Minus5 vs TV Remote
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Minus5 compared with TV Remote
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| What it does | Pre-record camera that captures moments you didn't see coming
| Free Android app that turns your phone into a TV remote for Samsung, LG, Sony, Android TV, Google TV and Chromecast
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free. Pro available as one-time purchase or monthly subscription.
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| Key features | - Pre-record up to 60 seconds before tap
- Event-named clips automatically labeled
- Six ready-made presets for different activities
- Custom event buttons with names, icons and colors
- Highlight reel with multiple clips as one video
- Broadcast graphics with scoreboard and match time
- Volume button or Bluetooth remote control
- Trim and edit clips before export
- Fixed pre-record storage that overwrites itself
- Replay moments up to 4× slower
| - Large D-pad and swipe pad remote interface
- Power, volume, channel and input controls
- Screen mirroring to TV
- Send photos, videos and music to TV
- Type into TV search box with phone keyboard
- Turn TV on over Wi-Fi
- Support for 12 languages and 8 color themes
- Touchpad pointer for LG TV navigation
- Subtitle support for videos
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| What makes it different | - Every moment gets its own named event button so clips are automatically labeled
- Captures action that already happened, up to 60 seconds before the tap
- Pre-record uses fixed storage that doesn't pile up or fill phone storage
- Multiple clips join into one highlight reel with broadcast graphics in Pro
- Ready-made presets for sports, pets and street photography
| - Works with multiple TV brands including Samsung, LG, Sony, Google TV, Chromecast and VIZIO without brand selection
- Automatic TV discovery on your Wi-Fi network
- One-time connection with automatic reconnection to saved TVs
- No infrared needed, works over Wi-Fi only
- No ads during remote use, only banner ads at app start and close
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| Free plan | Not given
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| Open source | Not given
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| Platforms | Not given
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| Public API | Not given
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 2 ● no change since last check | 2 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 3 | 1 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 13 | 9 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 5 | 1 |
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