TV Widget + vs Intermatic ABRA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV Widget +
Instantly calculate optimal TV size, viewing distance, and viewing angle. Helps you decide on the best TV for your space and seating arrangement, and assess the visual experience compared to a cinema.
- Instant calculations as you type
- Suggests TV size based on distance
- Calculates optimal viewing distance
- Assesses viewing angle and visual impact
- Supports multiple aspect ratios
- Converts between feet, inches, and cm
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Instant calculations for TV size, viewing distance and viewing angle! TV Widget is a fun and informative app for learning about the relationship between screen size, viewing distance and viewing angle. You can use it to help inform your decision about what size TV to buy, or how to arrange the seating in your room. You can use TV Widget to do three things: 1. Calculate screen size. If you know how far you'll site from the screen, TV Widget can suggest a suitable TV size. 2. Calculate viewing distance. If you know the TV size, TV Widget can suggest the distance of your seating. 3. Assess the viewing experience. TV Widget calculates the viewing angle and provides fun gauges that help you assess how big the picture will feel compared to a cinema/theatre. It can help you work out if that new Ultra HD TV is really worthwhile given your seating arrangement and TV size constraints! TV Widget is designed to be fun and easy to use. It’s not a replacement for expert advice as it cannot take into account all your preferences and requirements, and it includes guidelines that are quite subjective in nature. However, it can be helpful in narrowing down your choices and understanding the trade-offs. The app is in active development. Please contact us with any issues, feedback or suggestions – our email address is tvwidgetapp@gmail.com. ADDITIONAL FEATURES - Provides instant calculations as you type - Makes suggestions based on three user-selectable 'viewing experiences' - Selects common TV sizes automatically (can be switched off) - Provides a guide to the sharpness of the TV image (e.g. Blu-rays vs. DVDs vs. Ultra HD) - Calculates screen height, width and diagonal - Gauges the visual impact of the TV image - Pre-selects the international TV system in your region: NTSC, PAL or SECAM - Includes a built-in user guide - Supports measurements in feet, inches and cm. Optional Advanced Settings: - Allows screen to be measured by width rather than diagonal (for projectors) - Allows international TV system region to be changed - Supports the standard 16:9 widescreen TV ratio, but can also be switched to 4:3, 16:10, 1.85:1, 21:9, 2.39:1 and 32:9 aspect ratios for projectors and computer monitors.
Intermatic ABRA
This app allows users to discover, connect, and manage a range of smart home devices. You can organize devices by room, control them remotely, create custom lighting scenes, and integrate with voice assistants for hands-free operation. It also supports scheduling and advanced automation with specific smart switches.
- Discover and connect smart devices
- Organize devices by room
- Remote device control
- Customizable lighting scenes
- Voice assistant integration
- Scheduling and automation
- Surface switch scene calling
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The Intermatic ABRA platform features a simple, intuitive app and a range of smart home products designed for reliability, convenience, and energy savings. • Quickly discover new ABRA devices and connect them to your account • Organize and manage ABRA smart bulbs, switches, and plugs room by room • Control ABRA devices within your home or remotely via the internet • Create custom lighting scenes • Connect to popular voice assistants, enabling control of your ABRA devices with verbal commands • Schedule your ABRA lights to turn on and off at specific times, or at sunrise/sunset with +/- timing offset • Easily program the ABRA Surface Switch to call up lighting scenes while maintaining standby power to your connected ABRA Smart Bulbs • For added versatility, use the ABRA Surface Switch with the Amazon Alexa app to trigger your favorite Alexa routines and control Alexa-compatible smart bulbs, smart plugs, and other smart devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Intermatic ABRA at Free against TV Widget +'s $0.99. Intermatic ABRA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). TV Widget +'s advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). 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
Intermatic ABRA is free to download; TV Widget + costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Intermatic ABRA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Widget + has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TV Widget + | Intermatic ABRA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Imperato | Intermatic LLC |
Customer experience
TV Widget +
Intermatic ABRA
In-app purchases
TV Widget +
No in-app purchases
Intermatic ABRA
No in-app purchases









