TV vs Оптина пустынь
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TV
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.
- Favorite program list
- Offline episode downloads
- Built-in audio player
- Track new/listened episodes
- View TV schedule
- Background downloads
- Audio playback with lock screen
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A companion app for the Russian Orthodox TV website (tv-soyuz.ru) offering convenient access to its large archive of programs and past episodes. The app makes it easy to: • maintain a list of favourite programs; • download episodes on the device and listen to them on the go via the built-in audio player very much like a podcast; • keep track of new and listened episodes; • check out the currently broadcast TV schedule for today. The app supports: • Background downloads; • Audio playback with locked screen and support for earphones remote control; • iPad/iPhone with portrait/landscape screen orientation and 2 view split on iPads.
Оптина пустынь
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Оптина пустынь Мобильное приложение для паломников Путеводитель по Введенскому ставропигиальному мужскому монастырю Оптина пустынь. С расписанием и трансляцией богослужений, возможностью подать записки, выбрать номер в монастырской гостинице и познакомиться с историей обители.Путеводитель по Введенскому ставропигиальному мужскому монастырю Оптина пустынь. С расписанием и трансляцией богослужений, возможностью подать записки, выбрать номер в монастырской гостинице и познакомиться с историей обители.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Оптина пустынь at every 4 days against TV's every 4 months. TV's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TV ships an update every 4 months, Оптина пустынь every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TV | Оптина пустынь |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vadym Kharionovskyi | Sergey Korobov |
In-app purchases
TV
No in-app purchases
Оптина пустынь
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TV free?
Is Оптина пустынь free?
Do TV or Оптина пустынь have ads?
Which is updated more often, TV or Оптина пустынь?
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