--- title: "Universal remote app for iPhone | Simple TV Remote" description: "Universal remote app for iPhone. Your iPhone can be one remote for the TVs in your home, as long as they’re on your Wi-Fi. Check yours free, then pay $5.99 once. You want one remote for the TVs in your house, and your iPhone is always nearby. An iPhone has no infrared blaster, so a universal remote" canonical: "https://simpletvremote.com/universal-remote-app/" language: "en" --- One remote for every TV # Universal remote app for iPhone Your iPhone can be one remote for the TVs in your home, as long as they’re on your Wi-Fi. Check yours free, then pay $5.99 once. [Coming soon to iPhone](https://simpletvremote.com/#get)[Check your TV](https://simpletvremote.com/compatibility/)Free check · $5.99 once · No subscription You want one remote for the TVs in your house, and your iPhone is always nearby. An iPhone has no infrared blaster, so a universal remote app works over Wi-Fi with smart TVs, not with every TV. Simple TV Remote covers smart TVs that run Google TV and Android TV, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen (2016 and later), Vizio SmartCast, Panasonic My Home Screen and Roku TV, with no codes to look up. ## How to set up your iPhone as a universal TV remote 1. **Check your TVs**Make sure each TV is a smart TV connected to your home Wi-Fi, and look it up on the compatibility page. 2. **Open the app on the same Wi-Fi**Connect your iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network as the TVs and open Simple TV Remote. 3. **Add each TV**Pick a TV from the list and accept the code or prompt on its screen. Repeat for each TV. 4. **Switch between TVs**Choose the TV you want to control in the app. The unlock covers all of them. ## Questions Is there a universal remote app for iPhone? Yes, for smart TVs. Simple TV Remote controls TVs that run Google TV and Android TV, LG webOS, Samsung Tizen (2016 and later), Vizio SmartCast, Panasonic My Home Screen and Roku TV from one app. It can't control older TVs, because an iPhone has no infrared blaster. Can my iPhone be a universal remote? Partly. It can be the remote for the smart TVs on your Wi-Fi, including different brands in different rooms. It can't replace a plastic universal remote for older TVs, cable boxes or sound systems that only take infrared. Do universal remote apps work without Wi-Fi? No, not on an iPhone. The app reaches the TV over your home Wi-Fi, and both must be on the same network. Without Wi-Fi, use the buttons on the TV or a plastic remote. Is there a universal remote app for TVs that aren't smart TVs? Not one that works on an iPhone. Older TVs only listen to infrared, and iPhones don't have an infrared blaster. A plastic universal remote is the right tool for those TVs. Do I need codes to set it up? No. Codes are for plastic universal remotes. Simple TV Remote finds your TV on your Wi-Fi, and you accept a code or prompt on the TV screen once. Is there a free universal remote app? Each TV maker has a free app for its own TVs, such as Samsung SmartThings, LG ThinQ, the Google TV app, the Roku app and the VIZIO mobile app. Simple TV Remote puts several systems in one app: the check on your TV is free, and the full remote is $5.99 once, with no subscription. Will one purchase work on all my TVs? Yes. One $5.99 purchase covers every compatible TV you pair, so a Samsung in the living room and an LG in the bedroom both work. Each TV needs its own one-time approval on the TV screen. Will a universal remote work on any TV? No remote works on every TV, app or plastic. A plastic universal remote covers most TVs with infrared but needs the right code. Simple TV Remote covers the six smart TV systems listed on our compatibility page, and the free check tells you for sure. ## Works with these TVs If your TV runs one of these, your iPhone can be its remote. [Check your model](https://simpletvremote.com/compatibility/). [PlatformGoogle TVGoogle TV and Android TV sets and streamers16 brands · 25 model lines](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/google-tv/)[PlatformLG webOSLG smart TVs from 2014 on1 brand · 5 model lines](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/lg-webos/)[PlatformSamsung TizenSamsung smart TVs from 2016 on1 brand · 7 model lines](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/samsung-tizen/)[PlatformVizio SmartCastVizio SmartCast and VIZIO OS TVs2 brands · 7 model lines](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/vizio-smartcast/)[PlatformPanasonic My Home ScreenPanasonic My Home Screen TVs1 brand · 1 model line](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/panasonic-my-home-screen/)[PlatformRoku TVRoku TVs from TCL, Hisense, Sharp and others10 brands · 9 model lines](https://simpletvremote.com/platforms/roku/) ## Check your TV free. Pay once if it works. Simple TV Remote pairs with your TV and sends real commands before you pay anything. If it works, unlock it for $5.99, once. [Coming soon to iPhone](https://simpletvremote.com/#get)[Check your TV](https://simpletvremote.com/compatibility/)Free check · $5.99 once · No subscription