RemoteMaster vs URC Mobile 2.5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoteMaster
Transform your phone into a universal remote control for a vast array of devices. Control TVs, air conditioners, sound systems, and more with support for over 6,000 brands and 200,000 devices. Requires an audio-to-IR accessory for iPhone users.
- Universal remote control
- Supports 6000+ brands
- Supports 200,000+ devices
- Controls 14 device types
- Requires audio-to-IR accessory
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**Important** To use all features on this App. You need an audio-to-ir accessory. Because there’s no IR blaster built-in iPhone, so it’s necessary to buy an audio-to-ir accessory or YKK IR on our official website. Remote Controller: Support more than 6000 brands. Support more than 200,000 devices. 14 types of devices to control. Including STB, TV, A/C, DVD, Projector, Internet Box, Fan, Light, Sound, Sweeper, Air purifier, Camera, Foot-bath and Car audio.
URC Mobile 2.5
Transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful remote for your URC Total Control 2 home automation system. Effortlessly manage entertainment, lighting, security, and climate control from any location. Enjoy intuitive swipe, tap, and rotate gestures for seamless operation.
- Smartphone/tablet as handheld controller
- Control entertainment, lights, security, thermostats
- Swipe, tap, and rotate gestures
- Access from multiple locations (home/vacation home)
- Global control via internet/cell phone access
- Full Total Control 2 system functionality
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Leverage the power of your smartphone or tablet by turning it in to an amazing handheld controller for your URC® Total Control® 2 home automation system. Right from your mobile device easily control and monitor things such as entertainment, lights, security systems, thermostats and more in fast, new ways. Swipe, tap and rotate your way to securely control your equipment! This app gives you full control of all the features and full functionality afforded by a Total Control 2 system installation and more from multiple locations! Your main home and your vacation home can all be accessed from within one app. This version of URC Mobile requires a Wi-Fi connection to the local area network that is host to the Master Base Station / Central Processor and other system devices. Control is possible within the home or from anywhere in the world where internet or cell phone access is available. PLEASE NOTE: An installed Total Control 2 system is required to enjoy and access the features above. A new app installation or reset of the app requires the iOS device to be on-site with the Total Control Base Station. For more information please visit: https://www.urc-automation.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: URC Mobile 2.5 at 3.4 against RemoteMaster's 2.6. URC Mobile 2.5 also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 14%). RemoteMaster's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
URC Mobile 2.5 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 145 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of RemoteMaster's written reviews are positive against 25% of URC Mobile 2.5's.
RemoteMaster ships an update fortnightly, URC Mobile 2.5 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | RemoteMaster | URC Mobile 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (79 ratings) | 3.4 (145 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.4% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 145 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yaokan Technology Co., Ltd. | Universal Remote Control |
Customer experience
RemoteMaster
URC Mobile 2.5
User reviews
RemoteMaster
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with IR blaster
- 👍 Supports many IR remotes
- 👍 Good UI design
- 👍 Works with DIY IR blaster
- 👍 Easy to use with adapter
Room to improve
- 👎 Requires purchase of accessory
- 👎 Not working for many users
- 👎 App is in Chinese
- 👎 Useless without IR hardware
- 👎 Confusing to use
URC Mobile 2.5
From 145 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to control from anywhere
- 👍 Fantastic work and easy to use
- 👍 Simple and powerful
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 Easy and powerful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Never stays connected
- 🐛 Always have to restart and reinstall
- 🐛 Not good, never works
- 🐛 So hard to use
- 🐛 Took a bad app and made it worse
Bugs and requests
RemoteMaster
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes
- App not launching
- Cannot rename devices
- Device not found
- Request timeout
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- iPhone Xs upside down issue
- App stuck in headphone mode
- App leaves something on phone (virus?)
Requested features
8 requests- Add English language
- Add Russian language
- Add support for more idioms
- Improve device compatibility
- Add offline control functionality
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- Update for iPhone Xs upside down issue
- Add ability to save devices
- Improve grammar and phrasing
URC Mobile 2.5
Reported bugs
75 issues- Never stays connected
- Always have to restart and reinstall
- System cannot be found
- Problem reappears
- Intermittent, some days it works
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- Clunky, unoptimized app
- Does not connect well
- Looks like app hasn't been updated
- Not working for iPhone
- Unable to access features
- Latest version buggy
- App opens 4-5 times
- Not very responsive
- Controls open delayed
- React slowly
- Frequent connection issues
- Completely useless 95% of the time
- Very buggy
- Always gives an error
- Try again does nothing
- Stopped working with latest Apple update
- Screen freezes, doesn't respond
- Unreliable, rarely works first time
- Screen never shuts down
- Stops phone from sleeping
- Problem on home screen
- Unexpected response from base station
- Horrible system, breaks down constantly
- Brutal, crashes all the time
- Not intuitive
- Glitch or failure
- Super glitchy
- Screens change without prompting
- Crashes constantly
- Poorly programmed
- System not updated often enough
- Not working with iOS 16
- Freezes often
- Not just one screen, all of them
- App auto closes
- Needs work
- Cannot see all devices on iOS
- Delays
- Frequent rebooting of the app
- Dimming light switches don't cooperate
- Terrible, has to be reset every day
- Once happy, now cannot recommend
- Discontinued media streaming device
- Amp out of warranty
- App only good for on/off
- System not found error
- System Update error
- Rendered whole system unusable
- Error messages all over the place
- Unresponsive and useless
- Cannot change volume
- App crashes every 5-7 mins
- So 2010, clunky connecting
- Awful app
- Worst app ever
- Loses connection every night
- Worse system EVER
- Highly unstable
- Do not buy URC
- Frustrated for ever
- Not managed to make it work
- Buttons do not work
- Bad, won't start
- Slow and unresponsive
- Graphics are old school
- Worst customer service
- Terrible, clunky, not user friendly
- Many bugs
- Needs testing and polish
- Lutron and Sonos interfaces unusable
Requested features
5 requests- Widgets
- Siri Shortcuts
- Add own images
- See Doorbird from mobile app
- Change background without service call
In-app purchases
RemoteMaster
No in-app purchases
URC Mobile 2.5
No in-app purchases
