Simple Control Home Remote Reviews – Page 10
4/5 rating based on 115 reviews. Read all reviews for Simple Control Home Remote for iPhone.
Simple Control Home Remote is free iOS app published by Roomie Remote, Inc
Great product I have used for a few years, however...
combinot
Great software however, I have it a 2 Star because the support is awful. They just give canned responses or simple one line responses that make no sense and often don’t even address the question. Their user forum is moderated, so there is no open dialog and it’s hard to get help from other customers.
Nicely done
builderbreaker
Very clean and crisp UI, simple to use, and I like the Alexa integration, cause its awesome.
Totally baked
Marzism
This app is now complete. I’ve been a user since v1. I can honestly say I recommend this app to my friends and family and not just to tinkering fools like myself.
Stupid Pricing Structure.
landocarlesien
No one wants to worry about the number devices. You should just charge a monthly/quartetly/yearly structure regardless of number of devices.
Unfortunate
70watts
I understand and applaud the idea of a redesign. A fresh look. I do not understand alienating Loyal users. Simple Control has the best support for the most devices out there, but the interface customization has always been a frustration. This app assumes too much, relies too much on mystery meat navigation and is frankly embarrasing. SC is the only real player in the game. Please don’t jeopardize that with this.
Two steps forward one step back
nguyenhm16
Good: Been a user since it was Roomie Remote and I like the new interface, improved AppleTV support, and HomeKit integration, which has been a long time coming. I can now fully dedicate an iPad as a remote control, leave it on guided access and control my home theater and the lights throughout the house. Meh: Still kinda unintuitive to set up, and synchronizing between multiple devices is still a trial and error process. Bad: tears through the battery like it was going out of style on two iPads (pro and a mini 2) and an iPhone 6S Plus. Battery on iPad mini 2 running Simple Control on Guided Access, sitting there doing nothing, won’t last a day.
Directv hr44-500 support
JonnyCanada
Was super excited to have control of my tv and directv but directv is not working through this app. I have connected it correctly and the IP address is the same (I can even read my recordings on the app) but it does not work my directv at all. I would rate this higher and recommend this app to a lot of people if this could get resolved
Has potential
ReviewerKal
I used to be a long time roomie remote user until their licensing model became unreasonable and I jumped ship to HomeKit and Homebridge (adds HomeKit support for non HomeKit enabled devices such as the iTach). This has been working reasonably well for me. I decided to sign up for a trial of this new release of Simple Control out of curiosity, and it’s very much a step in the right direction. Simplified and intuitive UI and IP control for non-HomeKit enabled devices are the biggest differentiators. Unfortunately there are a few issues/gaps causing me to lean towards canceling the service before my trial is up: 1. Detects all my HomeKit devices, but doesn’t display device status for them. I have leak, air quality, occupancy, smoke, and carbon monoxide sensors which the app correctly detects and allows me to add as HomeKit devices. But once added there’s no way for me to see the status of those sensors, so I have to load the Apple Home app or the Elgato Eve app to see that info. This is the biggest downside to the app. It can’t be an all-in-one “Simple Control” solution for HomeKit yet. 2. Confusion around iTach devices. I have two. I’m sure there are other customers who have far more. The “fine print” seems to indicate that support for these devices is being deprecated, but a clear explanation and alternative are not presented. It would be good for the developer to post a dedicated page discussing decisions which have the potential to affect a large percentage of their user base. “Fine print” isn’t really the best way to communicate such a major feature deprecation. 3. HomeKit scene integration. I have many HomeKit scenes and there doesn’t seem to be a way to leverage those scenes with Simple Control. It seems I have to create activities to accomplish the same thing, which means they’re not controllable with Siri. This makes sense when activities include actions for IP-controlled devices that aren’t HomeKit enabled, but it would be helpful to have scene access within the app regardless. It would also be helpful to allow activities to trigger HomeKit scenes so that exiting automations could be leveraged.
Complete garbage
Seijai2000
This new look and control is awful. Give me back something that doesn’t look like a 2nd grade coloring contest winner developed it. You charge monthly fees to come up with this....that’s poor. Documentation lacks and setting up insteon and other services is a complete joke. There are are no setup guides and if this isn’t your full time job you are out of luck. Hate the lack of buttons and knowing what is or isn’t supposed to be one when all there is is text. It definitely feels a big step backwards.