TextTV II vs SwebbTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextTV II
Access TV channel pages from various Nordic and European countries on your Apple devices. Navigate easily with gestures and shortcuts, and view content updated in the background.
- Tappable page numbers
- Background content updating
- Easy drag and swipe navigation
- Manual page number entry
- Configurable shortcut buttons
- Landscape mode support
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Text-TV viewer with tappable page numbers for iPhone / iPod touch and iPad. Now also for Apple TV! TextTV II has a cleaner interface than its predecessor. It also takes advantage of new iOS features such as updating content in the background. Currently supported channels: SVT, Sweden NRK, Norway TV2, Denmark YLE, Finland MTV3, Finland NOS Netherlands BR, Germany MDR, Germany Easy navigation: Drag left, right, up and down for nearby pages. Swipe from edges to navigate in history. Click page links or tap the page number field at the top to enter page number manually. All sub pages are displayed below first page. Supports landscape mode. Shortcuts: Five configurable shortcut buttons for channel and page. Reconfigure by holding on the button for 3 seconds. Miscellaneous: Some channels have a time at the top that is not the same as when viewed on a TV. This time reflects the time the page was changed. So you may think you read old news but it is the latest available on internet and the same as on TV. Please note: This is only a specialized web browser and relies on publications on the internet. This means that channels may disappear at any time.
SwebbTV
This app provides news and information from a citizen-funded initiative, offering a broad range of topics and perspectives. It allows users to watch programs, engage with content through comments and likes, and listen to programs in the background with the screen off.
- Watch SwebbTV programs
- Comment and like programs
- Background audio playback
- Screen-off listening
- Access to website content
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Svensk Webbtelevision är ett medborgarfinansierat initiativ för att skapa en regelbunden och allsidig nyhets- och informationsförmedling som ger uttryck för ett breddat utbud av ämnen och perspektiv samt granskning av för demokratin grundläggande skeenden. Därför tror vi på en fri och öppen debatt där olika åsikter får komma till uttryck. Vi vill försvara yttrandefriheten och främja upplysning, bildning och publicering av betydelsefull information även när den är obekväm för politiska och andra makthavare. Med appen kan du: - Titta på Swebbtvs program. - Kommentera och gilla program. - Släcka skärmen och lyssna på programmen i bakgrunden. Det är samma innehåll på vår webbsajt som i appen. Om du upplever problem med appen, skicka oss gärna ett mail. Du finner kontaktuppgifter på www.swebbtv.se.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SwebbTV at Free against TextTV II's $0.99. SwebbTV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). TextTV II's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#69 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
SwebbTV is free to download; TextTV II costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwebbTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
TextTV II ships an update every 3 weeks, SwebbTV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextTV II | SwebbTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Throw Lab | Svensk Webbtelevision AB |
Customer experience
TextTV II
SwebbTV
In-app purchases
TextTV II
No in-app purchases
SwebbTV
No in-app purchases









