Comparison

xREL vs Pure Select

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

Head to head
About

xREL

Access movie release dates and game NFO graphics on the go. Receive push notifications for categories or personal favorites, and manage your content with custom filters and themes. It's an information platform for NFO graphics, not for illegal downloads.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for categories
  • Personalized favorite notifications
  • Discover upcoming movie releases
  • View Scene and P2P NFOs
  • Filter and search database
  • Multiple light and dark themes
  • Manage favorites and mark as read
Features
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This app puts the information from xREL.to in your pocket: on iPhone, iPad and now on iPhone Duo with a dedicated layout for the unfolded display. When does a movie hit theaters? Is there already an NFO for your favorite series? Which scene and P2P releases just came out? The app shows you all of this at a glance. Features: - Push notifications for the categories you choose - Latest scene and P2P NFOs with ratings and comments - Quick filters for resolution, HDR and your own keywords, including exclusions - Keep track of theatrical releases and add them straight to your calendar - Product pages with plot, cast, trailers, images and streaming providers - Search the entire xREL.to database With your xREL.to account you also get: - Manage favorites lists and mark NFOs as read - Push notifications for your favorites, with personal filter lists - Use the overview filter you set up on xREL.to - Check your favorites lists for new NFOs IMPORTANT: Neither this app nor xREL.to offers any way to illegally download movies or other content. It is purely an information platform specializing in so-called NFO graphics. This is not an official xREL app. The developer is not affiliated with the xREL.to team in any way.

About

Pure Select

Control your connected radio with this app. Stream over 25,000 internet radio stations, digital, or FM channels. Access Spotify and adjust volume directly from your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Stream 25,000+ internet radio stations
  • Access digital and FM radio
  • Spotify integration
  • Volume adjustment
  • Remote control for compatible radios
Features
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Pure Select is the companion app for our Evoke F3 with Bluetooth, Evoke C-F6, Elan IR3 and Elan IR5 connected radios. You can use the Pure Select app to tune your radio into over 25,000 internet radio stations or your favourite digital or FM stations, access the Spotify* app and adjust the volume from the convenience of your iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. *Requires a Spotify Premium subscription.

Screenshots

xREL4 screens
Pure Select2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: xREL at 100% against Pure Select's 24%. xREL also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). Pure Select's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. xREL sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pure Select asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

xREL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of xREL's written reviews are positive against 24% of Pure Select's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xREL ships an update every 2 months, Pure Select every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
xREL versus Pure Select: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxRELPure Select
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better24.2% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB94 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCrEaK-WebmediaPure International Limited

Customer experience

xREL

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pure Select

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative64.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

xREL

One-time3
  • Kleine Spende$0.99
  • Mittlere Spende$2.99
  • Große Spende$4.99
None

Pure Select

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xREL free?
xREL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pure Select free?
Pure Select is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, xREL or Pure Select?
xREL is rated higher. xREL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pure Select averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do xREL or Pure Select have ads?
Neither xREL nor Pure Select shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xREL or Pure Select?
xREL ships an update every 2 months, and Pure Select every 37 months. Most recently, xREL was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pure Select on November 2, 2026.

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