Comparison

Remote TV vs Soor

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

Head to head
About

Remote TV

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a smart TV remote for Samsung Tizen, LG webOS and Roku TVs on the same Wi-Fi network. REMOTE CONTROLS IN YOUR POCKET Control power, volume, channels, playback, navigation, home, back, mute and more from a clear remote designed for everyday use. NAVIGATE WITH A TOUCHPAD Swipe through menus and tap to select with natural gestures from your iPhone. TYPE FASTER Use your phone keyboard for TV search fields instead of entering text one letter at a time with an on-screen remote. LAUNCH TV APPS Open apps listed by compatible TVs with a single tap. Available apps and controls depend on your TV model and platform. QUICK WI-FI SETUP Remote TV searches for compatible TVs on your local network. Keep your iPhone and TV connected to the same Wi-Fi, then select your TV to begin. You can also add a TV by IP address when needed. TRY DEMO MODE No TV nearby? Explore the remote, touchpad, keyboard and app launcher using the built-in Demo TV. PRIVACY AND ACCESS - No account or sign-up required - No extra remote hardware required - Commands travel from your iPhone to your TV over your local Wi-Fi - Some TVs may ask you to approve the first connection on screen COMPATIBILITY Supports compatible Samsung Tizen, LG webOS and Roku TVs. Feature availability varies by model, firmware and TV settings. Roku devices may need to be added by IP if they are not discovered automatically. Remote TV is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Samsung, LG, Roku or any other TV manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://exo-pages.web.app/remotetv/privacy

About

Soor

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How many devices are on your home network right now, and which of them is opening a door you know nothing about? Soor scans your home network the way a penetration tester would. It finds every connected device, reads the ports and services each one leaves open, and reads the router's forwarded-port table to tell a device exposed to the internet from a safe one inside. It then ranks what it found by severity and explains each finding in plain language with a clear fix. What it checks • Every device on the network, and the ports and services it leaves open • Router settings, including the UPnP feature that opens ports to the internet without your knowledge • Risky ports, such as open debugging on streaming boxes, exposed remote control, and file shares with no password • Cameras, warning you about one exposed to the internet and about models that ship with published login details • Devices seen on your network for the first time Defensive, not offensive Soor never tries a password on any device and exploits nothing. It reads what devices announce about themselves, and it only ever scans the network your phone is on. It collects nothing Soor runs entirely inside your phone. No account, no server, no data collection, and all its knowledge ships inside it. Soor is open source, so anyone can verify that for themselves. Arabic and English, free, with no ads and no subscription. Soor is for your home network, or a network you are responsible for. Scanning a network you do not own, such as a café, airport or workplace, may be against the law and is not what the app is for.

Screenshots

Remote TV4 screens
Soor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soor at none against Remote TV's 2. Soor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. Remote TV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Soor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote TV ships an update every 2 weeks, Soor daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Remote TV versus Soor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote TVSoor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhanh Thong LeeWorld

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Remote TV

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Yearly Promotion3 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Soor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote TV free?
Remote TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soor free?
Soor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote TV or Soor have ads?
Remote TV shows ads; Soor does not.
Which is updated more often, Remote TV or Soor?
Remote TV ships an update every 2 weeks, and Soor daily. Most recently, Remote TV was updated on November 1, 2026 and Soor on October 31, 2026.

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