Limelight vs HiRemote

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Limelight compared with HiRemote
Detail	Limelight	HiRemote
What it does	Movie and TV tracker app for discovering what to watch and where it's streaming	Free Hisense TV remote app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch that pairs in 30 seconds with no account required
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	2025	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free to download. Limelight+ is $4.99 a month, or $24.99 a year with a 7-day free trial.	Free: all core remote functions including power, volume, mute, channel navigation, smart TV menu navigation, touchpad, QWERTY keyboard, and app shortcuts. Pro: $9.99/year (pricing varies by region) adds Apple Watch app, Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, ad-free mode, custom button mapping, macros
Key features	Search movies and TV shows by title, actor, or director See streaming availability and pricing in your country Watchlist, Seen List, and Rated List with cross-device sync Ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb, Metacritic, and TMDB Personalized Just For You recommendations feed Release notifications for theaters and streaming services with Limelight+ SceneSnap AI scene recognition to identify movies from video clips Streaming Top 10 charts for 107 countries Book adaptation discovery Custom lists with pinning and hiding	Power, volume, and mute control Full QWERTY keyboard for streaming app passwords Direct app launch shortcuts (Netflix, YouTube, Prime, Disney+) Touchpad navigation mode Apple Watch app with complications and widgets Local Wi-Fi pairing without cloud servers Support for VIDAA, Roku, Google TV, and Fire TV platforms 30-second pairing process Custom button mapping (Pro) Voice search (Pro)
What makes it different	All-in-one app combining search, streaming availability, tracking, ratings, and recommendations without ads SceneSnap AI scene recognition feature not available in competitors Privacy-focused with no ads and no data tracking or selling Native Swift and SwiftUI app built for Apple devices Truly independent developer with no company behind it	No account, email, or phone number required to use
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	36 no change since last check	8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	25
Referring domains (Majestic)	95	18

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