ExpressTV vs VidaFair
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExpressTV
Access TiVo features like personalized recommendations, program guides, and on-demand content. Manage your recordings, search for shows, and control your TV remotely. Watch content on your devices or cast to your TV.
- What to Watch recommendations
- Program Guide
- Video On Demand browsing
- My Shows management
- OnePass Manager
- Remote Control functionality
- Watch on TV and Device
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This App brings the best of TiVo experiences and features including What to Watch, Guide, browse Video On Demand, My Shows, OnePass Manager, To Do List, Search, Info, Remote Control, Watch On TV, Watch on Device, and Content Screens.
VidaFair
Support independent creators through micropayments instead of subscriptions. This platform offers a pay-per-view model for a curated selection of films. Easily cast your favorite movies to your TV using AirPlay or ChromeCast.
- Micropayment support for creators
- Pay-per-view film platform
- Ad-free viewing experience
- Cast to TV with AirPlay/ChromeCast
- Growing library of films
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Support independent creators without subscriptions. VidaFair is a micropayment based pay-per-view platform with a growing library of films. Cast movies to your TV with AirPlay and ChromeCast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VidaFair at 100% against ExpressTV's 0%. VidaFair also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). ExpressTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. VidaFair sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. ExpressTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
VidaFair holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ExpressTV's written reviews are positive against 100% of VidaFair's.
ExpressTV ships an update every 16 months, VidaFair fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExpressTV | VidaFair |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Buckeye CableSystem | VidaFair |
Customer experience
ExpressTV
VidaFair
In-app purchases
ExpressTV
No in-app purchases
VidaFair
- 75 Grains$0.99
- 151 Grains$1.99
- 227 Grains$2.99
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- 304 Grains$3.99
- 500 Grains$5.99
- 1000 Grains$10.99
- 2000 Grains$19.99
- 10000 Grains$98.99
