Smart Remote+ vs TwizyPowerBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Remote+
Transform your Apple devices into a comprehensive remote for LG smart TVs. Control playback, volume, and navigation directly from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or home screen widgets. Features like Live Activities and Wake-on-LAN offer seamless, instant access to your TV.
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
- Full Apple Watch app with directional pad and Digital Crown
- Home Screen Widgets for instant control
- Wake-on-LAN for powering on TV
- Automatic TV discovery and multi-TV support
- Customizable remote layouts
- Service menu and number pad access
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Turn your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into the ultimate TV remote — now for LG webOS, Samsung, Sony Bravia, Google TV / Android TV, and Apple TV. With Live Activities, Dynamic Island support, powerful widgets, and ultra-reliable Wake-on-LAN, controlling your TV has never felt this seamless. Whether you're across the room or anywhere in your home, your TV is always just a tap away. Works With Your TV • LG webOS TVs (2016 and newer) — the full experience: touchpad, Scenes, picture settings, Live Activities, service menu, and more • Sony Bravia TVs — power, volume, inputs, navigation, and media playback; connects instantly with no pairing codes • Samsung TVs — power, volume, inputs, navigation, and media playback; just accept the pairing on the TV • Google TV and Android TV devices (TCL, Philips, Nvidia Shield, Chromecast with Google TV, US Hisense, and more) — power, volume, inputs, navigation, media playback, and app launching • Apple TV — pair with the on-screen code, navigate with the D-pad or swipe gestures, control playback, and launch installed apps. Choose a saved TV for volume control while using your Apple TV remote. Live Activity & Dynamic Island (LG webOS) See what's playing on your TV directly from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Control play/pause, volume, and mute instantly — with app-themed colors for Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, and more. Your TV controls, without even opening the app. Full Apple Watch App Control your TV from your wrist. Includes: • Directional pad navigation • Media playback controls • Power on/off • HDMI input switching Perfect when your phone isn't nearby. Powerful Home Screen Widgets Access your TV controls instantly without opening the app. Widgets let you: • Power on your TV • Adjust volume • Switch HDMI inputs • Launch streaming apps (LG and Google TV) • Control playback Available in multiple sizes and fully integrated with Wake-on-LAN. Scenes (LG webOS) Save picture mode, sound output, and input as a one-tap preset. Movie night, gaming, daytime TV — set the whole TV up in a single tap from the app, widgets, or Shortcuts. Automatic TV Discovery Find the TVs on your network with a single tap. The app automatically detects your TV's name, IP address, and MAC addresses — no manual configuration required. Customizable Remote Layout Build your ideal remote. Rearrange, show, or hide: • Volume slider • Volume buttons • Media controls • Navigation controls • And more Give every TV its own layout — or share one default across them all. The editor only offers controls your TV actually supports, and layouts are independent on iPhone and Apple Watch. TV Self-Test Not sure everything's working? Run a live command sweep that proves what your TV responds to and produces a shareable report — perfect for diagnosing tricky network setups. Configuration Import & Export Back up or transfer your TV configurations between devices with ease. Service Menu Access (LG webOS) Access the TV service menu and number pad for hotel mode and advanced settings when needed. Multiple TV Support Easily switch between different TVs in your home — even different brands. Each TV maintains its own connection and settings for effortless multi-room control. Built for Reliability • Improved auto-reconnect after background idle • Enhanced Live Activity state tracking • More stable watch command handling • Continuous performance improvements Pay once for Pro — no subscriptions, no ads. Experience the convenience of complete TV control — through the full app, widgets, Live Activities, or right from your wrist. No more searching for the remote.
TwizyPowerBox
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TwizyPowerBox is a client for the PowerBox tuning dongle that plugs into the OBD port of a Renault Twizy. The hardware is sold separately and is required — without it, the app has nothing to talk to. TESTED CONFIGURATION The app has been tested with PowerBox BT V1.0 running firmware v1.66. LIVE DATA Motor speed and torque, current, energy used, state of charge and state of health, motor and battery temperature. Readings expire when the box stops sending them instead of lingering on screen, so what you see is what the car said a moment ago, not a number left over from earlier. THE BATTERY IN DETAIL All fourteen cell voltages, seven bank temperatures and the pack voltage — plus the spread between the strongest and weakest cell, which says more about the state of the pack than any single figure. HOW IT DRIVES Switch between ECO, Normal and Sport, or leave it to the PowerBox’s Auto mode, which steps the profile down as the motor warms and back up as it cools. Turn regeneration on and off. Set how much of it you get when you lift off and when you use the brake. TUNING Apply any level the box offers — Light, Medium, Max Power, the T80 to T45 conversion, or back to the factory setting. The app follows the box through the whole procedure, shows its progress while it works, and tells you when to cycle the ignition. Tuning reprograms the car's controller and is performed at your own risk. Park the car, leave the ignition on, and leave the PowerBox plugged in until it finishes. CONSOLE Every line the box sends and every command the app sends, with filters, single-shot queries and a field for raw bytes. The whole session exports as a text file. PRIVACY Nothing is collected and nothing leaves your phone. The app talks to the dongle over Bluetooth and to nothing else. It remembers only which box to reconnect to, any names you give your boxes, and whether to keep the screen awake. Twizy is a trademark of Renault. PowerBox is made and sold by its own manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TwizyPowerBox at none against Smart Remote+'s 1. Smart Remote+'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Smart Remote+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TwizyPowerBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Remote+ ships an update every 9 days, TwizyPowerBox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Remote+ | TwizyPowerBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouncing Ball Games | St. |
In-app purchases
Smart Remote+
- Smart Remote+ Pro$2.99
TwizyPowerBox
No in-app purchases
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