TPH Connect vs Black Star Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TPH Connect
Experience live events and conferences virtually. Engage with speakers and attendees in a virtual conference center, build community in chat rooms, and access event content on demand. Stay updated with instant notifications and navigate events easily.
- Virtual conference center
- Live event engagement
- Virtual chat rooms
- Push notifications
- Speaker and exhibitor profiles
- Event maps
- Interactive games
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The Official Virtual Events App of The Potter’s House Imagine experiencing live events and conferences in the palm of your hand with TPH Connect App. Now, you can actually be in the room engaging with speakers, attendees, and more, in our virtual conference center! With TPH Connect App, you can: • Enjoy live events and conferences as if you’re there, engaging in real conversations with vendors, sponsors, and attendees • Build community with like-minded people from around the world in our virtual chat rooms • Get instant updates about events and conferences through push notifications • Check out speaker and exhibitor profiles with the intuitive ‘Speakers’ and ‘Exhibitors’ features • Navigate events with ease to locate rooms and booths with ‘Maps’ as your guide • Post pictures, comments, and “like” posts on the ‘Wall’ social feed when you attend events • Win prizes when you collect tokens for interactive games with the ‘Event Game’ feature • Access livestreamed and prerecorded videos/presentations and downloadable digital content anytime, anywhere • And so much more Let’s connect—download the official TPH Connect App today!
Black Star Network
Access streaming content from Black thought leaders, influencers, and opinion makers. Explore political, business, and cultural insights from a unique perspective.
- Streaming content
- Black thought leaders
- Political insights
- Business perspectives
- Cultural commentary
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Black Star Network (BSN) is a media network that produces and delivers streaming content to global consumers engaged by the political, business and cultural insights and perspectives of Black thought leaders, influencers and opinion makers. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://blackstarnetwork.uscreen.io/pages/terms -Privacy Policy: https://blackstarnetwork.uscreen.io/pages/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TPH Connect at every 9 days against Black Star Network's every 3 months. TPH Connect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Black Star Network's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 9) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TPH Connect against 4.9 for Black Star Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Star Network has 1.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of TPH Connect's written reviews are positive against 97% of Black Star Network's.
TPH Connect ships an update every 9 days, Black Star Network every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TPH Connect | Black Star Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 97.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Potters House of Dallas Inc | Black Star Network, Inc |
Customer experience
TPH Connect
Black Star Network
Bugs and requests
TPH Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Black Star Network
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent chat function
- Delayed delivery of merchandise
Requested features
2 requests- Improved search functionality
- Live stream button on home screen
In-app purchases
TPH Connect
No in-app purchases
Black Star Network
No in-app purchases
