RTÉ Player vs Wotson Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTÉ Player
Access a vast library of Irish television content, both live and on-demand. Stream popular dramas, sports, entertainment, and children's programs from RTÉ channels. Features include personalized recommendations, watchlists, and accessibility options.
- Live and on-demand TV streaming
- Thousands of favorite RTÉ shows
- Full series of dramas and soaps
- Live sporting action
- RTÉ Player Kids section
- In-vision ISL and Audio Description
- Personalized recommendations and watchlists
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RTÉ Player is the home of must-see TV in Ireland, live and on-demand. Watch 1000s of your favourite RTÉ shows. Full series of gripping drama from home and abroad, soaps, live sporting action and entertainment shows everyone’s talking about. Browse and switch between RTÉ channels - RTÉ One, RTÉ 2, RTÉ News and RTÉ Kids on the go. Entertain little ones with RTÉ Player Kids. A world of fun, learning and entertainment with the best RTÉJr programmes live and on demand. KEY FEATURES - Don’t miss a minute of the action, breaking news or live sport. -Discover the most-talked about shows like Room to Improve, Kin and Smother. -Access shows with in-vision Irish Sign Language (ISL) and Audio Description (AD) -Sign in to RTÉ Player to continue watching shows and pick up where you left off on any device. -Sign in and get recommendations tailored to you, making picking what to watch easier than ever. -Watch later. ‘Favourite’ a program to create a watchlist of programmes to go back to, so you don’t miss RTÉ’s most talked about shows. -Share your favourites with friends through social sharing. The RTÉ Player App uses streaming technology which means that you must be connected to the Internet in order to watch programmes. The app will automatically adjust video quality based on the speed of your WiFi connection.
Wotson Events
This event management application empowers organizers to sell, promote, and manage attendee engagement. Its intuitive design and promotional tools facilitate community capture and remarketing.
- Ticket Sales
- User Profiles
- Social Media Promotion
- Event Management
- Ticket Scanning
- Event Analytics
- Finance Analytics
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WotsOn Events is an Events App that helps Organisers to sell, promote, manage & engage with their Attendee’s. It’s intuitive design & unique promotional features will allow you to capture & remarket to your community like never before. Features Include: - Ticket Sales - User Profiles - Social Media Posts - Event Management & Ticket Scanning - Event & Finance Analytics - More To Come Our affordable ticketing structure & user engagement features will help bring your events and organisation to the next level!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wotson Events at none against RTÉ Player's shown. Wotson Events also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). RTÉ Player's advantage is ratings volume (6.3K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for RTÉ Player against 4.7 for Wotson Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RTÉ Player has 6.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RTÉ Player ships an update every 5 weeks, Wotson Events fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTÉ Player | Wotson Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.3K ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RTÉ | WotsOn Events Ltd |
Customer experience
RTÉ Player
Wotson Events
In-app purchases
RTÉ Player
No in-app purchases
Wotson Events
No in-app purchases
