# Home Remote vs Browser Note

The clearest difference is price: Browser Note at Free against Home Remote's $1.99. Browser Note also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Home Remote's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Browser Note is free to download; Home Remote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Home Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Remote has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Home Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Browser Note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Home Remote ships an update monthly, Browser Note every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Home Remote | Browser Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (25 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-remote/id926193671/reviews)** | [4.3 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/browser-note/id1613527249/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **25** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 30 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bouncing Ball Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/310577519) | [Dodo Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1062583711) |

## What reviewers say

### Home Remote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-remote/id926193671)

Consolidate control of your smart home devices with a single, feature-rich application. Automate actions with schedules, location triggers, and voice commands. Supports a wide range of popular smart home brands and protocols.

**Highlights:** Unified smart home control, Schedules and geofencing, Voice recognition support, Native support for popular brands, URL calls and TCP/UDP packets, Location triggering with beacons

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Quick access to controls from notification center/today screen
- ⌚ Apple Watch integration and voice control
- 🔧 Highly customizable and flexible for multiple home automation systems
- 🌍 Excellent geofencing functionality
- 💬 Outstanding developer support and responsiveness

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Broken after iOS updates (iOS 9, 12, 13 compatibility issues)
- ❌ No Apple Watch support in recent versions
- 📚 Poor documentation and confusing setup process
- 🚫 Lack of developer support/communication
- 🌐 Only works on WiFi, not on cellular data

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes after iOS updates
- Geofencing stopped working after iOS 12
- MiLight compatibility broken in recent versions
- Brightness settings not working with older bridges
- Preset corruption when editing multiple actions

**Requested features**

- HomeKit and Siri integration
- Google Home integration
- Toggle buttons with visual status indicators
- Brightness slider in color picker
- Support for newer MiLight bridge versions (v6, iBox 2)


### Browser Note

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/browser-note/id1613527249)

Add reminders and notes directly to any website to help you pause and think before acting. Block specific pages or entire sites, customize snooze timers, and sync notes across your Apple devices. Improve mental health and break habits by adding prompts to news or shopping sites.

**Highlights:** Add reminders to any website, Block websites or specific pages, Customizable snooze timer, Sync notes via iCloud, Text and video tutorials, Privacy-focused, no data collection

**Features:** Safari Extension, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Home Remote free?

Home Remote costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Browser Note free?

Browser Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Home Remote or Browser Note?

Home Remote is rated higher. Home Remote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Browser Note averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.

### Do Home Remote or Browser Note have ads?

Neither Home Remote nor Browser Note shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Home Remote or Browser Note?

Home Remote ships an update monthly, and Browser Note every 3 months. Most recently, Home Remote was updated on November 6, 2026 and Browser Note on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*