FinStream vs RetroScreens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
FinStream
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FinStream is a native, modern client for your personal media server. Bring your movie and TV collection to your Apple devices with a clean interface. ⢠Connect to one or more media servers ⢠Browse libraries, movies, shows, seasons and episodes ⢠Resume playback across devices, with progress synced through your server ⢠Built-in player with subtitle and audio track selection ⢠Discover what is trending in your libraries ⢠Optional request-service integration to browse and request new content ⢠Designed for the latest SwiftUI APIs and Liquid Glass appearance You need your own compatible media server to use FinStream.
RetroScreens
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RetroScreens is a library of classic-inspired ambient motion visuals, rebuilt as modern native scenes for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Open the app, pick a visual, and let your device become a quiet piece of motion design: morphing geometry, 3D pipes, color fields, starfields, flip clocks, split-flap boards, plasma waves, sand-table paths, cellular patterns, and more. The launch catalog includes 24 visuals: - Test Pattern - Departures - Lorenz - Rosette - Lifelike - Flip Clock - Neon Grid - Plasma - Flocks - Flying Microwaves - Starfield - Mystique - Lake - Pipeworks - 3D Text - Tunnel - Shapeshifter - Ribbons - Green Rain - Bubbles - Cradle - Filament - Bounce - Sand Table RetroScreens is built for the Apple devices you already have: - Play immersive foreground visuals on iPhone and iPad - Use the Apple TV app as a living-room visual library - Use the Mac app directly - Unlock the full v1 catalog once and use it across supported Apple platforms with the same App Store account Some visuals are precise and minimal. Some are bright, strange, and nostalgic. All of them are rendered on-device and tuned for foreground playback, ambient presentation, and slow visual texture. RetroScreens includes free starter visuals. Full Unlock opens the full premium catalog and premium settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FinStream at none against RetroScreens's 1. RetroScreens's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. RetroScreens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FinStream asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | FinStream | RetroScreens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zabir Raihan | Dave Davis |
In-app purchases
FinStream
No in-app purchases
RetroScreens
- Unlock All$1.99









