Stream2 vs Pack Portal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stream2
This app provides a high-quality TV experience on your personal device while on campus. Access local and national channels, including programming similar to home pay TV services. Features include a program guide, personalized channel lists, cloud DVR, and live TV controls.
- Watch local and national TV channels
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- Personalize favorite channels
- Cloud DVR (20 hours)
- Pause, Start Over, Catch Up Live TV
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Apogee is the largest provider of on-campus residential networks and video solutions in higher education. The Apogee Stream2 service delivers a high-quality TV experience to your personal device, on campus; including local TV programming and many of the same kinds of programming that you find on pay TV services at home. With Stream2, you can... • Watch local and national TV channels and campus video programming • Navigate and select channels using the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) • Personalize the EPG to show only your Favorite channels • Cloud DVR: Record and save up to 20 hours of TV programs in a My Recordings library • Time-Shift features: Pause Live TV, Start Over and Catch Up Participating schools that subscribe to the video services of Apogee Telecom make Stream2 available to students as part of their student services packages. After you download and install the app, sign in using the Username and Password that been given to you by your school.
Pack Portal
This app connects Arkansas State University students with essential systems, information, and people. It provides access to academic tools, important notifications, and campus resources to help students succeed. Users can find events, search for contacts, and manage their tasks.
- Access Banner, Canvas, and email
- Receive key notifications
- View announcements and alerts
- Search staff, peers, and resources
- Connect with departments and organizations
- Manage to-do lists
- Find and join campus events
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A-State Pack Portal is your one-stop shop connecting you with the systems, information, people and updates you'll need to succeed at Arkansas State University. Use A-State Pack Portal to: - Access Banner, Canvas, email and other everyday systems - Receive key notifications from Banner and Canvas - Keep updated on announcements and alerts relevant to you - Search staff, peers, systems, groups, posts, resources and more - Connect with departments, services, organizations and peers - Stay focused on your most important to-dos - View personalized resources and content - Find and join campus events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pack Portal at 3.2 against Stream2's 1.8. Stream2's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Pack Portal holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stream2 has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of Stream2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pack Portal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Stream2 ships an update every 3 months, Pack Portal every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stream2 | Pack Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (42 ratings) | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Apogee Telecom | Arkansas State University |
Customer experience
Stream2
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In-app purchases
Stream2
No in-app purchases
Pack Portal
No in-app purchases
