Screen Time Control vs TV Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Time Control
Manage your device usage with timers and smart app blocking to enhance focus. Build self-control through interactive challenges and reaction training. Includes eye care features for healthier screen time.
- Focus timers
- Simulated lock screens
- Smart app blocking
- Decision challenges
- Reaction training
- Eye care features
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Professional screen time manager! Boost focus with timers, simulated lock screens, and smart app blocking. Build self-control through decision challenges and reaction training. Eye care features for productive screen time.
TV Remote
Control your smart TV with your iPhone. Offers gesture-based touchpad control, fast device pairing, and easy channel changes. Navigate your television with a simple interface.
- Touchpad gesture control
- Quick device pairing
- One-touch channel switching
- Simple interface
- Effortless TV control
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Smart TV remote app! Features touchpad gesture control, quick device pairing, and one-touch channel switching. Simple interface for effortless TV control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Screen Time Control at 4.4 against TV Remote's 3.0. Screen Time Control also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Screen Time Control holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Time Control has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Time Control | TV Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (21 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 天瑜 贾 | 少璞 李 |
Customer experience
Screen Time Control
TV Remote
In-app purchases
Screen Time Control
No in-app purchases
TV Remote
No in-app purchases
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