Magic TV Remote HD vs Smart Interphone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic TV Remote HD
This app allows you to control Magic TV devices on your local Wi-Fi network. It supports multiple devices, allows renaming, and offers customization options for the remote's appearance and size. Requires specific Magic TV hardware and firmware.
- Wi-Fi control for Magic TV devices
- Discover and control multiple devices
- Rename Magic TV devices
- Adjust remote size via pinch
- Change remote skin (black/white) by shaking
- Disable skin change or scaling options
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Support all Retina Display - iPhone 5 full screen support *** Required Magic TV Hardware *** Wi-Fi Remote for Magic TV Device family. Discover and control Magic TV Device family in local Wi-Fi network. Control of multiple Magic TV within an App. Change the name of the Magic TV. Change the size of the remote by pinch action. Change the skin of the remote between black and white by shake action. Option for user to disable change skin or scale of the remote Require Magic TV firmware version: Hong Kong: All: Firmware 5.08 or above Australia: MTV3700TD: Firmware 4.42 or above MTV4000PVR: Firmware 5.02 or above New Zealand: MTV3700TD: Firmware 5.02 or above
Smart Interphone
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Smart Interphone App is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPhone. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your mobile devices anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, on-screen pan/tilt control are also supported. The latest features: 1. Time Lapse video playback 2. SD Card/NAS/Dropbox playback remotely 3. Event log 4. Share video to other App 5. Temperature monitoring 6. Hardware video decode for better performance 7. improved video finger zooming 8. Push notification
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Interphone at every 7 months against Magic TV Remote HD's every 35 months. Smart Interphone also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Magic TV Remote HD ships an update every 35 months, Smart Interphone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic TV Remote HD | Smart Interphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. | Tzu-Lung Chang |
In-app purchases
Magic TV Remote HD
No in-app purchases
Smart Interphone
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic TV Remote HD free?
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Do Magic TV Remote HD or Smart Interphone have ads?
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