AirWeb vs Web for Apple TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirWeb
Browse the internet on your television using your iPhone or iPad as a remote. This app offers a comfortable and intuitive web surfing experience on the big screen, leveraging AirPlay mirroring.
- Web browsing on Apple TV
- iPhone/iPad as remote control
- AirPlay mirroring
- Trackpad and controls on iOS device
- Comfortable big-screen browsing
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AirWeb is the first web browser for your Apple TV. "Insanely impressed with how clever the implementation of @AirWebApp is. One of those "Um...DUH" type experiences :)" - Senior UI Designer at Apple This is the first TV browsing experience that is actually pleasant to use! Using your iPhone/iPad as an input device you can now finally take advantage of that big beautiful HDTV to browse the web. Share webpages with friends or colleagues, or just surf on your own, either way BIGGER is BETTER. AirWeb runs on any iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that support AirPlay Mirroring and uses AirPlay to show the webpages directly on your Apple TV connected TV, while creating a trackpad and controls on your touchscreen iOS device. It takes full advantage of the width and height of your HDTV, and allows you to browse comfortably without having to look down at your iOS device. Note that you need an Apple TV to use this app wirelessly.
Web for Apple TV
Browse the web on your big screen using your iPhone or iPad as an advanced remote. Enjoy smooth scrolling and zooming for a beautiful and intuitive web surfing experience on your TV. Search for information, watch videos, or shop directly from your television.
- Surf the web on your TV
- iPhone/iPad as advanced remote
- Smooth scrolling and zooming
- Intuitive gesture controls
- AirPlay Mirroring support
- Watch videos and shop on TV
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Web for Apple TV - Surf on your TV and enjoy websites on a big screen! Your iPhone/iPad serves as the world’s most advanced remote control for your TV. “Web for Apple TV“ takes advantage of every pixel of your beautiful HDTV and all the possibilities of the multi-touch iPhone, iPod touch and iPad screen. You are literally surfing by touching your TV. Smooth scrolling and zooming make surfing the web on your TV a joy! It is not only bigger but also much more beautiful. Enjoy videos, search for information or shop on your TV! Intuitive gestures make it possible that you do not even need to look down on your iPhone/iPad. “Web for Apple TV“ runs on all devices that support AirPlay Mirroring: - iPhone 4S, 5, 5S and 5C - iPod touch 5th generation - iPad 2, 3 and 4 - iPad Air - iPad mini, iPad mini Retina - iPhone 4 (requires a VGA/HDMI cable) The app connects to an Apple TV 2 or 3 wirelessly. An Apple TV 1 requires the use of a VGA/HDMI cable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirWeb at Free against Web for Apple TV's $1.99. AirWeb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and review sentiment (41% vs 16%). Web for Apple TV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, ads 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
AirWeb is free to download; Web for Apple TV costs $1.99 up front. AirWeb sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Web for Apple TV asks for nothing beyond the download.
AirWeb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of AirWeb's written reviews are positive against 16% of Web for Apple TV's.
| Parameter | AirWeb | Web for Apple TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 2.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christian Arild Strommen | Jan-Niklas FREUNDT |
Customer experience
AirWeb
Web for Apple TV
Bugs and requests
AirWeb
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't work with Apple TV
- Doesn't work with iPhone 4
- Doesn't work with secure websites
- Doesn't work with video playback
- Doesn't work with certain websites
Requested features
6 requests- Bookmarks support
- Landscape mode
- Full-screen mode
- Desktop site mode
- Video playback support
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- Improved scrolling and clicking
Web for Apple TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirWeb
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Quarterly subscription$2.993 Months
- Quarterly3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Yearly subscription$5.991 Year
- Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
Web for Apple TV
No in-app purchases
