- Price$4.99
- CategoryLifestyle
- First releasedApril 22, 2009
- Versions5 archived
- Installable5 of 5
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerHobbyist Software
- Bundle IDcom.HobbyistSoftware.Off
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueOff 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!
• 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!
• 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.
“such a simple program yet it's so handy at work and home I use It every day! and it's cool to be able to turn ur pc/mac off from your iPhone or iPod :D”
“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.”
• System Requirements •
- Supports Windows 7 to 10 - Supports Mac OS 10.7 and above
• Response to feedback •
-If you do have any problems using Off, then please just check the help instructions in the app. Feel free to drop me an email (my personal mail is in the app) if you need help. Enjoy!
• Languages •
Off Remote is currently translated to 8 languages. If you are willing to translate it to your language, or would like to improve the translations, please head over to hobbyistsoftware.com and follow the links
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 8 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2010 | 2.5 | — | 98 | $2.99 |
| October 14, 2011 | — | — | 148 | $2.99 |
| March 28, 2012 | — | — | 165 | $2.99 |
| December 24, 2013 | — | — | 192 | $2.99 |
| November 28, 2015 | 4.10 | — | 208 | $2.99 |
| November 30, 2015 | 4.10 | — | 209 | $2.99 |
| December 11, 2016 | 4.40 | — | 214 | $2.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I like being able to shutdown my iMac from bed. Found it free on Apps Gone Free app.
After the update to sierra, there is a bug that makes it impossible for the program to use. I contacted support and received this response. Here is the conversation: I'm afraid I haven't had time to investigate this further so I can't give you any more info. If you feel that you have been mis-sold, then the best bet will be to contact Apple to ask for a refund (I have no power to give refunds myself). Sorry I don't have a better answer.
Another smartly designed app to save effort. My VLC Streamer pc is two floors down from my bedroom floor.
If you have VLC remote, you need this handy little app as well. After you are done watching a movie you simply shut off your computer with this app. You don't even have to get up. It's the ultimate in anti-fitness.
I use this app to limit my son's PC time and it works great. I have two feature requests. One is to configure automatic warning messages that go out periodically. My other request is to extend the control to Apple devices. I would happily pay more for both features. Great App.
it works perfectly.
There are free pieces of software that do the same thing and don't need yet another piece of software installed on your PC. MS Remote Desktop can COMPLETELY control your windows machine, is free, and written by Microsoft. Mac remote control is tricker, but it also always remote power on functions. All in all, this app is ok, but I don't do apps that need "helpers," since you don't know precisely what info they are/aren't sending out to the Internet. Helper apps can EASILY be spyware in disguise, even though the author didn't design it as such.
I put this on my brother and stepbrothers laptops and when they get deep into their nerdy games I turn their laptops off...it's funny bc they think it's their batteries...,
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.