REVOLT TV vs Rheo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
REVOLT TV
Stream exclusive Hip Hop content, original series, and live events from a leading Black-owned media platform. Discover breaking music news, artist interviews, and engaging digital shorts.
- Exclusive original series
- Live events coverage
- Digital shorts
- Breaking music news
- Artist interviews
- Free episode browsing
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Watch the best content from REVOLT, the multiplatform Hip Hop network with the goal of building the largest Black-owned media company for creators. Browse select free episodes, exclusive originals, digital shorts, live events including REVOLT WORLD, and more to add to your list. Shows include Caresha Please, Drink Champs, The Crew League, Black Girl Stuff, REVOLT Black News, The Jason Lee Show, Bet on Black, Big Facts, The Blackprint with Detavio Samuels, Soulja Boy Presents: The Life of Draco, and more. REVOLT is unapologetically Hip Hop with a mission to change the narrative of Black culture globally by growing an ecosystem that gives Black storytellers access to platforms, resources and support. Focused on expertly curating the best of the best in Hip Hop and engaging youth in social conversation, REVOLT offers breaking music news, videos, interviews, exclusive performances, and original programming. See artist interviews including Megan Thee Stallion, Ludacris, Usher, Killer Mike, Summer Walker, Latto, Saweetie, T.I., Jeezy, Akon, Method Man, and many more.
Rheo
Discover personalized short videos curated for your mood, from comedy to news. This app acts as your video DJ, offering trending and culturally relevant content from a wide range of sources not found on major streaming platforms.
- Mood-based video curation
- Personalized video playlists
- Discovery of trending content
- Wide range of video sources
- Bite-sized video viewing
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Rheo is your curated and personalized video DJ, playing you the best short videos available anywhere. From comedy, to music, to news, Rheo organizes videos by your mood: Laugh, Learn, Chill, Taste, Move, Inform, Spark, etc. Just hit play, and let Rheo take you on a journey. You’ll be the first to discover what’s hot, trending, or culturally relevant. Rheo is the video track to your life. Available on your Apple TV, iPhone and Web, Rheo helps you discover unlimited content from a line-up of sources never before tapped in one place, and not available on Netflix or Hulu -- curated and personalized to you. Here are just a few: R29 Brit & Co. Super Deluxe Vimeo Hearst Great Big Story Clique Vox Jimmy Kimmel Bill Maher Jimmy Fallon Graham Norton Vice News BBC ABC News Reuters PBS TED Talks The Economist Kaytranada Soulection GoPro Red Bull Media Sit back and enjoy what you love. Bite-sized video viewing like never before. Rheo is an alternative to YouTube, Sling TV, and Pluto TV among others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rheo at none against REVOLT TV's shown. Rheo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Rheo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rheo has 529 ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of REVOLT TV's written reviews are positive against 69% of Rheo's.
REVOLT TV ships an update every 6 weeks, Rheo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REVOLT TV | Rheo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (95 ratings) | 4.5 (529 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 | 529 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | REVOLT Media and TV, LLC | Copper Studios |
Customer experience
REVOLT TV
Rheo
User reviews
REVOLT TV
From 95 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📺 Access to TV shows
- 🌟 Picture-in-Picture (PiP) available
- 🔥 Great content
- 💯 Hip hop content
- 👍 Easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 💸 Expensive streaming platforms
- 😩 Ads stay on screen
- ❌ Can't cast
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🗑️ Worthless without Ye interview
Rheo
From 529 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Excellent curated content
- 🚀 Fast video loading
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎨 Great for discovering new content
- 🎉 Fantastic app overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🔒 Account/login issues
- 📺 Compatibility problems on some devices
- 🙄 Too much political/biased content
- 🙃 Repetitive and limited video selection
Bugs and requests
REVOLT TV
Reported bugs
10 issues- Ads stay on screen
- Can't cast
- Can't play video from beginning
- App crashes when making video full screen
- Notifications not working
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- App crashes when opening videos
- Can't create account
- Blank screen on login
- Can't log in after creating account
- App won't allow basic functions
Requested features
4 requests- Stream Revolt TV without ads
- Lower subscription cost for app
- Fix notification settings
- Add dark mode option
Rheo
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos not playing to the end
- App getting stuck on certain screens
- Incompatibility issues on older devices
- Difficulty exiting the app on some platforms
Requested features
5 requests- Add speed control and subtitles
- Implement Chromecast/casting support
- Improve video playback and navigation
- Provide more content variety and curation options
- Fix account/login problems
In-app purchases
REVOLT TV
No in-app purchases
Rheo
No in-app purchases
