WCIU vs Svengoolie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WCIU
This app provides access to Chicago's local television entertainment, featuring popular shows like Judge Judy and Seinfeld, original news programming, and live sports coverage. Stay connected with the station through its social media channels.
- Watch popular TV shows
- Access original news programming
- View local sports coverage
- Follow social media updates
- Stream on iPhone and iPad
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The U is Chicago’s home for great television entertainment with TV favorites such as Judge Judy, Seinfeld, Judge Mathis, our original news magazine show, On The Block and local sports coverage like Game of the Week and Chicago Sky women’s basketball games. For more, follow us @wciu on Facebook and X, @wciutheu on Instagram.
Svengoolie
Get weekly movie previews, schedules, and behind-the-scenes content from your favorite horror host. Discover where to watch MeTV every Saturday night.
- Weekly movie previews
- Movie schedule
- Behind-the-scenes updates
- Where to watch MeTV guide
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The new Svengoolie® app (I have an app?!) is your preview for watching MeTV every Saturday night. Install the app to access each week’s movie story, movie schedule, and other behind-the-scenes updates from your favorite horror host. Svengoolie airs Saturday nights on MeTV. You can find how to watch MeTV by visiting https://MeTV.com/wheretowatch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WCIU at 3.8 against Svengoolie's 3.0. WCIU also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Svengoolie's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
WCIU holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WCIU has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WCIU's written reviews are positive against 21% of Svengoolie's.
WCIU ships an update every 17 months, Svengoolie every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WCIU | Svengoolie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Weigel Broadcasting Co. | ME-TV National Limited Partnership |
Customer experience
WCIU
Svengoolie
In-app purchases
WCIU
No in-app purchases
Svengoolie
No in-app purchases
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