Comparison

Target Video OTT vs Red5 Live Streaming

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

Head to head
About

Target Video OTT

Stream categorized stock video content from three distinct channels without needing to log in. This application demonstrates best practices for implementing a video player SDK, supporting various playlist setups and user-generated content.

Highlights
  • Stream categorized stock video
  • Three distinct content channels
  • No user login required
  • Demonstrates video player SDK implementation
  • Supports various playlist setups
  • User-generated and dynamic playlists
Features
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Users of Target Video OTT app can use the common OTT application flow to playback content from three simple channels featuring categorized stock video. Developed using Target Video video player SDK, it shows the best practices for SDK implementation. The application does not require the user logon to play the videos served by Target Video OTT platform CDN. BridSDK video player supports a variety of playlist setups including latest video feeds, feeds per category, and feeds per specific tag. It also has full support for user-generated playlists and dynamic playlists.

About

Red5 Live Streaming

Features
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The easiest way to stream high quality video and audio in real time at scale from your phone through Red5 Cloud to an unlimited number of viewers worldwide. Turn your phone into a real time contribution encoder and stream high quality video and audio to viewers worldwide. Create a live stream in a few taps, pick the quality level that fits your connection, and publish directly into your Red5 Cloud deployment over WebRTC with ultra-low latency. Red5 Live Streaming app is built for mobile streaming and journalism, creator driven content such as outdoor adventures, travel vlogs, and interactive social streaming, IRL streaming, remote production for news or sports, live event coverage from mobile devices, on site monitoring for security or inspections, and other live broadcasting workflows. • Sign up and log in with a magic link sent to your email: Enter your email, receive a magic link, and tap it to open the app logged in. If the email isn’t associated with a Red5 Cloud account, the link takes you to the signup page. No credit card is required to sign up, and new users receive 50 GB of free streaming and 6,000 instance hours each month. • Create a stream: Stream autoscalable, high-quality video and audio in real time from your phone to an unlimited number of viewers using Red5 Cloud with a few taps. • Configure stream quality: Select from preset quality levels that adjust resolution and bitrate together based on your network conditions. • Choose a node group: Pick the node group in your Red5 Cloud deployment that will receive and serve your stream. • Share the stream link with viewers: Share the player URL so viewers can watch your stream in any browser on any device.

Screenshots

Target Video OTT4 screens
Red5 Live Streaming2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Red5 Live Streaming at none against Target Video OTT's shown. Target Video OTT's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Target Video OTT versus Red5 Live Streaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTarget Video OTTRed5 Live Streaming
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrid Video DOOInfrared5 Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Target Video OTT

No in-app purchases

None

Red5 Live Streaming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Target Video OTT free?
Target Video OTT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red5 Live Streaming free?
Red5 Live Streaming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Target Video OTT or Red5 Live Streaming have ads?
Target Video OTT shows ads; Red5 Live Streaming does not.

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