Couchpilot Remote vs Mushroom Timer

Couchpilot turns your iPhone into a remote for the television you already own. It talks to your TV directly over your home Wi-Fi. There is no account to create, no cloud service in between, and nothing to plug in. Open the app, let it find your TV, and start controlling it. FINDS YOUR TV BY ITSELF Couchpilot scans your network, identifies the television, and tells you whether it is ready to pair. If your TV needs a setting switched on first, it says which one and where to find it, instead of failing silently. BUILT FOR ONE-HANDED USE A large thumb-friendly D-pad, press-and-hold repeat for scrolling long lists, a volume rocker showing the real level from the TV, and haptic feedback on every press. YOUR INPUTS AND APPS, ONE TAP AWAY Couchpilot reads the input names you set on the television, so a games console appears under the name you gave it rather than "HDMI 1". Your most-used input and app sit on the main screen; everything else is one tap away in a searchable list. COMPATIBILITY Couchpilot speaks two open local-network control protocols that televisions publish themselves: - IP control, available on many televisions from 2013 onward. You switch it on in the television's own network settings, then pair with either a key you set there or a passcode the television displays on screen. - External Control Protocol, used by a range of streaming players and the televisions built around them. No setup and no password needed. Couchpilot detects which protocol your television speaks and tells you directly. If it speaks neither, the app still finds it on the network and says plainly that it is not supported yet, rather than leaving you guessing. The current compatibility list is kept on the support page. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no servers. Couchpilot collects nothing about you. Everything it stores, your television's address and its pairing credential, stays on your device, with the credential held in the iOS Keychain. No compatible television handy? Tap "Take a look without a TV" on the setup screen to explore the whole interface with sample data. Requires the iPhone and the television to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Couchpilot Remote is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or otherwise associated with any television manufacturer. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Mushroom Timer is a simple timer app for keeping track of many countdowns at once and sharing them with friends in real time. ■ Sync with your group in a room Share a 6-character room code and everyone in the room sees the same timers, updated live. No more asking "how much time is left?" in the group chat. No account or sign-in needed. ■ Organize by area Sort timers into areas (tabs) you name yourself. Search finds any timer instantly, even when you have lots of them. ■ Two-stage countdown: battle and respawn Enter the time left in the battle, and the timer counts down through it and the 5-minute respawn that follows. You can note how many players are in, too. ■ Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Active timers show up as Live Activities on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can check the time left without opening the app. ■ Notifications Get notified 5 minutes before, 1 minute before, and when a respawn is done. Choose which alerts you want in Settings. ■ Personal mode works offline When you're not in a room, everything stays on your device and the app makes no network connections at all. Available in English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.