Comparison

Digital TV Antennas vs TV Antenna Pointer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Digital TV Antennas

Locate nearby digital TV towers and determine the correct bearing to point your antenna for optimal reception. Supports numerous countries and can filter stations by reach in the US.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby digital TV towers
  • Find antenna bearing
  • Supports multiple countries
  • Filter stations by reach (US)
  • Useful for RVs and camping
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This application helps you discover digital TV towers close to you and it helps you find the bearing from your location so that you can point you antenna. This app finds nearby antennas using a list of antennas broadcasting digital TV over-the-air (OTA) in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Colombia and Uruguay. In the US it can also display the FCC calculated broadcast area over the map and filter out stations that are out of reach. Specially useful when you are camping in your camper van, rv, motorhome, so you can get the best TV reception wherever you are. Sources: USA stations were retrieved from FCC's CDBS database. Brazilian stations were retrieved from Anatel. Argentina ones were retrieved from TDA home page. UK Freeview transmitter locations were retrieved from http://www.ukfree.tv. Canadian stations were retrieved from Industry Canada. Australian station info was downloaded from http://data.gov.au/dataset/licensed-broadcasting-transmitter-data. Transmitters for Ireland (Saorview) come from https://www.saorview.ie/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Locates broadcast towers
  • Shows available free channels
  • Helps find best antenna direction
  • Displays towers within 50 miles
  • Offers installation tips
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Digital TV Antennas3 screens
TV Antenna Pointer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Digital TV Antennas at 4.3 against TV Antenna Pointer's 3.5. Digital TV Antennas also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 24%). TV Antenna Pointer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Digital TV Antennas holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Digital TV Antennas's written reviews are positive against 24% of TV Antenna Pointer's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Digital TV Antennas versus TV Antenna Pointer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital TV AntennasTV Antenna Pointer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better3.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews — better23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Nicolas LichtmaierE.W. Scripps Company

Customer experience

Digital TV Antennas

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative34.8%

TV Antenna Pointer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.5%

In-app purchases

None

Digital TV Antennas

No in-app purchases

None

TV Antenna Pointer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital TV Antennas free?
Digital TV Antennas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Antenna Pointer free?
TV Antenna Pointer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital TV Antennas or TV Antenna Pointer?
Digital TV Antennas is rated higher. Digital TV Antennas averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while TV Antenna Pointer averages 3.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Digital TV Antennas or TV Antenna Pointer have ads?
Digital TV Antennas shows ads; TV Antenna Pointer does not.

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