Comparison

Pluma vs ECTV

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

Head to head
About

Pluma

This app enhances impression boards with advanced AI for text and drawing recognition. It offers seamless integration with various third-party apps and devices, enabling new routines and providing a powerful yet user-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Advanced AI text and drawing recognition
  • Multiple impression board support
  • Earworm and PeekSmith integration
  • Offline text recognition
  • Apple Watch app with covert mode
  • Bridge & Inject integration
Features
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Pluma is a fresh take on an impression board app, connecting to the boards you may already own. It offers dramatically better text recognition and powerful features, whilst simultaneously being dramatically better designed. Together, it's more powerful yet easier to use than the core apps offered by most impression boards. It also connects with my suite of apps as well as many third party apps, devices and services, enabling brand new routines never before possible. Features include: ** Advanced AI Text and Drawing Recognition Pluma AI offers best-in-class AI recognition, which can detect handwritten text AND drawings, in any orientation. ** Simultaneous Multiple Board support Receive peeks from up to four impression devices simultaneously! ** Offline Sync Lost connection mid-performance? Supported devices redraw everything written as soon as they reconnect. ** Earworm Integration Make a prediction in the YouTube app on your spectator's phone. Then, have your spectator write the name of any song on the impression pad. Pluma AI integrates with Earworm to do the rest: they just turn up the volume on the spectator's phone to find the chosen song playing in their YouTube app! ** Supports Multiple Board Types Currently supports boards from Lumen Pro, Iarvel, Pitata, Ultra Sharpie, Ultra Sharpie Neo, Oblivious Engage, NOVA Sharpie, PMA and Wave, with more brands added over time. ** Offline Text Recognition For times when there's no signal, Pluma includes excellent realtime offline AI text recognition at no extra charge. ** PeekSmith Integration Pluma connects directly to PeekSmith, letting you get your peek during performance. ** Lumen Duo Integration Pluma also connects directly to Lumen Duo, letting you get your peek even more covertly. ** Earpiece Support Pluma can automatically speak the recognised text to your covert earpiece. ** Apple Watch App Get your peek on the custom built Apple Watch app, with optional covert mode. ** Notifications Compatible with any Bluetooth peek device that supports third party notifications. ** Bridge & Inject Integration Automatically send your peek to the Bridge or Inject apps, which integrates Pluma with many magic apps, services and devices. ** Powerful Features, Easy To Use Pluma brings multiple, advanced innovations from my previous apps (such as Touch To Peek and app integration via polling), whilst simultaneously built to be easy to use and understand. ** Much More Pluma offers features to automatically scale, automatically send peek data and automatically clear. It offers per-board calibration settings, AI optimisation settings, intuitive history features, auto-save to photos, board battery indicatiors, and much, much more. Notes A physical impression board is required. Pluma currently supports boards from Lumen Pro, Iarvel, Pitata, Ultra Sharpie, Ultra Sharpie Neo, Oblivious Engage, NOVA Sharpie, PMA and Wave, with more brands added over time. Pluma works in multiple languages, including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Online AI recognition features require the use of in-app credits (with some provided on purchase), or you can provide your own API key. Offline AI text recognition is included for free. No subscription nor device fee needed. Pluma is offered for entertainment purposes only.

About

ECTV

Features
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ECTV is an IPTV and media player for playlists and services you already have. Connect using an Xtream Codes login, Stalker portal or M3U playlist, then enjoy live TV, an electronic programme guide (EPG), movies and series in one app. ECTV does not sell, host or provide TV channels, movies, streams or playlists. You must supply your own compatible source. ECTV Premium unlocks app features only and does not include access to any media content. GET STARTED Add a source directly in the app, or create a free account at ectv.app to keep your playlists and Premium membership in sync across your devices. You can also scan an EC Link QR code to send connection details securely to this device. KEY FEATURES • Live TV with categories, favourites and search • Electronic programme guide (EPG), when supplied by your provider • Movie and series libraries with artwork and programme details • Continue watching across supported content • Multiple subtitle and audio tracks, when available • Sleep timer with a time you choose • Offline downloads for movies and episodes saved on your device • EC Link for quick device setup FREE AND PREMIUM The free plan includes live TV, the programme guide, favourites and EC Link setup. You can browse available movie and series libraries for free. ECTV Premium is required to play movies and series, download content for offline viewing and use the sleep timer. ECTV PREMIUM ECTV Premium is available as an auto-renewable monthly or annual subscription: • Premium Monthly — one month • Premium Annual — one year Prices are displayed in the app and may vary by country or region. There is no free trial; you can use the free plan to try live TV before subscribing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before that period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://ectv.app/privacy.php Terms of Use: https://ectv.app/terms.php Support: https://ectv.app/support.php You are responsible for using only sources and media you have a lawful right to access. ECTV is an independent media player and is not affiliated with any content provider.

Screenshots

Pluma4 screens
ECTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ECTV at Free against Pluma's $99.99. ECTV also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads, 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

ECTV is free to download; Pluma costs $99.99 up front. Pluma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ECTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pluma versus ECTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlumaECTV
Price$99.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinEdward Clarke

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pluma

One-time1
  • 100 Pluma AI Credits$7.99
2 purchases

ECTV

Subscriptions2
  • ECTV Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • ECTV Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Pluma free?
Pluma costs $99.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ECTV free?
ECTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pluma or ECTV have ads?
Neither Pluma nor ECTV shows ads.

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