TikiLIVE vs nexTV by HCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TikiLIVE
Access your IPTV account to stream live TV channels, videos, and internet radio stations on your mobile device. Discover personalized content recommendations and receive notifications for scheduled events and live broadcasts.
- Live TV channels and broadcasts
- Internet radio stations
- Personalized recommendations
- Channel Guide
- Notifications for live events
- Chromecast support
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Bring your content with you and watch it on mobile device. You can access your TikiLIVE IPTV account and watch the coolest videos and latest channels right from your phone or tablet. You can select your favorite program from the Channel Guide and watch it on the go or on the comfort of your couch. Feel like listening to music? Our internet radio stations wait for your click! Music, news, sports, talk shows, and much more await so you can choose to listen to what makes you happy! Want even more? TikiLIVE iOS TV gives you videos and channels suggestions. Your own custom feed is created based on your search and interests. Find the channels that suits you and simply start following them. Get notifications whenever an event is scheduled or a live broadcast starts. Main Features: * New, interesting videos * Live TV channels and broadcasts from all over the world * Internet radio stations with music, news, sports, and talk shows * Complete Channel Guide with all scheduled programs * Personalized recommendations * Follow your favorite channels to get real time notifications * Chromecast support The application works on iPhone and iPad.
nexTV by HCC
Stream your full cable TV lineup, including local and national channels, on your mobile devices. Enjoy personalized viewing profiles, catch up on missed shows, and record favorites with cloud-based DVR. Explore a vast video on demand library and search for content across the internet.
- Full cable TV lineup
- Personalized viewing profiles
- Catch Up TV
- Cloud-based DVR
- Video on Demand library
- Universal content search
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Hood Canal Communications has taken Cable Television to the next level with nexTV by HCC. Here are a few highlights! *Full Cable TV lineup including both Seattle Local and National Channels *nexTV by HCC app to watch from your mobile device *Viewing profiles-personalized viewing preferences for each family member *Catch Up TV-Restart programs that have aired in the last two day (subject to channel restrictions) *Cloud based DVR-allows you to record your favorite shows with a personal copy or shared across profiles. *Video on Demand library *Additional stream for "bring your own device" such as Apple TV *Voice control from your HCC Set Top *4k capable, fast channel change, pause, and thumbnail seek *Universal Discovery-search across the Internet for programs and videos with your nexTV by HCC mobile/ TV app. Visit our website for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: nexTV by HCC at none against TikiLIVE's shown. nexTV by HCC also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TikiLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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
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 — 3.8 for TikiLIVE against 3.7 for nexTV by HCC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TikiLIVE has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TikiLIVE ships an update every 6 months, nexTV by HCC every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TikiLIVE | nexTV by HCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TikiLIVE | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
TikiLIVE
nexTV by HCC
In-app purchases
TikiLIVE
No in-app purchases
nexTV by HCC
No in-app purchases
