SURE has a very large database, it can control almost everything which has IR receiver. It also supports a lot of Smart Remote devices through wifi.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone




TVBuddy is described as 'Lost your TV remote? Broken? Stuck behind the sofa? TVBuddy is the fastest fix — download the app, open it, and your TV is detected automatically. No hardware. No setup' and is an app. There are five alternatives to TVBuddy for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android and Mac apps. The best TVBuddy alternative is SURE - Smart Home and TV Universal Remote, which is free. Other great apps like TVBuddy are Universal TV Remote Control, Smart TV - Remote Control, HiRemote and Lazy Binger.
SURE has a very large database, it can control almost everything which has IR receiver. It also supports a lot of Smart Remote devices through wifi.




A TV remote app that turns any Android or iOS smartphone into a full-featured remote control for 700+ TV brands. Supports both WiFi and IR Blaster.




Universal remote control for your TV, Fire TV, Roku or Android set-top box, with widgets and Siri Shortcuts.




Transforms iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a full-featured remote for all Hisense smart TVs since 2018, including VIDAA, Roku TV, Google TV, and Fire TV, with local Wi-Fi pairing, privacy protections, touchpad, D-pad, keyboard, and app shortcuts.



LazyBinger turns your iPhone — and Apple Watch — into a universal smart TV remote, built for people who watch in bed and refuse to reach for anything. It also does something no plastic remote can: prop the phone facing the TV and it skips the intros for you.



