TVBox vs Petal Interconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVBox
This app allows users to preview live broadcast sources in real-time, ensuring they never miss a moment of their favorite TV dramas, sports, or news. It offers a channel list with real-time delay checks and a favorites feature for easy access to preferred content. Users can also configure network and local settings.
- Real-time live source preview
- Channel delay monitoring
- Favorites list
- Network configuration
- Local configuration
Read full descriptionHide full description
tvbox is an app that previews live source players in real time Whether you are a TV drama fan, sports fan or news lover, APTV can meet your needs. tvbox supports real-time preview of the content currently being played by the live source, so you never miss a moment. Function introduction 1. Channel list You can preview the content currently played by the live broadcast source in real time, and you can check the channel delay under the current network in real time. 2. My collection Add your favorite channels to favorites to watch next time 3. Configuration Center Provide network configuration, local configuration, and blank configuration
Petal Interconnect
Easily transfer files, images, videos, and contacts between devices. Access detailed instructions within the app's help section for seamless operation.
- Mutual file transfer
- Share images and videos
- Transfer contacts
- Cross-device compatibility
- In-app help section
Read full descriptionHide full description
Support the mutual transfer of files, images, videos, contacts, and other content. For detailed operation steps, please refer to the "Help and Feedback" page in the APP.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petal Interconnect at 5.0 against TVBox's 4.2. Petal Interconnect also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TVBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Petal Interconnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively.
TVBox ships an update every 3 days, Petal Interconnect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVBox | Petal Interconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 冬姣 彭 | Thunder Software Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
TVBox
No in-app purchases
Petal Interconnect
No in-app purchases
