Comparison

txplay vs PicMap

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

PicMap

Features
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Your camera roll is secretly a travel journal. Every photo you take quietly remembers where you were standing. PicMap gathers those memories and draws your day on a map — the ferry you caught, the coast you wandered, the pub you ended up in — all from photos you've already taken. No location tracking. No accounts. Nothing ever leaves your device. THE STORY OF YOUR DAY Open PicMap and today appears as a journey: a soft colour-coded trail that begins in morning blue and deepens to evening indigo, connecting your photos in the order you took them. Busy days stay tidy — photos taken close together gather into a single pin with a little count badge. Drag the timeline to relive the day one photo at a time. The map travels with you, gliding to wherever each shot was taken. Tap any pin for the full photo, the exact time, and the precise spot on Earth where you stood. Then spin the date picker back — to last weekend, to last summer, to that trip you half remember — and watch a day you'd forgotten redraw itself. EVERYTHING PICMAP CAN DO - Your daily route as a curved, colour-coded trail - Timeline scrubber — scroll through the day photo by photo - Smart clustering keeps even the busiest day readable - Full-resolution photo view with time, coordinates and a share button - Calendar day picker — jump to any day in your library - Built for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass throughout PRIVATE, PROPERLY PicMap makes zero network requests — ever. No analytics, no telemetry, no cloud sync, no sign-in. It reads the location your photos already carry, does everything on your device, and forgets it all the moment you close the app. PicMap never asks for your location. It never needs it. FREE TO WANDER Browse your last 7 days free. Unlock your entire photo history — every day you've ever photographed — for a one-time 99p (or local equivalent). No subscription, no recurring charges. Yours for good.

Screenshots

txplay3 screens
PicMap3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: txplay at none against PicMap's 1. txplay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. PicMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. txplay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
txplay versus PicMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertxplayPicMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechexWill Nash

In-app purchases

None

txplay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PicMap

One-time1
  • Full History$0.99

Questions

Is txplay free?
txplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PicMap free?
PicMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do txplay or PicMap have ads?
Neither txplay nor PicMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, txplay or PicMap?
txplay ships an update every 3 weeks, and PicMap every 3 weeks. Most recently, txplay was updated on October 30, 2026 and PicMap on October 31, 2026.

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