TMZ vs EMV LLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMZ
Stay updated with the latest in entertainment news and celebrity gossip. Get exclusive stories, breaking alerts, and candid footage directly on your device. Access photos and stream full episodes of popular shows.
- Exclusive stories and footage
- Breaking news alerts
- Home and Lock Screen widget
- Candid celebrity interviews
- Curated photo galleries
- Stream full episodes
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Your #1 source for breaking entertainment news. Download the free TMZ app to discover breaking stories from the heart of Hollywood. From shocking, exclusive details to hilarious pop culture moments, the TMZ app will always keep you in the know. Features: • EXCLUSIVE STORIES — Whether it's legal drama, compelling photos, or exciting footage, get access to accurate information you won't find anywhere else. • BREAKING ALERTS — Be first to receive breaking news notifications right to your device. • NEWS WIDGET — View the latest stories right from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with the TMZ widget. • CANDID FOOTAGE — Watch exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes highlights featuring your favorite celebrities and entertainers. • PHOTO GALLERIES — Get lost in endless, curated galleries of memorable celebrity, entertainment, and pop-culture moments. • STREAM EPISODES — Never miss your daily dose of TMZ by streaming full episodes of "TMZ on TV" and "TMZ Live" on demand. We may work with mobile advertising companies and other similar entities that help deliver advertisements tailored to your interests. For more information about such advertising practices, and to opt-out in mobile apps, see http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. You may also download the App Choices app at http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices Privacy: https://www.tmz.com/privacy
EMV LLC
This app consolidates news from multiple sources into a single platform, simplifying browsing. It fosters a community where users can create forums, upload multimedia, and chat live, with customizable avatars. The developers encourage user feedback for continuous improvement.
- Unified news feed
- Community forums
- Multimedia uploads
- Live chat
- Customizable avatars
- User suggestions
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Our team started EMV LLC with one mission. We did not want humans to be “ multi-EMV-websites users”. We want to simplify your browsing by letting use only ONE website and be able to follow us. For this, to work we built a website that displays all news. We had a big emphasis on creating a community, so, you are able to create your own forums, upload your own multimedia and chat live with other registered members. You can also create your own Avatar. We have put a lot of time and effort into making this website interactive with the hope of creating a community that will welcome real discussion, and help resolve problems a registered member might have ( by answering a question on a forum or maybe even answering it “live” via chat). We do realize that the website will not be perfect and therefore we WANT you to use the “suggestions “ tab on the website to let us know how we can evolve and help grow this community. Let’s look at it, learn from it, and debate it….
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EMV LLC at 100% against TMZ's 62%. EMV LLC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). TMZ's advantage is ratings volume (213K vs 3) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price, update cadence 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.
EMV LLC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TMZ has 213K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of TMZ's written reviews are positive against 100% of EMV LLC's.
TMZ ships an update monthly, EMV LLC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMZ | EMV LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (213K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 213K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #103 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ehm Productions, Inc. | olivier phliponeau |
Customer experience
TMZ
EMV LLC
Bugs and requests
TMZ
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos not loading or playing properly
- App redirecting to App Store unexpectedly
- Notifications not working reliably
- Frequent app crashes on iOS devices
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back comment section with moderation
- Add ability to turn off notification badges
- Improve swipe navigation between articles
- Make app more user-friendly on tablets
EMV LLC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TMZ
No in-app purchases
EMV LLC
No in-app purchases
