Comparison

CiphAR vs CastFlow

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

Head to head
About

CiphAR

Create and share augmented reality content like images, videos, GIFs, and messages tied to your location. Log in easily with Twitter or email to build a new world around you.

Highlights
  • Share images, videos, GIFs, and messages in AR
  • Geolocation-based content sharing
  • Log in with Twitter or email
  • Create animations with brush tools
  • Build and share new AR worlds
Features
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【Goal】 Create a new world. 【Features】 ・Share your images, videos or messages, gif, brush... in AR ・Log in with your twitter account or email. ・Contents related to geolocation, so you can share and see contents around here. 【Available Contents】 ・Image ・Video ・Text message ・Animation Gif ・Brush

About

CastFlow

Stream media from various platforms to your device using DLNA protocol. Supports a wide range of media formats for seamless playback.

Highlights
  • DLNA streaming
  • Cross-device casting
  • Wide media format support
  • Seamless playback
Features
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CastFlow is a family-friendly home media hub that spans iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Cast from your phone, stream IPTV, browse Jellyfin, or open files on your NAS — all on your own network, no account needed. Cast anything to the living room Turn CastFlow into a DLNA / UPnP receiver. Push a video, a song, or a photo from any phone, tablet, PC or NAS with one tap and it lands on the big screen. IPTV that feels like TV Import M3U playlists or Xtream Codes accounts. Browse categories, follow the EPG, and enjoy time‑shifted playback in a clean, native player. Jellyfin & Emby, feel‑native Sign in once and get Continue Watching, Recently Added, seasons, episodes, and multi‑audio / multi‑subtitle tracks. It behaves like a first‑party client, not a browser wrapper. SMB & WebDAV Connect directly to your NAS, home server, or WebDAV drive. Browse folders, preview posters, and play files without preloading or transcoding. Danmaku overlay Turn on scrolling live‑comment overlays for supported casting sources — perfect for anime nights and shared watch parties. MPV‑powered playback Hardware decoding for H.264, HEVC and AV1. Full support for SRT, ASS/SSA and PGS subtitles, external audio tracks, per‑track speed and pitch control. Continue Watching, everywhere Resume points sync across sources and devices, so you can jump from the couch to the bedroom without losing your spot. Local‑first, private by default No account. No cloud database. No tracking. CastFlow does not upload your library metadata anywhere. Your media stays on your local network. One app across the family iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV — add a source once and it's ready on every device. CastFlow adapts to each screen: a receiver on the TV, a browser on your Mac, a remote in your pocket. Made for – NAS owners who want their library on every screen – IPTV fans who want a clean native player instead of a browser tab – Cord‑cutters running Jellyfin or Emby at home – Anyone who wants phone, computer and NAS content to just appear on the Apple TV Add a source, hit play, and let the media flow. Support: https://tinuv.me/castflow/ Privacy: https://tinuv.me/castflow/privacy.html

Screenshots

CiphAR4 screens
CastFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CiphAR at Free against CastFlow's $0.99. CiphAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). CastFlow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On 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

CiphAR is free to download; CastFlow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CiphAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CiphAR ships an update monthly, CastFlow every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
CiphAR versus CastFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCiphARCastFlow
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB75 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGungnir Inc.辉 邓

Customer experience

CiphAR

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CastFlow

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

CiphAR

No in-app purchases

None

CastFlow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CiphAR free?
CiphAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CastFlow free?
CastFlow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CiphAR or CastFlow?
CiphAR is rated higher. CiphAR averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CastFlow averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do CiphAR or CastFlow have ads?
CiphAR shows ads; CastFlow does not.
Which is updated more often, CiphAR or CastFlow?
CiphAR ships an update monthly, and CastFlow every 26 months. Most recently, CiphAR was updated on September 25, 2026 and CastFlow on October 9, 2026.

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