Propresenter Remote App Reviews

I’ve used it multiple times as I take photos and run ProPresenter. I connect to same WiFi and the computer. Sometimes it comes up and I can access the playlists other times it doesn’t come up at all.

Wanting to interact with the Bible on the app

One day the remote connects to our playlists, next day doesn’t and nothing we do can fix it. Random non-refresh the playlist data. NOTHING else on our network has a single issue on our Nighthawk router, at all, no disconnects nothing. But PP6 can’t seem to figure out what it’s doing when running on a Windows 10 GAMING laptop with 12GB of RAM and a hybrid SSD drive. Terrible program on Windows yet they charge full price. App is garbage.

Put the bible.

I’ve tried multiple ports and passwords. It’s always stuck on connecting. The support page in the App Store goes to a deleted page. I’m going to try and get my money back.

Overall, this app is decent. However, I’d like to see the ability to edit slides and the ability to open Bible scripture. If these features were added to the app, I wouldn’t need to sit behind a computer.

Pro presenter is a premium program. You cannot tell it by the quality of this app. It is almost completely unusable. I say almost because I did manage to get a slide running properly after messing around for about 15 minutes. Please update this app to be functional as it would improve work flow big time.

Honestly, given the quality of this app it should be free. The interface is messy, previews are useless. The whole app feels counter intuitive. Despite not being optimized for iPhone X and above, OpenLP remote wins on so many fronts (and is free). Why does screen blanking require so many steps. Keep is stupid simple, it’s a remote!

The interface is not that smooth. It is a little clunky and there are a lot of pointless features within the app that they rolled over from the computer software. It needs simplified. For example, if you need to move one slide back you have to slide but sometimes it moves it forward. A simple arrow to tap would be sufficient and much cleaner. Or, if it showed the previous slide and the next slide (three slides on the interface at once) so that you could just click the previous slide if needed. The primary function is for a presenter to move forward or backward. That should be the most efficient part of the app, but it lacks in that area.

I love this app. I use it on a consistent basis for our Worship Experience church services. I would give this a 5-Star rating, but it doesn’t have the capability to run the Bible sections and edit slides on the go. Other than that, I really do love the capability to run this from anywhere in the sanctuary.

I love this app. It has worked really well for me and has improved a lot since I first used it about 18 months ago. However, there are a few things that I think would make the app a lot more useful. The first suggestion is to have access to my audio bin from the app. This would be very helpful as it would provide more control from the app. The second suggestion would be to have a volume control option. This would further allow a more complete remote control experience. Overall, I really enjoy the app and it’s ease of use. Nice work!

Like everybody else is saying, clicking on slides in the app doesn’t always change it on the computer. Very frustrating. For that reason, we can’t even use the remote app now. Had to completely switch over to a wireless clicker remote. I wouldn’t be so concerned if this was a free app, but I can’t help but feel like they’ve run off with my money and left me with a useless app. That’s just not right. Please address the problem and apply a fix.

The remote app controls better than a keyboard. Can't wait for remote control support for windows and further development of the app.

I love the App, just wish that you could see the actual PowerPoint slides under timeline controls. When you import a PowerPoint slide into PP4 it doesn't show on the timeline, all you see is the numbers located in the lower left of each slide. (Sigh)

Who hasn't run a little short on volunteers... Just installed a large center screen for Christmas and wanted to have different images on it than or normal side screen set up. My media guy this week didn't feel comfortable running the new added laptop to his normal setup. Did not have any extra person to run just the center screen, so I downloaded this remote. Setup was just a minute and then I had full control with my iPhone while running audio at the same time. What a great piece of technology

This app was great! However, now it will not connect to any computers. I speak quite often, and not being able to connect is a major hindrance. Fix it, please!?!?!?!

Pro Presenter 5 is amazing. I love how easy it is to use and this app makes it easy to use on my phone/iPad. The only problem I have is adding notes to the "Remote" setting. You have to repeatedly enter the same message for it to finally accept it. Then do the same for the next slide. All in all. This app is great for those wanting to switch slides while walking around the room.

I think this app is great and I have used it several times after just having pro presenter for a few months. As a music director I was directing a choir of children for our school Christmas concert and was using mostly videos that had accompaniment tracks with lyrics for the kids to sing over. It was great to be able to start the videos when I wanted to and not have to cue the video guy to start them. That way I could make sure the kids were in place and ready. The one issue I have with the remote is that when I click my phone off during a part of the service I don't need it for I have to log on again and often have to close down the app and reopen it to login again.

I am using an iPad and PP5. I like the app, but the login is iffy, at best. I have to log on several times to get into the host propresenter. Once in, it works very well and hasn't dropped. Worth the money.

I would give this app 5 starts if you could put images and Videos From the Video Bin and scriptures. Since you can only put slides and since we have the Alpha Module the slides would go on top of the Camera Signal. Overall connects seamlessly and works great! (Props incorporation would be nice as well)

If this remote app will allow you to put up the scriptures then it would be perfect!

I love this app. I use it morning and evening on Sundays. I preach with it, sometimes lead worship with it, and particularly love controlling the slides instead of relying on our tech to get the cues right or read my mind about when to clear the screen. My only problem is that sometimes it doesn't connect, and once or twice it has stopped working mid presentation, which is a real pain, but I don't know if that's a problem with the app or with the wifi in our building. That said, it is awesome and useful for those of us that have small churches and few volunteers and occasionally have to do it all.

I love the app but it needs to be able to access the song library to add flexibility in worship. If it had that it would be perfect.

I appreciate your update! (:

I've been using this app for some time now and every update there was an improvement, the app does exactly what it says and is very useful for my profession. I appreciate the hard work and determination of the app programmers and developers.

Our pastoral staff still uses keynote and PowerPoint to build their slides. So when we view the slides on the remote we see a blank image (same as the stage display app). The image of the slide is visible on the document viewer on the same app, why can't a preview be added to the remote tab?

This app is slowly getting better, but why no matrix of slides yet, like in ProPresenter? I want to see it as a touch interface to what I see in ProPresenter it's self, so I can even use it side by side with the main app. Not just as a presenter or something... This could become an extension to the main app. Another thing came to mind Sunday, and I did not find it in the app. We should be able to run this as a second way to edit or prep slides, while someone else is running things from the main computer. Lets say I see a typo it would be great to fix it on here. Or I am on stage with the music lead, and they adjust the arrangement. I can see a great potential for this app along side ProPresenter, but it's not there yet.

Thanks guys for fixing all of the bugs. The remote works just as well as before! And, it has a wonderful new look! Keep up the good work!!

I like the new looking interface but I noticed that you can't tell when you've selected a graphic or image. In the original app there was a momentary indication that you selected an image or animation to run. The play button temporarily grayed out for an instant letting you know it was selected. This was important because this particular instance of Propresenter was running in another room from where I'm streaming in. That momentary indication let me know that the selection had been recognized by Propresenter. Other than its a really useful app.

App crashes every time I try to load a presentation on ipad 3. I have Propresenter 4 and have tried to use this app since it first released with limited success. The current version is by far the worst yet, it crashes every time.

This app is great

I like to see this app growing in functionality. The initial set of tools were good, but having the Producer View and Simple Remote really add to it's overall usefulness. I love that I can now easily hold the remote down by my side not looking at it and click the correct "forward" or "previous" buttons by feel. And showing my slide notes is really helpful - now I can easily glance at those for my talking points. The Producer view is great too if I need to reset a timer or someone forgets to start one. Also love that I can remotely enter and trigger a pre-defined message (such as a nursery call) without having to go to the front-of-house station to tell the operator OR that I can do the same for a stage display message for the band/pastor. Very nice - thanks for the free extras and keep up the good work! ** Thanks for adding back the missing timeline control buttons. They are very useful to have.

Awesome, works just as expected. Very reliable (depending on YOUR wifi network). Thanks RV for providing this amazing app!!!

Love this app! Makes it easier to handle songs and sermons remotely. Slides are sticking since iOS 8 update. I'm sure will be remedied soon.

I have ProPresenter 4 on my iMac and the ProPresenter Remote on my iPhone 5s. Never had an issue with the Remote or the program itself. UNTIL. My phone automatically downloaded the latest ProRemote from the app store. It no longer works with the program. It says I have to download the latest ProPresenter Version. Which according to the program I have. ProPresenter 4 Version 4.2.9 Build 7279. Please fix this. I need the ProRemote!!!

This release is a big step forward for this app. The addition of Producer Control is a really great feature. A few things I would tweak. Producer mode only works in portrait mode. Adding a scroll option in landscape mode would suffice. Also the addition of the giant next slide remote feature was very needed. Unfortunately it doesn't work with fill in the blank text reveals. Just jumps to the next slide. All in all a lot closer to the mark. Keep up the good work.

Either I can see my library when I need to use it the most or app crashes like crazy. Please get it working soon!

Love this remote! I used to have to stay in our sound booth to control the pastors slides but now I am able to sit with my family while controlling the slide from my seat. The only thing I wish I could do, would be to edit the slides thah I have already created (types and other errors) but other than that.. LOVE it. If they could add this small change the remote, I would deff rate 5 stars

It works nicely whenever it stays connected. Sometimes there is a delay…

This remote use to work great with Pro5. Now since Pro6 came out it has been more of a headache than a help. Please fix the bugs because we need this app to work at my church.

Now it's unusable. It doesn't work at all. Can't launch any slides or videos from the app. PLEASE FIX!

Can't look up scriptures on the fly, can't change motion or image backgrounds during, can't really do much of anything except play back a pre-prepared presentation LINEARLY. This is a lazy attempt at a bad PowerPoint knockoff. Unless your service is preprogrammed to the nth degree, and don't have any need to pull up or change something, this app is useless.

This app has so much potential! I would love to see more updates and features regularly.

The search feature doesn't go through every song so it's almost useless. I'd also love to be able to access my bibles through this app.

This is a great tool, specially when you're the presenter and want to manage the message from your device. But, lately is crashing all the time and very slow and buggy. I can not trust to use it any more since it crashes almost every time in the middle of the message and have to ask the video booth to take over. It is not a free app, we paid for it. So, please make the necessary updates and fix the bugs.

This app works well. I mainly miss the ability to set the background image. For some slides I need to clear the background (this app can do that) but then I need to restore the background. Unfortunately l haven't found any way to do that yet while just using the iOS app.

Keeping it short and sweet. I love this app and couldn't do several events without it. An Apple Watch version would be awesome

Guys, your upgrading price is absurd. I mean, why would I upgrade every year when people who haven't bought software from you in 5 years are getting the same upgrade price? No incentive to stay up to date, I'll just upgrade once every 3-5 years.

The program won't let you use the slides within certain playlists. For some reason it just defaults to the song that you are currently on.

While using ProPresenter Remote for two years, I had always experienced bugs and glitches that I would have to work around. But, this version finally brings stability, a refreshed UI, and it is incredible. Favorite new feature would have to be the option to automatically connect. It's finally worth the money. This app desperately needs an Apple Watch app or just a glance. This is the kind of software Apple Watch was designed for and is most useful. The app could even be as simple as having the option to go back and forth between slides. Please strongly consider this, it would be highly beneficial.

This app has all kinds of connectivity issues. Sometimes it see my PP6 machine then a couple minutes later it doesn't. I have to turn Network off/on in Preferences at the computer for app to connect. For a paid app and expensive software. It needs a lot of work!!

This app comes in handy during worship rehearsals and youth services... I would like to see the functionality to select and play audio files added into the remote.

Please fix this.

Now, it appears to connect to the host computer just fine but when clicking on a slide, it either does nothing or launches an unrelated slide. Nothing has changed between when it worked and now. No updates that I can tell in either the IOS app or on the host computer.

Half of the time it gives me an error when I try to login; for both control and observe. I have screenshots. The other half it won't even see the computer when I'm standing beside it (yes, connected to the same wifi). Manual login doesn't work either. One thing I really need/want to be able to do with this is adjust my countdown clocks and select props and show them, not just a nursery call out message (although that is handy-glad its there). It would also be nice to add/show scriptures in a chosen template.

The app itself is great except there is one thing missing, the video/image section. It would be a 5/5 stars if they add this feature.

When using the app, you can no longer switch to a different document within the same playlist (like moving from one song to the next). In the app, it'll look like you've done it, but on ProPresenter, it stays within the original song. Contacted support about this issue 3 months ago. They acknoweldged it, but still no fix.

I've gone over every troubleshooting step online and nothing has helped. When I downloaded the app, it goes to a "no services found!" Message and won't allow me to try to connect manually either. This is very upsetting because I've used this in the past on a different device with a different propresenter and it had worked fine. I really regret wasting my money on this app.

Do not download this app unless they remedy their issues. It is glitchy and doesn't save passwords.

Will not open in iOS 9

the latest version of this app is not useful. if I can't revert back to a chorus after verse 2, for example, without going back through previous slides sequentially then this app is of no use to me. slides, in music are not sequential. If they were we would not need your app. Would just use power point.

...with the app communicating with ProPresenter on MacBook starting several months ago and continuing today. Not firing the correct slides when clicked on the app. It seems to be the most prevalent when clicking standalone videos. Please advise. Has been a great app with no issues in the past.

When using the latest version, I notice that when using arrangements that it reverts back to the master arrangements and not sticking to the arrangement of a song. Had this issue happen multiple times. It would be a good idea if you were able to create a unique ID that can be synced into the app and the computer (one that stays locked into the computer and the app) so authentication is not and issue. It would also be good If you allow for control over any type of network...not only wifi...but 3G LTE. And long as the computer has an Internet connection. To me that would allow for redundancies so that if a wifi network cuts out. it can always use the mobile provider. That would keep a better solid connection. A platform like Teamview I can control any computer from my phone. From anywhere with little or no lag time. Just a thought. Still love the platform so will give 3 stars.

We use propresenter for our services and it's irritating that it breaks down during service. You click on slide and it doesn't display or simple shows something totally different. What's the point of buying remote if we still have to have someone manually control propresenter

Can't keep the connection longer than 10 minutes. Please fix it.

Enormous fan of the ProPresenter software and this app's capabilities! I can sit in service and rub the screens from the audience via the phone... so great!

Last update was buggy. Works most of the time. But this time, we get a new interface and really works now. There was just one time last Sunday when I was still connected in the remote. Then I just controlled something in my Mac and for some reason, it disconnected the remote. Other than that, it got solid connection now. I just have one suggestion, can you guys make the Clear buttons (i.e. Clear Slides, Clear Background, Clear Props) readily available at the top toolbar so that we don't have to click the little eraser icon? Great work on this update!

The app is buggy, extraordinarily slow, and it cannot maintain a solid connection to the host machine. As a remote, it should be simple and quick to use with a solid connection.

This app is highly responsive and easy enough to teach to anyone in a matter of seconds. The biggest problem I've run into so far is that when you swipe backwards through the slides, it won't tell you where you are. So unless you've memorized the show's setup and you count exactly how many swipes it takes, you can't be sure the app is even working until you swipe forward to show the slide. Otherwise I'm very pleased with the functionality of the app. We're running ProPresenter 5 and I'm running this app on a 16GB 6s

There was a short period of time when this app worked well. Now it is completely worthless. It does not fire the correct slide, it will not remember a password even if you click off the app for one second. If you are wanting to run propresenter you will need to have a operator. For such an expensive piece of software it does seem that these issues could be worked out.

The idea is great and our church would love to use this app to run the slides from our iPad. However there are three issues with the app that make it unusable for us right now. 1. The slides are unreadable on iPad screen due to the very low resolution slide images. 2. There is no option to fill the whole iPad screen with the current slide. 3. The bugs and frequent crashes of the app would not be acceptable for us to use this app during service. Some consistent causes of crashing is clicking on the "library" button and changing from one ProPresenter file to another. I want this app reach it's full potential, if these changes are addressed in the next update I would love to update my rating to 5 stars. We are using the app with ProPresenter5 Thank You

I low this app. One thing would make it better. Can we make it so that we can search and add bible verses from app?!? I run the program from my pew a lot and sometimes I don't get scripture before service and running back up stairs is annoying.

IF I can even get it to connect to my computer, trying to run your show with it is SO irritating. When you fire a slide you might as well expect a 30 second delay or even longer for it to show up!! We rely heavily on this app, and now we’re incredibly disappointed. DON’T BUY THIS VERSION!!

Great idea for a great base app, but the bugs for a paid app are unbearable. Since the most recent base app update, there is a lag of 5-6 seconds for any remote actions to the base app, ad simple things like using the remote to change stage display layouts will lag the base app for the same amount of time, and sometimes even crash it. Don't purchase until they work on this thing, you will be disappointed.

This is a great companion to ProPresenter when it works. I ran it the first time, it ran beautifully, and it hasn't worked since.

The ability to save a connected system with password has been added. However your only able to save ONE system. In a multi venue/campus environment this isn't handy at all. Can this please be added soon!? Thanks!

Please fix it

Connected and worked smooth as butter! Good job renewed vision!

Normally this is a fabulous app. This past weekend however it would not stay connected to the computer. I would open the app and it would be frozen, not even trying to connect. Please fix, stability and consistency is very important.

I'm running ProPres 6 on an MacBook Pro and often use remote app to run through my playlist on an old iPad mini or my iPhone 6. This update has solved EVERY single problem I had been having in last few months!! Fixed my biggest issue which was having to retype my password every time my phone or iPad locked. That alone was a big win!! Playing audio playlists huge bonus. No crashing, very little lag or delay, invaluably dependable with this update! Love it!! Great products, great app! Thanks, Renewed Vision!!

The remote is a great feature to presentation programs. However, the ProPresenter remote feels difficult and buggy. There are times when I have a playlist loaded and I'll click on a song, and it will load another song that is in the playlist. I have found no way to remedy this except to just choose the song I want in the Library. The flow is also not user friendly. MediaShout's remote has a GREAT feature in that when you have your playlist open, you can see the entire playlist's slides laid out vertically, making it extremely easy to jump around if you need to. However, I love ProPresenter Remote's ability to open any playlist you have created. Since MediaShout creates separate files that have to be loaded, you can only have the current show that's loaded show up on the remote. Overall, having used MediaShout for the last 3 years, we JUST made the move over to ProPresenter. We really love the program and are glad we made the switch. I'm sure as they continue to develop the remote app it will certainly improve, and these are just some of my suggestions!

This app is a lifesaver for any church techs on the move. However, one BIG thing is missing: Bibles. You cannot display bible verses from the remote app, so you better hope you have your verses in a playlist beforehand and have no real-time surprises.

I love this app. I use it on a consistent basis for our Worship Experience church services. I would give this a 5-Star rating, but it doesn’t have the capability to run the Bible sections. Other than that, I really do love the capability to run this from anywhere in the sanctuary.