TextTV II vs Text
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.
Text
Access SVT's Text-TV service with intuitive navigation. Swipe to browse pages, tap for direct access, and bookmark your favorite content. Get quick access to news and information.
- Swipe left/right to browse
- Swipe down to reload
- Tap page number for direct access
- Bookmark favorite pages
- Intuitive navigation
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Denna app visar Text-TV från SVT. - Bläddra framåt/bakåt genom svep vänster/höger. - Ladda om sidan genom svep nedåt. - Tryck på sidnummer för att gå till sidan. - Spara favoritsidor genom tryck på bokmärkesknappen. För mer info, tryck på knappen markerad med "i". För support eposta: texttv@ljungh.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Text at Free against TextTV II's $0.99. Text also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). TextTV II's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Text is free to download; TextTV II costs $0.99 up front. Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextTV II asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TextTV II ships an update every 3 weeks, Text every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextTV II | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Throw Lab | Kenneth Ljungh |
Customer experience
TextTV II
Text
In-app purchases
TextTV II
No in-app purchases
Text
- Ingen reklam$0.99
