Comparison

xREL vs iBest

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

iBest

Control your home's entertainment, lighting, and climate systems with this universal remote app. It offers comprehensive multi-zone control and scenario management for integrated smart home setups. Requires a specific smart home system to function.

Highlights
  • Multi-terminal A/V streaming control
  • A/V library browsing
  • Multi-zone lighting control
  • Curtain and motor control
  • Air conditioning control
  • Scenario management
  • User authentication
Features
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iBest is a universal remote control application, designed to provide you with a simple yet powerful control over your domotics, entertainment and surveillance system. The application is specifically targeted at Benetti's BEST(TM). The functions available on your iPhone, iPod and iPad depend on the hardware currently installed in your system, and include: - complete multi-terminal, multi-zone A/V streaming control - A/V library browsing directly on your iPhone / iPod / iPad - multi-zone domotics control for lighting (on/off, dimmers, RGB, RGBW, multi-white) - multi-zone domotics control for curtains and shaders, lifters and motors - multi-zone domotics control for air conditioning - comprehensive scenarios capturing the status of the entire system - user authentication with different pages and levels of functionality - easy access to all zones and terminals The application can be used only if you have a Benetti's BEST(TM) integrated system.

Screenshots

xREL4 screens
iBest2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iBest at 5.0 against xREL's 4.5. iBest also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. iBest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xREL ships an update every 2 months, iBest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
xREL versus iBest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxRELiBest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
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 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCrEaK-WebmedianeXtworks Srl

Customer experience

xREL

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

iBest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

xREL

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

iBest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xREL free?
xREL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iBest free?
iBest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, xREL or iBest?
iBest is rated higher. xREL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iBest averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do xREL or iBest have ads?
Neither xREL nor iBest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xREL or iBest?
xREL ships an update every 2 months, and iBest every 3 weeks. Most recently, xREL was updated on October 23, 2026 and iBest on October 21, 2026.

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