Off Remote 4+
Turn off your computers!
Hobbyist Software Limited
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Turn off the computers in your house without leaving the sofa (or bed, or kitchen)
Shut down the office PC you forgot, or the iMac the kids shouldn't be playing on
Off Remote lets you turn off, lock, sleep, log off and restart a PC or Mac directly from your iDevice.
Forgot to turn off the office computer? No need to get up. Want to stop the kid's marathon computer sessions? Do it remotely.
The timer function lets you set Off to trigger up to 24 hours in the future so you can set a computer to automatically turn off after a task such as completing a download or upload or to automatically lock at a certain time to limit a child's screen time.
If you want to know whether the computers in your house are turned off - you can check from your iDevice.
If you use a computer to stream videos or audio to your living room, then you can turn it off when you are finished without getting out of the sofa.
If you forget to turn things off at night then you can turn them off from wherever you are in the house.
It's simple to use. It's very handy. It saves you the effort of walking to your computer!
• Requires Free Helper app for computers you want to control •
You will need to download a (free) helper app for computers that you want to control.
This is available for
- Windows 7 to 10
- Mac OS 10.7 and above
A link to the helper and setup instructions are included in the app
• Features •
- Turn Off, Lock, Restart, Log off, Sleep and Hibernate (not all computers can hibernate).
- Easily turn off your computer from anywhere in your house.
- Send a message before you turn the computer off 'Go to bed - it's past your bedtime!'
- Control any number of computers on your home network.
- Simple set up - Off Remote uses the same technology as the iTunes remote to connect over your local network to the helper on your computer.
- Automatically discovers your computers in your local network.
- Password protection makes sure that only you can turn off your computers!
- Supports Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS 10.5 Intel or higher.
• Reviews •
“Off is a brilliant yet simple app that allows me to easily control the power state of all the PCs in my house. It also lets me check to make sure that when my daughter assures me she turned her computer off, that she really did.”
“Very simple and easy to setup. When I say simple I didn't have to set anything up. Just install the server and the app picked up my laptop straight away. All the buttons worked, it's amazing. No more having to get out if bed to turn the laptop off for the night.”
'..it's the least you can do for the environment.' App Of My Eye.
“We often end up PC's being left on overnight and this app has helped us manage this ... We have several wireless music senders dotted around the house also which feed off the desktop PC in the dining room. I've added iTunes to the startup menu on that PC and can restart the PC using this app ... once restarted I can then switch to my iTunes remote and start listening to my music without having to tramp downstairs.”
• Subscription Information •
Off Remote is supported through an auto-renewing subscription which you can choose to purchase within the app.
• The subscription is called 'Full Control - Annual'
• It is an annual subscription. It lets you use all features and removes adverts.
• It helps to support ongoing development and updating of the app
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
• Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period
• Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
• Terms of use are available at https://HobbyistSoftware.com/terms
• Privacy policy is available at https://HobbyistSoftware.com/privacy
What’s New
Version 5.08
Updated internals
Ratings and Reviews
add more option
i think this is best app but app don’t have wake on lan (wol) option i hope next update dev can add wol thank for read my review
Developer Response ,
It does! (though it is deliberately somewhat hidden)
https://wiki.hobbyistsoftware.com/wiki/Easter_eggs
Works ok but for one issue
So far using this app it appears to work as intended but unfortunately when trying to shut down a system a small window pops up allowing another user to cancel the shut down before it happens. I downloaded this app to log my son off his computer as he spends too much time on it but he simply cancels the request and I'm left with still powering down my wifi as the Ultimate solution
Nag Screen Will Not Allow App To Run
It found my desktop computer just fine, but when I chose to turn it off from the iPhone app a NAG screen to buy premium would pop up! If I went to close the nag screen by tapping the X on the top right right of the screen instead of closing the nag screen, it continually popped up. Totally unusable! I was willing to pay the five bucks, but this has left a bad taste in my mouth. Pass. By the way, is it five dollars period or five dollars a month? Anyway, pass.
App Privacy
The developer, Hobbyist Software Limited, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Hobbyist Software Limited
- Size
- 12 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020 Hobbyist Software Ltd.
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Full Control - Annual $2.99
- Full Control - Monthly $0.99
- Full Control - Annual $4.99
- Full Control - Monthly $1.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.