Updated October 22, 2026
Menu Bar TV Remote discovers and controls compatible Apple TV hardware on your local network. It has no app account, advertising, analytics service or developer server. Apple provides App Store downloads and purchases. Menu Bar TV Remote is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc.
My Commitment to You
I’m an independent developer, and protecting your privacy is a personal passion. I collect zero data through this app, and I never will. No tracking, no advertising, no analytics, and no separate app account to create. The app does not automatically send diagnostics or usage information to me.
If you choose to support my work, a single purchase unlocks the full app for life, including every future update I release. I will never switch this app to a subscription or charge you again for updates.
Your purchase covers all your compatible Macs, including those you buy in the future, using the same Apple Account. Choose Restore Purchases in General settings to restore your access on another Mac.
Publisher and Contact
Fourth Moon Software publishes Menu Bar TV Remote and operates from Arizona, United States. For privacy or support questions, contact FourthMoonSoftware@gmail.com.
Data Stored on This Mac
The app keeps device identifiers, pairing credentials, room settings, preferences, recent local status and bounded diagnostic logs so it can reconnect to the Apple TVs you choose. Store editions use the app’s macOS container. The app also keeps a local Keychain timing observation associated with a verified trial transaction to help prevent clock changes from extending the trial. This observation cannot start a trial or unlock the app.
Pairing credentials remain until you forget the device or delete all local data. Logs rotate within size and retention limits. Clear Diagnostics and Delete All Local Data remove the logs. Diagnostic redaction excludes credentials, pairing PINs, typed text, full network addresses and identifiers, private media and app inventories, and local file paths.
Local Network Access
The app uses Bonjour discovery and services advertised by Apple TVs to exchange pairing, status and control messages directly over your local network. Available artwork is requested from the connected device. Your Apple TV and network equipment process this traffic. The app does not send your pairing credentials, room names, typed text or diagnostics to the developer.
Trial, Purchases and Apple Services
Starting the free trial through Apple provides seven consecutive days of full app access. After the trial, TV control requires the optional permanent full app unlock. There is no subscription or automatic charge. Your single purchase includes lifetime access and every future update released for this app, with no additional charge for updates. The app displays Apple’s localized purchase price before purchase. Saved pairings, Settings, Help, purchase restoration and deletion remain available after the trial ends. You can save multiple Apple TVs and control one at a time.
StoreKit requests product information, completes purchases, restores purchases and verifies access changes. These operations may contact Apple and require Apple Account authentication. Verified transaction information is processed locally, including the original trial purchase date. Restoring purchases, reinstalling or deleting local data does not start a new trial for the same Apple Account. Apple’s handling of account, payment and purchase information is described in App Store & Privacy.
Diagnostics Sharing
Diagnostics stay on your Mac unless you choose to copy and send them for support. Sharing is voluntary and never happens automatically. Review any diagnostic summary before sharing it. Do not share credential files, raw helper state, pairing PINs, passwords or network captures.
If you contact support, your email address, message and any information you choose to attach are used to respond to your request. I handle support through Gmail. Support messages and any voluntarily shared attachments are deleted within 12 months after the request is resolved, unless they are needed for an ongoing dispute.
To ask about or request deletion of support correspondence, contact FourthMoonSoftware@gmail.com.
Deleting Data
Forget Device removes that device’s saved pairing credentials and related room state; it does not clear diagnostic logs. Clear Diagnostics removes local logs while keeping saved TVs and preferences. Delete All Local Data removes saved device state, diagnostics, app preferences, the local trial timing observation and the app’s launch at login registration. These controls remain available after trial expiry. macOS privacy permissions remain under System Settings.
Dragging the app to Trash removes the app bundle but does not reliably remove saved app data, preferences or login registration. Use Delete All Local Data before uninstalling to remove the app’s local data. Deleting local data does not delete Apple’s purchase history, restart the trial or request a refund.
Policy Changes
Changes to this policy will be dated here and published with the app’s public privacy policy. My commitments to zero data collection through this app and a permanent purchase with all future updates included will remain unchanged.
About this website
This app policy describes Menu Bar TV Remote. Website hosting and browser visits are explained separately in the website privacy notice.