Comparison

Beam vs Good Remote

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

Head to head
About

Beam

Control all your smart TVs from your phone with a comprehensive remote app. It offers a full remote experience, quick app launching, and text input, with premium features for enhanced customization and insights. Designed for privacy, it requires no account or cloud connection.

Highlights
  • Full remote control with touchpad and D-pad
  • Turn TVs on/off and launch apps
  • Type searches using phone keyboard
  • Connection Doctor for Wi-Fi issues
  • Customizable themes and Lock Screen controls
  • Smart sleep timers
  • Weekly TV insights
Features
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The last remote you'll ever download. Beam controls Roku, Google TV, Samsung, LG, Vizio, and Fire TV — every TV in your home from one beautiful app. No account. No cloud. Your taps go straight from your phone to your TV. CONTROL EVERYTHING • Full remote: touchpad with gestures, D-pad, volume, playback • Turn TVs on and off right from your phone or Lock Screen • Launch Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ and more with one tap • Type searches with your phone's keyboard instead of hunting letters with arrow keys FEELS LIKE HOME • A control center that greets you: your TV's status, every room, and who's watching • Connection Doctor fixes Wi-Fi hiccups in one tap • Fix a dead remote in the time it takes to find the real one GO PREMIUM • 15+ animated themes, from Starry Night to Synthwave • Every TV in your home, switchable in one tap • Dynamic Island & Lock Screen controls • Smart sleep timers from 5 minutes to 4 hours • Weekly TV insights — computed on your phone, seen only by you • Free trial available; monthly, yearly, or pay-once lifetime PRIVATE BY DESIGN Beam collects nothing. No sign-up, no tracking, no servers — your remote and your habits stay on your phone. GOOD TO KNOW Your phone and TV must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Some TV apps (like YouTube and Prime Video) use their own on-screen keyboards and don't accept typed text from any remote app. Waking a TV from full power-off may require a one-time setting on the TV — Beam walks you through it. Privacy Policy: https://mragent07.github.io/Smart-remotelegal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://mragent07.github.io/Smart-remotelegal/terms.html

About

Good Remote

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Good Remote turns your iPhone into a fast, clean remote for your smart TV. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Open the app and your TV is one tap away: the launch screen shows every TV in your house with live power status. Tap a TV that's off and the app wakes it over your network and connects automatically. FEATURES • Full remote: D-pad with OK, back/home/exit, volume and channel rockers, mute, playback controls, info, captions, and a number pad • Real power on: wakes the TV over your network from standby or deep sleep, not just power off • Input switcher and app launcher, loaded live from your TV • Multiple TVs, with automatic discovery on your Wi-Fi or added by IP address • Private by design: the app talks only to your TV on your local network COMPATIBILITY Good Remote works with network-connected smart TVs that support remote pairing over Wi-Fi (most models from 2014 onward). The first time the app connects, a pairing prompt appears on the TV screen — accept it once and you're set. If your TV shows that prompt, it's supported. For power-on to work while the TV is off, enable your TV's setting that keeps its network active in standby (often called "quick start" or "turn on via Wi-Fi").

Screenshots

Beam4 screens
Good Remote1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beam at every 3 days against Good Remote's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beam ships an update every 3 days, Good Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Beam versus Good Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeamGood Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonhny AcostaBENJAMIN SANBORN CURRIE

In-app purchases

None

Beam

No in-app purchases

None

Good Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beam free?
Beam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Good Remote free?
Good Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beam or Good Remote have ads?
Neither Beam nor Good Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beam or Good Remote?
Beam ships an update every 3 days, and Good Remote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Beam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Good Remote on October 25, 2026.

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