Comparison

HISTORY Vault vs Space Channel

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

Head to head
About

HISTORY Vault

Explore thousands of documentaries and specials about history, from ancient times to modern conflicts. Watch full-length, commercial-free videos on demand, with new content added weekly. Access classic series and discover the events and people that shaped our world.

Highlights
  • Thousands of documentaries and specials
  • Commercial-free viewing
  • New videos added weekly
  • Classic HISTORY Channel series
  • No TV provider needed
  • On-demand streaming
Features
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Now with over 2,000 videos – HISTORY Channel brings you thousands of documentaries and specials exploring the events and people that shaped our world, from ancient empires to modern warfare, all commercial-free. Watch commercial-free, full-length videos with no TV provider needed. New videos are added weekly, featuring everything from ancient civilizations and World Wars to space exploration. Plus your favorite classic HISTORY Channel series. Watch: • America: The Story of Us • Days That Shaped America • The Men Who Built America • Founding Fathers • Ice Road Truckers And many more! Note: HISTORY Vault content is only available to stream in the United States. Free Trial is only valid for first-time subscribers. Video can only be streamed in the U.S. and U.S. Territories. Payment is charged to the iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and auto-renewal by visiting Account Settings on your device. If you turn off auto-renew during the current subscription period, your subscription will be canceled for the subsequent period. Please visit support.historyvault.com if you are experiencing any issues. Terms of Use: http://www.aenetworks.com/terms Privacy Policy: http://www.aenetworks.com/privacy

About

Space Channel

This platform delivers global news and entertainment focused on space exploration and industry. It covers commerce, policy, and community developments in low Earth orbit and beyond, offering news, movies, and live coverage.

Highlights
  • Global space news
  • Space industry coverage
  • Movies and entertainment
  • Live programming
  • Exclusive events
Features
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Space Channel is the world's premier global news and entertainment media platform dedicated to space. Connecting the stories that will inform the future of commerce, policy, entertainment and community in low Earth Orbit and beyond, Space Channel is available in more than 30 million households worldwide and explores every aspect of the genre with news, movies, exclusive events and live coverage from every sector of the global space industry. You can watch Space Channel’s live programming via Connected (Smart) TV applications as well as online at www.spacechannel.com What's inside today: — Space Economy. A live market terminal for the companies building the space industry: launch providers, satellite operators, imaging and comms. A sector-rank leaderboard, sentiment, breaking sector events, and tap-through detail with interactive charts. — UFO Division. Declassified UAP intelligence, read cold by a six-analyst panel. A daily briefing with a narrated audio read, reopened case files with consensus bars, full analyst dossiers with citations and primary source documents, and a live intelligence wire. — Lunar Command. The race back to the Moon, tracked end-to-end. A live moon-phase observer computed on-device, nation standings, program lanes for Artemis, Chang'e, and the commercial landers with milestone timelines, a daily Mooncast briefing, and a lunar news wire. — Mars Operations. The race to Mars. A live inner-solar-system orrery you can rotate and zoom, a Mars observer with distance, light-time, next opposition and season, program lanes, the active and retired rover and orbiter roster, a Mars image gallery, a daily Marscast, and a Martian wire. — Space Force. The U.S. Space Force in its own command view. The Guardian posture — satellites on orbit, Deltas, Guardians — a daily Fifth Domain intelligence brief with sourced citations, program lanes for National Security Space Launch, the Space Development Agency and more with milestone timelines, a service imagery gallery, a daily briefing, and the Space Force dispatch wire. Space Channel is built around a free membership so your mission control stays in sync across your devices. Create an account in the app to get started. Privacy first: no ads and no third-party trackers. Diagnostics are opt-in and use Apple's MetricKit — anonymous crash and performance data only, nothing personal. For the curious, the obsessed, and anyone who wants the universe in their pocket without the algorithmic shouting. Welcome aboard. More dashboards are on the way.

Screenshots

HISTORY Vault4 screens
Space Channel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Channel at 4.7 against HISTORY Vault's 3.9. Space Channel also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 29%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). HISTORY Vault's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 33 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. HISTORY Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Space Channel sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Channel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 581 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of HISTORY Vault's written reviews are positive against 57% of Space Channel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HISTORY Vault ships an update monthly, Space Channel every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HISTORY Vault versus Space Channel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHISTORY VaultSpace Channel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.1K ratings)4.7 (581 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better581
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperA+E Global MediaSpace Channel Inc.

Customer experience

HISTORY Vault

All ratings1,096 ratings
Positive72.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive29.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative64.2%

Space Channel

All ratings581 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

User reviews

HISTORY Vault

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great content
  • 🚀 Interesting documentaries
  • 👍 Variety of historical topics
  • 👍 Reasonable subscription price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Streaming and downloading issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent user experience across devices
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🔒 Billing and account issues

Space Channel

From 581 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Excellent educational content on space topics
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-friendly programming suitable for children
  • 🎬 Great selection of classic sci-fi movies
  • 💰 Free ad-supported streaming model
  • 📺 24/7 continuous space content available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App frequently fails to load or open
  • 📵 Persistent offline status issues
  • ⚠️ Long-standing technical problems (months)
  • 🔔 Intrusive pop-up comments during content
  • 😤 Reliability concerns over extended period

Bugs and requests

HISTORY Vault

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and password reset problems
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Inconsistent content availability

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more recent and popular shows
  • Improve search and navigation
  • Implement resume playback and favorites
  • Add Chromecast/casting support
  • Provide multi-language options

Space Channel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App won't load or open
  • Shows offline status when launched
  • Persistent crashes affecting multiple users over months
  • Pop-up comments appearing during video playback

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved app stability and loading performance
  • Option to disable or control pop-up comments
  • Better offline functionality

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HISTORY Vault

Subscriptions2
  • History Vault7 Days trial2 variants$5.991 Month
  • History Vault7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
6 purchases

Space Channel

Subscriptions2
  • Space Channel Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Space Channel Premium Annual$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Movie Purchase Tier 1$0.99
  • Movie Purchase Tier 2$1.99
  • Movie Purchase Tier 5$4.99
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  • Movie Purchase Tier 10$9.99

Questions

Is HISTORY Vault free?
HISTORY Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Channel free?
Space Channel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HISTORY Vault or Space Channel?
Space Channel is rated higher. HISTORY Vault averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Space Channel averages 4.7 from 581 ratings.
Do HISTORY Vault or Space Channel have ads?
Neither HISTORY Vault nor Space Channel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HISTORY Vault or Space Channel?
HISTORY Vault ships an update monthly, and Space Channel every 33 months. Most recently, HISTORY Vault was updated on October 17, 2026 and Space Channel on October 21, 2026.

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