Comparison

TV Remote vs SpeedReader

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

Head to head
About

TV Remote

Transform your phone into a universal remote for all Android and Google TVs. Effortlessly control channels, volume, and navigation with voice search and a built-in keyboard. Enjoy a seamless experience with automatic TV detection and quick app shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Universal remote for all smart TVs
  • Voice control for searches and commands
  • Built-in keyboard for easy text input
  • Channel and volume adjustment
  • Navigation pad for precise control
  • App shortcuts for quick launching
  • Automatic TV detection over Wi-Fi
Features
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Lost your TV remote again? TVee turns your phone into a universal TV remote control for Android TV, Google TV, and most Smart TV brands. Change channels, adjust volume, search by voice, and type with a built-in keyboard - all from one app, without hunting for a remote or juggling three different ones for three different TVs. TVee finds your TV automatically over your home Wi-Fi network - no IR blaster, no pairing codes, no manual setup. Once connected, you get a full navigation pad for precise directional control, volume and mute, channel up and down, and a power button that turns your TV on or off from across the room. A touchpad mode lets you swipe and tap the way you would on a laptop trackpad, which is faster than tapping arrows one at a time when you're scrolling through a long list of shows. Typing show titles or login codes on a TV keyboard with a directional pad is slow. TVee's built-in keyboard lets you type directly from your phone, and voice search finds a movie, show, or app the moment you tap the mic and speak - no more spelling out titles letter by letter. Main features: Universal remote for Android TV, Google TV, and major brands including Philips, Sony, TCL, Hisense, Xiaomi, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba, Skyworth, Haier, OnePlus TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, and Chromecast devices - Voice search and built-in keyboard for fast text input - Full navigation pad, volume, mute, and channel controls - Touchpad mode for swipe-based navigation - Hotkeys and app shortcuts to launch YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and more - Power on/off control and automatic TV detection over Wi-Fi - Recent devices, so reconnecting to your last TV takes one tap - Support for multiple saved TVs Connecting takes under a minute: put your phone and TV on the same Wi-Fi network, open TVee and wait a few seconds until your TV appears in the list, then tap to connect. No hardware, no IR blaster, no separate remote app for each brand. Who TVee is for: Your remote is lost, broken, or buried somewhere in the couch cushions again You've got a Philips in the bedroom, a Sony in the living room, and a Fire TV stick in the kitchen, and you're tired of three different remotes You're setting up a new Android TV or Google TV and don't want to wait for a replacement remote to arrive You want to type a password or search a title without spelling it out with a directional pad TVee includes a free trial. After the trial, continued access is available through a subscription (weekly or annual) or a one-time lifetime purchase - pricing and terms are shown before you're charged, and subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple ID account settings. Your phone. Every TV in the house. One remote. Disclaimer: TVee – Remote Control for TV is an independent application not affiliated with any of the brands mentioned above. All product names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used solely for identification purposes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SpeedReader

Features
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## App Description Reading shouldn't be this hard. SpeedReader is a free Safari extension that lets you speed read any web page using RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) — showing one word at a time at a controlled pace. For neurodivergent readers — people with ADHD, dyslexia, or other processing differences — traditional reading is exhausting. Eyes jump between lines, focus drifts mid-paragraph, and articles get abandoned halfway through. RSVP removes the cognitive overhead of eye tracking and line scanning, so your brain just processes. **How it works** Tap the SpeedReader icon in Safari's toolbar. The article text is extracted automatically and words appear one at a time with a highlighted focus point. Tap anywhere to pause, tap again to resume. That's it. **Features** • Focus-point highlighting — each word highlights its optimal recognition point, the letter your eye naturally anchors to • Context preview — pause and see the surrounding sentence to re-orient quickly • Punctuation pacing — periods and commas add natural micro-pauses so content flows like speech • Speed control — 100 to 600 words per minute • OpenDyslexic font — toggle the dyslexia-friendly font with one tap • Light and dark mode — follows your system theme or override manually • Keyboard shortcuts — on Mac and iPad: Space to play/pause, arrows to navigate • Text selection fallback — select any text on a page and speed read just that • Works entirely offline — no data leaves your device No accounts. No subscriptions. No tracking. Free and open source.

Screenshots

TV Remote4 screens
SpeedReader1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpeedReader at none against TV Remote's 4. SpeedReader also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TV Remote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. SpeedReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TV Remote ships an update every 2 weeks, SpeedReader every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TV Remote versus SpeedReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTV RemoteSpeedReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIurii ChechetkinChris Cantu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TV Remote

Subscriptions3
  • TVee Premium – 7 Days Free7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • TVee Premium – 3 Days Free3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • TVee Premium – Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TVee Premium – Lifetime$59.99
None

SpeedReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TV Remote free?
TV Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeedReader free?
SpeedReader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TV Remote or SpeedReader have ads?
Neither TV Remote nor SpeedReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TV Remote or SpeedReader?
TV Remote ships an update every 2 weeks, and SpeedReader every 4 days. Most recently, TV Remote was updated on October 30, 2026 and SpeedReader on October 25, 2026.

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