Comwave TV vs EspialTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comwave TV
Stream live television and access your recorded shows directly on your iPhone and iPad. Manage your TV guide, schedule new recordings, and delete existing ones with this companion app. Requires an active Comwave TV subscription and connection to your home Wi-Fi.
- Watch live TV
- Access recorded shows
- View TV guide
- Schedule new recordings
- Delete recordings
- iPhone and iPad support
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Comwave TV Mobile App lets you watch live TV, and your recordings on your iPhone and iPad. You can also view the TV guide, delete recordings and set new recordings. You must have a Comwave TV subscription and be on your Comwave home WIFI
EspialTV
Stream live TV channels and movies directly to your iOS device. Access your favorite content from your cable or internet provider on the go. Requires sign-in with provider credentials.
- Watch live TV channels
- Stream movies
- Access provider content
- iOS device compatibility
- Free to download
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The EspialTV by Enghouse app allows you to watch your favorite channels and movies on your iOS device. The app gives you access to your live TV channels from your cable or Internet provider right on your devices. Downloading of the app is free. To watch TV, you need to sign-in with your username and password provided to you from your cable or Internet provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comwave TV at 5.0 against EspialTV's 3.7. Comwave TV also leads on iOS requirement (11.3 vs 16.0). EspialTV's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). 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.
Comwave TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EspialTV has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 29% and 29% positive.
Comwave TV ships an update every 13 months, EspialTV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comwave TV | EspialTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Comwave | Espial Group Inc. |
Customer experience
Comwave TV
EspialTV
In-app purchases
Comwave TV
No in-app purchases
EspialTV
No in-app purchases
