Comparison

SubVox vs Nexus Smart Remote

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

Head to head
About

SubVox

This tool allows for hands-free content extraction and action triggering using voice commands. It processes audio locally by default, with optional cloud AI integration. Privacy is a core focus, with no storage or collection of user audio or text data.

Highlights
  • Voice-triggered context extraction
  • Custom start and stop phrases
  • On-device speech processing
  • Optional conversational AI
  • Background mode
  • Third-party integrations
  • watchOS companion app
Features
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SubVox is a voice-activated content extraction tool with optional conversational AI features, designed for creators, performers, productivity users, and anyone who needs fast, hands-free action triggers. Speak your start and stop trigger phrases, and SubVox interprets the intent — then sends it to the third-party app or integration you choose. All audio and speech recognition is performed locally on your device by default. You may optionally choose to turn on Cloud Speech AI, which additionally can use AI provider cloud models for speech to text. SubVox does not store, track, or collect audio, transcripts, or extracted text. Features • Voice-triggered context extraction • Custom start and stop phrases • On-device speech processing • Optional conversational AI using user-provided AI provider credentials • Optional background mode when the screen is off • Third-party integrations including MysterSmith, Inject, and more • watchOS companion app • Secure storage of integration and AI credentials in Keychain Privacy First SubVox does not store audio, transcripts, or extracted text. If you choose to enable conversational AI, text is sent directly from your device to the AI provider you select using your own credentials. SubVox does not receive, store, or process this data on its own servers. Your data only leaves your device when you explicitly choose to send it and only to services you authorize. For Entertainment & Personal Utility SubVox is intended for entertainment and personal utility. It is not designed for professional, legal, medical, or safety-critical use.

About

Nexus Smart Remote

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Full remote configuration, at your fingertips. For over a decade, the most trusted remote in magic. Now the setup that once had to be done by hand lives in your pocket. Configuring the remote has never been simpler — the app takes it further than manual configuration ever allowed, and when the show changes, you can reconfigure in seconds. Connect over Bluetooth and every setting on your remote is one tap away. No more configuring through memorized button-press sequences, and no guessing whether a setting is actually active — you see the remote's true state, right on screen. SWITCHBOARD — the breakthrough Build advanced macro action chains and orchestrate your own custom actions, hands-free, with your phone out of sight. Limited only by your imagination. PROFILES — 12+ built in Over a dozen ready-made button layouts, so one remote works across every magic app you perform with — or design your own. PEEK & WATCH Send your information to a discreet companion display like the PeekSmith, or connect the smartwatch that suits the occasion — SB Watch, Fossil, or many more through TimeSmith. Readable at a glance, phone nowhere in sight. SHORTCUTS Assign shortcuts to buttons so the remote powers on straight into a custom configuration. COMPLETE CONTROL, ONLY IN THE APP • Install the latest firmware straight from your phone • Build, edit and organize Switchboard action chains • Back up and restore your whole setup — even onto a second remote • Quick configuration from the dashboard • Manage peek devices and watch connections • Command every setting on the remote, in more detail than ever before • Interactive guide to the manual button configurations, step by step One remote, a magician's toolkit — now fully in your hands.

Screenshots

SubVox3 screens
Nexus Smart Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SubVox at 3 against Nexus Smart Remote's 1. SubVox also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SubVox versus Nexus Smart Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubVoxNexus Smart Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher CanfieldMatthew Wilson

In-app purchases

None

SubVox

No in-app purchases

None

Nexus Smart Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SubVox free?
SubVox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nexus Smart Remote free?
Nexus Smart Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SubVox or Nexus Smart Remote have ads?
Neither SubVox nor Nexus Smart Remote shows ads.

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