U Remote Control vs ImmichFrame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
ImmichFrame
Transform your devices into a dynamic digital photo frame using your personal Immich server. Easily display your cherished memories with this dedicated application.
- Display photos from Immich server
- Digital photo frame functionality
- Supports Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad
- Requires ImmichFrame server
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Disclaimer - This project is not affiliated with immich! An awesome way to display your photos as a digital photo frame. Requires ImmichFrame server, see: https://github.com/immichFrame/ImmichFrame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: U Remote Control at Free against ImmichFrame's $2.99. U Remote Control also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). ImmichFrame's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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
U Remote Control is free to download; ImmichFrame costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
U Remote Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
U Remote Control ships an update weekly, ImmichFrame every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U Remote Control | ImmichFrame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Damien Bain-Thouverez | Rob Rogers |
Customer experience
U Remote Control
ImmichFrame
In-app purchases
U Remote Control
No in-app purchases
ImmichFrame
No in-app purchases









