# TV vs Лествица!

The clearest difference is update cadence: Лествица! at every 3 weeks against TV's every 4 months. TV's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TV against 5.0 for Лествица!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

TV ships an update every 4 months, Лествица! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | TV | Лествица! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-soyuz/id937112334/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1588717426/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 25 MB | 69 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Vadym Kharionovskyi](https://appshunter.io/developer/937112333) | [Denis Lyakhovich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1281669183) |

## What reviewers say

### TV

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tv-soyuz/id937112334)

Access a vast archive of Russian Orthodox TV programs and past episodes. Save favorites, download content for offline listening, and track new and listened episodes. View the current TV schedule.

**Highlights:** Favorite program list, Offline episode downloads, Built-in audio player, Track new/listened episodes, View TV schedule, Background downloads, Audio playback with lock screen

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Лествица!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1588717426)

This app provides a spiritual guide based on the teachings of John Climacus, featuring 30 "steps" towards spiritual perfection. It also includes prayers, a religious calendar, sayings of saints, news, and information on holy sites and lives of saints.

**Highlights:** 30 spiritual steps, Prayers and favorites, Orthodox calendar, Sayings of saints, Religious news feed, Pilgrimage information, Lives of saints

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is TV free?

TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Лествица! free?

Лествица! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, TV or Лествица!?

TV and Лествица! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do TV or Лествица! have ads?

Neither TV nor Лествица! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, TV or Лествица!?

TV ships an update every 4 months, and Лествица! every 3 weeks. Most recently, TV was updated on October 24, 2026 and Лествица! on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*