PBS Receiver vs Kino!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
PBS Receiver ships an update every 11 months, Kino! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PBS Receiver | Kino! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVOX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | Irina Scelcunova |
Customer experience
PBS Receiver
Kino!
In-app purchases
PBS Receiver
No in-app purchases
Kino!
No in-app purchases









