Comparison

Documentary Channel vs The Rowley

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

Head to head
About

Documentary Channel

This app is a streaming service dedicated to independent documentaries, offering a curated selection of films with added context and community features. Discover new voices and perspectives from around the world, anytime, on any device.

Highlights
  • Home of independent documentaries
  • Curated film selection
  • Filmmaker interviews and context
  • Over 1000 new documentaries annually
  • 31 different documentary categories
  • Community discussion features
  • Available on multiple devices
Features
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Documentary Channel: Home of the Independent Documentary. LIFE. CAMERA. ACTION. Documentary Channel™ is the home of the independent documentary, showcasing new voices, new visions, and new perspectives. Documentary Channel will stream the best documentaries, curated by the best documentary filmmakers… and invite the world to join the discussion. Each year, thousands of high-quality documentaries are produced. The Academy of Motion Pictures routinely gets hundreds of submissions every year. Sundance and other film festivals get thousands of submissions, but they only show on average 3%. The others disappear because there is no place for them to be seen. There is no “home” for documentaries anywhere. There are “homes” for news, movies, original scripted content, nostalgia, food, travel, and every other genre, but not for documentaries. Until now. Documentary Channel™ is a new streaming service that will find the world’s best documentaries, organize them, provide context, and allow viewers to see them anywhere, anytime, on any device for a very low cost. If you like documentaries, Documentary Channel is a must-have. Top documentary filmmakers, historians, and aficionados in the industry will sift through the thousands of documentaries in the market to present the most interesting, engaging and groundbreaking documentaries, both recent and classic. Documentary Channel™ will offer valuable context for the films with brief interviews by the filmmakers and producers, critics, and others. Each year, the Documentary Channel will offer over 1000 new documentaries, with 31 different categories featuring every genre and length, ranging from rare classics to the latest cutting-edge films you hear about but can never see. The catch words for the Documentary Channel™ are ENGAGEMENT and COMMUNITY. Documentary Channel™ will engage the viewers with great films, context, discussions, town halls, premieres, DocClubs, DocNews, and many other features no other streaming service of any kind offers. There will be a documentary for everyone. We let the audience decide what they want to watch, and we have a simple requirement: each documentary has to be the best. Truth takes a front seat at the Documentary Channel. Documentary Channel: LIFE. CAMERA. ACTION.

About

The Rowley

Features
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Welcome to elevated living in the palm of your hand! This new, cutting-edge platform provides The Rowley residents with high-tech convenience at the touch of their fingertips. Download the app to: • Access the payment portal • Submit maintenance requests 24/7 and receive status updates • Receive important updates & communication from the community manager • Meet your neighbors through resident interest groups • Participate in our hotel style concierge services program • Reserve amenity spaces within the property • Sign up for building events & fitness classes • Get rewards and discounts to local stores & restaurants • Manage your visitors and send virtual keys • Access all of your digital keys from a single device

Screenshots

Documentary Channel4 screens
The Rowley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Rowley at none against Documentary Channel's 2. Documentary Channel's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Documentary Channel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. The Rowley asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Documentary Channel ships an update fortnightly, The Rowley every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Documentary Channel versus The Rowley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocumentary ChannelThe Rowley
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB193 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKatapyElevated Lifestyles Inc

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Documentary Channel

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$1.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
None

The Rowley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Documentary Channel free?
Documentary Channel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Rowley free?
The Rowley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Documentary Channel or The Rowley have ads?
Neither Documentary Channel nor The Rowley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Documentary Channel or The Rowley?
Documentary Channel ships an update fortnightly, and The Rowley every 4 months. Most recently, Documentary Channel was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Rowley on November 5, 2026.

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