FirstMedia vs Waffle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FirstMedia
Stream live TV channels and catch up on your favorite shows and movies on demand. Access thousands of hours of content, including TV shows, movies, sports, and documentaries, anytime and anywhere. This enhanced service also offers an advanced remote control for compatible set-top boxes.
- Live TV streaming
- Catch-up TV
- Video on demand
- Extensive content library
- Advanced remote control
- Interactive TV guides
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FirstMediaX is an enhancement of First Media Go, the first TV Anywhere service with Internet Live Streaming and Catch-Up TV in Indonesia, providing viewers with many choices to view their favorite shows and movies, anytime and anywhere. The latest features introduced by First Media in FMX that you can enjoy: 1. New and friendly user interface 2. FREE Live TV and Catch-Up TV channels 3. FREE Video On Demand 4. Unlimited and fast access to more than thousands hours of TV shows, movies, comedies, sports and documentaries from First Media. 5. Advance Remote Control for to control your X1 STB. 6. Interactive TV guides with more than hundred channels
Waffle
Access and organize videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo in a single application. Discover trending content, create custom playlists, and enjoy a distraction-free viewing experience with a minimal interface and dark theme option.
- Watch videos from YouTube, Dailymotion & Vimeo
- Search across multiple platforms
- Create and manage custom playlists
- Explore trending videos
- Minimal player interface
- Dark Theme support
- Save favorite videos
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Watch YouTube, Dailymotion & Vimeo Videos - All in One Place. Waffle is a smart video player that lets you search, watch, and organize videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo - without switching between apps. Discover trending content, create playlists, and enjoy a clean, minimal video experience with enhanced iPad support, including landscape mode and multitasking. Key Features: • Watch videos from YouTube, Dailymotion & Vimeo • Search across platforms in one app • Create and manage custom video playlists • Explore trending and popular videos • Minimal player for distraction-free watching • Dark Mode support • Optimized for iPad with landscape mode support • Supports Slide Over and Split View multitasking One Player for All Your Videos Waffle makes video discovery simple and enjoyable. Whether you're watching music videos, trending clips, or your personal playlists, Waffle brings everything together in one easy-to-use app. Download Waffle and start watching smarter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waffle at 4.6 against FirstMedia's 2.1. Waffle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (30% vs 8%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Waffle holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waffle has 165 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of FirstMedia's written reviews are positive against 30% of Waffle's.
FirstMedia ships an update every 3 months, Waffle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FirstMedia | Waffle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (165 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.6% of reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 165 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | First Media | Artur Remizov |
Customer experience
FirstMedia
Waffle
Bugs and requests
FirstMedia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Waffle
Reported bugs
5 issues- Subscriptions removed
- Background play stopped working
- Scrubbing/seeking issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues with iOS 13
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back background playback
- Bring back subscription tab
- Add shuffle play for playlists
- Add volume adjustment slider
- Add rewind/forward buttons
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- Resume playback from where left off
- Add captions/subtitles support
In-app purchases
FirstMedia
No in-app purchases
Waffle
No in-app purchases
