TV Remote vs Open There
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV Remote
Transform your iPhone into a powerful universal remote for over 10,000 TV models. Discover personalized show recommendations, manage watchlists, and track viewing history all in one intuitive app.
- Control 10,000+ TV models
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Personalized recommendations
- Watchlist management
- Watch history tracking
- Smart content filters
- One-hand control interface
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Turn your iPhone into the ultimate Universal Remote Control, control over 10,000 TV models and discover the best movies and shows to watch. Remotly combines a fast, reliable remote with a built-in TV Assistant to help you pick something great in seconds. Use it to control your TV, manage watchlists, get personalized recommendations, and keep track of what you’ve watched—right from your iPhone. # Remote control that just works • Works with 10,000+ TV models across major brands, including Samsung, Roku, TCL, LG, Sony, and more. • Connects over your local Wi-Fi (no extra hardware). • Quick access to the essentials: volume, channels, input/source, and your favorite TV apps. # Your TV Assistant • Personalized recommendations based on what you like. • Watchlists for movies and series (save, organize, and come back later). • Watch history/tracker to remember what you’ve seen and what’s next. • Smart filters to find something that fits your mood (genre, movie/series, preferences). # Made for daily use • Clean, simple interface designed for one-hand control. • Custom settings to adapt the experience to your habits. • Frequent updates to improve compatibility and add new features. # DISCLAIMER This app is not an official app of Samsung, Roku, TCL TV, LG, Sony, or any TV manufacturer, we are not related to these companies in any way. # Subscription For the Pro subscription, subscriptions will be charged monthly or weekly for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions will automatically renewed unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Terms of Use: https://mwm.ai/legal/tv_remote/terms-of-use Privacy : https://mwm.ai/legal/tv_remote/privacy-policy
Open There
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Note: Requires the macOS app to be installed to work with. Open There is the simple way to get something from your phone onto your Mac. Tap Share on your iPhone or iPad and choose Open There. A link opens in your Mac's browser. A file, photo, or video lands in your Downloads folder, with a notification showing you what arrived. No address to copy, no message to send yourself, no extra account to create. WHAT IT DOES Sends links, files, photos, videos, and text from the iOS Share Sheet Sends several items at once, straight from Photos or Files Saves what arrives to your Downloads folder, or any folder you choose Shows a notification when something lands, with a preview for images and video Keeps everything in one Mac list, split into All, Links, Files, and Photos Opens, previews with Quick Look, saves elsewhere, reveals in Finder, or drags out to any app Holds items in a durable queue when iCloud is briefly unavailable Shows sent items in the iOS Sent tab, with delivery confirmation from an updated Mac Lets you remove individual history items, clear history, and retry failed sends Runs from the Mac menu bar, with an optional Open at login setting Includes the iPhone, iPad, and Mac versions in one universal app OPEN THERE PRO See your full sent history on iPhone and iPad and your full received history on Mac, instead of five recent items Keep received files and links in the list rather than only in a folder Track what you have not looked at, and show the count in the menu bar Search, sort, and select several items at once Choose the same yearly or lifetime Pro plan in the iPhone, iPad, or Mac app. Existing Pro purchases are recognized automatically for the same App Store account PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything travels through your own private iCloud database. Open There has no advertising, no analytics SDK, no third-party relay, and no account system to sign up for. What you send is deleted from iCloud once your Mac has it. Sent history stays locally on the sending iPhone or iPad. Delivered items stay in one local list on the Mac. These history lists are not synchronized. Small delivery confirmations expire after 30 days and are cleaned up when an updated Mac next runs. REQUIREMENTS Your iPhone or iPad and Mac must be signed in to the same Apple Account for iCloud. Open the Mac version once to register it as a destination, then leave the menu-bar receiver running. Files up to 250 MB can be sent. Offline delivery is retried when iOS next gives the app time to run or when you open the iOS app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://openthere.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Open There at none against TV Remote's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. TV Remote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Open There sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TV Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, Open There monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TV Remote | Open There |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (626 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Rover | Alt Development Labs, Inc. |
In-app purchases
TV Remote
- Pro Plan Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Pro Plan Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Premium Pass3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Pro Plan Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Premium Pass$19.991 Year
- Pro Plan Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Plan Yearly$24.991 Year
- Pro Plan Lifetime$9.99
Open There
- Open There Pro Yearly$4.991 Year
- Open There Pro Lifetime$14.99
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