123Play Pro vs Connected X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
123Play Pro
Discover and track movies and TV shows with this app. Find trending titles, explore genres, and save favorites. It guides you to find content on the iTunes Store.
- Ad-free experience
- Save favorite movies and actors
- Discover trending movies and TV shows
- Explore by genre
- Search for movies, series, and actors
- View now playing and upcoming releases
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*** PRO VERSION *** In this pro version of 123Play ads are 100 % removed and a new feature is added: Favourites. Save your favourite movie or your favourite movie actor. Keep yourself up-to-date on what's new out there in the movie universe! The app is a guidance to the Itunes Store so the movies and tv-shows you like are easy to find on Itunes Store just on a click of a button. Among other things it gives you an overview of which movies are currently playing in theaters and which ones are the most popular ones. 123Play has something for everyone. There is an explore section with all genres and a search function to search for any movie, TV series or actor. Get the latest information about the movie you like or your favorite movie actor. How does 123Play work? - 123Play keeps getting more facts about TV series and movies directly from the 3rd party TMDb service. General features: - Top rated movies - Upcoming movies - Now playing movies - Popular movies - Popular TV shows - Top rated TV shows - On the air TV shows - Airing today TV shows - Popular people *** PRO VERSION ONLY *** - Favourite movies - Watched movies - Favourite cast or crew So why wait? Get it now!
Connected X
This entertainment app offers a lottery-style push notification system and a chat feature to combat boredom. It provides a unique way to engage with content and connect with others.
- Lottery-style push notifications
- Chat with others
- Boredom relief
- Entertainment focus
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This app has been developed to overturn your boredom now introducing "Connected X" including catastrophic features for example you can receive push notifications in a lottery-type system, chat with others, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Connected X at 100% against 123Play Pro's 6%. Connected X also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). 123Play Pro's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Connected X is free to download; 123Play Pro costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connected X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 123Play Pro has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of 123Play Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Connected X's.
123Play Pro ships an update every 5 months, Connected X fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 123Play Pro | Connected X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | David Buhauer | Bubba, Inc. |
Customer experience
123Play Pro
Connected X
In-app purchases
123Play Pro
No in-app purchases
Connected X
No in-app purchases
