RCA Smart Remote vs Bytech
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
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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.
Bytech
Manage and control all your smart home devices from a single application. Organize devices into groups for simultaneous control, schedule automated actions with timers and alarms, and easily grant access to other household members.
- Remote device control
- Group device management
- Automation with timers and alarms
- Device sharing with family
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1. Control all your smart devices remotely. 2. Easily set up groups to control multiple devices. 3. Set timers and alarms to automate functions at certain times. 4. Share devices with other family members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RCA Smart Remote at every 3 weeks against Bytech's every 6 months. Bytech's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (28% vs 15%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bytech holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of RCA Smart Remote's written reviews are positive against 28% of Bytech's.
RCA Smart Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, Bytech every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RCA Smart Remote | Bytech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (99 ratings) | 2.6 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 27.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 45 |
| 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 | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voxx international Corp | BYTECH NY, INC. |
Customer experience
RCA Smart Remote
Bytech
Bugs and requests
RCA Smart Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bytech
Reported bugs
23 issues- Light bulb glitches and blinks
- Light turns on randomly
- Poor signal reported
- Scheduling does not work
- Light dims and comes back on periodically
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- Colored bulb only works with blue and green
- App barely connects
- App constantly fails
- Pairing fails repeatedly
- Lightbulb blinks a super bright white intermittently
- Device stops working
- App crashes every time profile picture is updated
- Keeps telling user they are disconnected
- Lights are offline when leaving the house
- Lights will not connect back
- Flashing lights when turning on
- Difficulty connecting after a month
- Randomly flashing lights
- One bulb refuses to change color and is stuck on white
- App demands access to more information than necessary
- Could not find or operate lightbulbs
- Doesn't want to connect to the bulb
- App is small on tablet layout
Requested features
6 requests- Apple Home app compatibility
- Siri integration for control
- Music sync with multiple devices
- Apple widget for quick control
- Android widget for quick control
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- Ability to use music sync with multiple devices
In-app purchases
RCA Smart Remote
No in-app purchases
Bytech
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RCA Smart Remote free?
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