Comparison

RTÉ Player vs WhoseRound?

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

WhoseRound?

Easily track who's next to pay for group expenses like coffee, lunch, or drinks. Avoid awkward debates and keep track of rounds with a clean, user-friendly interface. Features include saving favorite groups and historical stats.

Highlights
  • Track who's next up
  • Save favorite crews
  • Add drink or order preferences
  • Historical stats
  • Share session hero cards
  • Fast one-tap logging
  • No accounts required
Features
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WHOSE ROUND? SORTED. You’re at the pub. A few rounds in. Nobody can remember whose turn it is. WhoseRound can. Get your mates around the table and WhoseRound keeps track of who’s buying next, so you can get back to enjoying the night. A BETTER WAY TO DO ROUNDS Your mates sit around your virtual pub table. The WhoseRound token shows exactly who’s up, and one tap keeps the round moving. Someone else got it? No problem. Someone arrived late? Add them in. Don’t want them catching up? Let them join from now. Someone sitting this one out? Skip their rounds without removing them from the table. IT GETS TO KNOW YOUR NIGHTS WhoseRound privately learns the groups, drinks and venues you use most, helping make future nights quicker to set up. Your usual lot. Your usual drinks. Your regular pub. The more you use WhoseRound, the less you need to tell it. YOUR ROUND, EVERYWHERE Keep an eye on whose round it is from your iPhone, Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, widgets and Apple Watch. EVERY NIGHT, REMEMBERED WhoseRound keeps your completed nights and genuine round history, including people who join late, leave early or skip rounds. BUILT FOR REAL NIGHTS OUT • Fair, deterministic round tracking • Add or remove mates at any time • Join From Now or Play Catch-Up for late arrivals • Skip and rejoin the buying rotation • Remember drinks and regular groups • Smart Venue suggestions • Drinks Order for everyone at the table • History of completed nights • Apple Watch support • Lock Screen and Live Activities • Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets • Siri and App Shortcuts • Works locally when the pub signal lets you down • No accounts • No ads YOUR FIRST ROUND’S ON US WhoseRound is free to download. Full access for new customers requires an auto-renewable WhoseRound Annual subscription, purchased separately in the app. Eligible new customers can try full access free for 7 days. After the free trial, the WhoseRound Annual subscription automatically renews at the price shown in the App Store purchase screen unless cancelled. Existing customers who previously purchased WhoseRound as a paid app retain full access and do not need to subscribe. No ads. No spreadsheets. No arguments about who got the last one. Just one question: Whose round? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RTÉ Player4 screens
WhoseRound?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WhoseRound? at 100% against RTÉ Player's 46%. WhoseRound? also leads on ads (none vs shown). RTÉ Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WhoseRound? sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. RTÉ Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTÉ Player ships an update every 3 weeks, WhoseRound? every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RTÉ Player versus WhoseRound?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTÉ PlayerWhoseRound?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB28 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRTÉDaniel Murdock

Customer experience

RTÉ Player

All ratings6,304 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative47.3%

WhoseRound?

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RTÉ Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WhoseRound?

Subscriptions1
  • WhoseRound Annual7 Days trial$0.991 Year

Questions

Is RTÉ Player free?
RTÉ Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhoseRound? free?
WhoseRound? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RTÉ Player or WhoseRound? have ads?
RTÉ Player shows ads; WhoseRound? does not.
Which is updated more often, RTÉ Player or WhoseRound??
RTÉ Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and WhoseRound? every 2 months. Most recently, RTÉ Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and WhoseRound? on October 31, 2026.

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