Pano AR vs U Remote Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pano AR
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View your own photos as immersive 360° panoramas in AR — or explore built-in demo scenes instantly. No stitching, no special camera needed. Works with any photo from your library. - Turn a wide photo into an immersive AR panorama - Explore curated demo panoramas instantly, no setup - Walk around your memories in augmented reality
U Remote Control
Control your home automation devices and media players with this unofficial remote control app. It supports various remotes, allowing you to manage lights, switches, climate, and media with real-time updates and customizable widgets.
- Remote registration
- Profile navigation
- Entity toggling and navigation
- Real-time media player updates
- Full activity support
- Configurable widgets
- Live activity integration
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Unofficial remote control application for Unfolded Circle remotes Remote 2 & 3 are advanced physical remotes that can take control of all your home devices (TV, receivers...) as well as your automation devices (Philips Hue, any Home Assistant device...) and more through community integrations. - Remotes registration : register one or several remotes - Navigation by profiles like in the remote. Another profile can be selected from the 3 dots upper right button - Swipe left/right between profile pages, click on entity icon for toggling (lights, switch, climates, covers) or navigating into (activities, remotes, media players) - Pull down in profile pages to refresh the data (in case of disconnection) - Sliders for lights, shutters and climate directly in the profile pages to set brightness / position / temperature, tap to open and access additional settings - Full activities support : UI pages & buttons including long press support, media players with artwork, position and titles. A touchpad is also available in a dedicated tab, as well as the access to the included entities. - Media players : updated in realtime (artwork, title, position...) and scrubbing - Wake the remote on LAN through pull to refresh - Configurable widgets : main commands for active activities with media info. A configurable page from the app settings will also show a list of selected entities to toggle (to toggle activities, lights, climates...) - Live activities : when entering into a running activity and minimizing the app, the current activity & media is accessible from the dynamic island or from the lock screen with the same commands as the widget
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: U Remote Control at every 6 days against Pano AR's every 3 months. U Remote Control also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Pano AR ships an update every 3 months, U Remote Control every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pano AR | U Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maksim Shtonda | Damien Bain-Thouverez |
In-app purchases
Pano AR
No in-app purchases
U Remote Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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