Video Web vs Shortwave Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Web
Stream videos from the web directly to your devices, including Apple TV and Chromecast. Enjoy a tabbed browser with ad-blocking and support for various video formats. Save favorite sites and manage your browsing history.
- Play online videos from the web
- Stream to Apple TV and Chromecast
- Ad-blocking tab browser
- Supports MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV, M3U8, MKV, M4V, MP3
- Save favorite websites
- History management with private mode
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The definitive app for playing videos online from your favorite web sites! (not included YouTube) With Video Web you will be able to: - PLAY ONLINE VIDEOS from the web. - Play videos on your APPLE TV and on your CHROMECAST! - Now you can browse on the web without any ad. - Use our powered TAB BROWSER. - Video Web works with the most important video formats like: MP4, AVI, MOV, FLV (flash), MPG, M3U8 (playlist files), MKV, M4V, MP3 (audio)… - Now it works with M3U8 streaming video format! - Save your FAVORITE SITES to access them at any time. - Manage your history data (private mode also available). - Really simple and intuitive MODERN DESIGN. - Video Web is an UNIVERSAL app (it works great on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch). - And many more!! PLEASE NOTE: Video Web is not related with any video web service. Using Video Web to play copyrighted videos is not allowed unless you own them, and it's under your own responsibility. ** If you have any suggestion of find any bug, please contact us at: support@theclashsoft.com or via our website: www.theclashsoft.com THANK YOU!! ** More incredible features are coming! Please stay tuned at: http://www.twitter.com/theclashsoft :)
Shortwave Guide
This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.
- Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
- Real-time station listings
- Frequency viewing
- Database updates
- EiBi database integration
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Video Web at 53% against Shortwave Guide's 20%. Video Web also leads on price ($1.99 vs $8.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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
Video Web costs $1.99 and Shortwave Guide $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Video Web ships an update fortnightly, Shortwave Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Web | Shortwave Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Clash Soft | Vladyslav Haliuk |
Customer experience
Video Web
Shortwave Guide
Bugs and requests
Video Web
Reported bugs
123 issues- App crashes too much
- App crashes when opening web page or downloaded files
- Cannot click anything on web pages
- Search function not working
- Freezes when typing in search bar
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- Cannot download videos
- Lost previously downloaded videos
- Horrible update, now it's crap
- Cannot stream, only download
- Error playing video when casting downloaded files
- Occasional crashing
- Chromecast icon vanished
- Chromecast functionality stops working, requires re-download
- Black screen when streaming through Chromecast, only audio
- Disconnects every time
- Does not detect any video on most sites
- Doesn't work on most sites
- Doesn't do flash
- Not compatible with flash content
- Cannot download anything
- No Chromecast option visible
- Doesn't work with Chromecast
- Cannot deal with pop ups
- Error playing video when casting to TV
- Awful, doesn't work
- Doesn't work
- Unable to connect Chromecast
- Not Chromecast compatible
- Doesn't work on Chromecast
- No Chromecast support
- Doesn't download anything
- Rubbish, doesn't work
- Didn't recognize any videos
- App is too slow for online videos
- Browser is too slow
- App is very deficient
- Can't download videos
- Does not open movie links
- Total scam
- Does not work on most sites
- Does not detect any video
- Crashes way too much
- Crashes whenever I open a web page or downloaded files
- Destroyed a very good app
- Cannot download videos anymore
- Lost previously downloaded videos
- Horrible update, now it's crap
- Can only stream, not download
- Cannot click anything on web pages
- Search function not working
- Cannot download anything
- No Chromecast option visible
- Doesn't work with Chromecast
- Cannot deal with pop ups
- Error playing video when casting downloaded files
- Occasional crashing
- Chromecast icon vanished
- Chromecast functionality stops working, requires re-download
- Black screen when streaming through Chromecast, only audio
- Disconnects every time
- Does not detect any video on most sites
- Doesn't work on most sites
- Doesn't do flash
- Not compatible with flash content
- Cannot download anything
- No Chromecast option visible
- Doesn't work with Chromecast
- Cannot deal with pop ups
- Error playing video when casting to TV
- Awful, doesn't work
- Doesn't work
- Unable to connect Chromecast
- Not Chromecast compatible
- Doesn't work on Chromecast
- No Chromecast support
- Doesn't download anything
- Rubbish, doesn't work
- Didn't recognize any videos
- App is too slow for online videos
- Browser is too slow
- App is very deficient
- Can't download videos
- Does not open movie links
- Total scam
- Does not work on most sites
- Does not detect any video
- Crashes way too much
- Crashes whenever I open a web page or downloaded files
- Destroyed a very good app
- Cannot download videos anymore
- Lost previously downloaded videos
- Horrible update, now it's crap
- Can only stream, not download
- Cannot click anything on web pages
- Search function not working
- Cannot download anything
- No Chromecast option visible
- Doesn't work with Chromecast
- Cannot deal with pop ups
- Error playing video when casting downloaded files
- Occasional crashing
- Chromecast icon vanished
- Chromecast functionality stops working, requires re-download
- Black screen when streaming through Chromecast, only audio
- Disconnects every time
- Does not detect any video on most sites
- Doesn't work on most sites
- Doesn't do flash
- Not compatible with flash content
- Cannot download anything
- No Chromecast option visible
- Doesn't work with Chromecast
- Cannot deal with pop ups
- Error playing video when casting to TV
- Awful, doesn't work
- Doesn't work
- Unable to connect Chromecast
- Not Chromecast compatible
- Doesn't work on Chromecast
- No Chromecast support
- Doesn't download anything
- Rubbish, doesn't work
- Didn't recognize any videos
Requested features
13 requests- Bring back option to use passcode
- Bring back ability to play music in background
- Add file transfer option
- Add playlist for Chromecast
- Remove pre-playback before sending to Chromecast
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- Make video run in background while searching for more videos
- Add a help button for better intuitiveness
- Improve compatibility with Apple TV
- Fix download for videobam system
- Fix Chromecast functionality when it stops working
- Improve compatibility with Dailymotion
- Improve compatibility with Putlocker
- Fix share extension
Shortwave Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Video Web
No in-app purchases
Shortwave Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Video Web free?
Is Shortwave Guide free?
Do Video Web or Shortwave Guide have ads?
Which is updated more often, Video Web or Shortwave Guide?
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