Comparison

Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + vs Playwall

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

Head to head
About

Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl +

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful remote for Roku devices and Smart TVs with fast and seamless control. Use voice commands to search and navigate, type instantly with built-in keyboard input, and access your favorite apps and channels in seconds. Enjoy full remote functionality including navigation, touch controls, playback options, and volume adjustment, all with automatic device detection over the same Wi-Fi network for quick connectivity. Designed for a smooth, reliable, and user-friendly experience, bringing all essential controls into one place. Disclaimer: This app is not an official product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Roku, Inc. or Roku devices. Privacy Policy: https://sagemodestudios.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://sagemodestudios.com/terms Contact Us: https://sagemodestudios.com/contact

About

Playwall

Features
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Playwall is the backlog you actually want to open. No streaks to keep. No guilt if you skip a week. No number counting everything you have not finished staring back at you every time you open the app. Just the games you already own, kept somewhere that feels good to look at. Nothing in Playwall is locked behind a subscription. Capture, log, and rate as many games as you want, for free, forever. Night Owl is there if you want to support the person who makes Playwall, never because you have to. CAPTURE THE PILE Add a game once, from your own wall or a quick search, and it takes its place: sharp if you own it, dimmed if it is a wishlist, one tap to move between the two. No folders, no lists to maintain. TONIGHT, NOT SOMEDAY Open Playwall on a quiet evening and it names one game worth starting tonight, not a ranked list to read through. Stop scrolling a storefront you have already scrolled. Start playing something you already own. LOG THE NIGHT IN ONE TAP After you play, log the session in a single tap. No timer running, no diary entry required, just a mark that you played and how the night went. RATE IT IN TWO QUESTIONS Finish a game and Playwall asks two questions, not a five-star form to fill out. That is enough to remember what you thought, and it is what turns a finish into something worth keeping. EVERY FINISH BECOMES A STAR Every game you finish joins a small galaxy you can look back through any time: rate it, log it, and it takes its place among everything else you have played and loved. DECEMBER GETS A RECEIPT At the end of the year, Playwall prints a plain record of what you played, what you finished, and what stood out. A keepsake, not a leaderboard. SUPPORT, NEVER A GATE If you want to support the person who builds Playwall, there are three tiers: Supporter, Night Owl, and Patron. All three unlock the same cosmetic extras, wall themes and a gold galaxy among them. None of them touch the games, the logging, or the ratings, and the higher tiers are a bigger gift, not a bigger app. Terms of Use: https://drnkn.dev/playwall/terms Privacy Policy: https://drnkn.dev/playwall/privacy License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl +4 screens
Playwall4 screens

Verdict

The call

Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + and Playwall are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Playwall sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + versus Playwall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl +Playwall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHolmes Marcus DeronAji Mukti

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl +

Subscriptions3
  • RokuStream Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual Plan (Special Offer)$9.991 Year
  • RokuStream Annual$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Playwall

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Night OwlFree
  • Patron$79.99

Questions

Is Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + free?
Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playwall free?
Playwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + or Playwall have ads?
Neither Roku TV Remote & Stick Ctrl + nor Playwall shows ads.

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