Zeam vs AARP Streams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zeam
Discover live, local entertainment and breaking news happening right in your community. Get authentic reporting, on-demand news clips, and live event coverage to stay connected and informed about your surroundings.
- Live local entertainment
- Breaking local news
- Authentic local reporting
- On-demand news clips
- Live event coverage
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Welcome to Zeam – your ultimate live, local entertainment companion. Zeam ensures you stay informed about everything happening around you, with immediate access to breaking news, authentic reporting that resonates with where you're at, where you're from, and where you're going. Zeam is your go-to source for live, local TV. Zeam offers on-demand news clips, live event coverage, and more. The Zeam experience is here to make you feel connected, informed, and entertained – anytime, anywhere. Download now and embark on a journey of discovery with Zeam!
AARP Streams
Stream a curated selection of movies and theater performances specifically chosen for a mature audience. Discover new releases, classic films, and hidden gems. Perfect for relaxing at home or sharing with friends.
- Watch AARP Movies for Grownups
- Access AARP Theater screenings
- Curated content for a grownup audience
- Discover new releases and classics
- Suitable for home viewing or watch parties
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AARP Streams allows you to watch a variety of entertainment from your mobile device. The AARP Streams app is the best app to watch AARP Movies for Grownups and AARP Theater screenings, handpicked for a grownup audience. AARP champions movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, and encouraging films and performances that resonate with grownup audiences. Discover hidden gems, new releases and beloved classics. Whether you want to relax at home or host a watch party with friends, AARP Streams is the app for you. Enjoy the show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zeam at 3.2 against AARP Streams's 2.3. Zeam also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (106 vs 32). AARP Streams's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Zeam holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Zeam's written reviews are positive against 18% of AARP Streams's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Zeam ships an update fortnightly, AARP Streams every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zeam | AARP Streams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (106 ratings) — better | 2.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Syncbak, Inc. | AARP |
Customer experience
Zeam
AARP Streams
Bugs and requests
Zeam
Reported bugs
21 issues- App stopped working after update
- App crashes when selecting a channel
- App stops working in multi-windows on Mac
- App doesn't remember where you stopped previously
- App stopped working on Apple TV after recent update
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- App won't let users watch newscasts on-demand
- App says location services is off when it is on
- App closes every time a user clicks to play something
- No way to stop airplay once initiated
- Favorites broken in Roku and Fire Stick
- Cannot favorite channels unless they appear on the Home Screen
- Local news app only partially loads
- KTSF news is laggy and freezes
- Login issues, keeps saying try later
- Cannot save favorites
- App requires iOS 16.0 update
- App only caters to ABC, other local networks not listed
- App not supporting iOS 15.8.3
- App won't open on iPad
- Live streams are unstable, stutter and pixelate
- App freezes at splash screen and never loads
Requested features
18 requests- Add channels for arts and crafts
- Add an arts and crafts podcast
- Add stand-up comedy channels
- Add high school sports channels
- Add live events channels
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- Keep updating the app and adding more channels
- Improve user-friendliness
- Add buttons for small forward/backward movement
- Add local content for San Antonio
- Fix favorites functionality on Roku and Fire Stick
- Allow favoriting channels found via search
- Add movies and other content besides news
- Add local news channels from other cities
- Add local things to watch
- Add more local channels
- Add CBS, ABC, and FOX channels for live events
- Improve live stream stability
- Clean up inappropriate ads
AARP Streams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zeam
No in-app purchases
AARP Streams
No in-app purchases
