The Home Remote

Name: The Home Remote
Rating: 3.8 (99 reviews)
Author: The Home Remote LLC

By: The Home Remote LLC

Smart Home - IoT & AV Control

Features & Capabilities

The Home Remote consolidates control of home automation and AV devices into a single app. Quickly add devices with the plus button and manage everything from one place, with support for a wide range of brands and ecosystems to unify lighting, climate, media, security, and more.

For power users, the Designer program lets you craft custom layouts and dashboards. Access to all Designer features requires the Home Remote Pro license, a one-time in-app purchase (not a subscription).

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

The Home Remote LLC

Rating:

3.80

(99)

Version:

4.5.0 Last updated: 2025-01-21

Version code:

871896752

Creation date:

2015-09-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

111.97MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 161,738 ▲ 976

Other rankings

#68 in automation template keyword 36 ▼ 25#77 in automation keyword 47 ▲ 12

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

The Home Remote LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-home-remote/id1015015446

Website:

https://thehomeremote.com

User Reviews

The Home Remote offers a powerful, centralized interface with fast performance and strong customization across many devices, but its usefulness is tempered by maintenance gaps, broken or missing integrations, and some UI/setup/documentation issues that affect reliability for certain vendors.

Pros

Consolidates a wide range of devices and vendors into a single app, acting as a universal remote.
Fast to initialize and control devices with low latency compared to alternatives.
Highly customizable dashboards and interfaces via the Designer for powerful, tailored control panels.
Support/response from the developer is described as quick and helpful.
Cross‑platform usability (iPhone/iPad) with a desktop designer to modify or build custom designs.

Cons

Maintenance and updates appear to be lacking, with integrations breaking or stopping over time.
Significant compatibility gaps and broken support for popular brands (Kasa, MyQ, Wyze, Nest, etc.) and some vendors.
Partial device syncing reports (e.g., some SmartThings devices not appearing) limit usefulness.
UI/setup issues such as white screen on startup, forced dark mode, and account/extension problems.
Documentation and feature gaps (MQTT not actually usable, Nest integration missing, business edition login issues) that hinder adoption and reliability.

Recent reviews

I recently had to replace a KASA (tp link) smart switch and now that will not work with this app. I now have to find another solution. Bummer.

by jm*****, 2026-04-29

The requested app extension could not be found

by Pe*****, 2025-07-31

Now that WeMo is ending their cloud service, this is a perfect alternative for local control of WeMo devices. And it looks like the app was just updated a few months ago so hopefully the developer will continue to support the app.