Armstrong TV vs VPayEZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Armstrong TV
Access live TV, on-demand content, and recorded shows from your cable subscription. Control your TV experience, discover new content, and watch remotely from anywhere. Schedule recordings and manage your library with ease.
- Watch live TV
- Stream recorded shows remotely
- Browse TV guide
- Schedule recordings
- Manage recordings
- Discover cast and crew
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Have the ultimate TV experience at your fingertips with Armstrong's EXP stream App powered by TiVo®. Get instant access to whatever you’re in the mood for and make it easy to love your shows wherever you go. The free Armstrong EXP stream App for iOS is the ideal entertainment app serving up control, discovery, and a mobile place for viewing. Watch live TV, EXP On Demand Content, and recorded shows. You can easily find shows and schedule recordings, and browse content via the guide, by genre or category, explore the cast and crew, and even see where the content is available to watch. FEATURES • Watch Live TV or Start Over many shows airing in the last 3 days. • Watch EXP On Demand movies and shows. • Stream anywhere: watch your live or recorded shows remotely at any time. • Set recordings for TV shows, movies and series. • Browse and manage your recordings in My Shows. • Speed up the way you search and browse. • Find out more about the cast and crew. • Browse the TV guide to see what’s on, up to 14 days in the future, and browse shows from up to 3 days ago. Subscribe to Armstrong EXP to use this app. Use of the Armstrong EXP App and access is based upon your television subscription and package. A current Armstrong username and password are required, as well as a subscription to the corresponding cable TV networks you wish to access. Subscription to Armstrong's EXP stream service is required; subscription to Cloud DVR service is required for recording features. Armstrong EXP stream APP viewer experience may vary based on the device used to view content. Not all devices have the necessary software required to view programming content. Certain programs may require Flash Player to view. The availability of programs varies and is determined by the cable TV network(s). Copyright @2025 TiVo® Inc. All rights reserved. TiVo® and the TiVo® logo are registered trademarks of TiVo® Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide. @2025 Armstrong. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
VPayEZ
This app enables cashless payments for arcade games, pinball machines, and other coin-operated devices. Users can purchase points with a credit card to play games, with options for one-time or auto-replenishing point purchases.
- Cashless payments for arcade and pinball
- Purchase points with credit card
- Supports pool tables and dart boards
- One-time point purchases
- Optional auto-replenishing points
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VPayEZ is a cashless payment system utilized in a variety of coin-operated devices, including arcade games, pinball games, pool tables, dart boards, and vending machines. VPayEZ allows the user to purchase "points" via a credit card, that can be used for payment on supported coin-operated devices. Points can be obtained as a one-time purchase, or can optionally auto-replenish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Armstrong TV at none against VPayEZ's shown. Armstrong TV also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VPayEZ's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 2.0 for Armstrong TV against 2.1 for VPayEZ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 15% and 15% positive.
Armstrong TV ships an update every 6 months, VPayEZ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Armstrong TV | VPayEZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (37 ratings) | 2.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armstrong | VPayEZ LLC |
Customer experience
Armstrong TV
VPayEZ
Bugs and requests
Armstrong TV
Reported bugs
39 issues- Playback issues
- App crashes
- Constant reconnecting/reloading
- Cannot stream live TV or recorded shows
- Login issues (sign in required every time, doesn't work on first try)
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- App doesn't work half the time
- App goes to web page instead of TiVo
- App crashes when clicking on guide
- Sound cutting out on recordings
- Remote control not working
- Network connection has changed notification
- Cannot stream cable off the app without WiFi
- Downloading recorded shows stops at 34%
- App stops working on iPhone and iPad
- App crashes during loading
- Cannot stream anything anymore
- App doesn't load correctly
- Streaming not supported message
- Records shows not requested
- Loses connection
- Last update made app unusable
- Cannot connect to box even when streaming
- Frequently can't connect and then crashes
- Cannot watch downloaded programs
- Cannot find cable box
- Blank screen with reload option that doesn't work
- Communication error connecting to TiVo service
- Cannot type phone number to login
- Signal isn't strong enough for remote use
- Need to be connected to home WiFi for access
- Cannot activate mobile streaming device
- Cannot connect to server
- Doesn't work as a remote
- App doesn't work after update
- App just keeps saying it's connecting
- App won't activate iOS devices
- Cannot set up recordings
- App crashes when selecting a sports team
- Program Temporarily Unavailable error
Requested features
6 requests- Add audio-only option for listening on the go
- Display channel numbers on the main guide grid
- Option to display channel numbers in settings
- Reduce logo size on guide grid and add numbers
- Add On Demand feature
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- Support for iPhone X screen
VPayEZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Armstrong TV
No in-app purchases
VPayEZ
No in-app purchases
