AFN Now vs PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFN Now
Access American news, information, and entertainment programming from the American Forces Network. This app provides authorized users stationed overseas with an internet-based alternative to satellite delivery for enjoying AFN content.
- American news and information
- Entertainment programming
- For overseas US military families
- Internet-based streaming
- Alternative to satellite delivery
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AFN Now delivers top-rated American news, information, and entertainment programming to Defense Department employees and their immediate family members stationed with them outside of the United States, its territories and possessions. It provides the authorized audience with another way to enjoy AFN programming, that is also delivered by satellite to the worldwide audience, by using a device connected to the internet.
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Enhance your visit to teamLab Planets TOKYO by interacting with digital art. Capture and collect virtual animals within an exhibition, and learn more about them as you expand your collection. You can also release captured creatures back into their digital habitat.
- Catch virtual animals with camera
- Collect animals in illustrated book
- Release animals back into exhibition
- Research animal details
- Interactive art experience
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This app can be used in the following exhibitions: - teamLab Planets TOKYO (Toyosu, Tokyo, Japan) _ _ _ This is the smartphone app that can be enjoyed along with the artwork "Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest". - Catch Point the app's camera at animals and release a Research Eye to capture them. You can also set up a Research Net at your feet. - Collect The animals you catch will be shown in the app's illustrated collection book. - Release Once you've captured an animal, you can swipe it over a location visible through the app's camera to return it to that spot. - Research The more animals you catch, the more detailed information will be added to your collection book about that animal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest at 4.1 against AFN Now's 1.4. PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 5%). AFN Now's advantage is ratings volume (579 vs 100) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AFN Now has 579 ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of AFN Now's written reviews are positive against 21% of PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest's.
AFN Now ships an update every 3 months, PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFN Now | PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (579 ratings) | 4.1 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.7% of reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 579 — better | 100 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Defense Media Activity | teamLab Inc. |
Customer experience
AFN Now
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Bugs and requests
AFN Now
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blank screens and content not loading
- Constant log-outs and session limit issues
- Incompatibility with overseas locations
Requested features
4 requests- Expand content beyond just sports
- Improve stability and reliability
- Add Chromecast/AirPlay support
- Provide better playback controls
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AFN Now
No in-app purchases
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AFN Now free?
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