iTunes Remote

Name: iTunes Remote
Rating: 4.6 (39556 reviews)
Author: Apple

By: Apple App

Entertainment

Overview

Version:

4.5.1

Last updated: 2020-02-27

Ranking

#7,449 ▼ 15

Overall

Features & Capabilities

iTunes Remote lets you control Apple Music, iTunes, or the Apple TV app from anywhere in your home. Install the app on your iPhone or iPad and connect to Apple Music, iTunes, or the Apple TV app on your Mac or PC.

Browse libraries by artist, album, and song; explore movies, TV shows, and podcasts; create and edit playlists; view Up Next; search across libraries; and explore shared libraries. Enjoy AirPlay, send music to AirPlay speakers, and group speakers for multi-room playback with independent volume control. Requirements: iOS 11.4+, Wi‑Fi to Apple TV/Apple Music/iTunes on Mac or PC; macOS 10.15.2+ for Apple Music and the Apple TV app; iTunes 12.8+ recommended.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio

By:

Apple

Rating:

4.60

(39,556) 20 new ratings

Version:

4.5.1 Last updated: 2020-02-27

Version code:

834476281

Creation date:

2019-02-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

12.05MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-03

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Ranking

# 7,449 ▼ 15

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Developed by:

Apple

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/itunes-remote/id284417350

Website:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

User Reviews

Users value iTunes Remote for remote control of Mac-hosted music and AirPlay setups, but frequent bugs, poor updates, and a lack of modern features hamper its reliability. Core positives are cross‑device playback control, AirPlay/multi‑room support, and the ability to run a Mac as a music server from mobile. However, queue problems, UI/UX issues, metadata glitches, and flaky connectivity recur across reviews, prompting calls for a major revamp or replacement while some long‑time users still rely on it for basic control across devices.

Pros

Remotely control iTunes/Music on a Mac from iPhone/iPad with broad playback controls.
Integrates with AirPlay and multi‑room speaker setups for a connected home stereo.
Allows using a Mac as a local music server/player and controlling playback without a display.
Longstanding, familiar tool relied upon by many users for years.

Cons

Chronic bugs and an aging, unintuitive UI with infrequent updates, leading to OS compatibility issues.
Unreliable queue/Up Next and 'play next' features; adding to queue often fails or stops after one track.
Metadata and album art display glitches (missing album art, artist name, or song title in some cases).
Connectivity issues and Home Sharing login problems; intermittent connections and re‑connections needed.
Feature set feels bare‑bones and not on par with modern music control apps.

Recent reviews

I have a huge, irreplaceable music collection built over decades — vinyl, tapes, MP3s ripped from rare CDs, my own DJ mixes, mixes made by friends, live recordings of parties, and obscure bedroom DJ sets that simply don’t exist on streaming services. Apple’s Remote app lets me access, control and play that entire musical history across multiple devices. It quietly does something no streaming service can replace: it keeps a lifetime of personally collected music alive and accessible. Apple, please don’t take this away. Some music collections can’t be replaced by the cloud.

by -I*****, 2026-08-19

I have Tahoe 26.6.2 and both my ipad and iphone are ios 26.6.1 and neither will connect. as like everyone else, i can enter the 4 digit code then apple music on my mac says it’s connected, you hit ok and the device disappears. It doesn’t even show my proper device name, just iphone or ipad. I want to be able to control the music on my mac so I can get the benefit of the better eq on the mac and share to my homepods.. Another epic fail for apple when it comes to anything with home sharing or the home app.