The Roku App (Official)

Name: The Roku App (Official)
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.721566200256348 (4277708 reviews)
Author: Roku, Inc. & its affiliates

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates

Contains ads

4.7

4.28M reviews

50M+

Downloads

Teen

About this app

Get to know the must-have streaming sidekick!

Use the free Roku® mobile app to:
• Control your Roku devices with a convenient remote
• Use your voice or keyboard to quickly search for entertainment
• Enjoy private listening with headphones
• Stream free movies, live TV, and more on the go with The Roku Channel
• Cast media files from your phone, like videos and photos, to your TV
• Add and launch channels on your Roku devices
• Enter text on your Roku device more easily with your mobile keyboard

You must connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device to use certain features of the mobile app. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require logging into your Roku account.

Feature availability:
• Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada. It’s also available in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
• The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US only.
• Some channels require payment, can change, and vary by country.

For more information, go to http://support.roku.com
Privacy Policy: go.roku.com/privacypolicy
CA Privacy Notice: https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy/en/us#userprivacypolicy-en_us-CCPA

Updated on

Mar 21, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

This app may share these data types with third parties

Location, Personal info and 2 others

This app may collect these data types

Personal info, Audio and 2 others

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7

4.09M reviews

Jeremy Bryan

March 10, 2026

App works well with my TV. I usually watch the TV daily with headphones so I don't disturb my wife. I have to route my headphones through the phone app instead of the TV as there is no direct Bluetooth option. The only thing I HATE, if I'm listening to the TV with my headphones and have to pause my show to do something (bathroom, take dog out, etc.), any alert that comes in my phone unpauses it. This is very annoying and I always have to rewind. Please fix this automatic unpausing. Thank You!

2 people found this review helpful

Amy Smith

February 20, 2026

I love the fact that I can use the Roku remote app on my phone to control all of my Roku TVs. It works well for the most part. What I don't like is the new center area where the arrows that make the cursor move up and down and left and right are gone and now there is a big purple block that I have to tap at the top, bottom, on the left side or the right side of it to move the cursor. It's not as easy to hit the correct area as it was when there was an actual arrow that showed where to tap.

16 people found this review helpful

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates

March 10, 2026

Thanks for your feedback, Amy! You can control the remote by navigating up, down, right, and left in two ways. Since you're in Swipe remote mode, consider switching to Traditional mode for button presses similar to the Roku remote. Check this article for help: https://support.roku.com/en-ca/article/115002681087#section-1. Happy Streaming!

Manda B

June 27, 2025

Changing my review to say the app works much better now. Went from not working at all to working consistently. only took them a long while lol. Im very thankful for it (when it's working properly) because evidently my household can keep track of a single remote. I can't even find the remote I just bought. It's still in the box🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️. So I, and other family members can use the app as a remote when needed! Thank you roku😘

1,310 people found this review helpful