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Remote for Roku TV App
tv remote screen mirroring llc · 5,977 ratings · ★ 3.9
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Top complaints - extracted from 74 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"remote"
22 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "remote. worst app ever !!!!!! hardly works" - kiddyky
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"roku"
20 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "BEWARE!!. They are trying to make me pay a monthly fee for some upgraded stupid remote that I already have for my Roku. Beware and don’t fall for this." - emvolkin
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"free"
14 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. Doesn’t recognize old Roku and you have to contact the App Store to stop a free trial avoid avoid avoid! This is a money trap I’m cancelling my card now because there is now user page this app is only here to steal money don’t be fooled! My…" - leOsun3318
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"every"
10 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Overblown with ads. There’s literally an ad every button press. It’s utterly obnoxious." - Roku TV user 69
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"money"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Won’t power on and disconnected my hbo. Not worth the money" - нσℓσgяαм
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"work"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "remote. worst app ever !!!!!! hardly works" - kiddyky
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"subscription"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fraud. I downloaded the app. I seen it wanted a subscription so I deleted the app immediately. Not it’s trying to charge my account when I never signed up" - pc341
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"doesn"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Scam. Doesn’t recognize old Roku and you have to contact the App Store to stop a free trial avoid avoid avoid! This is a money trap I’m cancelling my card now because there is now user page this app is only here to steal money don’t be fooled! My…" - leOsun3318
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Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Carlos
Quijada
remote
worst app ever !!!!!! hardly works
Won’t power on and disconnected my hbo
Not worth the money
BEWARE!!
They are trying to make me pay a monthly fee for some upgraded stupid remote that I already have for my Roku. Beware and don’t fall for this.
Software update
Problem opening software update apps
Boo
This app so nad
Ms. Nikki
I have a insignia tv RMT-HSB318 and it’s not connecting.. it’s not turning on my tv … this was not a good purchase for me
Scam
Doesn’t recognize old Roku and you have to contact the App Store to stop a free trial avoid avoid avoid! This is a money trap I’m cancelling my card now because there is now user page this app is only here to steal money don’t be fooled! My bank is refusing the charge at my expense do not accept anything from this app
Tv remote ,
Will not interact with actual TV itself for adjusting volume & turning TV on and off !
Which is what I need it to do the most !!
The rest of it works great ! But not the two most important aspects !
Yes I got it linked to my iPhone and to the app , and to some apps on the Roku device connected to the Vizio tv , but it won’t adjust volume or turn tv on or off !
Which is what I need it to do the most !!
The rest of it works great ! But not the two most important aspects !
Yes I got it linked to my iPhone and to the app , and to some apps on the Roku device connected to the Vizio tv , but it won’t adjust volume or turn tv on or off !
Straight crap just get the roku app.
Don’t get
Download roku the official app instead (no ad walls)
Ad walls
Never works
Never works without a hassle
Does not work
I am unable to get my money back for an app that does not work. This is total crap. Do not download this app. It does not work.!!!
Terrible
Terrible. Too many ads pop up. Can’t even use the remote
Roku Remote Review
There should not be a fee for this app. It is not worth a weekly, monthly, or yearly fee.
Junk
Doesn't work. I can't connect to the roku plugged into my tv and no way to get a refund. Don't bother
Fraud
I downloaded the app. I seen it wanted a subscription so I deleted the app immediately. Not it’s trying to charge my account when I never signed up
Didn’t work at all
I downloaded this, paid for it and it never would connect to my Roku. I was able to get it to connect in the actual roku app, but this one I tried for 45 minutes and wouldn’t do anything. I do not recommend.
Scam
Requires hefty subscription. No additional features than the official Roku app that’s free…
Trash
App is awful. 4 pop ups within 1 minute of use and they want you to PAY to use it without the spam and junk. Trash app
Ads render this app useless
Not much point in a remote control app if it makes you watch ads before you can hit the buttons.
DO NOT GET THIS
I got this thinking it would work it doesn’t at all and cannot figure out a way to cancel my subscription because there’s no option
Why?
Why get this app when Roku has an official free one to use
Roku has a FREE app for this
Please don’t waste your money on this app. Just download the official Roku app if you want to control your tv from your phone. You don’t even have to sign up on their app to be able to use it.
This app wants you to pay in order to use the remote control and then they flood you with ads. Such a ripoff.
This app wants you to pay in order to use the remote control and then they flood you with ads. Such a ripoff.
App is broken
I paid for a the year and the app doesn’t remember and it’s keeps playing commercials and asking me to restore purchase… the 40 bucks already left my account so I’m confused.
Don’t download
Continuous ads, waste of time
Trash
Keep going to add if you don’t pay this is trash
Extremely bad
Way way to many ads o can barely control the tv without it showing an ad
Overblown with ads
There’s literally an ad every button press. It’s utterly obnoxious.
Bad
Yo many adds
Bye
40 dollars ????
This is not the official app
Download the official Roku app instead
Payment for remote
People dont want to pay for a roku remote
It’s bad
I don’t recommend this app because there are way way too many ads and besides I didn’t like how the non free thing I had to do was like pay for something but like I didn’t pay for it so I push the continue and that’s that as soon as I push the home button it just sent me right to an ad so I watch that ad and I thought when I was done with that ad again and it took me to another ad I decided to delete the app and leave this review I’m sorry but I do not recommend it if you do not want to spend money or waste your time.
I Hate It
I hate it because you can’t blast through something without it saying monthly subscription and I also hate it because it sends you to an ad every 24/7
You need to pay
Why
Don’t download
For anyone who doesn’t know, Roku has an official app that has everything on it such as the remote.
Requires subscription to use
Only free option is a 3 day free with annual sub price. Give me a break! Delete
Garbage
This isn’t an official app. Don’t bother…. It makes you watch an add every time you press a button. God forbid you need to type something out, you’ll be there half a year. I’ve already wasted 30 minutes with it.
My remote isn’t even showing up
I paid 9 bucks now I can’t even see the remote control I took a picture which I was ready to post . Would give a 0 if possible .
Yo what the f***
This has ads every two clicks, which when using a remote, is enough to make you want to actually kill yourself. Bad app, that!
Never got this app to work
Was never able to find how to cancel after 3 day trial, never worked, very slow
Horrendous Ads
Plagued by ads unless you pay the ridiculous fee to use the remote immediately uninstalled
Absolutely awful
Massive delay between the tv and the remote, super ad heavy. Don’t get it they just want to dig money from you for the 90,000 ads they show per minute.
NOT ROKU
The actual app for ROKU is FREE. Do not pay for this.
doesn’t work
Paid for this, couldn’t get to work, and no way to cancel
Wow
I don’t get y u have to literally pay just to control a roku cuz u can’t find the remote😑
Awful
Terrible/wants me to buy the premium version/doesn’t work at all
To many ads
Spammed with adds to the point it’s not even usable
no
i cannot find my remote so i got this app, the SECOND i opened up the app it is BLASTING ME to buy a subscription.
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Sentiment summary
70%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
26%
Negative (1-2★)