Comparison

PBS Receiver vs Kino!

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

Head to head
About

PBS Receiver

Stream live news, press conferences, and diverse radio programs from the Philippines' Presidential Broadcast Service. Features stations dedicated to sports, overseas Filipinos, youth, and adult contemporary music.

Highlights
  • Live radio station streaming
  • Up-to-the-minute news
  • Live press conference coverage
  • Sports radio station
  • World service for OFWs
  • Youth-focused station
  • Adult contemporary music station
Features
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As the Philippine's flagship radio service, this streaming app provides a conduit to all central and affiliate radio stations of the Presidential Broadcast Service. They feature up-to-the-minute news, live coverage of press conferences, as well as relevant information from different sectors. Sports Radio is the country's first radio station dedicated to sports and mandated to promote “Sports for All". Radyo Pilipinas World Service is broadcast all over the world thru the facilities of the International Broadcasting Bureau - Voice of America. The programs being aired are produced by the men and women of PBS dedicated in serving the needs of Overseas Filipino Workers and Filipinos all over the globe. 87.5-Republika ni Juan - It is love for the youth that made this station come to life. We want to reach out to them and nurture them. We would like to bring them closer by speaking their language and draw them closer together by playing the kind of music that matters to their generation. 104.3 The Capital airs well-curated playlists ranging from popular hits of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, showcasing adult contemporary, light and easy listening favourites, ballads, and homegrown music of the present day. It aims to reach out to the mature audience - its primary market 30 to 54 years of age and its secondary market 55 to 64 years old.

About

Kino!

This app allows you to play video files from your device and offers a unique social feature to pick movies with friends online. Organize your video library and enjoy an intuitive player with Picture-in-Picture mode.

Highlights
  • Play videos from gallery and files
  • Supports multiple video formats
  • Organize and sort video library
  • Intuitive video player with PIP
  • Social mini-game for picking movies
  • Swipe and match movie suggestions
Features
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Watch videos your way! Kino Box lets you play videos from your gallery, files and other sources in many formats. Why You’ll Love It: - Play Any Kind of Video Content: Easily load video files to watch your favorite video content. - Watch Your Videos: Open video files from your gallery in different formats. - Easy to Use: Simple design makes watching videos easy. - Organize and Sort Your Video Content: Easily manage and categorize your video library for quick access. - Intuitive Video Player: Features a sleep timer, aspect ratio settings, and Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode for a great viewing experience. Mini-Game Feature: - Pick Movies with Friends: Create a mini-game session, share a unique ID with friends, and play together online. - Swipe & Match: Choose movie genres, release years, and swipe through movie posters to decide what to watch. Read descriptions, view trailers, check ratings, cast details, and more. - Match with Friends: If everyone likes the same movie, the app notifies you of a match, so you can all enjoy watching it (outside of the app). Try Kino Box now for a great way to enjoy video content! - IMPORTANT NOTICE: Kino Box only plays content added by you. It does not come with its own content or playlists. Please use Kino Box with your own content or legal playlists. Kino Box does not support watching copyrighted material without permission.

Screenshots

PBS Receiver1 screens
Kino!3 screens

Verdict

The call

PBS Receiver and Kino! both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of PBS Receiver's written reviews are positive against 9% of Kino!'s. Kino!'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for PBS Receiver against 4.0 for Kino!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kino! has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PBS Receiver's written reviews are positive against 9% of Kino!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBS Receiver ships an update every 11 months, Kino! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PBS Receiver versus Kino!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBS ReceiverKino!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better8.7% of reviews
Number of ratings163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEVOX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDIrina Scelcunova

Customer experience

PBS Receiver

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kino!

All ratings62 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive8.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative87.0%

In-app purchases

None

PBS Receiver

No in-app purchases

None

Kino!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBS Receiver free?
PBS Receiver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kino! free?
Kino! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PBS Receiver or Kino!?
PBS Receiver is rated higher. PBS Receiver averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kino! averages 4.0 from 63 ratings.
Do PBS Receiver or Kino! have ads?
Neither PBS Receiver nor Kino! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBS Receiver or Kino!?
PBS Receiver ships an update every 11 months, and Kino! monthly. Most recently, PBS Receiver was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kino! on October 30, 2026.

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