KlikyRoku has three remote types. The simple remote is infrared: no voice, no pairing. The Voice Remote is wireless with a microphone and TV power and volume. The Voice Remote Pro adds a rechargeable battery, a remote finder and, in the 2nd edition, backlit buttons. None has a number pad; Kliky does.
Roku remotes side by side
| Remote | Signal | Voice | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple remote (players) | Infrared | No | None |
| Simple remote (Roku TV) | Infrared | No | TV power and volume |
| Voice Remote | Wireless, paired | Push to talk | TV power and volume |
| Voice Remote Pro | Wireless, paired | Hands-free | Rechargeable, remote finder, headphone jack |
| Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition) | Wireless, paired | Hands-free | Backlit buttons, USB‑C charging, remote finder |
| Enhanced remote (older) | Wireless, paired | On later versions | Headphone jack; A and B gaming buttons on some |
To tell which you have: no microphone or search button means simple. A pairing button inside the battery compartment, or no battery door at all, means wireless.
Backlit Roku remote
Only the Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition) lights its buttons, when you pick it up. It works with Roku TVs, Streambars and most players. A phone screen is lit by nature, which is one reason people use a remote app in a dark bedroom.
Roku remote with number keys
Roku’s own remotes have no number pad. Some Roku TV makers have shipped their own remotes with numbers for antenna channels, and third-party infrared remotes for Roku TVs add them. In a remote app, the number pad is a tap away, which is the easy route for live TV channels.
Large-button and “giant” remotes
For someone who finds the small Roku remote hard to use, the options are a third-party infrared remote with large keys, which works with Roku TVs and Roku boxes but not Streaming Sticks, or a phone or tablet remote, where the buttons are as large as the screen allows.
Gaming and RF remotes
Older Roku 2, 3 and 4 players came with an Enhanced remote that had motion control and A and B buttons for games. Roku no longer makes them, and current players do not need them. “RF remote” is another name for the wireless, paired kind: it does not need to be pointed at the Roku.
Which one to get
- Streaming Stick of any kind: a Voice Remote or Voice Remote Pro. Sticks cannot see infrared.
- Roku TV in a bedroom: the Pro, for the backlight and headphone listening.
- Spare for guests: a simple remote, if your Roku is a box or a TV.
Buying advice by model is in Roku remote replacement and which remote each Roku uses.
