Wallby vs Smart Remote TV Universal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallby
Personalize your iPhone's Home and Lock Screens with custom widgets, wallpapers, and app icons. This app generates all content directly on your device, ensuring your privacy. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks premium features.
- Custom widgets for clock, date, battery, and photos
- Stunning gradients and patterns for wallpapers
- Themed custom app icons
- Content generated on-device
- No account required for privacy
- Watermark-free experience with Pro subscription
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Make your Home and Lock Screen truly yours — beautiful widgets, wallpapers and custom app icons, all built right on your iPhone. Wallby is the honest customization app. Everything you make is built on your iPhone. No account; your photos stay on your iPhone. It does show advertising, and a Wallby Pro subscription removes it. WIDGETS FOR EVERYTHING - Clock, date and live countdowns that never freeze - Quotes, monograms, battery, calendar and your own photos - Curated themes, fonts and colors for Home Screen and Lock Screen - Every widget you make gets its own name, so your screen stays tidy STUNNING WALLPAPERS - Gorgeous gradients and patterns, generated on your device - Save to Photos in full quality, then set them in a couple of taps CUSTOM APP ICONS - Design themed icons for your favorite apps - We are upfront about how iOS icons really work — no hidden surprises HONEST BY DESIGN iOS does not let any app place a widget, set a wallpaper, or replace an icon for you. Wallby makes them beautiful, then shows you exactly how to add them — never a fake "Applied!". PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your photos never leave your iPhone. The advertising is loaded over the network by Google's ad kit, and a Wallby Pro subscription removes it. FREE TO START Use every style for free with a small watermark. Upgrade to Wallby Pro to remove the watermark and unlock all premium themes and wallpaper packs. Wallby Pro subscription options: - Weekly - Yearly (best value) Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wallby.vercel.app/privacy.html Recommendations for our other apps load online. Their views and taps are counted as daily totals, without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. See our privacy policy.
Smart Remote TV Universal
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Transform your iPhone into a powerful, elegant Universal Smart TV Remote. Easily discover, connect, and control your Smart TVs over your local Wi-Fi network with ultra-low latency and intuitive controls. Say goodbye to lost physical remotes and dead batteries. Remote TV Universal provides complete control over your home entertainment system, combining fluid navigation, seamless media casting, and live stream capabilities into one beautifully crafted application. KEY FEATURES: • UNIVERSAL SMART TV CONTROL Effortlessly navigate menus with our precision circular D-Pad, smooth directional controls, dual volume rocker capsules, channel switchers, power toggles, mute, home, and quick input selection. • INSTANT WI-FI AUTO-DISCOVERY Scan and connect to compatible Smart TV devices on your local Wi-Fi network in seconds. Seamless device pairing ensures your remote is always ready when you are. • 4K MEDIA & SCREEN CASTING Beam your favorite memories directly to the big screen. Cast high-resolution photos and crystal-clear 4K videos from your photo library with smooth playback and zero stutter. • INTEGRATED IPTV PLAYER Enjoy live global television streaming. Easily load your preferred M3U/M3U8 playlists to watch news, sports, and entertainment channels directly on your device or cast them to your television. • SMART TV APP HUB Quickly launch popular television applications and streaming channels with one tap directly from your phone. • MODERN DARK NEON DESIGN Engineered with premium glassmorphism aesthetics, responsive haptic feedback on button presses, and an intuitive layout designed for comfortable one-handed operation. HOW TO USE: 1. Ensure your iPhone and Smart TV are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. 2. Open Remote TV Universal and tap the scan button to discover nearby TV devices. 3. Select your TV to connect and start controlling instantly! DISCLAIMER: Remote TV Universal is an independent utility application developed to provide local network remote control functionality for compatible Smart TVs. This application is not an official product of, nor affiliated with or endorsed by any specific television manufacturer. All trademarks, device names, and brand references are used strictly for compatibility identification purposes under nominative fair use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Remote TV Universal at none against Wallby's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Wallby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Smart Remote TV Universal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Wallby | Smart Remote TV Universal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Levin David Schwab | Syarif Ayra |
In-app purchases
Wallby
- Wallby Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Wallby Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Smart Remote TV Universal
No in-app purchases
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