Comparison

Control‎ vs Smart View Video Cast

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

Head to head
About

Control‎

Easily manage media playback and system volume on your Mac from your iPhone or iPad. It supports popular apps like Spotify, VLC, and Apple Music without requiring subscriptions or companion app installations.

Highlights
  • System-level volume control
  • Basic media playback controls
  • Supports TV.app, Music.app, VLC, Spotify
  • No subscription or companion app needed
  • Connects via built-in permissions
  • Requires same network connection
Features
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The simplest and fastest way to control media playback, volume, and more on your Mac. Control connects directly over your local network, so you never have to install or run a companion app. 【NEW】Control any app, video, or website with Keyboard controls. Re-arrange your keypad and add the commands (and shortcuts!) that are useful to you. Additionally, Control always supports system-level volume controls and *direct* playback controls for the following apps: • TV.app • Music.app • QuickTime Player • VLC • IINA • mpv • Spotify • Safari (experimental) No subscriptions, no payments, no ads, no tracking. Control is privacy-first and doesn't collect any data. It connects directly across your local network, so your information never even touches the internet. Need more Control? Send a request anytime. I'd love to make the app as useful as possible. Note: Control’s connection to your Mac is managed via built-in macOS permissions. Once accepted, Control will work forever with no additional setup. It requires being on the same network and enabling Remote Access. Some VPN clients may interfere, depending on settings. Powered by AppleScript.

About

Smart View Video Cast

Stream photos, videos, music, and documents from your iPhone or iPad to your smart TV over Wi-Fi. It also functions as a comprehensive TV remote, offering control over various TV functions and apps.

Highlights
  • Stream photos, videos, music, and documents
  • Photo slideshows
  • Live camera casting
  • Whiteboard drawing
  • Full TV remote control
  • On-screen touchpad
  • App launching and management
Features
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Smart View Video Cast sends the photos, videos, music and documents on your iPhone or iPad to your smart TV over Wi-Fi, and turns your phone into a TV remote. Your phone and your TV only need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. No cable, no account, no sign-up. CAST FROM YOUR DEVICE • Photos: show a photo on the TV and move through the album with next and previous • Photo Slider: pick photos and play them as a hands-free slideshow (3, 5, 10 or 30 seconds per photo) • Videos: play videos from your library on the TV, with play, pause, seek, skip 10 seconds, next, previous and repeat • Music: play songs stored on your device through the TV • Files: open PDF, Word, Excel, CSV and text files, choose pages and show them on the TV • Camera: take a photo and send it straight to the TV • Whiteboard: draw with pencil, brush, shapes and text, and the TV picture updates as you draw TV REMOTE • D-pad and OK, back, home, volume, mute, channel up and down, and power • Touchpad for swiping, plus an on-screen pointer on LG and Samsung TVs • Number pad, and color keys on TVs that support them • Type on the TV with your phone's keyboard • Voice: Speak to the TV's own voice search. On other TVs, spoken English commands become button presses. • Apps: open the apps on your TV and pin your favorites • Reconnects to your last TV when you open the app COMPATIBLE TVs Tested with LG (webOS), Samsung. The app also supports Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Vizio. Available features depend on the TV brand, model and software version, and not every remote key works on every brand. HOW IT WORKS Smart View Video Cast does not mirror your screen. It gives the TV one photo, video or song at a time, and the TV plays it in its own player. Files on your device reach the TV over your home Wi-Fi, so keep the app open while they play. Links and IPTV streams go from the internet straight to the TV. FOR IPHONE AND iPAD On iPad, a sidebar puts every feature one tap away. Smart View Video Cast is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Samsung, LG, Roku, Google, Amazon or Vizio. All product names and trademarks belong to their owners. Smart View Video Cast Premium Subscription: 1. Weekly Pro Access ,Weekly auto Renewable $0.99 2. Monthly Pro Access, Monthly auto Renewable $9.99 Term Of Use: https://smartviewvideocast.blogspot.com/2026/09/term-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://smartviewvideocast.blogspot.com/2026/09/privacy-policy.html Contact: syedamanullah102@gmail.com

Screenshots

Control‎4 screens
Smart View Video Cast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smart View Video Cast at 15.6 against Control‎'s 17. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Control‎ against 4.9 for Smart View Video Cast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control‎ ships an update every 9 days, Smart View Video Cast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Control‎ versus Smart View Video Cast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl‎Smart View Video Cast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan WhitneySyed Amanullah

Customer experience

Control‎

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart View Video Cast

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Control‎

No in-app purchases

None

Smart View Video Cast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control‎ free?
Control‎ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart View Video Cast free?
Smart View Video Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Control‎ or Smart View Video Cast?
Control‎ is rated higher. Control‎ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Smart View Video Cast averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Control‎ or Smart View Video Cast have ads?
Neither Control‎ nor Smart View Video Cast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control‎ or Smart View Video Cast?
Control‎ ships an update every 9 days, and Smart View Video Cast every 10 days. Most recently, Control‎ was updated on October 5, 2026 and Smart View Video Cast on October 12, 2026.

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