Comparison

txplay vs Postcard Pigeon

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

Head to head
About

txplay

Stream live TV channels on your iOS devices with extensive control over viewing permissions and content. Enjoy multi-language support, quick channel switching, and real-time updates for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • Channel search and filter
  • Favorite channels
  • EPG support
  • Multi-language subtitles and audio
  • Centralized control
Features
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The latest addition to our software line-up, this iOS app integrates tightly with all of the channel and permission controls of tx core. tx play allows quick and extensive rollout of viewing capability without losing the ease of command and control offered by the tx core central server. tx play has all of the multi-language subtitle and audio, quick channel change and real-time updates and controls you would expect. Supported video codecs: • MPEG-2 • MPEG-4 • HEVC Supported transports: • UDP (Multicast/Unicast) • RTP • HLS • VTTP • SRT Extra features: • Channel search and filter • Favorite channels • EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) • DVB/Closed caption subtitles • Multiple audio languages • Centralised control (tx core) • Authentication (SAML/LDAP) • BISS 2 Mode 1 encryption

About

Postcard Pigeon

Transform your photos into physical postcards to send to friends and family. Simply select an image, compose a message, enter an address, and complete a secure payment. Drafts and sent card archives are saved locally.

Highlights
  • Send photos as real postcards
  • Write custom messages
  • Secure payment processing
  • Save drafts
  • Local archive of sent cards
  • Ships to UK, Europe, and USA
Features
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Postcard Pigeon turns your photos into real printed postcards and sends them through the post. Choose a photo, write your message, add the recipient’s address and send. No account, no subscription and no complicated setup. Save postcards as drafts and come back to them later. Your sent postcards are also kept in a private local archive on your phone, so you can look back at what you sent. We currently send postcards to the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and destinations across Europe. See every country and typical posting times in the app. Postcards are professionally printed and posted for you, so all you need to do is create one.

Screenshots

txplay3 screens
Postcard Pigeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: txplay at 3 against Postcard Pigeon's 1. txplay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 5.0 for txplay against 5.0 for Postcard Pigeon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

txplay ships an update every 3 weeks, Postcard Pigeon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
txplay versus Postcard Pigeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertxplayPostcard Pigeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechexPrzemek Wajerowicz

Customer experience

txplay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Postcard Pigeon

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

In-app purchases

None

txplay

No in-app purchases

None

Postcard Pigeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is txplay free?
txplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postcard Pigeon free?
Postcard Pigeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, txplay or Postcard Pigeon?
txplay and Postcard Pigeon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do txplay or Postcard Pigeon have ads?
Neither txplay nor Postcard Pigeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, txplay or Postcard Pigeon?
txplay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Postcard Pigeon fortnightly. Most recently, txplay was updated on October 28, 2026 and Postcard Pigeon on October 24, 2026.

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