UnitedTV vs telev8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UnitedTV
Stream live and local TV channels on your favorite devices without traditional cable boxes. Enjoy features like program restart, replay TV for the last 72 hours, and cloud DVR for recording. Personalized profiles and recommendations enhance your viewing experience.
- Live and local broadcast channels
- Program restart functionality
- 72-hour replay of live TV
- Cloud DVR for recording
- Personalized profiles and recommendations
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Experience the live TV you love without being weighed down by prehistoric Set Top Boxes and cables. United TV is a revolutionary APP that runs on today's most popular streaming media devices. Which means putting the TV experience in your hands to enjoy today's top series, sports and entertainement. TOP FEATURES* Live & Local: Enjoy your favorite LOCAL and national broadcast shows like never before. Bing watching shows. Replaying the big game. It's more of what you love about TV with less dead weight. Program Restart** 15 minutes late to watching your favorite show? Not anymore, UnitedTV allows you to restart the live feed from the beginning. Replay TV*** UnitedTV has you coverd. You'll never miss your favorite show or game again because we store the last 72 hours in the cloud for instant access. Cloud DVR*** Record your shows and movies in the cloud. Access them from virtually any device on any TV in your home. Profiles and Recommendations**** UnitedTV learns your preferences and suggest new shows and movies you'll love. Setup profiles for the whole family so everyone gets a personalized, customer inspired experience.
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 UnitedTV's 3.3. 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 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
UnitedTV ships an update every 4 months, telev8 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UnitedTV | telev8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 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 | 39 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC | TELEV8, LLC |
Customer experience
UnitedTV
telev8
In-app purchases
UnitedTV
No in-app purchases
telev8
No in-app purchases
