Amazon Fire TV vs Quack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amazon Fire TV
Control your Fire TV from your phone, discover personalized recommendations, and manage your watchlist. Easily set up new devices and enjoy fast text entry for a seamless entertainment experience.
- Remote control functionality
- Personalized entertainment discovery
- Universal search for content
- Watchlist management
- Fast text entry
- Easy device setup
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Your entertainment sidekick wherever you go. The Fire TV mobile app puts the Fire TV experience at your fingertips—whether you're on the couch or on the move. Discover & personalize your entertainment anywhere: Browse titles and get personalized recommendations. Search for movies, TV shows, and more across all your services. Build and fine-tune your watchlist in the moment. Easy control & setup: Launch it all on your big screen with seamless control. Enjoy fast text entry using your mobile keyboard. Set up new Fire TV devices quickly and easily. Compatibility: Requires an Amazon account and connection to the same Wi-Fi network as your Fire TV to launch content to your TV. Some features require a compatible Fire TV. By using this app, you agree to Amazon's Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).
Quack
A fast-paced party game where players try to identify a hidden "Quack" who is faking knowledge of a secret word. Players ask questions to expose the imposter, with the group winning if they catch the Quack, and the Quack winning if they evade detection.
- Play with 3-20 players on one device
- 20 built-in topics and custom topic creation
- Timed mode with configurable rounds
- Night mode for added challenge
- Offline play
- No ads or data collection
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Quack is a fast-paced party game where everyone shares a secret word, except the Quack, who's faking it. Pass a single phone around the group. Each player holds the screen to see their card. Most players see the secret word, but the Quack only gets a category hint (or nothing at all). Then the real fun begins, go around asking each other questions to prove you know the word without giving it away. The Quack has to bluff their way through. After a few rounds of questioning, everyone votes on who they think is the fake. Catch the Quack and the group wins. Let them slip by... the Quack takes it. Features: - 3 to 20 players on one device - 20 built-in topics with hundreds of words - Create up to 3 custom topics with your own words - Timed mode with configurable rounds and breaks - Night mode: all cards look the same so no one can peek - Surprise mode: sometimes everyone is the Quack - Hints on or off for adjustable difficulty - No accounts, no ads, no data collection - Works completely offline Perfect for parties, road trips, game nights, or anytime you've got a group and one phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quack at 5.0 against Amazon Fire TV's 4.5. Quack also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Amazon Fire TV's advantage is ratings volume (1.4M vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Quack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Fire TV has 1.4M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amazon Fire TV ships an update every 3 weeks, Quack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amazon Fire TV | Quack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.4M ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4M — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMZN Mobile LLC | Matthew Josephson |
Customer experience
Amazon Fire TV
Quack
Bugs and requests
Amazon Fire TV
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons not registering properly
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inability to reconnect after phone screen timeout
Requested features
3 requests- Volume control
- Power on/off functionality
- Improved stability and reliability
Quack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amazon Fire TV
No in-app purchases
Quack
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Amazon Fire TV free?
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