Comparison

Queer Screen vs ICTV Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Queer Screen

Explore and manage your festival experience with this app. Browse the program, buy tickets, and schedule your attendance. Go paperless with digital tickets scanned directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Browse festival program by name, date, venue
  • View 'What's On Next'
  • Buy tickets securely
  • Go paperless with digital tickets
  • Add tickets to Passbook
  • Schedule attendance and share with friends
  • Create event wishlists
Features
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The official app for Queer Screen allows you to explore, connect and streamline your Festival experience. The FESTIVAL app lets you: Explore the Festival program: - Browse the program by name, date, venue - Browse ‘What's On Next' at the Festival - View both free and ticketed events Buy and download tickets: - Go paperless: your tickets can be scanned directly from the screen - Buy tickets securely with your credit card anywhere, anytime - Buy passes and redeem sessions immediately - Add your tickets to Passbook - Add your sessions to iCal Schedule your attendance and share with friends: - Create a shortlist of events through your Wishlist and connect it to your calendar - Share events with friends through email, Twitter and Facebook Left your printed tickets at home? The app stores all your ticket barcodes on your device regardless of how you purchased (web, phone or in-person). Door staff can scan your ticket right from your device's screen. About Queer Screen: Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival was established in 1993 as a celebration of the diversity of sexualities and gender identities through queer storytelling on screen. It is now one of Australia’s largest film festivals of any kind. Since 2015 Queer Screen has awarded $42,000 in funding to Australian filmmakers. In 2018 Queer Screen launched Pitch Off, which awards $10,000 to produce a short film dealing with LGBTIQ experiences. The annual My Queer Career competition pioneered queer short film competitions exclusively for locally produced work, and screens during the Mardi Gras Film Festival in Feb/Mar. Since 2013 the Queer Screen Film Fest has delivered the latest LGBTIQ movies to Sydney’s screens in September. About the developers: Ferve Tickets are proud to support this year's Queer Screen’s program. Whether you're buying tickets online or at the box office, knowing where to be for the next show, or having your tickets and passes when you need them, we're with you the whole way.

About

ICTV Play

Access a diverse collection of videos from Indigenous Australian communities. Explore cultural, community, and language-based content, with options for live streaming and offline viewing. A TV guide helps you plan your watch schedule.

Highlights
  • Indigenous community videos
  • In-language content discovery
  • Live streaming
  • TV guide
  • Offline video downloads
  • Cultural and community stories
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ICTV Play brings you a wide range of videos from Indigenous communities across Australia. Watch cultural, community, and language-based content, all in one place. Watch Videos: Immerse yourself in a variety of videos that cover stories, events, and cultural practices from Indigenous communities. InLanguage: Navigate through our inLanguage map to explore videos in various Indigenous languages. inLanguage makes it easier to find and watch content in these languages from around the country. Live: Whether you're in a remote community or outside Mparntwe (Alice Springs) or Rubibi (Broome), you can now enjoy the curated programming we present daily. Including the live content we’ve brought to you over the years. Tune in for your favourite programming genre, stream live events, or catch up on past broadcasts—there’s always something to watch. TV Guide: Plan your viewing with ease! The ICTV app provides you with an up-to-date TV guide so you can find out what's coming up, or discover when your favourite programs and contributors are next on. Offline Viewing: Download your favourite videos and watch them offline, so you never miss out, no matter where you are. Stay informed and connected with ICTV. ICTV, showing our way!

Screenshots

Queer Screen4 screens
ICTV Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ICTV Play at 100% against Queer Screen's 46%. Queer Screen's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queer Screen ships an update every 5 months, ICTV Play every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Queer Screen versus ICTV Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueer ScreenICTV Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating12+12+
DevelopereFirst GroupIndigenous Community Television

Customer experience

Queer Screen

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

ICTV Play

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Queer Screen

No in-app purchases

None

ICTV Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Queer Screen free?
Queer Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICTV Play free?
ICTV Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Queer Screen or ICTV Play have ads?
Neither Queer Screen nor ICTV Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queer Screen or ICTV Play?
Queer Screen ships an update every 5 months, and ICTV Play every 4 months. Most recently, Queer Screen was updated on October 13, 2026 and ICTV Play on October 5, 2026.

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