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BEGAMOB GLOBAL LIMITED · Utilities · Free · v4.9.4

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Review-rating drop
0.59

2025-Q4 3.42 → last 90 days 2.83, text reviews

Peak quarter
3.42

2025-Q4, text reviews

Last 90 days
2.83

text reviews

Store rating
4.72

all 142690 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.89

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$354k

#22 top-grossing, Utilities

store 4.72 · reviews 3.42 → 2.83 · gap 1.89 store 4.72 reviews 2.83

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2025-Q3: 3.18★ from 60 reviews 3.18 2025-Q3 2025-Q4: 3.42★ from 80 reviews 3.42 2025-Q4 2026-Q1: 3.05★ from 63 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.83★ from 157 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.95★ from 125 reviews 2026-Q4: 2.33★ from 15 reviews 2.33 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2025-Q33.18 60
2025-Q43.42 80
2026-Q13.05 63
2026-Q22.83 157
2026-Q32.95 125
2026-Q42.33 15

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Horrible

★ · v4.9.4 · Oct 13, 2026

Why would you make something that you have to pay for in order for it to work? Might as well just make the app you having to pay instead of just we have to pay for our subscription.

Money grab full of ads

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 10, 2026

I don’t see how this app has so many good reviews. Probably fake. This app is full of ads and won’t let you do anything without SUBSCRIBING

No WiFi remote

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 10, 2026

This app came up when searching for a way to use a remote without WiFi. After agreeing to the free trial, and trying to use it, it said I had to make sure the tv was connected to my WiFi. Waste of time!

Pointless

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 10, 2026

IDK why these app makers think they're slick. Every single one, including this one. Less than minute in, it puts you in an endless pitch for $7.00... A WEEK?!? Won't let you out unless you pay or quit apps. Real honest stuff. Just tell us its a paid app and make it obvious.

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★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 9, 2026

Just get Roku or something

So bad

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 9, 2026

Effroyable

Garbage

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 6, 2026

Lame that they want 9.99 a week for a remote! That’s the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

It’s a bad report

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 3, 2026

It doesn’t have a elemental remote and I have a elemental TV. This is the worst one I ever had. I read this a one star for my vote by whoever sees this next please don’t come on here if you have a elemental remote.

Doesn’t work if your tv doesn’t have WiFi

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 2, 2026

Delete it before you get charge I have an older model TV and I lost my remote. None of these apps help because. Wi-Fi I’m going to have to go in store and purchase an actual universal remote.

We should not have to pay for this u spent no money making this app any way

★ · v4.9.3 · Oct 2, 2026

Trash trash trash Apple Store needs to delete

This app sucks

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 29, 2026

A remote app shouldn’t have a million adds and a subscription. The only reason I gave one star is because I can’t gave none.

Cost money

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 29, 2026

Trash

Why should I pay $6 to use a remote???

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 26, 2026

Ads in my face every 6 clicks it’s so annoying

Shiesty

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 25, 2026

The “free month” was least than 5 days, and the app DOESN’T WORK. Thanks for over drafting my bank account.

It's fraud

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 24, 2026

They charge on free trial!!! Scammers

You do need WiFi

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 24, 2026

Searched on line and found this remote declaring you do not need WiFi to control the tv and that’s a lie. I tried everything and you need WiFi. The tv I want to control is not a smart tv pop

Horribly overpriced

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 23, 2026

$6-10 a week is disgusting

terrible

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 22, 2026

pop up ad every three clicks

Have to pay abd has ads

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 20, 2026

What’s the not I have to pay Fortnite to riddle my phone with ads no thanks

This is

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 14, 2026

Total trash

Not paying for a subscription

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 13, 2026

I’m not paying money to use a remote

Can't even use if u don't pay

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 13, 2026

Costs too much ☹️

Doesn’t work a advertised

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 10, 2026

I’m a truck driver and Lost my remote on the road some how. This app said no WiFi required but is false. As soon as you set up payment it says WiFi required.

Bad

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 9, 2026

This app sucks

Lost my tv remote and changed WiFi networks

★ · v4.9.3 · Sep 3, 2026

I needed to have a remote to connect to my WiFi on my TV got this because it advertised no WiFi connections to tv and that’s not the case you need WiFi to connect it. aswell as the option for your price plan $10 a week are we serious?

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