Comparison

Obra vs Cognito Media Services AV

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

Head to head
About

Obra

Easily discover job opportunities by swiping through postings to indicate interest or disinterest. The app learns your preferences to show you more relevant jobs and tracks your application status, preventing you from being ghosted. Find your ideal job quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Swipe interface for job selection
  • Personalized job recommendations
  • Application status tracking
  • Job filtering by location, salary, title
  • Learn user preferences
Features
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Just swipe left, right or up on job postings to indicate whether you're not interested, interested, or you'd like to apply. Obra will then learn your preferences and start showing you more jobs that you're likely to be interested in. You can also filter jobs by location, salary, job title, and more. Once you apply to a job, Obra will let you know the status of your application, so you'll never be ghosted... Obra is the perfect way to find your dream job, fast!

About

Cognito Media Services AV

Book professional TV mounting, home theater setup, and smart home automation services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Get transparent pricing and expert installation from licensed technicians with a 90-day workmanship warranty.

Highlights
  • Luxury TV mounting
  • Home theater installation
  • Smart home automation
  • In-wall wire concealment
  • Transparent upfront pricing
  • 90-day workmanship warranty
  • Same-week availability
Features
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Book a TV mount, a Sonos system or a full home theater in about a minute, then watch your technician drive to your door. Cognito Media Services is a family-owned Dallas–Fort Worth installer, in business since 2012, and this is our app: flat prices, real people, no four-hour window. BOOK IN A MINUTE Pick the service, pick the time, confirm. Prices are the same flat package prices as our website, shown before you book. Book as a guest, or sign in with your email or Apple ID to keep every install in one place and add a photo to your profile. WATCH YOUR TECH DRIVE TO YOU The moment your technician starts driving, you see them on a live map with a real arrival time. Every install also lives in Projects as a ticket: a countdown, a progress bar, and who is coming. Tap Track and it is live. ASK THE INSTALL ADVISOR Not sure how high to mount over the fireplace, which soundbar fits your room, or whether your wall can hide the wires? Ask the Install Advisor. It answers install questions in plain language and books the right service when you are ready. BIG UPGRADES Backyard Theater, Media Room, Sonos, UniFi Network and The Art Wall, with real photos and real brands. Tap one for a quote and it lands with us in seconds. WHAT WE INSTALL TV mounting from $149 on drywall, brick, stone or over the fireplace. The Finished Wall, TV mounted with the wires hidden inside the wall, from $329. Home theater from $549, up to Finished Theater and Dolby Atmos 7.1. Sonos: soundbar wall install from $149, Sonos Arc with Finished Wall from $549, in-ceiling speakers from $349 a pair, whole-home audio from $449 a zone. Smart home from $169, plus security cameras and UniFi networks, quoted for your home. WHY COGNITO One in-house crew, not subcontractors. Family-owned since 2012 with a 5.0 Google rating across 37 reviews. Every install is covered by a 90-day workmanship guarantee: if anything we installed shifts, sags or fails inside 90 days, we come back and fix it at no charge. We serve all of Dallas–Fort Worth, including Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, McKinney, Southlake and the Park Cities. Download the app, pick a time, and your next install is a few taps away.

Screenshots

Obra4 screens
Cognito Media Services AV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cognito Media Services AV at 100% against Obra's 25%. Cognito Media Services AV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Obra's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cognito Media Services AV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obra has 104 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Obra's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cognito Media Services AV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obra ships an update every 2 months, Cognito Media Services AV every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Obra versus Cognito Media Services AV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObraCognito Media Services AV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (104 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings104 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObra, LLCDemarkuss Day

Customer experience

Obra

All ratings77 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Cognito Media Services AV

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Obra

No in-app purchases

None

Cognito Media Services AV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obra free?
Obra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cognito Media Services AV free?
Cognito Media Services AV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Obra or Cognito Media Services AV?
Cognito Media Services AV is rated higher. Obra averages 4.4 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Cognito Media Services AV averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Obra or Cognito Media Services AV have ads?
Neither Obra nor Cognito Media Services AV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obra or Cognito Media Services AV?
Obra ships an update every 2 months, and Cognito Media Services AV every 3 weeks. Most recently, Obra was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cognito Media Services AV on October 24, 2026.

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