VideoMate vs Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VideoMate
Stream web videos from Safari to your TV or device. Offers precise playback control, including speed adjustment and seeking. Enables picture-in-picture for a seamless viewing experience.
- Cast web videos to TV
- Adjust playback speed (0.25x - 5.0x)
- Precise seek bar with +/- buttons
- Full playback controls (play/pause, skip)
- Picture-in-picture mode
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VideoMate is a Safari extension that allows your play videos to your TV or locally. Built from the ground up with the goal of creating a desktop like experience for all users. To start using the extension simply enable the extension by going to the device settings > Safari > Extensions > and set VideoMate to "On". Then when you visit a webpage with a video trigger the VideoMate extension. • CAST Play your web video on your TV • SPEED CONTROL Easily control playback speed of your videos from 0.25 - 5.0x. • SEEK Ease to use seek bar makes finding the exact spot easy. Use the "+" and "-" seek buttons to slow seek at 0.5 second interval. • PLAYBACK CONTROLS Play/Pause, Skip forward or backwards, mute/unmute everything is easy now with VideoMate • PIP Picture-in-picture is now possible on video with just one tap Download and see what everyone is talking about! Satisfying you our customer is our one priority. Share you feedback, report bug, feature request. Just email us at jcltravels@gmail.com Note: DRM protected media cannot be played. Payment and automatic renewal terms: -VideoMate subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period -Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period -Subscriptions may be managed by you in your account and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your account settings after purchase -VideoMate Privacy Policy: http://www.jcltravels.co.uk/privacy-policy.html -VideoMate Terms of use: http://www.jcltravels.co.uk/terms-of-use.html
Browser
Search the web directly from your phone and get results displayed on your TV. Access links, photos, articles, movies, and definitions seamlessly.
- Web search on phone
- Display results on TV
- Get links, photos, articles
- Find movies and definitions
- Includes tvOS app
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The Browser: Web Search mobile app lets you search the web on your phone by getting links/photos/articles/movies/definitions directly from your TV! tvOS app is included within this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VideoMate at 4.4 against Browser's 1.0. VideoMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence and iOS requirement 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
VideoMate costs $0.99 and Browser $1.99 up front. VideoMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
VideoMate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Browser has 51 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of VideoMate's written reviews are positive against 3% of Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VideoMate ships an update every 6 days, Browser every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoMate | Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 3.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #191 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ameen Mody | Phil Trevor |
Customer experience
VideoMate
Browser
Bugs and requests
VideoMate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Browser
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't work as advertised
- Crashes and freezes
- Incompatible with Apple TV
Requested features
2 requests- Allow direct web browsing on Apple TV
- Refund option for unsatisfied users
In-app purchases
VideoMate
- 1 Month Unlimited All Devices$2.991 Month
- 6 Month Unlimited All Devices$12.996 Months
- 1 Year Unlimited All Devices$19.991 Year
Browser
No in-app purchases









