Comparison

ROW8 vs Surgg

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

Head to head

ROW8

Movie Love Guaranteed

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 3.348 ratingsView app →

Surgg

Browse Visually: Live Trends

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

ROW8

Access the newest movies directly from theaters, ahead of their release on subscription services. This app offers a pay-per-view model, meaning you only pay for the films you choose to watch.

Highlights

Latest movies from theaters
Early access before streaming
Pay-per-view model
No subscription required
Movie Love Guaranteed

Features

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ROW8 brings you the latest movies, fresh from the theaters and before subscription streaming services. No subscription ever - you only pay for what you watch. Movie Love Guaranteed!

About

Surgg

Discover trending short videos curated from Google search data. This app offers an immersive browsing experience with real-time updates on viral topics. Stay informed about what's popular in the US and worldwide.

Highlights

Curated short video content
Based on Google search trends
Real-time viral topic updates
Immersive browsing experience
Global and US trend coverage

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Stay on top of the latest trends with Surgg. Our mobile app uses Google's search trend data to curate the most popular short video content into an engaging browsing experience. Get real-time updates on viral topics across the US and globally through our uniquely immersive platform.

Screenshots

ROW83 screens

Surgg1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Surgg at 5.0 against ROW8's 3.3. Surgg also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 21) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). ROW8's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ROW8 sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Surgg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surgg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ROW8 has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ROW8 ships an update every 2 months, Surgg every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

ROW8 versus Surgg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ROW8	Surgg
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (48 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	36.6% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	48 — better	1
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Ad-supported — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	12.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	5 MB	25 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Philo	Xeward, Inc.