Control! Mac - Remote Control, File Browsing and Video Streaming for Macintosh App Reviews

Probably should have mentioned the wake feature doesnt work on older model sleeping MacBooks.

I have been using this app on my iPhone 4 to control 2 MacBooks all year. I have had no issues. It works great. I think the negative reviews below reflect problems created by the limitations of the end user, not this awesome app! I

Says my computer is sleeping when it isnt. Cant control any functions on my macbook pro with this app. I dont get how this app has 4 stars. Total rip-off!!

Likes -iTunes -Web Browser -Syncs Pages to iPhone Needs -Keyboard -Brightness Control -Fix Connection Issues It would be great except that its never online!!!

I was skeptical at first reading the reviews and some saying this app doesnt work. But I decided to see for myself and Im glad I did because this app works just fine. After downloading it all you have to do is go to the website for the app on your Mac and download the corresponding control panel and then follow the directions to set it up. If I can do it then anyone can. I used this app all day long without a problem. I suggest taking the risk and seeing for yourself it paid off for me!

I bought this app, bit noticed it wasnt working unless vnc was connected to my Mac. Emailed the developers, and they confirmed driver changes have rendered this app useless. Yet, they still sell it. DO NOT BUY:THIS APP DOESNT WORK.

I love it

How did you even become an iPhone app?

Good companion app to Apples own Remote App. The Remote App gives you access to your iTunes library so you can play your music to powered speakers or stereo system anywhere in your house connected to an Airport Express in your wi-fi network. But if your Mac is asleep and/or iTunes is not open youre out of luck. The Control! app not only wakes up your Mac remotely but also lets you open iTunes. After youre done you can quit iTunes and put your Mac to sleep again. This functionality probably should have been built-in into the Remote app but Control! works perfectly plus it has other good features as well. Update Does not "work perfectly". After using it for sometime I find it is good enough but the connection is unreliable. Forced to keep iTunes open, otherwise Remote could not access it after waking the computer up. The interface could use a little improvement too. 3 stars for now.

The previous versions had troubles, but this app is now working perfectly! Where before some functions didnt seem to work at all, not everything works. Before, I could only perform a few actions before everything stopped working, now it works continuously. I have since bought another app to replace this one, but if you want a good remote control for your Mac, this is a very nice one.

I loved using this app, but when they upgraded it they left out their previous customers that still own a Mac 10.5 so now this app is useless to me. I have no intention of buying a newer Mac when they last forever just because software companies refuse to include us older model users. Wish they would refund my money.

Very disappointed that version 2.0 is still only iPhone sized. Hey, wheres iPad support? Streamed movies crash the app about 5 secs into them. Run, dont walk, away from this app as it is now.

This is a very good and useful app. I love the option to add apple scripts from my mac. But the app have a few problems. First and the one that most bother me its hes connection. Almost every time that i want to type something, Im desconected from the mac. And the iTunes integration can be better. But i recommend! Nice app! Keep working and will be perfect!

Not sure what the complaints are about but with an iPhone 4S and a Mac Book Air, the results are awesome!

I bought this app the same day as I bought HippoRemote, which I gave 5 stars! They do different things, HippoRemote controls my Netflix viewing while on "Mirror Display" from iMac to TV. Controls volume, forward/backward in movie, switching from normal display to mirror using a macro set up in Hippo, putting Mac to sleep and waking and turning up/down the streaming music/news volume I listen to on computer. "Control!" has some other functions not in HippoRemote. Up/down volume (but a slider, not a tap button, sometimes hard to handle as I have an x stand for iPhone, and have to remove iPhone from it to change volume). You can watch streaming movies from iMac to iPhone . . . except every time I I try this with even a small movie it crashes! A great iTunes player . . . but I dont see how to change playlists, and have not received an answer from developers. And a few times Ive been thrown off the network . . . usually when viewing the Finder or Sibelius or some other program on my computer. Once, I had to quit Control as the cursor on my computer would jump erratically when I tried to control it from either the iPhone or the computer. A great idea for an app . . . just not ready for prime time!

This was the perfect app. In 10.7.5 everything just "worked". However after upgrading to Mountain Lion, security preferences prevent this app from pairing with server. It wouldnt be so bad if the developer had any decent answers, but he doesnt respond emails or just answers with vague wording. Such a disappointment.

I never write reviews but I feel like I had to for this app! Works amazingly. I connected my computer to my Tv and now I can control everything just like a remote control without having to get up. Very cool app....so convenient and fun! Thank you!!

I would not buy. Great you can start an app on the computer, but that is it. You can not see program on the ipad or cane anything.

I hope this developer continues to work on this great app. This is exactly what I was looking for! Ive been searching for an app that would allow me to run applescripts over the internet and this does that very well. Video streaming has some bugs but I didnt get it for that so I still give 5 stars. This uses thumbnails well and they render very fast, which is important to me when browsing files. I think the negative reviews are probably due to people running the server on old machines. Works perfect on my Mini that is currently running Mountain Lion.

Works so well, even though it hasnt been updated in years. I do wish it was still being developed but even so, fantastic app.