ExpressTV vs nexTV by HCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExpressTV
Access TiVo features like personalized recommendations, program guides, and on-demand content. Manage your recordings, search for shows, and control your TV remotely. Watch content on your devices or cast to your TV.
- What to Watch recommendations
- Program Guide
- Video On Demand browsing
- My Shows management
- OnePass Manager
- Remote Control functionality
- Watch on TV and Device
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This App brings the best of TiVo experiences and features including What to Watch, Guide, browse Video On Demand, My Shows, OnePass Manager, To Do List, Search, Info, Remote Control, Watch On TV, Watch on Device, and Content Screens.
nexTV by HCC
Stream your full cable TV lineup, including local and national channels, on your mobile devices. Enjoy personalized viewing profiles, catch up on missed shows, and record favorites with cloud-based DVR. Explore a vast video on demand library and search for content across the internet.
- Full cable TV lineup
- Personalized viewing profiles
- Catch Up TV
- Cloud-based DVR
- Video on Demand library
- Universal content search
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Hood Canal Communications has taken Cable Television to the next level with nexTV by HCC. Here are a few highlights! *Full Cable TV lineup including both Seattle Local and National Channels *nexTV by HCC app to watch from your mobile device *Viewing profiles-personalized viewing preferences for each family member *Catch Up TV-Restart programs that have aired in the last two day (subject to channel restrictions) *Cloud based DVR-allows you to record your favorite shows with a personal copy or shared across profiles. *Video on Demand library *Additional stream for "bring your own device" such as Apple TV *Voice control from your HCC Set Top *4k capable, fast channel change, pause, and thumbnail seek *Universal Discovery-search across the Internet for programs and videos with your nexTV by HCC mobile/ TV app. Visit our website for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nexTV by HCC at 3.7 against ExpressTV's 2.0. nexTV by HCC also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months). ExpressTV's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
nexTV by HCC holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively.
ExpressTV ships an update every 16 months, nexTV by HCC every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ExpressTV | nexTV by HCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (12 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buckeye CableSystem | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
ExpressTV
nexTV by HCC
In-app purchases
ExpressTV
No in-app purchases
nexTV by HCC
No in-app purchases
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