Comparison

TokLive vs Red5 Live Streaming

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

Head to head
About

TokLive

Create, explore, and interact with creators through short videos and live streams. Enjoy real-time video and audio calls for a personalized experience with verified creators.

Highlights
  • Create and share short videos
  • Explore trending content
  • Join live streams
  • Real-time video and audio calls
  • Interact with verified creators
  • Premium subscription for advanced features
Features
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TokLive is a modern short-video and live streaming platform where you can create, explore, and interact with top creators. Record and share videos, watch trending content, join live streams, and enjoy real-time video & audio calls with verified creators for a more personal and interactive experience. — SUBSCRIPTIONS INFORMATION TokLive offers an auto-renewable monthly subscription to access premium features. • Subscription title: TokLive Plus • Subscription length: Monthly • Price: Displayed inside the app and may vary by region Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://privacypolicy.toklive.io Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Red5 Live Streaming

Features
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The easiest way to stream high quality video and audio in real time at scale from your phone through Red5 Cloud to an unlimited number of viewers worldwide. Turn your phone into a real time contribution encoder and stream high quality video and audio to viewers worldwide. Create a live stream in a few taps, pick the quality level that fits your connection, and publish directly into your Red5 Cloud deployment over WebRTC with ultra-low latency. Red5 Live Streaming app is built for mobile streaming and journalism, creator driven content such as outdoor adventures, travel vlogs, and interactive social streaming, IRL streaming, remote production for news or sports, live event coverage from mobile devices, on site monitoring for security or inspections, and other live broadcasting workflows. • Sign up and log in with a magic link sent to your email: Enter your email, receive a magic link, and tap it to open the app logged in. If the email isn’t associated with a Red5 Cloud account, the link takes you to the signup page. No credit card is required to sign up, and new users receive 50 GB of free streaming and 6,000 instance hours each month. • Create a stream: Stream autoscalable, high-quality video and audio in real time from your phone to an unlimited number of viewers using Red5 Cloud with a few taps. • Configure stream quality: Select from preset quality levels that adjust resolution and bitrate together based on your network conditions. • Choose a node group: Pick the node group in your Red5 Cloud deployment that will receive and serve your stream. • Share the stream link with viewers: Share the player URL so viewers can watch your stream in any browser on any device.

Screenshots

TokLive3 screens
Red5 Live Streaming2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red5 Live Streaming at none against TokLive's 4. TokLive's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, 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. TokLive sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Red5 Live Streaming asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TokLive versus Red5 Live Streaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTokLiveRed5 Live Streaming
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChat WalletInfrared5 Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TokLive

Subscriptions2
  • Plus+$4.991 Month
  • TokLive Plus$5.991 Month
One-time2
  • TokLive 90$0.99
  • toklive500$4.99
None

Red5 Live Streaming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TokLive free?
TokLive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red5 Live Streaming free?
Red5 Live Streaming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TokLive or Red5 Live Streaming have ads?
Neither TokLive nor Red5 Live Streaming shows ads.

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