ROOTFLIX vs Phoenix Rising TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROOTFLIX
Access a diverse library of festival-selected films, including shorts, features, series, documentaries, and animations. Explore multicultural content in various languages and genres, offering an educational and entertaining streaming experience.
- Festival-selected films
- Shorts, features, series, documentaries, animations
- Multicultural content
- Various languages and genres
- Educational content
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Rootflix is one of the leading multicultural streaming platforms for quality festival-selected films. Members are able to enjoy a variety of educative short, feature, series, documentaries, events, and animations in different languages and genres.
Phoenix Rising TV
This app offers a curated selection of high-quality African American content, aiming to tell authentic stories that go beyond negative stereotypes. It provides a platform to explore the diverse and complex narratives within Black culture and experiences.
- High-quality African American content
- Authentic storytelling
- Exploration of Black culture
- Diverse narratives
- Content beyond negative tropes
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Welcome to Phoenix Rising TV, your go-to channel for high-quality African American content. Phoenix Rising TV tells “Our Story” without the negative tropes associated with Blackness. Since the media often does not include a critical and authentic consideration of the lives, experiences, and identities of Black people, I created the Phoenix Rising TV Network to give the world an opportunity to engage with the different and more complex stories about Black culture and experiences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ROOTFLIX at monthly against Phoenix Rising TV's every 26 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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 ROOTFLIX against 5.0 for Phoenix Rising TV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.
ROOTFLIX ships an update monthly, Phoenix Rising TV every 26 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ROOTFLIX | Phoenix Rising TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROOTFLIX, LLC | TvStartup Inc. |
Customer experience
ROOTFLIX
Phoenix Rising TV
In-app purchases
ROOTFLIX
No in-app purchases
Phoenix Rising TV
No in-app purchases
