A free RCA TV remote app that's actually free

Our app is a top-rated free RCA remote for iPhone. It connects to your RCA Roku TV via HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060), with SSDP finding your TV automatically on the local network. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. Features include full D-pad navigation, volume and mute, HDMI input switching, media playback controls, and streaming app launcher. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no ads — all features unlocked at no cost.

The app communicates entirely over your home Wi-Fi network using HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060). SSDP discovery finds your RCA Roku TV automatically — you don't need to enter an IP address or enable any special TV settings beyond ensuring your TV and iPhone are on the same Wi-Fi network. No PIN or pairing code is required — the connection is instant. The connection persists as long as both devices remain on the same network, making this a permanent wireless remote replacement for your RCA TV.

No. Our free RCA remote app requires no account, no subscription, no credit card, and has no ads. It communicates locally with your RCA Roku TV over your home Wi-Fi via HTTP REST (Roku ECP) (port 8060) — no cloud service is involved. All controls including D-pad, volume, HDMI switching, media playback, and streaming app launcher are permanently unlocked at zero cost. No pairing code needed on first connection.

None for the TVs — and one confusingly-named app that is not it. There is an app called RCA Smart Remote, and it is published by VOXX International — a completely separate RCA licensee that holds the name for remote controls and audio accessories, not for televisions. It is a universal infrared code app. For an RCA Roku TV the correct app is Roku’s own.

RTR and RTRU Roku models follow the Roku convention — one button, short press for power or the Input List, long press to power off. The non-Roku sets in the 4K/HD category use an old-fashioned button row on the rear or edge, because there is no smart platform behind them to open a menu. On an RTR or RTRU set the network menu needs a remote or a phone, as on any Roku TV; Ethernet gets you through setup without either. On a basic RCA panel there is no network menu at all — the button row is the entire interface.

This is RCA’s characteristic failure, and it is a licensing artefact rather than a bug. Because the badge spans Roku TV, webOS and non-smart panels, an app matched to one of them is structurally incapable of seeing the others — and a non-smart RCA has no network presence to discover at all. The similarly-named VOXX app in the store compounds the confusion. Read the model plate before troubleshooting anything. RTR or RTRU means Roku ECP and a Roku-compatible app. A webOS RCA needs a webOS connection. A set from the plain 4K/HD category cannot be controlled over Wi-Fi by anything, and an infrared remote is the only option.