Itsytv is a remote control for Apple TV that shows you what's playing.
Connect to any Apple TV on your network and control it with a familiar touch interface. The circular d-pad supports taps, swipes, and directional input. All the buttons you need are right there – back, home, play/pause, volume, and a keyboard for search fields.
ERGONOMIC DESIGN
Built for both left-handed and right-handed use. Drag the remote to whichever side of the screen feels natural. You can also reposition it vertically to find the most comfortable spot for your grip.
NOW PLAYING WITH SEEK BAR
See what's on at a glance. The now playing bar shows artwork, title, and artist with transport controls for skip, play, and pause. Drag the seek bar to scrub to any point in the content directly from your phone – no need to hold down the d-pad like on the Siri Remote.
WHAT'S PLAYING
When you're watching something, Itsytv looks up the show or movie and displays the backdrop, plot summary, rating, genres, and cast – all without leaving the remote. Tap the info area to see the full detail view with cast photos and credits, then tap again to return to the remote.
APP LAUNCHER
Browse and launch apps installed on your Apple TV. Drag to rearrange them in your preferred order. After launching an app, Itsytv can automatically switch back to the remote tab so you're ready to navigate.
KEYBOARD INPUT
Type directly into search fields and text inputs on your Apple TV. When a hardware keyboard is connected, use arrow keys, return, escape, space, and volume shortcuts to control your Apple TV without touching the screen.
UNIVERSAL APP
Works on macOS (menu bar app) and iPhone/iPad.
FEATURES
- Ergonomic design for left-handed and right-handed use
- Circular d-pad with tap, swipe, and directional input
- Play/pause, volume, back, home, and power buttons
- Now playing bar with artwork, seek bar, and transport controls
- On-screen keyboard for text input and search
- Hardware keyboard support with arrow keys and shortcuts
- App launcher with drag-to-reorder
- Content info with backdrop, plot, rating, genres, and cast
- Scrollable detail view with full cast and crew
- Automatic reconnection to your last Apple TV
- Multiple Apple TV support with quick switching
- Works on iPhone and iPad
REQUIREMENTS
- Apple TV (4th generation or later)
- iPhone or iPad on the same Wi-Fi network
- One-time pairing with a PIN code shown on your TV
This is a great replacement for iOS inbuilt TV controls. It’s worth it just for giving me a Mute button for my 4K gen 1, but it does so much more. Quick access to TV apps is another plus. The only minor niggle I can find is that sometimes media background art can make it hard to read media text. An option to turn art off would be nice. Nevertheless, a solid 5-star app.
Excellent remote control app
brookheather
This app works really well to control the Apple TV - I especially love the apps list and also the ability to jump directly to any position in the video. My only suggestion is to add 30s skip forward/backward buttons which would be useful to skip ads when using Plex to watch recorded TV.
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the kind words and the five stars – really glad the apps list and position scrubbing are hitting the mark for you! The 30-second skip idea is a great one, especially for Plex users, so I've noted it down as a feature request.
The Missing Piece
sigjudge
Thank you so much for making this. You have delivered the missing piece for my workflow when covering tvOS when away from the office.I can only hope to encourage you to add shortcut support to this app, and fill the gaps in functionality left by Apple over recent years.Congratulations, this is Excellent work!
Developer Response
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! It does have Shortcut support already! You can open any ATV you configure using a shortcut action. Reach out to support@itsytv.app if you have further questions.
Simple and effective
MarkCX
Does exactly what I needed and expected.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the five-star review – I'm thrilled that Itsytv is working perfectly for you! I appreciate your support and hope you'll continue to enjoy the app.
• Fixed pairing on tvOS 27
Version 1.5.1
The developer, Nikolajs Ustinovs, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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