Comparison

Broken Screen Prank vs SmartRemote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Broken Screen Prank

Create realistic cracked or glitched screen wallpapers to personalize your device or prank friends. Choose from numerous crack designs and import your own images for a unique look. The overlay technique ensures a natural and convincing effect.

Highlights
  • Realistic cracked screen wallpapers
  • Glitched screen wallpaper maker
  • Prank friends by changing wallpapers
  • Import images from album
  • 32 crack designs available
  • Natural overlay effect
Features
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With our Broken Screen app, you can make a wide range of realistic cracked screen or glitched screen wallpapers. Set them as your own lock-screen & wallpapers or use them to prank your friends by replacing their wallpapers! Now we have 32 cracks for you to choose from, you can import images from album to create your unique broken screen wallpaper. The overlay method we use will make it look even more realistic and natural. Download now and have some fun with it!

About

SmartRemote

Control your television using your smartphone. This app offers a user-friendly interface with all essential buttons, a keyboard, and navigation. Easily connect via Wi-Fi to manage multiple TV brands, cast media, and access streaming apps.

Highlights
  • Smartphone TV control
  • Wi-Fi connection
  • Media casting (images, sound, video)
  • Integrated keyboard
  • Access to popular apps (Netflix, YouTube)
  • Support for major TV brands
Features
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Are you having trouble controlling your TV with a regular remote? Is your TV remote running out of batteries quickly? Or does it frequently fail to receive signals? Or are you tired of searching for remotes around your house? Don't worry, our Remote TV app will solve your problems quickly and efficiently. With this tool, all you need is a smartphone to control all your TVs. Remote TV promises to be a helpful solution to your issues with its special features: - This app is designed like a regular remote with all the necessary buttons, integrated keyboard, navigation panel, etc., allowing users to control TV devices easily. - Easy connection to any TV device via Wi-Fi network. Simply connect your device and smartphone to the same Wi-Fi network, and users can use their phones as remote controls. - Connect and cast images, sound, videos, etc., to your TV as desired. Enjoy a better experience on a larger screen. - Access favorite and popular apps like Spotify, YouTube, Netflix, etc., through the app. - Support for various types of devices such as Samsung, LG, Sony, Philips, etc. You can easily control your TV with just a smartphone. Remote TV ensures it's a completely free support tool and provides excellent control functions to enhance the user experience with detailed instructions, user-friendly interface, and simple operations. Download now and enjoy its perfect features! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nguyentruongstudio.vercel.app/policy

Screenshots

Broken Screen Prank4 screens
SmartRemote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Broken Screen Prank at 44% against SmartRemote's 15%. Broken Screen Prank also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). SmartRemote's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Broken Screen Prank sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SmartRemote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Broken Screen Prank holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Broken Screen Prank's written reviews are positive against 15% of SmartRemote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broken Screen Prank ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartRemote every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Broken Screen Prank versus SmartRemote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken Screen PrankSmartRemote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better4.1 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better15.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer振山 董Truong Nguyen

Customer experience

Broken Screen Prank

All ratings1,790 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative50.0%

SmartRemote

All ratings2,307 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive15.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative82.6%

User reviews

Broken Screen Prank

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic visuals
  • 👍 Good for pranking friends
  • 💡 Helps with tricks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't always work as expected
  • 💸 Requires payment/ads
  • 👎 Not very useful

SmartRemote

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤖 Can be used as a TV remote
  • 💡 Potential to be a useful app if it works as advertised

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Does not work as a projector app despite advertising
  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues when trying to connect to TV
  • 📺 Fails to function as a proper TV remote
  • 💸 Misleading advertisements that don't match the actual app
  • 🤬 Overwhelming negative user feedback

Bugs and requests

Broken Screen Prank

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Save function not working
  • Frequent crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Better home screen integration
  • More customization options

SmartRemote

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to connect to TV
  • App crashing or not working as intended

Requested features

2 requests
  • Actual projection capabilities as advertised
  • Reliable TV remote functionality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Broken Screen Prank

One-time1
  • Broken Screen PRO$1.99
4 purchases

SmartRemote

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$14.997 Days
  • Yearly$35.991 Year
  • Original Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Broken Screen Prank free?
Broken Screen Prank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartRemote free?
SmartRemote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Broken Screen Prank or SmartRemote?
Broken Screen Prank is rated higher. Broken Screen Prank averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while SmartRemote averages 4.1 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Broken Screen Prank or SmartRemote have ads?
Both Broken Screen Prank and SmartRemote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Screen Prank or SmartRemote?
Broken Screen Prank ships an update every 3 weeks, and SmartRemote every 5 weeks. Most recently, Broken Screen Prank was updated on October 20, 2026 and SmartRemote on October 20, 2026.

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