The embodiment of the invention provides a remote repair method and device of application programs. The method includes the steps: receiving a first starting command which a user inputs into a terminal device, wherein the first starting command is used for demanding to start a first application program in the terminal device; loading a first patch file which corresponds to the first application program and is locally stored in the terminal device; applying to a first server corresponding to the first application program for permission to acquire a patch file to be downloaded, wherein the patch file to be downloaded includes a second patch file of the first application program and/or a third patch file of another application program in a group which the first application program belongs to; loading the second patch file, and storing the third patch file in shared storage space. The remote repair method and device of the application programs are used for improving the reliability of repairing the application programs.