Comparison

Roya TV vs Cathode

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

Head to head
About

Roya TV

Stream top Arabic series, documentaries, and original shows with this platform. Enjoy personalized recommendations and create multiple profiles for family and friends. Watch on various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs.

Highlights
  • Extensive library of Arabic series and documentaries
  • Exclusive original shows and plays
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Continue watching feature
Features
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Roya TV is the no. 1 streaming platform in Jordan, has it all! We’ve got the best series, documentaries, Arabic shows and content - on all devices! With our new user-friendly interface, all this great content is perfectly curated and collated right at your fingertips. More Options, More Entertainment  Subscribe to ٌRoya TV Plus and watch additional entertainment programs, original shows, documentaries and exclusive plays and series Access to FHD Livestream of Roya TV with no ads and watch before airing Roya TV Plus Streaming app is home for exclusive series and programs hits, Roya TV Originals and premium, so much more. Entertainment shows? Yes! All the entertainment you and your family need, in one place, for one great price, on one easy-to-use app. Why you will love Roya TV PLUS: Exclusive and non-exclusive series, plays and shows Roya TV Originals Arabic shows & content, you’ll fall in love with Create up to 3 individual profiles for family & friends Enjoy personalized recommendations Improved interface with easier navigation Discover content easily with auto-complete search and suggestions Continue watching feature Watch Anytime, Anywhere You can watch on your smartphone, smart TV, tablet, and Chromecast device Check out our Privacy Policy: https://roya.tv/privacy-policy Terms of use https://roya.tv/terms

About

Cathode

Features
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Cathode turns your iPhone or iPad into a screen worth handing over. Twenty full-screen effects, each one drawn live on the device at full frame rate. Nothing here is looping video and nothing is a static wallpaper — every pixel is computed while you watch. WHAT IS IN IT • Digital Rain — columns of glyphs falling through the dark. Choose the script: Katakana, Japanese, Chinese, Hangul, Vietnamese, Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, hex or binary. Let it fall as random characters, as good wishes written in that language, or as anything you type yourself • Code Editor — source typing itself out character by character, with line numbers and syntax colours, in C, Python, HTML, Java, SQL or JavaScript • Terminal — a console mid-session: boot logs, hex dumps, network traces • Breach — a wall of small monitors working a system open, with a progress bar counting up to the moment it gives • Locator — a map acquiring a fix, accuracy rings closing in on a crosshair • Radar, Spectrum, Oscilloscope — instruments with real graticules and phosphor afterglow • Neural Grid, Automaton, Double Helix, Orbitals, Strange Attractor, Interference, Fractal — science that is actually being computed: Conway's Game of Life and Rule 110 run for real, the attractors integrate their own differential equations, the interference pattern is summed per pixel • Starfield, Vortex, Plasma, Hyperspace, Glitch — pure spectacle TWO TAPS TO FULL SCREEN Pick an effect and it fills the screen edge to edge, with nothing on top of it and the display kept awake. Tap once and a small control bar fades in; leave it alone and it fades back out. Turn the device and the effect reflows with it. MAKE IT YOURS Every effect has speed, density, glow, eight colour palettes and several styles. Adjust them against a live preview, then save what you like as a named preset. ENTIRELY OFFLINE No account. No network requests of any kind. No analytics, no crash reporter, no third-party SDK. Cathode never asks for a single permission — not the camera, not the microphone, not location — because it never needs one. FREE AND PAID Digital Rain is free forever, at full quality, with every setting unlocked. No watermark, no time limit, no advertising. Cathode Unlimited is a single one-time payment that unlocks the other nineteen effects and raises the saved-preset limit. It is not a subscription. It does not renew. It is shareable through Family Sharing. A NOTE ON WHAT THIS IS Everything on screen is generated by the app. The console text, network traces, radar contacts and progress bars are decorative fiction — nothing is a real system or a real connection, and none of it should be presented to anyone as though it were. PHOTOSENSITIVITY Some effects flicker or change brightness quickly. If you are sensitive to flashing imagery, use the Speed and Glow controls to slow and soften them, or do not use the app. Effects keep the display awake and can make the device warm; both are switches you control. Terms of Use: https://csyzd.github.io/privacy/Cathode/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://csyzd.github.io/privacy/Cathode/privacy.html

Screenshots

Roya TV1 screens
Cathode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cathode at none against Roya TV's shown. Roya TV's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Roya TV sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Cathode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roya TV versus Cathode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoya TVCathode
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (156 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings156 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWatan Broadcasting Satellite与钊 段

Bugs and requests

Roya TV

Reported bugs

43 issues
  • App stopped working on Fire TV Stick
  • Black screen on Smart TV
  • Paid subscription not working
  • Shows not working, keep buffering
  • App is slow
Show 38 more
  • Shows not available on app
  • Live streaming and video stopped working
  • Cannot log in to Samsung TV
  • Videos not playing, asking to pay again
  • No compatible source found error
  • Ads interrupt and cause freezing
  • App crashes when selecting live broadcasts
  • Login through app fails
  • Casting not working
  • Forced ads play but nothing after
  • Videos won't download, only ads
  • Videos do not play
  • Cannot chromecast to TV
  • App is slow with many issues
  • Ads get stuck and remain on screen
  • Sound of ads plays with content
  • Cannot watch episodes, forced ads play but nothing after
  • App crashes after choosing live broadcasts and closing ads
  • Videos not working on iPhone
  • Videos are not loading
  • Cannot play videos, server failed or format not supported
  • App doesn't allow login/registration/password change
  • App has no sound
  • Registration not working on iPhone 6
  • Create account problem
  • Login problem
  • Problem with current version
  • App doesn't open on iPhone 6
  • App is not opening
  • App sometimes doesn't work, needs restart
  • Live streaming quality is too low
  • App is not allowing to add profile photo
  • App is not working at all, no video or live stream
  • Nothing works after selecting a show
  • App is weak and unreliable
  • App crashes when submitting new account
  • Facebook login error
  • Cannot participate in contests due to ads and hidden buttons

Requested features

6 requests
  • Support English app
  • Add casting/Chromecast feature
  • Update Apple TV app
  • Add profile photo option
  • Improve UI
Show 1 more
  • Higher quality live streaming

Cathode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Roya TV

Subscriptions2
  • RoyaTV Month Subscription$2.991 Month
  • RoyaTV Year subscription$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • الحزمة البرونزية$3.59
  • الحزمة الفضية$14.00
  • الحزمة الذهبية$28.00
1 purchases

Cathode

One-time1
  • Cathode Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is Roya TV free?
Roya TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cathode free?
Cathode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roya TV or Cathode have ads?
Roya TV shows ads; Cathode does not.

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