RCA Smart Remote vs TelepathyWatch
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.
TelepathyWatch
Communicate with loved ones using colored light signals sent from your Apple Watch. Assign meanings to colors to express emotions without words and receive notifications when someone misses you, fostering connection across distances.
- Send colors from Apple Watch
- Assign meanings to colors
- Receive 'miss you' notifications
- Connect with loved ones remotely
- Non-verbal communication
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Send colors to your Telepathy lamps from your Apple watch. Get notified whenever someone misses you. Give meanings to each color and communicate without words. The app keeps you connected with loved ones, no matter how far away you are from them. When loved ones are away, but love finds its way- Telepathy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TelepathyWatch at 100% against RCA Smart Remote's 15%. TelepathyWatch also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RCA Smart Remote's advantage is ratings volume (103 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
TelepathyWatch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RCA Smart Remote has 103 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of RCA Smart Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of TelepathyWatch's.
RCA Smart Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, TelepathyWatch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RCA Smart Remote | TelepathyWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (103 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Voxx international Corp | Deepak Gupta |
Customer experience
RCA Smart Remote
TelepathyWatch
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
TelepathyWatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RCA Smart Remote
No in-app purchases
TelepathyWatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RCA Smart Remote free?
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