Comparison

My Eclipse Broadband vs Sofa

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

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About

My Eclipse Broadband

Features
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Take charge of your home internet and account with My Eclipse Broadband, the smart and effortless way to manage your broadband, stay connected, and get support when you need it. Created exclusively for Eclipse Broadband customers, the My Eclipse Broadband app gives you more control at the palm of your hand. From managing your Wi-Fi and checking your connection to viewing bills, updating account details, and accessing support, everything you need is right at your fingertips. Key Features * Connection Management: Manage your broadband connection with a redesigned Connection area, making it easier to check, test, and control your service. * Wi-Fi Management: Update your Wi-Fi name, change your password, manage security settings, and keep your home network configured the way you want it. * Wi-Fi Heat Map: Use the new Wi-Fi heat map tool to help understand wireless coverage around your home and identify areas where your signal may need improving. * Device Oversight: View devices connected to your network, including offline devices where supported, so you can better understand what is using your connection. * Speed Checks and Diagnostics: Run speed tests, check your broadband performance, and use built-in tools to help identify connection issues. * Fault Reporting: Report issues quickly, upload photos where needed, and give our support team the information they need to help resolve problems faster. * Billing and Payments: View bills, invoices, payment history, and clearer information about what you are paying for directly inside the app. * Billing Queries: Raise disputes for payments or charges, track billing queries under review, and request to close a query from your wallet. * Direct Debit Management: Manage and update your Direct Debit details, including your payment date and bank account information where available. * Account Management: Update key account details, manage contact information, nominated contacts, marketing preferences, add-ons, loyalty information, vulnerability details, and power of attorney information. * Upcoming Changes: See upcoming account changes in one place, making it easier to keep track of what is changing and when. * Live Chat Options: Access live chat from inside the app, making it easier to get help when you need support. * Smart Notifications: Stay informed with alerts about outages, service updates, performance insights, and Wi-Fi optimisation tips. * Dark Mode: Choose between light mode, dark mode, or your device settings for a more comfortable app experience at any time of day. With My Eclipse Broadband, you are always in control. Manage your connection, monitor your service, view your account, and get support with ease, all from one simple app.

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Sofa

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The worst part of a smart TV is typing on it. Sofa fixes exactly that โ€” and now it puts your photos and files on the big screen too. Sofa is a remote built around your phone's keyboard: open the Type sheet, write "that show with the chess prodigy," and it lands straight in the TV's search box. No more spelling passwords one arrow-press at a time. NEW: SHOW ON TV - Put photos, videos, PDFs, documents and slides from your iPhone on the TV, full screen - Show the same thing on several TVs at once โ€” pick all your TVs or just a few - Works with Apple TV and AirPlay TVs โ€” and many Samsung and LG sets receive content straight from Sofa, with no Apple TV or Screen Mirroring at all - Only what you pick appears โ€” never your notifications or other apps - Swipe through your photos and scroll documents on your phone; the TVs follow - Zoom in, turn portrait pages sideways to fill the screen, and pause the TV while you look for the next thing - Slideshow mode, and open any file in Sofa from Files, Mail or the share sheet WHAT'S IN THE REMOTE - A real keyboard for every TV text field โ€” searches, emails, passwords - Three input styles: classic D-pad, swipe trackpad, and a number pad with channel up/down - Launch streaming apps in one tap โ€” Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video and more - On Roku, the full channel grid with real icons - Volume, mute, power, playback, info and back - Power on from your phone: Sofa saves your TV's power-on address by itself the first time it connects โ€” nothing to type - Rooms: save every TV in the house with a friendly name and switch with a tap - A connection log in Settings, so you can see exactly what's happening if a TV won't respond - A built-in Demo TV so you can try every screen before you're home - Speaks your language: 40+ languages, switch anytime in Settings โ€” no restart SET UP IN A MINUTE An animated guide walks you through it: same Wi-Fi, allowing Sofa on the TV, and switching on your TV's network wake-up setting โ€” with the exact menu path for Samsung, LG, Roku and Vizio. NEW: SOFA ON APPLE WATCH - The basics on your wrist: a big D-pad and OK, back, home, play/pause, mute and power - Turn the Digital Crown for volume - Switch between your TVs right from the watch WORKS WITH ROKU, SAMSUNG, LG & VIZIO - Roku TVs and streaming players โ€” no pairing needed - Samsung Smart TVs (2016 and newer, plus 2014โ€“15 models) - LG webOS TVs - Vizio SmartCast TVs Samsung, LG and Vizio ask for a one-time approval on the TV screen the first time Sofa connects โ€” then it just works, and reconnects automatically when the TV comes back on. FREE, THAT'S IT No subscription. No ads. No "premium" upsell. The remote apps charging $40 a year for a keyboard are the reason Sofa exists โ€” Sofa is free and complete. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sofa talks directly to your TV on your home network, and your photos and files go straight from your iPhone to your TV โ€” nothing is uploaded, and there's no account. Sofa sends anonymous usage stats (never your TV names, network addresses, what you type or what you show) so we can fix what breaks; turn them off anytime in Settings. TRADEMARKS Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video, Roku, Samsung, LG, Vizio, Apple TV and other names are trademarks of their owners. Sofa is an independent app โ€” it isn't affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any TV maker or streaming service, and it uses their names and icons only to show which TVs and apps it can control. Privacy policy: https://allthingsn.com/apps/sofa/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Eclipse Broadband4 screens
Sofa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: My Eclipse Broadband at 15.6 against Sofa's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Eclipse Broadband ships an update every 10 days, Sofa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
My Eclipse Broadband versus Sofa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Eclipse BroadbandSofa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEclipse Broadband LTDAll Things AI, Inc

In-app purchases

None

My Eclipse Broadband

No in-app purchases

None

Sofa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Eclipse Broadband free?
My Eclipse Broadband is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sofa free?
Sofa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Eclipse Broadband or Sofa have ads?
Neither My Eclipse Broadband nor Sofa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Eclipse Broadband or Sofa?
My Eclipse Broadband ships an update every 10 days, and Sofa fortnightly. Most recently, My Eclipse Broadband was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sofa on October 31, 2026.

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