Smart Remote Control vs Universal TV Remote Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Remote Control
Transform your iPhone into a powerful and intuitive smart TV controller. Navigate menus with ease, launch apps instantly, and manage multiple TVs from a single interface. Enjoy a seamless control experience with a clean, accessible design.
- Eyes-free touchpad navigation
- Instant app launcher
- Multiple TV support
- Essential controls (volume, channel, mute)
- Adaptive UI themes
- Automatic TV detection
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The smart remote your home deserves. Tired of searching for the physical remote, dealing with unresponsive buttons, or navigating slow menus? Transform your iPhone into a fast, powerful, and intuitive Smart TV controller with SRemote — designed to give you seamless control no physical remote can match. MAIN FEATURES • Eyes-Free Touchpad – Navigate menus and apps with natural swipes while keeping your eyes on the screen. • Instant App Launcher – Open your favorite streaming apps with a single tap. • Multiple TV Support – Save and switch between all the TVs in your home in seconds. • Essential Controls – Volume, channels, mute, navigation… everything right at your fingertips. • Adaptive UI Themes (NEW) – Choose a visual style that fits your mood and your home. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE A clean, modern, accessible interface that anyone in the house can use—kids, adults, and grandparents. Large buttons, intuitive gestures, and zero learning curve. COMPATIBILITY Our mission is simple: one remote for every Smart TV. Current support: • Samsung – Fully supported (Smart TV models 2015+) • Roku – Fully supported (NEW in version 1.1) • Sony – In active development • LG – Coming soon • Hisense – Planned for future updates • And many more coming… Not seeing your brand? Tell us what you need—we prioritize based on user feedback. THE SREMOTE EXPERIENCE • Instant Setup – Open the app and your TV is detected automatically on the same Wi-Fi network. • Smooth & Stable Control – Improved responsiveness and enhanced communication with all supported TVs. • One Subscription for the Family – Unlock all premium features and share them through Apple’s Family Sharing. SRemote was created at home, for real families who just want a better, faster, simpler way to control their TVs. We hope it becomes just as essential for yours. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER SRemote is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku or any other manufacturer. • Privacy Policy: https://www.cavexo.com/sremote/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.cavexo.com/sremote/terms
Universal TV Remote Studio
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Universal Smart TV Remote turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete Wi-Fi remote for your smart TV. It connects straight over your home network, so you get power, navigation, volume, channels, playback and app launching in one fast, uncluttered app — no infrared, no extra hardware, no pointing at the screen. FINDS YOUR TV FOR YOU Open the app and it scans your local network for compatible TVs, then lists what it finds with the model name so you know which room you are looking at. Pick one and you are controlling it. Next time you launch, it reconnects to your usual TV on its own. Prefer to set things up by hand? Add a TV directly by IP address. WORKS WITH Full, live control is supported on most Wi-Fi smart TVs, streaming players and soundbars from major manufacturers. The app finds compatible devices on your network automatically, so you can see what it supports before you commit. Every control below is real control over your network, not a button that only looks the part. A COMPLETE REMOTE • Power, Home, Back, Menu and Input • Directional pad with a large OK button • Volume up, volume down and mute • Channel up and channel down • Play, pause, stop, skip and fast-forward • Number pad for typing a channel directly • On-screen keyboard, so you can type a search from your phone instead of hunting letter by letter with the arrow keys • Swipe-to-navigate touchpad for moving through long menus quickly ONE-TAP APP SHORTCUTS Jump straight into your streaming services without walking through the TV home screen first. Reorder the tiles by dragging them, rename them, remove the ones you never touch, or add your own, so the services you actually watch sit right at the top. SCENES AND MACROS Turn a whole routine into a single button. Build a movie-night scene that powers the TV on, opens your streaming app and eases the volume down. Set a sleep timer that quietly steps the volume down and switches the TV off. Create your own sequences from individual key presses, app launches and timed delays, and run them from the remote in one tap. MAKE IT LOOK THE WAY YOU WANT Choose a remote style that suits you — Minimal, Premium Glass, Gaming, Classic, Kids Mode or Accessibility — each with its own layout, button treatment and accent color. Spin the 3D preview before you commit. Light, dark and system themes are all supported. DESIGNED TO BE USABLE • High-contrast mode for bolder borders and text • Adjustable text size • Reduce-motion support for a calmer interface • Haptic feedback and optional button sounds • Large, well-spaced targets that stay comfortable one-handed WAKE A SLEEPING TV Save your TV's MAC address and send a wake signal over the network to bring it back to life, even when its control connection has gone to sleep. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your TVs are controlled entirely on your own local network. There is no account to create, no cloud service in the middle of the connection, and no advertising. Your saved TVs, their addresses and anything you type stay on your device. Anonymous usage and crash reports help us find and fix problems, and you can turn them off at any time in Settings. Local-network access is requested only when you first scan for a TV. FAST AND LIGHT Built natively for iPhone and iPad. It launches quickly, reconnects quietly in the background and keeps responding instantly while you hold down volume or scroll through a menu. Download Universal Smart TV Remote and put the whole living room back in your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Universal TV Remote Studio at none against Smart Remote Control's 2. Universal TV Remote Studio also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.1). On price and ads 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. Smart Remote Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Universal TV Remote Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Smart Remote Control | Universal TV Remote Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cavexo LLC | Inam Khan |
In-app purchases
Smart Remote Control
- Weekly Access$2.997 Days
- Yearly Access$19.991 Year
Universal TV Remote Studio
No in-app purchases
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