Fuse+ vs IN THE BLACK NETWORK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fuse+
Explore diverse perspectives through inspiring shows and award-winning documentaries. This platform offers content from independent creators focused on creativity, empathy, and business. Discover a world of vibrant stories and expand your point of view.
- Inspiring host-led shows
- Award-winning documentaries
- Films from vibrant creators
- Content on creativity and empathy
- Business-focused shows
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Stay curious! Our passionate experts are the ideal guides for expanding your POV. Level up your creativity, empathy, and your hustle with the inspiring hosts of shows like “Coming to The Stage", "Sex Sells", “Big Freedia Means Business” and “Like A Girl”. And experience the world through the lens of award-winning docs and films from vibrant creators. Independent, minority-owned, endlessly curious, this is Fuse+.
IN THE BLACK NETWORK
This AVOD streaming service features culturally significant and relatable Black voices and original stories. Explore a diverse collection of multi-genre content from Black creators, including sports, music, drama, and family programming.
- Black voices and original stories
- Culturally significant content
- Multi-genre entertainment
- Sports, music, drama, kids/family
- Feature films
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In THE BLACK NETWORK (ITBN) is an AVOD streaming service that highlights Black voices and original stories that are culturally significant and relatable for all audiences. With an expansive collection of Black-focused entertainment, viewers can access multi-genre content from Black creators, including sports, music, scripted, drama, talk, kids/family, feature films and more. Dive in to premium branded experiences and discover curated channels and entertainment with In The Black Network’s Culture Hub.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IN THE BLACK NETWORK at 4.8 against Fuse+'s 3.7. IN THE BLACK NETWORK also leads on ratings volume (196 vs 16) and review sentiment (86% vs 76%). Fuse+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fuse+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and IN THE BLACK NETWORK sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IN THE BLACK NETWORK holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IN THE BLACK NETWORK has 196 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Fuse+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of IN THE BLACK NETWORK's.
Fuse+ ships an update every 2 months, IN THE BLACK NETWORK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fuse+ | IN THE BLACK NETWORK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (196 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 196 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fuse Networks, LLC | In the Black Network Inc. |
Customer experience
Fuse+
IN THE BLACK NETWORK
In-app purchases
Fuse+
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
IN THE BLACK NETWORK
- Tier 2 Movie Purchase$1.99
- Tier 3 Movie Purchase$2.99
- Tier 5 Movie Purchase$4.99
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- Tier 8 Bundle Purchase$7.99
- Tier 8 Movie Purchase$7.99
- Tier 10 Movie Purchase$9.99
- Tier 15 Movie Purchase$14.99
