# Touch Portal

> Stream, game, automate homes, and control desktops with your device!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/rils.apps.touchportal](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rils.apps.touchportal)

## Overview

- **ID:** `rils.apps.touchportal`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rils
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 803,280
- **Rating:** 4.62 / 5 (6,315 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.5build2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03
- **First published:** 2018-07-22
- **Publisher country:** NL
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rils.apps.touchportal)
- **Website:** [https://www.touch-portal.com](https://www.touch-portal.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.touch-portal.com/privacy-policy-appstore.php](https://www.touch-portal.com/privacy-policy-appstore.php)

## Description

## Touch Portal: Your Ultimate Control Center

Touch Portal is a versatile Chrome extension designed to empower gamers, streamers, home automation enthusiasts, and desktop users. It allows seamless control of live streaming platforms like OBS and Twitch, custom gaming controls for titles such as Elite Dangerous and League of Legends, and smart home devices including Philips Hue and Govee.

With Touch Portal, you can automate workflows, trigger events, and manage your desktop applications like Spotify and Zoom with fully customizable button decks, featuring personalized images, fonts, and colors. To get started, download "Touch Desktop" on your PC or Mac and connect with a supportive community on Discord for assistance. Transform your digital experience and streamline your control efforts with Touch Portal today!

## Rankings

- #77,434 — Overall
- #11 — touch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `rils.apps.touchportal.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Touch Portal is praised for its powerful customization and broad use cases, from gaming and streaming to complex flight-sim setups, and is valued as a software alternative to dedicated hardware. An active community and responsive support add to its appeal. However, users repeatedly highlight reliability and stability issues (crashes, reinstall needs, network problems), a controversial pricing/up-sell model, and onboarding frustrations due to limited documentation and inconsistent plugins. When it works, it’s highly effective; the main drawbacks are stability, onboarding, and monetization concerns.

### Pros

- Very customizable and powerful for a wide range of use cases
- Versatile across gaming, streaming, and simulations; can replace hardware buttons
- Active community and responsive development/support
- Works across devices (PC and mobile) with flexible setup

### Cons

- Reliability issues and bugs requiring reinstall or cause instability
- Pricing model and extra paid Pro features; perceived as greedy/up-sell
- Setup can be confusing; limited documentation; plugins require manual setup
- Plugin ecosystem has outdated or non-working plugins
- UI can be clunky or not intuitive at times

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rils.apps.touchportal)