CASTUS vs Hosted Services 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CASTUS
This app allows users to control QuickRoll or QuickCast devices for live broadcasting and recording. Manage live streams, start/stop recordings, and monitor confidence screens. Connect to multiple servers for flexible broadcasting.
- Live broadcast control
- Recording management
- Confidence monitor display
- Multi-server connectivity
- Device control
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Use the CASTUS app to control your QuickRoll or QuickCast! You can go live from this app, end your live broadcasts, start and stop recording inputs, check your confidence monitors, and connect to multiple servers.
Hosted Services 2.0
Manage your voice, video, and instant messaging services with enhanced control and configuration options. This business application provides a streamlined portal for service management.
- Enhanced management options
- Service configuration
- Voice service utilization
- Video service utilization
- Instant messaging utilization
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Hosted Services has a new app designed with you in mind. The Hosted Services portal app puts control in your hands through enhanced management and service configuration options. Utilize your Hosted Services including voice, video, and instant messaging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CASTUS at 100% against Hosted Services 2.0's 14%. CASTUS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Hosted Services 2.0's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CASTUS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CASTUS's written reviews are positive against 14% of Hosted Services 2.0's.
CASTUS ships an update weekly, Hosted Services 2.0 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CASTUS | Hosted Services 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CASTUS Corporation | Broadview Networks |
Customer experience
CASTUS
Hosted Services 2.0
In-app purchases
CASTUS
No in-app purchases
Hosted Services 2.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CASTUS free?
Is Hosted Services 2.0 free?
Which has better reviews, CASTUS or Hosted Services 2.0?
Do CASTUS or Hosted Services 2.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, CASTUS or Hosted Services 2.0?
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