RCA Smart Remote vs ViewLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
ViewLink
Stay connected to your home with live 24/7 video streaming and activity alerts. Monitor children, pets, or home security remotely, and review recorded footage. Enjoy two-way audio and pan/tilt/zoom controls for a comprehensive view.
- Real-time video streaming
- Two-way audio conversation
- Motion detection alerts
- Review recorded video
- Pan, tilt, and zoom controls
- HD video with night vision
Read full descriptionHide full description
The app works with ViewLink Camera, keeps you connected to your home from your phone anytime, anywhere. You can look after your parents and children, check in on your pets, or keep tabs on any abnormal intrusion at home with the ViewLink Camera. The app allows you to view your home in real time 24/7, and sends activity alerts to notify you of any unusual motion detected activity, you can even review the recorded video. App Features • Real-time video streaming from your camera to your phone • 2-way conversation and audio • Unusual motion detected activity • Review the recorded video • Pan, tilt, and zoom on your phone to see more details • HD video with both day and night vision • Manage your camera
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ViewLink at 4.8 against RCA Smart Remote's 2.2. ViewLink also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RCA Smart Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ViewLink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of RCA Smart Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of ViewLink's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RCA Smart Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, ViewLink every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RCA Smart Remote | ViewLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (99 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voxx international Corp | Shenzhen Liangpu Technology LTD |
Customer experience
RCA Smart Remote
ViewLink
In-app purchases
RCA Smart Remote
No in-app purchases
ViewLink
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RCA Smart Remote free?
Is ViewLink free?
Which has better reviews, RCA Smart Remote or ViewLink?
Do RCA Smart Remote or ViewLink have ads?
Which is updated more often, RCA Smart Remote or ViewLink?
Other comparisons
