Comparison

Croatian TV+ vs lire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Croatian TV+

Easily check TV schedules for numerous Croatian channels. Track favorite shows, set reminders, and access detailed program information. Enjoy offline access and iCloud syncing for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • TV listings for 124 channels
  • Set custom show alerts
  • Offline data access
  • iCloud syncing for favorites
  • Search by channel, category, keyword
  • Detailed show information
Features
Currently charting
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Croatian TV+ is an app for checking TV schedules anytime, anywhere. Track your favorite shows and programs, set alarms for when the shows you love are on the air! BENEFITS: ● TV listings for 124 TV channels ● Time schedules shown using your local time zone ● There can be a lot of useful data for a show: description, duration, actors, directors, country of origin, screenshots, etc. ● Easily find and track reruns and all episodes of a series by setting it as a "Favorite" ● You can search by channel, category or a keyword ● Shows are categorized heuristically in one of these categories: Movies, TV Series, Documentaries, Animated, News, Entertainment, Music and Sports ● Movie subcategories: Comedy, Western, SF, etc. ● Application has to be paid only once, but you can use it on as many devices as you want ● List of favorite shows and a list of selected channels are stored in iCloud so it can be shared across all your devices ALERTS: ● Ability to receive an alert before the show is on air: up to 2 hours before the show ● Alerts can be received even when the application is not running or you are offline ● Automatic rescheduling of alerts if show schedule changes ● Support for recurring alerts that trigger every time your favorite show is on air ● Alerts are stored in your calendar and can be shared across all devices that can access your calendar FAST & TRANSPARENT: ● All data downloaded from the network can be used offline for later use, so you can use this application even when you are offline ● TV listings are downloaded in the background, so application is fully functional while downloading ● Multitasking support: download or processing tasks will continue to run while application is in the background ● Support for dual cores using Grand Central Dispatch technology LOOKS: ● Works in both portrait and landscape orientation of your device ● Retina Display high resolution graphics support FAQ: ● QUESTION: Alerts don't work for me. Why is that? - ANSWER: To enable alerts you have to: Ⅰ: Allow calendar access in the app "Settings" under the option "Privacy". Ⅱ: Pick a calendar in the "Croatian TV" app under the option "Settings" => "Calendars". Icons by Joseph Wain / glyphish.com http://glyphish.com We cannot reply to your review! If you have a problem, send us an e-mail instead! DISCLAIMER: ● We own all intellectual property rights to the software. However, we do not claim ownership to the channels and contents which ownership is held by the site to which the software links. ● This software doesn't maintain any channel servers but only uses the channel servers that are available on the web. Sometimes server feeds are turned off, not available or just bad quality. We have no control over the Internet feeds used by this application. ● If owners of any specific channels don't want the channels to appear in this application, please send your request to our email to remove them from the application. But, if owners of any specific channels have any concerns regarding law, please contact either the entities claiming the servers mentioned above. ● Channels offered may vary and may be withdrawn without prior notice depending on the availability. ● We own the right to modify these terms at any time, which modification shall be effective immediately upon posting. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bakalar.github.io/tv/privacy/policies/universal.html

About

lire

This app provides full-text RSS feeds, converting partial feeds into complete articles. Read content offline after initial caching. It offers standalone use or syncs with iCloud and various popular RSS services.

Highlights
  • Full-text RSS feed conversion
  • Offline reading of cached feeds
  • Standalone feed reader
  • iCloud sync
  • Sync with multiple RSS services
Features
Currently charting
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Love RSS feeds? So do we!! RSS feeds are a great way to follow updates on your favorite website. However, some sites set up their feeds to only show a portion of each entry, you know, to get you to click through to their actual website. We find that really annoying, and we're sure you do too. Which is why, unlike other RSS feed readers, that either push you into a browser (in-app or otherwise), or depend on third party text parsing services and require you to be online to fetch the full text of one article at a time (which makes it no different from having to click/tap through to a website), in lire, you get your favorite RSS feeds as they should've been. You don't need to click through to any website (though, you do still have the option to, if you really wanted). It takes your favorite partial feeds, does its magic, and converts them in to full feeds, so you don't have to click/tap on those annoying 'Read more' or 'Continue reading' links. Once they're cached, you don't even need to be connected to read your full-text feeds. Use as a standalone feed reader, sync with iCloud, or, sync with any of the several services: Feedly, Feedbin, FeedHQ, The Old Reader, Inoreader, BazQux Reader, Newsblur, Feed Wrangler, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News, Tiny Tiny RSS.

Screenshots

Croatian TV+4 screens
lire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: lire at 69% against Croatian TV+'s 0%. lire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Croatian TV+ costs $12.99 and lire $9.99 up front. Croatian TV+ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and lire sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Croatian TV+ ships an update every 2 months, lire fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Croatian TV+ versus lire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCroatian TV+lire
Price$12.99$9.99 — better
Rating—4.4 (157 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews68.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#64#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB164 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKantaKunal Sood

Customer experience

Croatian TV+

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

lire

All ratings155 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral13.5%
Negative18.0%

Bugs and requests

Croatian TV+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

lire

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Incorrect feed display
  • Articles not opening
  • Overlapping UI elements
  • Sync errors with FreshRSS and Wallabag
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  • Revert to old articles after sync
  • VoiceOver issues after update

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bulk unsubscribe option
  • Ability to add multiple feeds at once
  • Custom keyword filtering
  • Highlight/annotate articles
  • Embedded video support
Show 4 more
  • Automatic article categorization
  • Sharing options
  • PDF export
  • Multilingual support

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Croatian TV+

Subscriptions2
  • Premium features for 3 months$2.993 Months
  • Premium features for 1 year$8.991 Year
One-time4
  • Premium features for 30 days$0.99
  • Ad control$4.99
  • Premium features for 12 months$6.99
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  • Premium features with no time limit$9.99
5 purchases

lire

One-time5
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Humongous Tip$9.99
  • Stupendous Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Croatian TV+ free?
Croatian TV+ costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is lire free?
lire costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Croatian TV+ or lire have ads?
Croatian TV+ shows ads; lire does not.
Which is updated more often, Croatian TV+ or lire?
Croatian TV+ ships an update every 2 months, and lire fortnightly. Most recently, Croatian TV+ was updated on October 29, 2026 and lire on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Croatian TV+ or lire?
Croatian TV+ currently peaks at #64 in the App Store charts, and lire at #4. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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