Comparison

TVU GridLink vs DeviceBeat

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

Head to head
About

TVU GridLink

Discover live TVU news sources with detailed thumbnails and descriptions. This utility app helps users find and monitor available broadcast feeds.

Highlights
  • Live news source thumbnails
  • Metadata descriptions
  • Broadcast feed monitoring
  • Source discovery utility
Features
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TVU GridLink provides a thumbnail and metadata description of available TVU Grid live news sources.

About

DeviceBeat

Features
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DeviceBeat brings your device activity into one clear dashboard, with native layouts for iPhone and iPad. MONITOR YOUR DEVICE • CPU activity and processor information • Memory usage and available storage • Network traffic, connection details and optional latency checks • Battery level, charging state, thermal state and Low Power Mode • Local history, trends and configurable alerts KEEP KEY READINGS CLOSE Add small, medium or large Home Screen widgets. Customize a compact monitoring panel and use the floating window to follow device activity while working in another app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, advertising or analytics SDKs. Measurements and history stay on your device. The optional network latency probe is off by default; when enabled, it opens a TCP connection to captive.apple.com without uploading measurements. Available readings depend on the device and iOS permissions. Detailed process lists, battery health and cycle count, fan speeds and hardware temperature sensors are not exposed on iOS. Unavailable readings are explicitly marked. Widget refresh timing is controlled by iOS.

Screenshots

TVU GridLink4 screens
DeviceBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TVU GridLink at 11.0 against DeviceBeat's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TVU GridLink versus DeviceBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVU GridLinkDeviceBeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTVU Networks Corporation玉琴 孙

In-app purchases

None

TVU GridLink

No in-app purchases

None

DeviceBeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVU GridLink free?
TVU GridLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeviceBeat free?
DeviceBeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TVU GridLink or DeviceBeat have ads?
Neither TVU GridLink nor DeviceBeat shows ads.

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