Rocket Video Cast vs AirWeb
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.
AirWeb
Browse the internet on your television using your iPhone or iPad as a remote. This app offers a comfortable and intuitive web surfing experience on the big screen, leveraging AirPlay mirroring.
- Web browsing on Apple TV
- iPhone/iPad as remote control
- AirPlay mirroring
- Trackpad and controls on iOS device
- Comfortable big-screen browsing
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AirWeb is the first web browser for your Apple TV. "Insanely impressed with how clever the implementation of @AirWebApp is. One of those "Um...DUH" type experiences :)" - Senior UI Designer at Apple This is the first TV browsing experience that is actually pleasant to use! Using your iPhone/iPad as an input device you can now finally take advantage of that big beautiful HDTV to browse the web. Share webpages with friends or colleagues, or just surf on your own, either way BIGGER is BETTER. AirWeb runs on any iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that support AirPlay Mirroring and uses AirPlay to show the webpages directly on your Apple TV connected TV, while creating a trackpad and controls on your touchscreen iOS device. It takes full advantage of the width and height of your HDTV, and allows you to browse comfortably without having to look down at your iOS device. Note that you need an Apple TV to use this app wirelessly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirWeb at Free against Rocket Video Cast's $1.99. AirWeb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Rocket Video Cast's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 41%) and ratings volume (956 vs 9). On update cadence, 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
AirWeb is free to download; Rocket Video Cast costs $1.99 up front. Rocket Video Cast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AirWeb sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AirWeb 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 956 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Rocket Video Cast's written reviews are positive against 41% of AirWeb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rocket Video Cast ships an update every 2 months, AirWeb every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Rocket Video Cast | AirWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (956 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 40.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 956 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ameen Mody | Christian Arild Strommen |
Customer experience
Rocket Video Cast
AirWeb
User reviews
Rocket Video Cast
From 956 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Reliable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Crashes
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Unstable
- 🐛 Needs update
AirWeb
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 👍 Solid browsing experience
- 👍 Productivity booster
- 👍 Works great on iPad
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues
- 🐛 Laggy and unresponsive
- 🐛 Doesn't work as expected
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
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
AirWeb
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't work with Apple TV
- Doesn't work with iPhone 4
- Doesn't work with secure websites
- Doesn't work with video playback
- Doesn't work with certain websites
Requested features
6 requests- Bookmarks support
- Landscape mode
- Full-screen mode
- Desktop site mode
- Video playback support
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- Improved scrolling and clicking
In-app purchases
Rocket Video Cast
- Upgrade to Rocket Pro$0.99
AirWeb
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Quarterly subscription$2.993 Months
- Quarterly3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Yearly subscription$5.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year









