Baiskoafu vs Medianet +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baiskoafu
Stream and download a wide variety of Maldivian audio and video content, including original productions and live TV channels. Create virtual collections by searching for songs, movies, and artists. Access limited content for free or subscribe for unlimited access.
- Stream and download Maldivian content
- Access original productions
- Live TV channel streaming
- Create virtual media collections
- Search for music, movies, and artists
- Free limited access
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Baiskoafu is a first-of-its-kind Streaming App offering unprecedented content that are all Maldivian-prone to its user base. Baiskoafu helps you to stream and download media(audio and video) content. You can search for songs, movies, albums and artists, and can add items to your library to create virtual collections. Just sign in into the application and access limited content as a free user. * You can subscribe to premium plan with In-app purchase to get unlimited access to all of Baiskoafu. * The subscription rate of Baiskoafu is $5.99 per month with a free trial of 14 days and is limited to single device at a time. * Once the free trial is over, the App store will automatically charge your Apple ID's default payment method. * If you cancel your subscription before the end of the free trial, you will still be eligible for the 14-day free trial offer and any unused part of the free trial will not be forfeited. * If you are not satisfied with your Baiskoafu premium purchase, you may cancel at any time. * If you cancel your auto-renewal before the end of your free trial, you will not be charged * Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled with-in 24 hours before the end of the current period. * If you do not want to renew your subscription, don't worry! Go to your iTunes account settings. The main categories in Baiskoafu are; * Baiskoafu Original Content (including both audio and video as well as documentaries and sketches produced by Baiskoafu. * Content originally owned by an outside party/ies that Baiskoafu has the official Rights to stream. * The Rights to live stream all the Maldivian-based TV Channels viewable via Baiskoafu App. Banking Partner: Bank of Maldives (BML) Telecom Partner: Dhiraagu, Ooreedoo Digital Content Partner: Baiskoafu Studio Terms of Use: http://baiskoafu.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: http://baiskoafu.com/privacy-policy.html
Medianet +
Stream over 30 live TV channels from the Maldives directly on your smartphone or tablet. Never miss your favorite shows with the ability to catch up on content from the past four days.
- Watch over 30 live TV channels
- Catch up on 4 days of content
- Available on smartphones and tablets
- Maldivian channel access
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Medianet + Endless Entertainment! Stream your favourite sports, 2000+ hours of Videoclub content & enjoy premium entertainment with Medianet’s Mobile App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Baiskoafu at 3.7 against Medianet +'s 2.4. Baiskoafu also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 15%). Medianet +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Baiskoafu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per month. Medianet + asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baiskoafu holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 217 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Baiskoafu's written reviews are positive against 15% of Medianet +'s.
Baiskoafu ships an update every 2 months, Medianet + every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baiskoafu | Medianet + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (217 ratings) — better | 2.4 (146 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 146 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ECOMXCHANGEMV PRIVATE LIMITED | Medianet Pvt Ltd |
Customer experience
Baiskoafu
Medianet +
User reviews
Baiskoafu
From 217 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Very useful
- 👍 Best app in Maldives
- 👍 Excellent service
- 👍 One of the best app ever
Room to improve
- 🐛 Poor streaming speed
- 🐛 Too costly to watch
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Portrait mode is a joke
- 🐛 Movies take a lot of time to load
Medianet +
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface (recent update)
- 🚀 Smooth channel zapping (recent update)
- 🚀 Improved loading times (recent update)
- 👍 Good streaming quality
- 👍 Content availability
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is a scam
- 🐛 Subscription issues (preview/locked content)
- 🐛 App is broken/not working
- 🐛 Repeatedly asks to subscribe after payment
- 🐛 No Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support
Bugs and requests
Baiskoafu
Reported bugs
18 issues- Few glitches found
- App crashes while using
- Portrait mode issues on iOS
- Movies take a lot of time to load
- App crashes multiple times when opening
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- Data consumption too high
- Cannot fast forward or rewind from player duration line
- Search option doesn't work
- Continue feature not available
- Cannot subscribe from Android and iOS
- Movies download not working for offline viewing
- Payment error
- Unable to access premium content after subscribing
- High mobile data usage
- Application crashing on iPhone XR
- App keeps closing automatically
- Crash
- App not opening and consuming data
Requested features
8 requests- Support Apple TV
- Apple TV app
- Screen casting options (Chromecast)
- iPad version
- Airplay feature
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- Continue watching/resume feature
- More categories (Quran, music)
- Delete cache data option
Medianet +
Reported bugs
15 issues- Local channel shows preview and opts out
- Subscription required even after payment
- App is broken and not working
- No update available in the store
- App keeps crashing on iPhone
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- Playback issue, cannot watch anything
- Appears 'poor network connection'
- Account appears inactive
- After opening app, cannot play videos on YouTube or other apps
- Internet connection lost, loading, buffering repeatedly
- Impossible to finish registration
- No way to log out
- Never loads
- Stuck on loading screen
- No steps to connect to account on TV
Requested features
4 requests- Apple TV app support
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support
- Ability to log out
- Configuration steps for TV connection
In-app purchases
Baiskoafu
- Premium3 Days trial$11.991 Month
Medianet +
No in-app purchases
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