Comparison

RDtv vs Coax

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

Head to head
About

RDtv

Features
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Aplicativo de TV por IP com música, gastronomia, filmes, esportes e comédia.

About

Coax

Experience your Plex media library like a traditional cable TV experience. This app automatically generates channels from your existing content, allowing you to randomly discover movies and shows without the pressure of choosing.

Highlights
  • On-device Plex library channel surfing
  • Zero-setup integration
  • Automatic channel guide generation
  • Customizable channel categories (genre, decade, actor, etc.)
  • Create channels from Plex Collections
  • Unify TV and movie libraries
  • Adjustable number of channels
Features
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Demolish the tyranny of too much choice, say "NO" to BigAlgo, and just Relax with Coax. Within seconds, you'll be flipping through a schedule made entirely of your own home media server content. Jump right in with the on-screen cable guide and watch whatever's on, just like the old days. You can't pause, you can't skip forward, you can't rewind - all you can do is change the channel. Experience the joy of randomly happening upon a great scene in a movie you forgot you had, or a TV show marathon for an old favorite. Coax requires no setup at all - it uses the metadata your media library already has. If you want, you can create your own custom Lineups, with all sorts of simple yet powerful scheduling rules - create a Saturday Morning Cartoons Lineup for your inner (or actual) child, or a Late Night Thrillers Lineup for date night. Important: This app requires a Plex account and access to a Plex Media Server (or Jellyfin, or Emby). Coax does not provide or distribute any media; it only connects to content you already own. How to configure your Lineups: • Coax scans your home media libraries and generates a channel guide based on your content’s metadata. • Select which channel categories you want: Genre, Decade, Recent Additions, Actor, Studio, Director, and Collections. • Create 100% custom channels using Collections. • Unify your libraries to mix TV and movie channels. • Adjust the number of channels you want to generate. •  Customize the time between your programs with Gap Content - play Trailers, or content from another Library if you want! Coax is your personal “cable box” for your own content — no extra accounts, no third-party streaming, just your Plex library organized in a fun, nostalgic way. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RDtv4 screens
Coax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RDtv at none against Coax's 3. RDtv also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Coax's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 24 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Coax sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RDtv asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RDtv ships an update every 24 months, Coax weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RDtv versus Coax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRDtvCoax
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—41 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCDNTV Tecnologia LTDAOut to Lunch Productions, LLC

In-app purchases

None

RDtv

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Coax

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is RDtv free?
RDtv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coax free?
Coax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RDtv or Coax have ads?
Neither RDtv nor Coax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RDtv or Coax?
RDtv ships an update every 24 months, and Coax weekly. Most recently, RDtv was updated on October 14, 2026 and Coax on October 18, 2026.

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