Nex vs telev8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nex
Stream live local channels, news, sports, and movies on your favorite devices without a set-top box. Enjoy cloud DVR, replay, and startover features for a personalized TV experience. Available exclusively to Nex-Tech Internet subscribers.
- Live local channels, news, sports, movies
- No set-top box required
- Replay TV (7 days cloud storage)
- Startover TV
- Free Cloud DVR (50 hours)
- Free HD channels
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Nex-Tech TV Now is an awesome streaming TV service available exclusively to Nex-Tech Internet subscribers. Watch TV how you want, anytime you want. No set-top boxes required! Enjoy all your favorite local channels, news, sports, movies, music, weather and more instantly. Just use your favorite streaming device and connect to any TV in your house. Move a TV to your patio and watch the baseball game outside. Host a Sunday Funday football party and let all of your friends watch their game on a different TV. With 3 streams included, the options are endless; it’s up to you! Amazing features include: • Replay TV - Never miss your favorite show again! With Replay TV, Nex-Tech stores up to 7 of the last days in the cloud so you can access your shows instantly! • Startover TV – Never again miss the beginning of a movie you wanted to watch. With Startover TV, just start it over to watch from the very beginning. • Free Cloud DVR – Store up to 50 hours of DVR recordings for FREE! • Free HD – Nex-Tech TV Now delivers nearly 100 channels in HD for absolutely FREE! • Plus, you can add all of your favorite movie channels too. Finally, TV your way with Nex-Tech TV Now.
telev8
Access your favorite national and local TV channels with an interactive guide, personal PVR, and up to 72 hours of catch-up TV. Watch on your preferred mobile device or TV without a set-top box.
- Interactive TV Guide
- Personal PVR
- 72-hour Catch-up TV
- Watch on mobile devices or TV
- No set-top box required
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The telev8 app gives you access to all your favorite national and local channels with a fully featured interactive TV Guide, personal PVR, and up to 72 hours catch-up TV. Watch TV how you want, anytime you want using your favorite mobile device or TV without the need for a set top box!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: telev8 at 4.5 against Nex's 3.4. On price, ratings volume, 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.
telev8 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively.
Nex ships an update every 4 months, telev8 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nex | telev8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC | TELEV8, LLC |
Customer experience
Nex
telev8
In-app purchases
Nex
No in-app purchases
telev8
No in-app purchases
