Twale vs UPIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twale
Stream high-quality live TV, VoD, shows, and catch-up content on your mobile devices. This app allows you to watch your favorite movies in HD and add your own HLS M3U links to a personal playlist.
- Live TV streaming
- Video on Demand (VoD)
- Watch shows and catch-up content
- HD quality movie playback
- Add custom HLS M3U playlists
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Twale is a mobile IP Video streaming app, an application that allows you to watch high-quality stream content such as Live, VoD, shows, and Catchup on your phone and iPad. You can enjoy your favorite movies in HD quality. You can also add your own hls m3u links to the playlist section of the app to ensure the fun stays in one place.
UPIC
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UPICtv is the newfound home of Botswana’s stories. A subscription based, video on demand service that gives the world access to bingeworthy local TV shows and movies. The aim of the platform is to predominantly promote production and uptake of Botswana local content. UPICtv offers quality international content with an emphasis on diverse, locally sourced and produced titles suitable for the whole family. What sets UPICtv apart is its ability to encourage creativity and innovation locally. Subscribers all over the world, have a wide range of local and international tv series, films, drama and documentaries to choose from at any given point in time on any internet connected devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Twale at every 2 months against UPIC's every 13 months. UPIC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Twale ships an update every 2 months, UPIC every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twale | UPIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chukueku Ifeoma Chukueku | BROADSMART (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Twale
No in-app purchases
UPIC
No in-app purchases
