Comparison

TV vs EFTM

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

Head to head
About

TV

Access a comprehensive TV guide for all major Australian channels. Browse programs with a new flat design and save your favorite stations. This app works even when you're abroad.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Australian TV guide
  • All major Australian TV stations
  • Easy access to best programs
  • New flat design
  • Usable abroad
  • Favorite stations bookmarking
Features
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TV-Guide Australia allows you to look up in this fast and complete TV guide available from a sole App. Find all the major Australian TV stations all over Australia (AU)! An easy access to the best programs from the TV channels in Australia. New Flat design for your quality program. You can use this app abroad! This app is compatible with new iOS 11, iPhone 8 / 8 Plus and iPhone X and also with multitasking. List your favorite stations in bookmarks! The Australian Program (TV listings) in Australia. TV-Guide AU.

About

EFTM

Access the latest Australian tech, car, and lifestyle news and reviews. Customize your iPhone home screen with widgets to see new stories instantly and receive notifications. Get a free unique code for competitions.

Highlights
  • Tech, Cars & Lifestyle News
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Customizable Notifications
  • Free Competition Codes
  • Australian Focus
Features
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EFTM is the home of Tech, Cars and Lifestyle news and reviews in Australia. The EFTM app is a simple app to allow you to add Widgets to your iPhone home screen so you can see new stories as they appear, get notifications as you choose, and also obtain your free EFTMID to use as a unique code in EFTM competitions!

Screenshots

TV1 screens
EFTM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EFTM at 75% against TV's 0%. EFTM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). TV's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EFTM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TV's written reviews are positive against 75% of EFTM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TV ships an update every 16 months, EFTM every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TV versus EFTM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVEFTM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThomas GeslandEFTM

Customer experience

TV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative92.9%

EFTM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

TV

No in-app purchases

None

EFTM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TV free?
TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EFTM free?
EFTM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TV or EFTM?
EFTM is rated higher. TV averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while EFTM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TV or EFTM have ads?
Neither TV nor EFTM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TV or EFTM?
TV ships an update every 16 months, and EFTM every 9 months. Most recently, TV was updated on November 6, 2026 and EFTM on November 3, 2026.

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