Remoter VNC - Remote Desktop App Reviews

Unless you are a total Propellerhead, this app is NOT for you. Because the Developers assume that you already understand every cryptic acronym related to setting up this system, and they give ZERO help in deciphering anything, or even telling you the basics. If you go to their very basic and lame website, youll see a button to download the companion software that is installed on your laptop. However, when you actually click on that button, it merely sends you to a forum discussing the software. Someone in the forum has a link to what they claim is the right software, but if you feel safe downloading an executable file from strangers onto your laptop, then you deserve whatever virus you may receive. I had to Google the software and download it from Softpedia, and guess what? for Windows, the software is still in BETA form, even though it was written in 2013! Are these Developers saying they couldnt find time to actually update a crucial aspect of this software to something more than Beta in nearly TWO YEARS? After installing the software, you have to register it with their server, but when you do, it gives you ZERO indication the process actually worked. Theres no pop-up or dialogue box to tell you if anything went through. I may not be an Uber-Techno-Wizard, but I know enough to know that this whole company looks like rank amateurs. If youre going to cost your customers money by selling them a crap product with a lousy website and nothing but old Beta software, then Im going to cost YOU money by giving you a well-deserved ONE-STAR review.

The support link in the App Store is not working so I have to write a review asking why my Remoter Complete now only has VNC available instead of all the protocols I need, and paid for. Also please fix Remoter Fusion for Windows it crashes constantly. Its time to release a stable version of Windows Fusion for Windows 8.1.

Ive used this app for a couple of years now. I have one main complaint: THE INTERFACE IS VERY HARD TO READ. Once Remoter jumped into the iOS 7 and 8 interface "improvements," I have to now use the search functions to find the remote machine I want to connect to. Picking a configuration out of the tiled main screen is an exercise in futility (and Im on an iPhone 6 Plus). The old interface was easier to read. Id like to see it brought back.

Wait for an update. Menus and options were closed by the self without warning messages. Also, its not clear what you get with the purchase of the app and what needs an IAP

I reviewed this app about 2 years ago after I purchased all the in-app add-ons. It used to be good. Now it crashes all the time. Needs to be fixed. Its pretty buggy, seems maybe it doesnt like third party keyboards. Too bad, seems like they no longer care about the quality of this app. If they dont fix it soon Ill have to find a good alternative.

Works sort of okay, but the interface is black on black. Whose brilliant idea was this? Plus it can be impossible to access the part of the remote screen youre after, like the menu bar.

If youre accustomed to RDC then this is for you: out of the gate PC control give you access to a computer environ that is not currently logged in. Not exactly remote control of a streaming Mac. Good luck finding what you really need.

I love this App and use it all the time to run my iTunes on my Mac via my iPad. But this new version has a keyboard buffer line at the top. I have not been able to figure out how to disable his new feature. It prevents me from using keyboard shortcuts like Option-I and does not allow quickfill to work since the Mac does not receive any letters until I hit Return. Please allow me to turn off this keyboard buffer.

Sometimes lags by several seconds. This is a new issue for me.

Has worked good until tonight, the night before a big trip. The keyboard does appear if you have selected "ask for password". It simply says enter password but there is no way to enter it. I go to their website, and there is no way to email anyone at remoter. So I try to join their community forum and after wasting even more time I get a SQL error. Its a good program, but the inability to contact the developer when you have a major problem kills it for me.

Forcing a buffered keyboard makes this app unusable for me. Before this misfeature was added, RemoterVNC was my main SSH app. Ill revise my rating upward only if this disabling change is addressed.

After leaving the below review a half hour or so ago I went in search of a replacement for this app and discovered something very interesting. Apparently the developer has added a new "Remoter Pro" version to the app store and no matter what you have already paid for, youll have to shell out another "discounted" $6.99 because the developer didnt grandfather you in. Now all you reviewers who paid for functions you no longer have know why you cant use them anymore. Remoter Labs, I bet all the responsible developers find your modus operandi appalling, you give them all a bad name. I know I certainly do. Btw users, VNC Viewer appears to have excellent reviews for a top-notch developer, is free for a connection that is not encrypted from end-to-end, and has an encrypted upgrade available. It is one among several I plan to test, anything is better than this. Half hour ago: Once again, the developer excels only in irresponsibility. I have used this app for some time now, paid for the upgrades, and I can no longer connect. The problem is definitely this version of the app because I can connect with an older version from an older, albeit useless, iPad. Being confined to bed most of the time, I cannot work without this app, for which I spent a considerable amount of money. The developer knows the situation he leaves his users in, and this is not the first time he has left them stranded... last time, through multiple updates. Developers who lack integrity dont deserve your money. Rather than encourage bad development, give your money to one who does. And Apple? You need to start removing poorly reviewed apps by trusted reviewers from the App Store. Its time to start caring about quality rather than numbers. Give the developers a deadline to fix the apps issues during which no new apps can be purchased, and if they dont meet it, remove it. Previously: Three updates since 8 was released, still no dictation, still missing toolbar above keyboard. A lot of money worth of USELESS.

Remoter VNC is an app that I had used since 2011 for connections to my work network over VPN. I hadnt bought any of the extras because I didnt need them. While over the years some interface changes were annoying, connection and control was reliable. Until v4, that is. Button presses will turn four different pretty colours but are non-responsive. When before I clicked it the remote computer would register immediately doing as intended, now I wait and wait and maybe get jumpy actions. I now use the free VNC Viewer. No lag, clean interface, and the free version is secure over my private OpenVPN server.

I used to have a working rdp connection. After an upgrade I am now required to purchase an upgrade to make it work again. Great sales model guys: steal functionality from your customers and then expect them to buy the product again. Blacklist these thieves.

Please add support for iOS 9 Split Screen multitasking!! I control a dozen different Macs as well as a number of Linux boxes using Remoter. It handles screen scaling, keyboard, and mouse emulation with elegance. All the special key combinations are easily accessible. I love the visual "snapshot" of my screens to let me quickly choose which box to connect to. I recently started using the SSH feature to control some Linux VMs; and it works perfectly. Within a few seconds I was able to get my colors set up the way I like and get to work. With an app like this that is often needed in a "critical" situation, you want things to just work. Remoter just does, and I highly recommend it.

Seems to have stopped working entirely. All connections just hang.

This app is so badly designed that setting up a new connection is a real chore. SSH is an extra in-app purchase (lame) and the set up of an SSH tunnel just doesnt work. Stay away from this sorry excuse for a remote desktop app.

I use this app a lot. Every day. At least once a day. I have two issues with the app. The first isnt a big deal but putting storing ssh keys o a server from this application is annoying. I have several servers that dont have a root password and only use ssh keys for login. I wanted to use the same key that I use for Terminal on my Mac and have stored for other applications such as sftp, which other iOS apps let me do. But for access in Remoter, I have to save the key somewhere and add it from another machine. Thats inconvenient but not a deal breaker. The second is my main issue that actually effects usability and makes me want to throw my phone across the room. Every time I open the app or come back from a server session the search box opens and the keyboard. Why anyone would want this is beyond me and there at least needs to be an option to disable it and maybe an ability to send scathing remarks to whoever thought up this terrible user interface function. Please remove this. It is the worst.

A waste of money!!!! Do not bother.

No longer works with Mac OS 10.11. The SSH version it uses is incompatible.