Channel Maker vs real
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Channel Maker
Create and watch your own custom video channels on Apple devices. Stream live video from webcams or online TV using compatible m3u8 links. Your channels sync across all your Apple devices.
- Create custom video channels
- Watch channels on Apple TV, iOS, Mac
- Sync channels across devices
- Stream live video via m3u8 links
- Use webcams for live streaming
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Create your own channels with Channel Maker. Watch your channels on Apple TV, iOS or Mac. Any channel created on one device will be synced across all others. Use any compatible "m3u8" for live streaming video from web cams or internet television shows.
real
This social network encourages real-life interactions by connecting you with nearby friends for spontaneous or planned activities. It prioritizes genuine human connections over algorithmic feeds, keeping your location private.
- Connect with available friends nearby
- Schedule activities with friends
- Announce community events
- Discover nearby old friends
- Privacy-focused location sharing
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real leverages technology to help us disconnect from screens and have more human-to-human interactions. It's a healthier social network: has real people, with real relationships, doing real-life activities. It effectively eliminates uncertainties associated with such activities: not knowing who is nearby, who is available, and who should initiate interactions. real overcomes these challenges while keeping one's whereabouts hidden from everyone else. Uniquely, it is not driven by any algorithms but is based on our real-life behavior. Main Features: - up for: make yourself available and get connected to your available friends in the area - let's hang: schedule specific activity with your friends and they get invited if nearby - community bulletin: let everyone in your community know of an event (e.g., a yard sale) - missed connections: real will let you know if an old friend happens to be close by
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: real at 5.0 against Channel Maker's 2.0. real also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Channel Maker's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
real holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Channel Maker ships an update every 3 months, real monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Channel Maker | real |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Phone Sweets | Sandalwood Research LLC |
Customer experience
Channel Maker
real
In-app purchases
Channel Maker
No in-app purchases
real
No in-app purchases
