Comparison

Angel Live vs THLPlay

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

Head to head
About

Angel Live

Stream live content from various sources with a customizable viewing experience. Manage your favorite channels, track your watch history, and enjoy features like real-time comments and iCloud synchronization across devices. Optimized for large screens and remote control use.

Highlights
  • Centralized live stream viewing
  • Customizable playback quality and streams
  • Adjustable real-time comments (danmaku)
  • Favorite channels and watch history
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Optimized for TV and remote control
Features
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• 集中观看直播 通过订阅源管理直播入口,减少在不同页面之间来回切换的麻烦。 • 舒适的播放体验 支持常见直播流播放,可根据可用源切换画质与线路,尽量保持流畅观看。 • 弹幕陪伴 在支持的直播间中显示实时弹幕,并可调整字号、速度、透明度和显示区域,找到适合自己的观看方式。 • 收藏与历史记录 喜欢的直播间可以快速收藏,最近观看内容自动记录,下一次打开更快继续观看。 • iCloud 同步 收藏和部分账号状态可通过 iCloud 在你的设备之间同步,iPhone、iPad、Mac 和 AppleTV 使用体验更连贯。 • 为大屏优化 针对电视端和遥控器操作做了适配,适合在客厅轻松观看直播。 说明:Angel Live 不提供或存储直播内容,播放能力与可用内容取决于用户添加或启用的订阅源及相关服务状态。请在遵守相关平台规则与版权要求的前提下使用。

About

THLPlay

Features
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THLPlay is a high-performance, ultra-low-latency wireless display and screen mirroring receiver designed for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. Whether you are hosting a business presentation, enjoying home theater streaming, or sharing photos and videos with family, THLPlay turns your device into an intelligent casting hub. Key Features: • Ultra-Low Latency Screen Mirroring: Experience smooth, real-time screen sharing with hardware-accelerated decoding (Metal & H.265). Perfect for presentations, demos, and interactive meetings. • 4K Ultra HD DLNA Video Player: Seamlessly cast your favorite movies, web videos, and music from apps on phones, tablets, and PCs directly to your screen with full playback controls. • Multi-Screen & Dual-Screen Adaptation: Optimized for the latest foldable and dual-screen devices (such as iPhone Duo) as well as iPad Pro split-screen layouts, delivering native multi-window workflows. • Interactive Whiteboard & Annotation: Annotate, highlight, and doodle directly over the mirrored screen during meetings or lectures to emphasize key insights with colleagues. • Privacy & Local Network Security: All audio and video streams are transmitted strictly over your secure local Wi-Fi network. No personal data is collected or uploaded to any external cloud servers. • Cross-Platform Multi-Protocol Support: Enjoy seamless compatibility across Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, and Mac with unified settings and clean, elegant designs. How to Connect: 1. Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi network. 2. Swipe to open Control Center on your sending device and tap "Screen Mirroring", or tap the casting icon in your video app. 3. Select "THLPlay" from the device list to start enjoying large-screen wireless sharing instantly!

Screenshots

Angel Live4 screens
THLPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: THLPlay at every 2 days against Angel Live's every 3 weeks. Angel Live's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Angel Live against 5.0 for THLPlay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Angel Live has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Angel Live ships an update every 3 weeks, THLPlay every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Angel Live versus THLPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAngel LiveTHLPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChong Pang享风 赵

Customer experience

Angel Live

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

THLPlay

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

In-app purchases

None

Angel Live

No in-app purchases

None

THLPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Angel Live free?
Angel Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is THLPlay free?
THLPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Angel Live or THLPlay?
Angel Live and THLPlay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 25 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Angel Live or THLPlay have ads?
Neither Angel Live nor THLPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Angel Live or THLPlay?
Angel Live ships an update every 3 weeks, and THLPlay every 2 days. Most recently, Angel Live was updated on November 5, 2026 and THLPlay on November 5, 2026.

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