Brollie vs RCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brollie
Stream award-winning movies and TV shows from Australia and globally. Discover new releases, remastered classics, Indigenous cinema, and cult films. New HD content is added weekly.
- Award-winning movies and TV
- Australian and international content
- Remastered classics
- Indigenous cinema
- Cult films
- Weekly HD content additions
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Brollie is a free streaming service dedicated to showcasing some of the best award-winning movies and TV from Australia and around the world. From the new and noteworthy, remastered Australian classics, Indigenous cinema, or niche cult film, Brollie adds new HD content every week.
RCR
Listen to live and on-demand content covering a wide range of topics from politics to lifestyle. Download episodes for offline playback and easily search archives for specific interviews or topics. Stay updated with the latest commentary from contributors within the app.
- Live 24/7 streaming
- Offline playback of downloaded shows
- Searchable archives
- Filter episodes by show
- Latest articles and commentary
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Listen to Reality Check Radio LIVE 24/7 or catch up on replays while on the go. Features Include: - OFFLINE PLAYBACK: Download shows in-app for consistent playback when cell coverage is low or when you want to save on data. - SEARCH: Quickly scan the archives for specific interviews or topics of interest. - FILTER BY SHOW: Listen to episodes from your favorite show or host back to back in Sequence. - LATEST ARTICLES: Catch up on the latest commentary from contributors inside the app . Reality Check Radio is New Zealand's fastest growing new media outlet covering everything from politics to technology, world news to local news, science to culture and lifestyle. If it matters to Kiwis you'll hear about it on Reality Check Radio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RCR at none against Brollie's shown. RCR also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 42%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Brollie's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Brollie ships an update every 5 weeks, RCR every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brollie | RCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Umbrella Entertainment | NZ MEDIA HOLDINGS 2023 LIMITED |
Customer experience
Brollie
RCR
In-app purchases
Brollie
No in-app purchases
RCR
No in-app purchases
