TroopWebHost vs BOX5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TroopWebHost
Manage scouting unit operations and communications with this app. Access scouting information offline, making it convenient for camping trips and on-the-go use by scouts, parents, and leaders.
- Scouting unit operations management
- Communication tools
- Offline access
- Scout, parent, and leader information access
- Mobile convenience
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TroopWebHost helps you manage every aspect of your scouting unit's operations and communications. The TroopWebHost app lets scouts, parents, and adult leaders access their scouting information everywhere they go, including camping trips where Internet service is not available.
BOX5
Access exclusive streaming content designed to inspire aspiring performers in marching bands, drum corps, color guards, and dance teams. This app delivers high-quality video experiences from compelling performances worldwide, produced by a team deeply passionate about the arts.
- Exclusive streaming content
- Inspires performers
- High-quality video experiences
- Focus on marching arts
- Content for dance teams
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Box5 TV streams exclusive media that inspires the next generation of performers, marching bands, concert bands, color guards, drum corps and dance teams. BOX5 Media strives to create and deliver the highest quality streaming experiences for the most compelling performances anywhere in the world. The BOX5 team is extremely passionate about video production and the arts and believe no other company can match this level of detail and expertise in the marching activity and media production. Founded in 1999 as an audio company, BOX5 Media is still a family business in 2021. Every person that works with BOX5 Media has been a member of; or taught; marching band, concert band, color guard, drum corps and / or a dance team. We know the arts, inside and out, we live and breathe to support the arts every way possible. The president of BOX5, Tim Snyder, is currently the brass caption head of the Troopers Drum Corps, from Casper, WY. “We have built BOX5 with our employees and our love for our activity. Every person associated with BOX5 knows the activity intimately. I don’t know of any other company that you can find that level of commitment in our field. To me, that is something very special and truly exciting. This is my passion; providing quality archiving and production for the arts programs and participants around the country. It’s not just what we do, It’s who we are. I LOVE MY JOB”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TroopWebHost at 77% against BOX5's 5%. TroopWebHost also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). BOX5's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). 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.
TroopWebHost holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of TroopWebHost's written reviews are positive against 5% of BOX5's.
TroopWebHost ships an update every 2 months, BOX5 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TroopWebHost | BOX5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better | 1.6 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Corning | GIDEO LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
TroopWebHost
No in-app purchases
BOX5
No in-app purchases









