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 8 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 — 103 and 111 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 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RCA Smart Remote | Bytech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (103 ratings) | 2.6 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 28.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Voxx international Corp | BYTECH NY, INC. |
Customer experience
RCA Smart Remote
Bytech
User reviews
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
Bytech
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with Google Assistant
- 👍 Can create groups for multiple lights
- 👍 Easy to install
- 👍 Works with Siri (requested)
- 👍 Works with Alexa (requested)
Room to improve
- 👎 Connection issues
- 👎 Unreliable connectivity
- 👎 Random blinking/glitching
- 👎 App requires too much private info
- 👎 Difficult setup process
Bugs and requests
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
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
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