Comparison

TVBox vs Simple CF

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time live source preview
  • Channel delay monitoring
  • Favorites list
  • Network configuration
  • Local configuration
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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

About

Simple CF

Features
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Simple CF is a fast, native iOS and iPadOS client for your Cloudflare account. Connect with a scoped API token you create yourself — no sign-up, no server in between. Your token stays in the device Keychain and is sent only to Cloudflare. FEATURES • DNS — browse your zones, then view, search, add, edit and delete records (A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, MX), with the proxied (orange-cloud) toggle, TTL and MX priority. Destructive actions are always confirmed. • Workers & Pages — read-only list of your Workers scripts and Pages projects. • Analytics — per-zone traffic (requests, data served, cache ratio, threats) and account Web Analytics (page views and visits per site), with daily charts. • Private by design — your token is the only credential. No backend, no tracking. Optional Face ID / passcode lock. • Universal — iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode, English and Traditional Chinese. Simple CF is an unofficial, third-party app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare, Inc. "Cloudflare" is a trademark of Cloudflare, Inc.

Screenshots

TVBox3 screens
Simple CF3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Simple CF at none against TVBox's shown. TVBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVBox ships an update every 3 days, Simple CF monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TVBox versus Simple CF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVBoxSimple CF
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer冬姣 彭ZEYAN LIN

In-app purchases

None

TVBox

No in-app purchases

None

Simple CF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVBox free?
TVBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple CF free?
Simple CF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TVBox or Simple CF have ads?
TVBox shows ads; Simple CF does not.
Which is updated more often, TVBox or Simple CF?
TVBox ships an update every 3 days, and Simple CF monthly. Most recently, TVBox was updated on August 6, 2026 and Simple CF on September 9, 2026.

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