Comparison

JellyKids vs E2linkTV

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

Head to head
About

JellyKids

This app provides a safe and fun way for families to browse and watch their personal media library. It connects to a Jellyfin server, offering kid-safe filtering, easy browsing, and offline playback options. An optional Pro upgrade enhances parental controls and customization.

Highlights
  • Kid-safe age filtering
  • Category-based browsing
  • Offline downloads
  • Parental Monitor dashboard (Pro)
  • Multi-user profiles (Pro)
  • Theme customization (Pro)
Features
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JellyKids is a kid-friendly Jellyfin client designed to make browsing and watching your family’s media simple, safe, and fun. A Jellyfin server is required to use JellyKids. The app connects to your own Jellyfin server so your family stays in control of your personal media library. Built for families, JellyKids gives kids an easy, playful experience while helping parents keep content more appropriate with safer defaults and better visibility controls. Features • Quick setup with your Jellyfin server • Kid-safe age filtering with adjustable content limits • Unrated content is automatically hidden for safer browsing • Easy category-based browsing for Movies, Shows, YouTube, Music, Favorites, and Downloads • “Surprise Me” picks for quick discovery • Offline downloads and a dedicated offline mode toggle • Improved home screen organization for downloaded content • Simple sorting options including Random, Newest, and A–Z • Guided onboarding for first-time setup • Local network server discovery for faster connection • Improved video playback, including MP4 streaming support • Dedicated music player with improved audio browsing and playback • Screen time improvements, including a timer in the top menu JellyKids Pro JellyKids also offers an optional JellyKids Pro upgrade that adds advanced tools for families. Pro features include: • Adult UI and Toddler UI viewing modes • Parental Monitor dashboard to view activity and screen time • Multi-user profiles for different family members • Theme customization options • Additional parental control improvements JellyKids Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, and a separate optional one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

E2linkTV

Features
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E2linkTV is a native front end in 8*LANGUAGES for the Enigma2 receiver you already own. Point it at your set-top box on your home network and your bouquets, channels and programme guide appear on your iPhone (available also for tvOS and macOS), in an app that opens in a second and then gets out of the way. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. There is no account to create, no server in the middle and no advertising. The app talks to your box, and to nothing else. *THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY WORK* WATCHING • Every bouquet and every channel, with the picons your box already publishes • Now and Next in the list, and the whole day's schedule for any channel while it plays • Zap to the next channel instantly, or open the strip along the bottom and jump anywhere in the bouquet • Audio track, aspect ratio and deinterlacing set per channel and remembered • Buffer size per channel, from off to five seconds, for connections that need the headroom • A stream that drops out is picked back up on its own, without leaving the channel YOUR SETUP • Up to four receivers, switched from the header without leaving the channel list • Each receiver keeps its own channel sort order • Choose which bouquet opens at start-up • Direct IPTV for boxes carrying IPTV bouquets — station logos and a programme guide come from the portal when the box itself has none • Transcoding where your image supports it PARENTAL CONTROL • A PIN locks individual channels or whole bouquets • Locks are kept per receiver, so the box in the kids' room and the one in the living room stay separate • A locked channel is masked in the list, in the guide and in the zap strip — not merely blocked when you try to play it WORKS WITH Receivers running Enigma2 with OpenWebIF enabled: OpenPLi, OpenATV and similar images on Octagon, Vu+, Dreambox, Zgemma and others. Playback is powered by VLC, so unusual codecs and containers are handled. FREE AND PRO The free tier covers one receiver and the first ten channels of your first bouquet — enough to see the app working against your own box before you pay for anything. Pro unlocks up to four receivers and every channel in every bouquet. Neither tier carries advertising. Seven interface languages: English, Slovak, German, Spanish, French, Polish and Hungarian. E2linkTV is not affiliated with any receiver manufacturer or Enigma2 image project. E2linkTV Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: • E2linkTV Pro — 6 Months • E2linkTV Pro — Year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://e2linktv.carrd.co

Screenshots

JellyKids4 screens
E2linkTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: E2linkTV at every 3 days against JellyKids's every 2 weeks. JellyKids's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. JellyKids sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and E2linkTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JellyKids ships an update every 2 weeks, E2linkTV every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JellyKids versus E2linkTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyKidsE2linkTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjoshua higdonRonald Pinke

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JellyKids

Subscriptions2
  • Jellykids Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • JellyKids Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • JellyKids Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

E2linkTV

Subscriptions2
  • E2linkTV Pro — 6 Months$8.996 Months
  • E2linkTV Pro — Year$12.991 Year

Questions

Is JellyKids free?
JellyKids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E2linkTV free?
E2linkTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JellyKids or E2linkTV have ads?
Neither JellyKids nor E2linkTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JellyKids or E2linkTV?
JellyKids ships an update every 2 weeks, and E2linkTV every 3 days. Most recently, JellyKids was updated on October 24, 2026 and E2linkTV on October 25, 2026.

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