vRemote vs Smart Projector Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vRemote
Transform your phone into a virtual remote for your projector. Instantly focus your projector with a snapshot of the image. Seamlessly control your projector using Google or Alexa voice assistants after setup.
- Virtual projector remote
- Automatic image focus
- Google Assistant integration
- Alexa integration
- Phone-based control
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A virtual remote control for the projector in your phone. You can download vRemote, the virtual remote control can instantly help users automatically focus with a simple snapshot of the projected image. The most important is that it can help the projector be remoted by Google/Alexa voice assistant after the vRemote setup process.
Smart Projector Control
Control Panasonic projectors remotely from your smartphone. Connect via Wi-Fi or USB to operate the projector and monitor its status directly from your device.
- Remote projector operation
- Projector status monitoring
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- USB connectivity
- Compatibility with Panasonic projectors
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Smart Projector Control is a smartphone application for operating Panasonic projectors. By installing Smart Projector Control onto your iPhone, and using wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) or USB to connect to a network containing a Panasonic projector, you can operate the projector and check the projector status from your smartphone. ---- Requirements ---- OS: iOS 17 / 18 / 26 iPhone 16 / iPhone 15 / iPhone 14 Pro / iPhone 13 / iPhone 13 mini / iPhone 12 / iPhone 11 / iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max / iPhone XR ---- Compatible Projectors (all U, E, EA versions of the below models are compatible) ---- See the following website for supported projectors. https://docs.connect.panasonic.com/projector/download/application/smartpj/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Projector Control at 83% against vRemote's 0%. Smart Projector Control also leads on rating (2.9 vs 1.2). vRemote's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Projector Control holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of vRemote's written reviews are positive against 83% of Smart Projector Control's.
vRemote ships an update every 4 months, Smart Projector Control every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vRemote | Smart Projector Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (26 ratings) | 2.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ViewSonic_International | Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
vRemote
Smart Projector Control
In-app purchases
vRemote
No in-app purchases
Smart Projector Control
No in-app purchases
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