RCA Signal Finder vs TV Antenna Pointer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RCA Signal Finder
Locate broadcast towers for optimal antenna aiming. Enter your address or use your current location to find stations and receive free HD TV.
- Find broadcast tower direction
- Use current location or enter address
- Select desired TV stations
- Map view of tower locations
- Enables free HD TV reception
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The RCA Signal Finder app allows you to find the best direction to aim your antenna for the broadcast towers in your area. 1. Enter your address or use current location. 2. Pick the stations you want to receive. 3. Aim your antenna in the direction of the broadcast towers shown on map. 4. Enjoy FREE HD TV!
TV Antenna Pointer
This app helps you find the best direction to point your TV antenna for optimal reception. It displays broadcast towers and available free channels based on your location, making it easier to access live sports and popular shows in HD.
- Locates broadcast towers
- Shows available free channels
- Helps find best antenna direction
- Displays towers within 50 miles
- Offers installation tips
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Use the TV Antenna Pointer to setup your antenna so you can watch the most popular shows, live sports and events for free in HD quality from the leading TV networks. To get the most over-the-air TV channels, you need to make sure your TV antenna is pointed in a specific direction. The Free TV Project’s TV Antenna Pointer helps you easily find the best location to put your indoor, attic, or outdoor over-the-air TV antenna. Based upon your location, the app will show you all the broadcast towers within a 20, 35 and 50 mile range. You can then zoom in to see exactly where you need to point your antenna to get the best possible reception. In addition, you can click on a specific broadcast tower to view all its related TV channels that you can access for free. The Free TV Project is an educational resource for all-things “over-the-air”. We are passionate about over-the-air and making it as accessible to you as possible and our mission is to help you discover the amazing benefits of free over-the-air broadcast TV. Researching products and services can be an overwhelming (and time consuming) task. We have done the hard work so you don’t have to— researching the benefits of over-the-air, providing you with expert installation tips and offering free online tools that will help you discover the networks, shows and channels available to your area via OTA TV. Our online tools can help match you with the right antenna based on where you live and your broadcast signal quality. If needed, we can also help recommend installation services so you have the best experience possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TV Antenna Pointer at 3.5 against RCA Signal Finder's 2.1. RCA Signal Finder's advantage is ratings volume (661 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
TV Antenna Pointer holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RCA Signal Finder has 661 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of RCA Signal Finder's written reviews are positive against 22% of TV Antenna Pointer's.
| Parameter | RCA Signal Finder | TV Antenna Pointer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (661 ratings) | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.1% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 661 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voxx international Corp | E.W. Scripps Company |
Customer experience
RCA Signal Finder
TV Antenna Pointer
Bugs and requests
RCA Signal Finder
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when entering address
- Current location feature not working
- Inconsistent performance over time
Requested features
3 requests- Display channel numbers instead of call signs
- Provide signal strength information
- Support for non-US locations
TV Antenna Pointer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RCA Signal Finder
No in-app purchases
TV Antenna Pointer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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