Comparison

U Remote Control vs PhotoPack Pro

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

Head to head
About

U Remote Control

Control your home devices and automation systems with this unofficial remote control app. Manage TVs, receivers, smart lights, and more through intuitive profiles and real-time updates. Features include full activity support, media player controls, and configurable widgets.

Highlights
  • Remote registration
  • Profile-based navigation
  • Entity toggling and navigation
  • Sliders for brightness and temperature
  • Full activity and media player support
  • Configurable widgets
  • Live activity updates
Features
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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

About

PhotoPack Pro

This app helps photographers prepare for shoots by creating and sharing customizable gear checklists. It offers smart reminders and offline access to ensure critical items are never forgotten, simplifying planning for professional results.

Highlights
  • Customizable gear checklists
  • Smart reminders for incomplete lists
  • Event organization and trip planning
  • Offline access and local data storage
  • Shareable lists with clients/photographers
  • Easy event archiving and progress tracking
Features
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Prepare for every shoot with confidence. PhotoPack Pro helps photographers create, customize, and share photography gear checklists, organize preparation tasks, and keep important details close at hand. Whether you’re planning a wedding, heading out for landscape photography, shooting film, or packing for a photography trip, build a checklist around the way you work. START WITH A TEMPLATE. MAKE IT YOURS. Browse and preview ready-made checklists for: • General Photography • Landscape & Nature • Wedding • Film Photography • Astrophotography & Night • Nature & Car Camping Add a template to your collection, customize its categories and items, and reuse it for future shoots. You can also save your own checklists as templates. Restore library templates to their original content whenever needed, with the option to keep a separate copy of your customizations. KEEP YOUR GEAR AND PREPARATION ORGANIZED • Create a separate checklist for each shoot or trip. • Add your own items and categories for equipment, preparation tasks, shot lists, and more. • Mark priority items and track your packing progress. • Set reminders before your start date when a checklist is still incomplete. • Hide items or categories you don’t need and restore them later. • Copy existing checklists to prepare for similar shoots. KEEP THE DETAILS WITH THE LIST Add formatted notes to a checklist, category, or individual item. Keep location details, client requests, equipment instructions, and other useful information alongside the things you need to do or pack. SHARE YOUR PLAN Share checklists with clients, assistants, or other photographers, and import shared lists into PhotoPack Pro. CHOOSE A VIEW THAT WORKS FOR YOU Switch between card and compact dashboard views, expand or collapse all checklist categories, and choose Light, Dark, or system-matched appearance. Layouts adapt to your device’s text-size settings. READY EVEN WHEN YOU’RE OFFLINE Your checklists and template library work offline, with local data storage and no account required. Spend less time rebuilding packing lists and more time preparing for the photographs you want to make.

Screenshots

U Remote Control4 screens
PhotoPack Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: U Remote Control at Free against PhotoPack Pro's $2.99. U Remote Control also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). PhotoPack Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

U Remote Control is free to download; PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoPack Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

U Remote Control ships an update weekly, PhotoPack Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
U Remote Control versus PhotoPack Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterU Remote ControlPhotoPack Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#182 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien Bain-ThouverezMichael Rung

Customer experience

U Remote Control

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PhotoPack Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

U Remote Control

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoPack Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is U Remote Control free?
U Remote Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoPack Pro free?
PhotoPack Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, U Remote Control or PhotoPack Pro?
PhotoPack Pro is rated higher. U Remote Control averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PhotoPack Pro averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do U Remote Control or PhotoPack Pro have ads?
Neither U Remote Control nor PhotoPack Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, U Remote Control or PhotoPack Pro?
U Remote Control ships an update weekly, and PhotoPack Pro every 2 months. Most recently, U Remote Control was updated on November 8, 2026 and PhotoPack Pro on November 5, 2026.

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