- Fix menu button functionality for Fire Stick
- Provide clear TV support information before purchase
In-app purchases
iRemoteControl
No in-app purchases
RCA Smart Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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