Rocket Video Cast vs Ideon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Video Cast
Stream any web video directly to your TV with this app. It also functions as a file manager, allowing you to store, organize, and play videos offline on your device or cast them to a larger screen. Supports a wide range of video formats and includes a built-in web browser.
- Cast web videos to TV
- Full-featured file manager
- Built-in web browser
- Organize files in folders
- Playlists and background audio
- Multi-format video/audio player
- FTP server for file transfer
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Unleash your TV with Rocket Video Cast. With Rocket you can browse the web and stream any web video on your TV. Rocket is also a fully featured file manager that allows you to store files to your iOS device. You can then view the stored files right on your device offline or transfer them to your computer, and of course you can cast your stored videos to your big screen, just copy them into the app using iTunes File Sharing. Features: - Cast videos from all major streaming video sites - Cast from major file sharing sites - Full featured web browser - Start screen with the most frequent visited history entry's - Open saved tabs on startup - Real-time search in your browsing history, bookmarks and tabs - Search engine integration in the Address bar - Share URL's via Twitter, Mail - Search in the website - Passcode protected - FTP Server to transfer files in and out of the app - FIle Manager to organize your files in folders etc. - Playlists and background audio - Address bar search engine options (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, StartPage can be changed App Settings > Search Engine) - Multi format video/audio player allows you to play almost any video and audio format without leaving the app (wmv, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, 3gp, sf, avi, divx, dv, gxf, m2p, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, moov, mov, mp4, mpg, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, ts, vob, webm, wm, mp3, m4a, wma). - Extract audio from mp4 files (convert to mp3) - Cast your Rocket playlist for files in the app ..and lots lots more. Supported format for TV include mp4, m4v, m3u8, hls, and live streams are supported. IMPORTANT NOTES, PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING: Flash video, iTunes purchased videos, Silverlight and other DRM protected videos like Amazon Instant Videos, HBO now, Hulu, Netflix are not supported! This app is not affiliated with Google or one of its products or trademarks and is developed independently.
Ideon
This app provides a private, scrollable feed to save and revisit ideas, links, files, and notes. Capture content manually or share from other apps, then organize with related notes and gentle reminders. It's designed for easily managing small but useful pieces of knowledge.
- Private feed for ideas, links, files, and notes
- Share links and files from other apps
- Manual posts with various media attachments
- Searchable concept library
- Gentle optional reminders for saved ideas
- Local storage for manually captured content
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Ideon is a private, scrollable feed for the ideas, links, files, concepts, terminology, and insights you want to keep. Capture an idea manually with text, photos, video, audio, or file attachments. Share links and supported files from other apps into Ideon, then keep everything in a simple personal feed you can revisit later. Ideon is built for the small pieces of knowledge that are too useful to lose: AI answers, articles, places, documents, diagrams, study notes, and real-life observations. Add related notes to older posts, connect follow-up thoughts, and let Ideon gently bring useful ideas back when they may be worth revisiting. There are no decks to organize, sessions to complete, or study streaks to protect. Pull to reshuffle, keep scrolling, search your library, and mark ideas as useful, fragile, or mastered to influence when they return. Features: • A private feed for ideas, links, files, and notes • Share links and supported files from other apps • Manual posts with text, camera, photos, video, audio, and file attachments • Related notes and comments for follow-up thinking • Searchable concept library • Gentle optional reminders for older saved ideas • Subtle spaced-repetition weighting without flashcards • Local storage for manually captured content • No advertising or cross-app tracking Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ideonapp.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ideon at Free against Rocket Video Cast's $1.99. Ideon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Rocket Video Cast's advantage is ratings volume (958 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Ideon is free to download; Rocket Video Cast costs $1.99 up front. Rocket Video Cast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ideon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ideon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Video Cast has 958 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rocket Video Cast ships an update every 2 months, Ideon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocket Video Cast | Ideon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (958 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 958 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ameen Mody | Mohamed Abdelsalam |
Customer experience
Rocket Video Cast
Ideon
Bugs and requests
Rocket Video Cast
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't cast anymore
- Can't download videos anymore
- Crashes when receiving calls
- Doesn't work with newer iPhones
- Constant errors and crashes
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- Doesn't work with VPN
Requested features
6 requests- Update for iOS 16
- Add pop-up blockers
- Improve file management
- Add search bar in download
- Support for newer iPhones
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- Improve UI/UX
Ideon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rocket Video Cast
- Upgrade to Rocket Pro$0.99
Ideon
- Ideon Lifetime$2.99









