Roku Remote (Official) Downloads & RevenueRoku Remote (Official) · App Store & Google Play
Roku Remote (Official) gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Roku Remote (Official) by ROKU INC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Roku Remote (Official) update history & changes
Last change · 48 events since 2 Mar 2012Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 48 events
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: channelsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Roku Remote (Official) updated to version 14.2.0.117044833Android- Fixed a key input issue on app background and foreground.
- Fixed an intermittent issue trying to update the content collection page.
- Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements. - 📈Roku Remote (Official) charting in a new countryiOSGermany
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: tubiiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official): renamediOSThe Roku App (Official) → Roku Remote (Official) · CA
- 🔎Roku Remote (Official) reached Top 10 for “disney plus”iOS#10 in Germany search · popularity 90
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official): renamediOSThe Roku App (Official) → Roku Remote (Official) · GB
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official): app got biggeriOS240 MB → 269 MB (+12%)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official): needs a newer iOSiOSiOS 16.0 → iOS 17.0
- 📦Roku Remote (Official) updated to version 14.2.0iOS- Se solucionó un problema de retardo en el control remoto en iOS 27.
- Se solucionó un problema intermitente al actualizar la pantalla de detalles del contenido.
- Otras correcciones de errores menores y mejoras de rendimiento.… more - ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: lecteursiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: firefoxiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: keysiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: xfinityiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: showiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #58AndroidTop Free · All Apps · MX
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: movieiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: deviceiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🔎Roku Remote (Official) reached #1 for “remote”Android#1 in Mexico search · popularity 78
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #62AndroidTop Free · All Apps · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #59AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Entertainment · AR · Top Free · Entertainment · CO
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSArgentina · Colombia
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · All Apps · MX · Top Free · Entertainment · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) charting in a new countryAndroidMexico
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #29iOSTop Free · All Apps · MX
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: devicesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: phoneiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Entertainment · US
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #36iOSTop Free · All Apps · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #69AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #70AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #93AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- ✏️Roku Remote (Official) added hidden keywords: controliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) entered the top 100iOSTop Free · All Apps · CA
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #47iOSTop Free · All Apps · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #48iOSTop Free · All Apps · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #59iOSTop Free · All Apps · MX
- 📈Roku Remote (Official) new best rank in the overall chart: #100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · US
- 🆕Roku Remote (Official) first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Roku Remote (Official) first spotted by AppInsideriOS#66 in Top Free · Entertainment · United Kingdom
- 📦Roku Remote (Official) updated to version 14.1.0.10098392Android- Sports score improvements.
- More robust device discovery and connection.
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements. - 📦Roku Remote (Official) version 14.1.2.10730047Android- Minor bug fixes.
- 📦Roku Remote (Official) version 14.1.2iOS- Minor bug fixes.
- 🆕Roku Remote (Official) released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Roku Remote (Official) released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Entertainment FreeRoku Remote (Official) at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-13. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The official companion app that transforms mobile devices into a remote control for Roku players and TVs, enabling voice search, keyboard input, private listening, and casting. It holds strong positions in the Entertainment Free charts across North America and Latin America, notably ranking #6 in Mexico and #16 in both the US and Canada, while also appearing in European markets like Germany and the UK.
Similar apps: Apple TV Remote, Samsung SmartThings, LG ThinQ
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Roku Remote (Official)’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Roku Remote (Official) downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100k+ | – |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 100M+ Measured |
| Total | 100k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Roku Remote (Official)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Own advertising
How Roku Remote (Official) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
Roku Remote (Official) shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #6 Entertainment Free | 8 of 30 countries | #16 | – |
| Google Play | #18 Entertainment Free | 5 of 23 countries | #20 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 35.3k | 84% | ▲ +21% |
| Mexico | 3,658 | 9% | ▼ -6% |
 Canada | 1,379 | 3% | ▲ +7% |
 Brazil | 1,203 | 3% | ▲ +5% |
 United Kingdom | 361 | 1% | ▼ -5% |
 Colombia | 145 | 0% | steady |
 Argentina | 74 | 0% | steady |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 6.4M |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 4.8M 261k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 11M |
What users say about Roku Remote (Official)
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility as a backup remote and its free cost, but recent updates have caused significant performance degradation. The primary complaints focus on severe lag, connection failures requiring repeated pairing, and broken functionality like volume control or private listening.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about speed and performance, and connection and sync problems. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “It’s faster and easy to use”
- Useful: “I definitely recommend it”
- Features & content: “Remote feature lagging a bit”
- Speed & performance: “Remote feature lagging a bit”
Common complaints
- Speed & performance: “Slow and hardly functions”
- Connection & sync: “Connection is terrible of the time”
- Crashes & bugs: “This TV sucks it’s glitchy”
- Ads: “Ads ads app is going backwards”
About Roku Remote (Official)
Roku Remote (Official) turns your phone into a feature-packed remote control for Roku players and Roku TVs. Enjoy convenient, easy control of your Roku devices, quickly launch your favorite apps and channels, search with your voice, type with your phone’s keyboard, and listen privately with headphones — all from the device already in your pocket.
The free Roku Remote app features:
* Remote control — a full-featured Roku remote on your phone, with the same buttons as the one you lost in the couch
* Keyboard — type search terms, passwords, and Wi-Fi info with your mobile keyboard instead of the on-screen grid
* Voice search — say what you want and get to it faster
* Private listening — plug headphones into your phone so you can stream without waking the house
* Cast photos and video — share what's on your phone to the big screen
* Control your apps — easily add new apps to your Roku device, or quickly launch your favorites
* Free TV - stream a huge selection of free movies, live TV, and more right from your phone.
Works with Roku TV™ models and Roku streaming players.
To use certain features, connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require signing into your Roku account.
Feature availability:
• Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada, and in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
• The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US and Mexico only.
• Some channels require payment, can change, and vary by country.
For more information, go to http://support.roku.com
Privacy Policy: go.roku.com/privacypolicy
CA Privacy Notice: https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy/en/us#userprivacypolicy-en_us-CCPA
Roku Remote (Official) App Store
Roku Remote (Official) gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Roku Remote (Official) is #16 in Entertainment Free in United States and charting in 8 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 13 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Entertainment FreeRoku Remote (Official) at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-13. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
The official companion app that transforms mobile devices into a remote control for Roku players and TVs, enabling voice search, keyboard input, private listening, and casting. It holds strong positions in the Entertainment Free charts across North America and Latin America, notably ranking #6 in Mexico and #16 in both the US and Canada, while also appearing in European markets like Germany and the UK.
Similar apps: Apple TV Remote, Samsung SmartThings, LG ThinQ
Roku Remote (Official) on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Roku Remote (Official)’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Roku Remote (Official) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Roku Remote (Official)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Own advertising
How Roku Remote (Official) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
Roku Remote (Official) shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EntertainmentFree | #16 |
| Mexico | EntertainmentFree | #6 |
| Canada | EntertainmentFree | #16 |
| Mexico | All AppsFree | #50 |
| Brazil | EntertainmentFree | #29 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #91 |
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #72 |
 Germany | EntertainmentFree | #124 |
| Argentina | EntertainmentFree | #58 |
| Colombia | EntertainmentFree | #55 |
Apps near Roku Remote (Official) on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #16.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35.3k | 84% | ▲ +21% |
| Mexico | 3,658 | 9% | ▼ -6% |
| Canada | 1,379 | 3% | ▲ +7% |
| Brazil | 1,203 | 3% | ▲ +5% |
| United Kingdom | 361 | 1% | ▼ -5% |
| Colombia | 145 | 0% | steady |
| Argentina | 74 | 0% | steady |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Roku Remote (Official)
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's utility as a backup remote and its free cost, but recent updates have caused significant performance degradation. The primary complaints focus on severe lag, connection failures requiring repeated pairing, and broken functionality like volume control or private listening.
Mixed but leaning positive (64% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and being useful. The main complaints are about speed and performance, and connection and sync problems. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “It’s faster and easy to use”
- Useful: “I definitely recommend it”
- Features & content: “Remote feature lagging a bit”
- Speed & performance: “Remote feature lagging a bit”
Common complaints
- Speed & performance: “Slow and hardly functions”
- Connection & sync: “Connection is terrible of the time”
- Crashes & bugs: “This TV sucks it’s glitchy”
- Ads: “Ads ads app is going backwards”
About Roku Remote (Official)
Roku Remote (Official) turns your phone into a feature-packed remote control for Roku players and Roku TVs. Enjoy convenient, easy control of your Roku devices, quickly launch your favorite apps and channels, search with your voice, type with your phone’s keyboard, and listen privately with headphones — all from the device already in your pocket.
The free Roku Remote app features:
* Remote control — a full-featured Roku remote on your phone, with the same buttons as the one you lost in the couch
* Keyboard — type search terms, passwords, and Wi-Fi info with your mobile keyboard instead of the on-screen grid
* Voice search — say what you want and get to it faster
* Private listening — plug headphones into your phone so you can stream without waking the house
* Cast photos and video — share what's on your phone to the big screen
* Control your apps — easily add new apps to your Roku device, or quickly launch your favorites
* Free TV - stream a huge selection of free movies, live TV, and more right from your phone.
Works with Roku TV™ models and Roku streaming players.
To use certain features, connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require signing into your Roku account.
Feature availability:
• Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada, and in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
• The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US and Mexico only.
• Some channels require payment, can change, and vary by country.
For more information, go to http://support.roku.com
Privacy Policy: go.roku.com/privacypolicy
CA Privacy Notice: https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy/en/us#userprivacypolicy-en_us-CCPA
Latest updates
Store changes
What Roku Remote (Official) changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Roku Remote (Official) Android
Roku Remote (Official) gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Roku Remote (Official) is #20 in Entertainment Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 5 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 13 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Entertainment FreeRoku Remote (Official) on Google Play
App details
Roku Remote (Official) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Roku Remote (Official)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Own advertising
How Roku Remote (Official) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EntertainmentFree | #20 |
| United States | All AppsFree | #93 |
| Canada | EntertainmentFree | #23 |
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #57 |
| Mexico | EntertainmentFree | #18 |
| Canada | All AppsFree | #123 |
| Mexico | All AppsFree | #82 |
| Brazil | EntertainmentFree | #66 |
Apps near Roku Remote (Official) on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #20.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Roku Remote (Official)
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (53% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Remote functionality very useful”
- Features & content: “love the mic control feature”
- Ease of use: “Super easy to set up and hook up”
- Connection & sync: “works great and connects to tvs quick and painless”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “Always giving me connection issues”
- Crashes & bugs: “Updates always create bugs”
- Ads: “Roku Live TV has more ads than YouTube”
- Updates: “Updates always create bugs”
About Roku Remote (Official)
Roku Remote (Official) turns your phone into a feature-packed remote control for Roku players and Roku TVs. Enjoy convenient, easy control of your Roku devices, quickly launch your favorite apps and channels, search with your voice, type with your phone’s keyboard, and listen privately with headphones — all from the device already in your pocket.
The free Roku Remote app features:
* Remote control — a full-featured Roku remote on your phone, with the same buttons as the one you lost in the couch
* Keyboard — type search terms, passwords, and Wi-Fi info with your mobile keyboard instead of the on-screen grid
* Voice search — say what you want and get to it faster
* Private listening — plug headphones into your phone so you can stream without waking the house
* Cast photos and video — share what's on your phone to the big screen
* Control your apps — easily add new apps to your Roku device, or quickly launch your favorites
* Free TV - stream a huge selection of free movies, live TV, and more right from your phone.
Works with Roku TV™ models and Roku streaming players.
To use certain features, connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require signing into your Roku account.
Feature availability:
* Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada, and in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
* The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US and Mexico only.
* Some channels require payment, can change, and vary by country.
For more information, go to http://support.roku.com
Privacy Policy: go.roku.com/privacypolicy
CA Privacy Notice: https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy/en/us#userprivacypolicy-en_us-CCPA
What's new in 14.2.0.117044833
- Fixed an intermittent issue trying to update the content collection page.
- Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.