The latest update broke this app. 1/5
By BarkingGallery
Half the remote control screen has been cut off the app since the last update, on my ipad, and the button to route sound through the ipad is completely missing from the app.
This is a complete disgrace.
Can’t use app since latest update 1/5
By Kitty Klepto
What’s up with that! Worked fine before. Thought the latest update was suppose to be more awesome! I wouldn’t know - it crashes as soon as I click on it. 😢Help please!
Screensaver feature broken 2/5
By Drouggo
Just opens up to a black screen.
Does not work 1/5
By kcav1027
This app is the worst!! If I could give a -star I would. ITT will connect the first day and then disconnect everyday and will not re connect! No matter what you do the app won’t connect to your tv. Filled the trouble shooting and guess what…still won’t connect.
Problem on iPad mini 1/5
By Montclairjs
Sadly, the latest version doesn’t fit properly on an iPad mini and it is taking a while for the problem to be acknowledged and fixed.
QUIT WORKING 1/5
By PagodaGirl2
I have a Roku TV. I mainly use the app to adjust volume and to power off when I move to the kitchen in the morning and forget to turn the TV off. I loved this app until the recent update. It didn’t work at all after the update. It appears to have undergone a “fix” yesterday but it is still not fully functional.
When it can connect.. it’s fine. But…. 1/5
By Matthew-ofFosterCity
TLDR: literally will only connect about 1 out of every 20 tries. Essentially useless.
The remote won’t ever connect while any app is running (YouTube, hbo max, etc). What the heck is wrong with this thing? The idea of it - to connect to multiple Roku devices and TVs - great idea. But it never connects! When you are running the roku on any screen except the roku menus, it refuses to connect the remote. Mostly I want this app so I can turn off the TVs when the kids have wandered off, or when mom falls asleep. Or to adjust that annoying YouTube volume when the kids are watching the horrible content that they do This app is useless for those situations. So sad. Great idea that just never really works. Please fix- I actually NEED this to function. 8-27-2021 Version 7.8.2.2
Update 10-13-2021
It’s even worse now. Nothing I do can get it to connect. It SEES my devices but times out trying to actually connect.
Is there anyone at Roku actually working on this? Or that knows how to actually CODE? Look at all the horrible recent reviews. I lowered my review to one star from two. Way to go, team.
Update to version 8.00 problematic 1/5
By marko2342
This app worked until it updated to 8.00 last night. Now the app is completely unusable. I even tried reinstalling the app, but that didn’t change anything. Roku’s website offers no option to contact them for support about the app. This is very disappointing. Hard fail. I may change my rating if they fix the app.
EDIT: I figured out that the app will work if I launch the app from the iPad in portrait mode. This allows me to use the private listening feature again, which is the only reason I have the app. I’m upgrading my review from 1 star to 2. The app is still not very good.
Trash app 1/5
By djfreeziio
This app never connects when I need to use the remote , I got perfect wifi connection so that’s not the problem
Private listening 5/5
By Pinoy ak0 😝
I love the app very easy to use it and the private listening is the most i like. Watching on the tv while using my earphones or headphones is good feature. Or i can used my sound bar speakers Bluetooth…
Awesome!! 5/5
By SlugFoo on tiktok
Now I don’t have to get up and I can go control the TV with my phone! I’m lazy
Unstable connection 1/5
By Jskasnwkwociidkwkwm
Works sometimes, but most of the time it doesn’t, really annoying when it says my TV is off when it’s on In front of my face.
This is the one! 5/5
By AviCente2212!
This is the app to use for your Roku needs, ad free & it’s free!
Roku streaming device becomes unrecognizable by WiFi network multiple times a day 3/5
By Updating will delete progress
Smh, the Roku becomes unrecognizable by WiFi multiple times a day and you have to “forget it” then wait for it to eventually become recognized as a “new device” so you can reconnect and stream audio and control the Roku over the iPhone 12 Pro Max, running iOS 14.7 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ (the constant loss of connection has nothing to do with the iOS not being iOS 15, this has been a problem since I was using Roku on the iPhone 10 Xs Max)
Private listening no longer works 1/5
By Sweet-ios
It was working before iOS 15. Tested with iPhone 12 and 13 and not working on neither phone. Please fix it.
After update app no longer displays properly 1/5
By RGG49
This was my goto app for controlling my roku, but after this latest update it stopped displaying properly on my ipad running 14.8! Very frustrating!
Why break what was working great 1/5
By princessxanthumgum
I used to love this app but after the last update, the keyboard would always come up first when I try to use it as a remote. It’s very annoying. I don’t need to type anything as soon as I turn on the TV.
Doesn’t work at all 1/5
By Meg4709
I already had issues with this app working before the newest update. It would vacillate between being “connected” and disconnecting at whim, but now that it’s updated, the app, on two separate phones, will not move past the “check it out” screen explaining what is new about it. I cannot use it at all.
Remote doesn’t work 1/5
By You Fairie
Remote disconnects repeatedly, like ever 20 seconds. It’s effectively unusable. Don’t bother downloading, a waste of space on your phone/tablet.
Recent Update Ruined App Performance 4/5
By Eaglelover98
Hi there! I love this app and use it as the main remote for my Roku, but I noticed a lot of performance issues after the last update to the app. The remote is painstakingly slow, and the “recent channels” tab no longer works that well. If you could look into this and maybe patch it, I’d love to give the app a full 5 stars. Thank you for such an awesome streaming platform to begin with!
Disfunctional 1/5
By jwsnsw
The past couple weeks the remote is only half showing in the upper right corner. I can’t access all functions. I’ve deleted and downloaded several times to no avail. Please fix this bug.!!!
WORKS LIKE CRAZY!! 5/5
By Reveiw.omg
I used this app because in like 6-7 months my remote died🤦🏽♀️ but u can also do more.
Is there a better app than this? 3/5
By Dudesmoke
This is clearly the most commonly used app for using a phone as a remote for use with Roku. Then why is everyone having the same problem with intermittent disconnectivity? Not a few, everyone. I’ll keep using it because it is a great app. But too often I have to wait for it to find my network or wake up my tv. Please correct this bug. If not for my convenience, for my wife who has to listen to me complain almost every night that “it’s not working again”!
Update didnt work 1/5
By Bobby1952
Up until today 10-12-21 this app worked great. I down loaded the update and it no longer works properly on my ipad. The controller portion is shoved into the upper right hand of the screen and some of the buttons are hidden. It is useless now. Please review your update and fix it
I hate the update! 1/5
By drmwvr2
With the new update I only have half the remote visible on my iPad. I can’t turn the volume up so that I can hear anything with it any more. I am so upset! Now I can’t use my headphones anymore.
The best TV App ever 5/5
By MoeJ0
This app not only saved me money by canceling my $260 cable bill. My husband can watch ALL the westerns he can handle!! Loose the remote in the bed? No problem pull one up on your phone. Adding a app follows you on every tv that has Roku access.
Been acting up since update 2/5
By ozoneghost
Sometimes won’t wake up or find tv. I literally gave to unplug tv to get it going again. Never had this issue before until your last update. Please fix.
Disappointed 1/5
By itz.ash4
I can’t even connect to my TV anymore, even after the “normal” troubleshooting I used to do. Turn off (sometimes unplug) the tv close the app then turn tv back on then remote. BUT IT DOESNT WERRRRK!!!!
Roku remote app 1/5
By Traveler 21
Roku remote app crash when trying to open app
Connection issues 2/5
By lily479832
Can hardly ever get the app to connect to my tv
New version doesn’t work on iPad 1/5
By LJC1200
The newest version cuts off the right side of the remote so you cannot access all of the remote features. It used to work well.Please fix it.
AMAZING APP 4/5
By JenZurell
I love this app, it’s amazing, and the only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because it doesn’t work very well on an iPad. There is a glitch that morphs the screen to fit a phone so their are several buttons you can’t press including the on and off button, and the only solution is to install and re-install the app. Otherwise, great on phone!
I cant even connect to the tv 1/5
By roku sukes
Egg
Used to be good 1/5
By SSVAN
Lately it’s not been working…
Super convenient! 5/5
By cherryp!e
I love this app so much! I recently lost my remote, and this app has really come in handy! It’s a whole lot faster and easier to type with this app as well. I highly recommend this app :)!
Horrible App Interface 1/5
By Hibird27
Since the latest update unable to see the menu for connecting headphone to app. Only partly seen and the part I need, the headphone icon is not visible and nothing fixes this. New interface is annoying and unable to figure out how to contact support about this problem as no way to contact them on website.
Wont work anymore 1/5
By MD.21821
This app was wonderful but ever since they did an update my Roku app won’t connect to any of my tVs , very disappointed.
Latest update is broken 1/5
By Bo Brannon
Constant crashes on latest update. Pretty outrageous it hasn’t been addressed.
I am on iPhone 12, iOS 15
Roku app is now useless 1/5
By voluntatis
Ever since the last update, the app gets stuck on the initial screen and there’s no way to close the stupid “check it out screen”. Your Roku app is useless now. Your software engineers must be working from outside the US if you allow this crap to pass quality control. Congrats, you joined the rest of useless app I deleted from my device.
Literally Everything BUT The Basics 1/5
By ang183628292
I have a Roku Television. After I moved, I lost my remote, and I was told by Roku Support that I could use this app for my television. Because it was not connected to wifi at my new place, the app was entirely useless. I was then directed to buy a new Roku remote, and purchased the Roku streaming attachment as well because there were no individual remotes for sale. The new streaming device isn’t connected to my old television and I can’t use it. All of this to say: this app doesn’t allow you to connect to your Roku Television, power your television on and off, and raise or lower your volume. Please work on your user experience Roku. It’s extremely frustrating to not be able to access my ACTUAL television, and I’m stuck on one volume. So. Annoying.
App is unusable on my iPad 1/5
By Kosmos992k
When i open the remote, the remote is scaled down and shifted to the right, approximately one third of the buttons are not visible and the ones that are do not function correctly. I am using a 5th generation iPad running iOS 14.7.1.
I really like the app, but as it stands its completely unusable to me, up until the last few days this worked perfectly, so i can only assume that a new version update cause a problem. Please fix this so i can write a better review.
Commercials freeze 4/5
By HLTHCHRLZDKJ
I am enjoying the programs that are offered, however when the commercials pop up they don’t start right away and stay frozen for minutes. This makes me lose interest in watching the program.
ok 2/5
By Ingred.
Half of the time the app doesn’t watch up the tv or if it on the it saying “wake device up “
It annoying
Roku Remote on iPad 5/5
By cascenzo
This app isn’t working on my iPad since I installed the latest update of the app. I can’t use my Private Listening feature because the app isn’t displaying in full screen and it’s cutting off half the screen so I can’t see to select the earphones to listen to my shows.
Roku App is Broken 1/5
By GMO252525
The current version of the Roku app is broken. Don’t bother with it. It is obvious that they didn’t test it when the released it (iOS iPad).
Crap app 5/5
By zebra storm
Lack of connection on full WiFi and five inches from device not worth effort to download
Latest changes not good 1/5
By mikeu19421
I am not a fan of this app any longer. On my iPad the remote control box changes size becoming very tiny which I absolutely dislike since I am visually impaired. Will be removing app from device
Make a native version for the iPad?! 4/5
By Marshaun01
I love this app, but having a native version for the iPad would help out a lot. I use my iPad as my home dock & having a full screen version of the Roku would help out.
New update makes it freeze 3/5
By baldingcorgi
Have had no crazy issues with this app until the latest update. Don't know if it's just me but now every time I open the app it buffers for eternity unless I close the app and reopen it. Not a huge deal but super frustrating.
