Comparison

My Smart TV Remote vs Smart Things

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

Head to head
About

My Smart TV Remote

Features
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Lost the remote, or the batteries died? Your phone becomes the remote. The app finds TVs on the same Wi-Fi automatically. No IP addresses to type in — just pick your TV from the list and you're connected. ■ Supported devices · Samsung Smart TV (Tizen, 2016 models and later) · LG Smart TV (webOS) · Google TV ■ Features · Power, volume, channel, D-pad, OK, back, home, play/pause, mute, source · Type on the TV with your phone keyboard — no more picking letters one by one with the D-pad in search boxes · Turn on a TV that's off (models supporting Wake-on-LAN) · Reconnects to your last TV automatically when you open the app ■ What makes it different · No ads · No in-app purchases · No sign-up · No personal data collected, at all ■ Languages English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, Español, Deutsch ■ Before you start · Your phone and TV must be on the same Wi-Fi network · For Samsung and LG, you need to tap [Allow] on the TV once, so the TV's own remote is required for that first time only · For Google TV, enter the code shown on the TV screen once · To turn on a TV that's off, enable Power On with Mobile (Samsung) or Turn on TV via Wi-Fi (LG) in your TV settings Contact: biz@getpotz.com

About

Smart Things

Control all your smart home devices, including lights, thermostats, and cameras, from a single interface. Manage your smart TVs with integrated remotes and create custom scenes and automations for convenience. Personalize room aesthetics with custom wallpapers and accent colors.

Highlights
  • Control lights, thermostats, locks, and more
  • Live view for HomeKit cameras and doorbells
  • Remote control for smart TVs (Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG)
  • Create custom scenes and automations
  • Personalize room aesthetics with wallpapers
  • Widgets and Control Center integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Every accessory in your home, and every remote you actually reach for, in one app — on iPhone and iPad. CONTROL THE WHOLE HOME Lights, thermostats, locks, blinds, fans, sensors, purifiers, sprinklers, cameras. If HomeKit reports it, you can see it and set it. Each control is built from what the accessory says about itself, so a dimmer gets a slider, a color lamp gets a wheel, and a lock gets a lock — including accessories released after this app was. CAMERAS Watch your HomeKit cameras and doorbells live, with a fresh snapshot on each camera's card. TELEVISION REMOTES Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG and other smart TVs, found on your Wi-Fi and paired in seconds. A full directional pad, playback, volume, a keyboard for typing on the TV, and its apps a tap away. Assign a television to a room and it sits with everything else in that room. SCENES AND AUTOMATIONS Run a scene from anywhere in the app. Capture how your rooms are set right now and keep it as a scene, or rename, re-record and delete the ones you have. Build automations that run at a time of day, at sunrise or sunset, or when a sensor or accessory changes — motion detected, a door opened, a light switched on. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Run a scene or switch an accessory by voice, from Spotlight, the Shortcuts app or the Action button. MAKE EVERY ROOM ITS OWN Give each room a wallpaper — one of ours or a photo of yours — with an adjustable blur. Accent colors can follow the wallpaper automatically, so a room looks like itself rather than like a settings screen. WIDGETS AND CONTROL CENTER See how much of the house is on at a glance, switch an accessory or run a scene straight from the home screen, and keep your favorites in Control Center. Choose which room a widget follows and which scenes it shows. SMART THINGS PRO Seeing your home — every accessory's state, its readings and your cameras — and building scenes and automations are free. Controlling and adding accessories, running scenes, the TV remote, interactive widgets and your own room photos are part of Smart Things Pro, an auto-renewable subscription. Smart home control that shows you everything your accessories can do, and asks nothing you should not have to think about. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12voOgya1fD5zQagp2-4iQ6464r8q1ZW9uJ-vONIoucE/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v1fA32bGcq7_uAz0_JcWQ_8VZb_0pWlH8Uq9nDysVwk/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

My Smart TV Remote2 screens
Smart Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Smart TV Remote at none against Smart Things's 5. My Smart TV Remote also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Smart Things sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. My Smart TV Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Smart TV Remote ships an update every 10 days, Smart Things weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
My Smart TV Remote versus Smart Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Smart TV RemoteSmart Things
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotzMikita Kharoshka

In-app purchases

None

My Smart TV Remote

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Things

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly Special$5.991 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is My Smart TV Remote free?
My Smart TV Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Things free?
Smart Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Smart TV Remote or Smart Things have ads?
Neither My Smart TV Remote nor Smart Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Smart TV Remote or Smart Things?
My Smart TV Remote ships an update every 10 days, and Smart Things weekly. Most recently, My Smart TV Remote was updated on October 31, 2026 and Smart Things on November 13, 2026.

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