SatChannels vs DVB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatChannels
Discover detailed information about TV channels and satellites. Save favorites for offline access and utilize location services to find satellite data like azimuth and elevation.
- Channel information
- Satellite data
- Offline access
- Save favorites
- Location services
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Find all the information about channels and satellites. Save channels and satellites to check their information later or when you are offline. LocatIon is required to get satellite's information like azimuth, elevation, distance...
DVB
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DVB-S Finder is a practical field tool for satellite dish alignment and transponder planning. Main capabilities: - Finder: search satellites by name, orbital slot and operator - Angles: azimuth, elevation and LNB skew for your location - Live compass: align dish direction with heading and pitch - Camera AR: visualize satellite direction over camera view - Details: transponders and channels for selected satellites Supported countries: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Switzerland (CH), Czechia (CZ), Germany (DE), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Spain (ES), Finland (FI), France (FR), United Kingdom (GB), Greece (GR), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Latvia (LV), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Serbia (RS), Sweden (SE), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Turkiye (TR), Ukraine (UA). Use DVB-S Finder on-site to reduce trial-and-error and lock dish direction faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SatChannels at none against DVB's 1. SatChannels also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DVB's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months). On price 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. DVB sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SatChannels asks for nothing beyond the download.
SatChannels ships an update every 11 months, DVB every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatChannels | DVB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Nowendsztern | SmartDev Sp. z o.o. |
In-app purchases
SatChannels
No in-app purchases
DVB
- Remove Ads Forever$3.99
