BenQ Smart Controller vs JMGO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BenQ Smart Controller
Transform your mobile device into a smart remote for compatible BenQ projectors. Effortlessly switch between d-pad, touchpad, and keyboard with voice input for seamless control.
- Mobile smart remote control
- D-pad mode
- Touchpad mode
- Keyboard with voice input
- Compatibility with JD-130/JD-150/JM-250
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BenQ Smart Controller app turns your mobile device into a smart remote controller. (Compatible with BenQ JD-130/JD-150/JM-250) Easily switch between three modes: d-pad, touchpad, and keyboard with voice input. If you would like to control BenQ GV1, GS2, TK8 series, E600 series or E800 series, please download BenQ Smart Control app from the App Store.
JMGO
This utility app functions as a remote control for JMGO projectors, offering companion mode and access to manuals and customer service. Users can customize their projector experience by defining settings and creating unique widgets.
- Projector remote control
- Companion mode
- Manual access
- Customer service portal
- Customizable widgets
- Projector settings definition
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JMGO app is designed for users of JMGO projector, which could control the projector. It could help you not only as the remote control for various apps on JMGO projector and companion mode (o1 series), but also as the manual and the customer service. Define your projector and DIY your own widgets to make your projector different with JMGO app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JMGO at 2.8 against BenQ Smart Controller's 1.4. JMGO also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (46 vs 8). BenQ Smart Controller's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 11.0). 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.
JMGO holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JMGO has 46 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BenQ Smart Controller's written reviews are positive against 36% of JMGO's.
BenQ Smart Controller ships an update every 5 months, JMGO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BenQ Smart Controller | JMGO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (8 ratings) | 2.8 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BenQ Corporation | SHENZHEN HOLATEK CO.,TLD |
Customer experience
BenQ Smart Controller
JMGO
In-app purchases
BenQ Smart Controller
No in-app purchases
JMGO
No in-app purchases
