E2linkTV vs Aurora BOX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
E2linkTV
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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 โข Every bouquet and every channel, with the picons your box already publishes โข Now and Next in the list, and the whole day's schedule for any channel while it plays โข Zap to the next channel instantly, or open the strip along the bottom and jump anywhere in the bouquet โข Audio track, aspect ratio and deinterlacing set per channel and remembered โข Buffer size per channel, from off to five seconds, for connections that need the headroom โข A stream that drops out is picked back up on its own, without leaving the channel YOUR SETUP โข Up to four receivers, switched from the header without leaving the channel list โข Each receiver keeps its own channel sort order โข Choose which bouquet opens at start-up โข Direct IPTV for boxes carrying IPTV bouquets โ station logos and a programme guide come from the portal when the box itself has none โข Transcoding where your image supports it PARENTAL CONTROL โข A PIN locks individual channels or whole bouquets โข Locks are kept per receiver, so the box in the kids' room and the one in the living room stay separate โข A locked channel is masked in the list, in the guide and in the zap strip โ 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 โ 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: โข E2linkTV Pro โ 6 Months โข E2linkTV Pro โ 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
Aurora BOX
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Automatically matches XMLTV EPG data to entries in the user's own playlists. Fast switching between multiple audio tracks, with no overload or stuttering. Fast switching across subtitle formats (WebVTT, TTML/STPP, DVB, CEA-608/708), where other players require a long wait when changing subtitle tracks. First player on the Apple TV platform to support importing playlists with #KODIPROP directives. We plan to develop Aurora BOX into a cross-platform player. Supports high-bitrate media playback up to 8K/4K/HDR/HDR10.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aurora BOX at none against E2linkTV's 2. E2linkTV's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. E2linkTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 6 months. Aurora BOX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | E2linkTV | Aurora BOX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronald Pinke | WONG Ka Yu |
In-app purchases
E2linkTV
- E2linkTV Pro โ 6 Months$8.996 Months
- E2linkTV Pro โ Year$12.991 Year
Aurora BOX
No in-app purchases









