Comparison

OVID vs altDQ

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

Head to head
About

OVID

Discover a curated selection of independent documentaries, art-house films, and global cinema. This subscription service offers unique titles not found on other platforms, with new content added monthly. Enjoy high-quality independent films and television series.

Highlights
  • Curated streaming for indie films
  • Documentaries and global cinema
  • Art-house film collection
  • Exclusive titles not on other platforms
  • 20-35 new films added monthly
Features
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A curated streaming destination for documentaries, art-house films, and global cinema. A new subscription video-on-demand service, OVID draws from the collections of the leading distributors of high-quality, independent, art-house, documentary, and social issue films and television series. Most of the films on OVID are not available on any other subscription streaming platform. We add 20-35 new films every month. To access all features and content you can subscribe to OVID on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://www.ovid.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.ovid.tv/privacy

About

altDQ

Explore a seminal 1986 digital art piece in an immersive 3D space. Interact with the artwork to reveal hidden code, hypertext, and behind-the-scenes stories about its creation.

Highlights
  • 3D space exploration
  • Tap to reveal code and hypertext
  • View artwork from both sides
  • See dimensional photos
  • Behind-the-scenes stories
  • Interactive elements
Features
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April Greiman's Does it Make Sense?, created in 1986 for Design Quarterly is on display at LACMA's Digital Witness exhibit. The work explored the use of Apple's Macintosh computer to assemble a collage of illustrative assets and words -- delivered on paper, Z space implied. Now this work can be viewed in X | Y | Z space using a smartphone or tablet. Here are features to explore: tap the screen to reveal related code and hypertext tap again to turn them off see inside photos that have become dimensional witness this display on both sides of the artwork video and images on the back side present stories of the process of making of the original work

Screenshots

OVID4 screens
altDQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: altDQ at none against OVID's 6. altDQ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). OVID's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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. OVID sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. altDQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

altDQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OVID has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OVID ships an update every 3 months, altDQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OVID versus altDQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOVIDaltDQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB445 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDocuseek, LLCIsovist Limited (UK)

Customer experience

OVID

All ratings41 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

altDQ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

OVID

Subscriptions2
  • OVID Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • OVID Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • OVID.tv - 499$4.99
  • OVID.tv - 999$9.99
  • OVID.tv - 1299$12.99
Show 1 more
  • OVID.tv - 1499$14.99
None

altDQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OVID free?
OVID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is altDQ free?
altDQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OVID or altDQ?
altDQ is rated higher. OVID averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while altDQ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OVID or altDQ have ads?
Neither OVID nor altDQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OVID or altDQ?
OVID ships an update every 3 months, and altDQ weekly. Most recently, OVID was updated on September 19, 2026 and altDQ on June 11, 2026.

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