TDS TV+ vs WI Lottery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TDS TV+
Search live TV, On Demand, TV Everywhere, and streaming apps simultaneously. Access your TDS TV+ channels, recordings, and DVR management across all devices. Browse programs or find content from your downloaded streaming apps.
- Unified search for live TV, On Demand, and streaming apps
- Access TDS TV+ channels and recordings
- Manage DVR recordings
- Browse programs across services
- Watch on any device
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You found it! Finding what you want is at the heart of the TDS TV+ app. Search live TV, On Demand, TV Everywhere, and your streaming apps all at once. Find and watch your favorite TDS TV+ channels from your package subscription, and access recordings on any device in your home. You can even manage your TDS TV+ DVR and see what’s on tonight! Are you Netflix nuts? Conveniently browse all programs or seek out what you crave from downloaded streaming apps using the TDS TV+ app. Easily access your subscription-based streaming services to start watching.
WI Lottery
Access your favorite Wisconsin Lottery games conveniently from your phone. Scan tickets, check winning numbers and jackpots, find retailers, and even create digital playslips to purchase tickets.
- Scan tickets
- View winning numbers and jackpots
- Find nearest retailers
- Create digital playslips
- Search past winning numbers
- View Scratch-Off game details
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With the official Wisconsin Lottery app, your favorite Wisconsin Lottery games are in the palm of your hand. It’s more convenient than ever to scan your tickets, view winning numbers, jackpot amounts, get notifications, find your nearest retailer, and more anytime, anywhere. Create & save your favorite numbers using the new digital playslip! Stop using paper playslips & build your playslip right in the app! The App can also create QR codes that Wisconsin Lottery retailers scan to print your tickets. Below are a few of the features included in the Wisconsin Lottery App: - View current winning numbers & jackpots. - Search past winning numbers & payouts. - View Scratch-Off game details & remaining prizes. - How to play instructions for all games. - Check My Ticket: Scan ticket barcode or manually enter to determine if you are a winner. - Pick Numbers: Create & save your favorite numbers. - Shake your phone to select random numbers to play. - Find the nearest Wisconsin Lottery retailer. - Customize notifications for winning numbers and promotional emails. - Scan your digital playslip at a retailer to purchase tickets. Note: the Wisconsin Lottery does not accept wagers, bets, or payments of any kind through our mobile app. Must be 18 or older to Play. Please Play Responsibly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WI Lottery at 64% against TDS TV+'s 8%. WI Lottery also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WI Lottery holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WI Lottery has 14K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of TDS TV+'s written reviews are positive against 64% of WI Lottery's.
TDS TV+ ships an update every 12 months, WI Lottery every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TDS TV+ | WI Lottery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (97 ratings) | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TDS Telecommunications Corporation | Wisconsin Lottery |
Customer experience
TDS TV+
WI Lottery
User reviews
TDS TV+
From 97 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works great (rare)
- 👍 Good functionality (rare)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly not working
- 🐛 Buffering issues
- 🐛 Streaming errors
- 🐛 Cannot stream away from home
- 🐛 New guide format unusable
WI Lottery
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient app
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fluid and user-friendly
- 🚀 Scanning feature is awesome
- 🚀 Saves time from filling out forms in-store
Room to improve
- 🐛 Freezes on opening screen
- 🐛 Scanning issues, doesn't always work
- 🐛 Wiped out numbers during update
- 🚫 No option to purchase tickets online
Bugs and requests
TDS TV+
Reported bugs
56 issues- App never works
- App constantly replays or buffers
- Does not always stream
- New Guide format is unusable
- Frequent stream freezes
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- Frequent errors: channel cannot be streamed
- Picture in Picture on iPad is very unstable
- Spotty availability on CBS and NBC
- Frequent 'channel not available' errors
- Apple TV app stopped working correctly after update
- App says not a customer
- Never been able to stream a show
- Constantly lagging
- Bad streaming on vacation
- Remote puts a banner when paused
- Pausing and staring is difficult
- Show jumps around
- Records wrong show
- Miss show ending
- Logs out of Fire Stick or Roku
- Horrible process to log back in
- Apple TV app can't recognize media controlled from alternate paired remotes
- App won't launch anymore
- Streaming not permitted outside of TDS coverage area
- App says streaming not allowed outside of TDS coverage area
- Cannot access any programming via the app
- Streaming not permitted outside your regional viewing area
- App doesn't work on MacOS
- App doesn't work on Apple TV
- Claims Apple TV is jailbroken
- App stopped working on iOS 14
- App stopped working on iOS 14.3
- No receiver found
- App requires receiver pairing
- App is not supported on iOS 14 or TVOS 14
- Spinning circles (waiting)
- Can't stream show V405
- Temporary account error C632
- Information about TV channels not available
- Box not connected to internet error
- Internet service bandwidth decreased
- TV outages
- Only 720p on many channels, not full HD 1080p
- App only works on home network
- Cannot watch 'anywhere' only in your own home
- Doesn't work on iOS 14
- Doesn't work as of iOS 14
- App almost as bad STB
- App does not consistently stream without errors
- Apple TV app doesn't work at all
- App wants to pair with receiver and says no receiver is found
- App requires TDS subscription
- No function to quickly switch channels on phone
- Crashes constantly
- Does not have Picture in Picture functionality
- No ability to multitask on iPad
Requested features
9 requests- Return to former guide format
- Show OnePass recordings
- Support for macOS
- Support for remote media controls on Apple TV
- Ability to stream away from home
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- Improve Picture-in-Picture on iPad
- Update for new iOS/tvOS versions
- Add channel numbers to guide
- Allow creation of favorite channel lists
WI Lottery
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes on opening screen
- Scanning issues, doesn't always work
- Wiped out numbers during update
Requested features
8 requests- Add winners list like on website
- Remove expired scratch-off tickets
- Add sound effect for winning tickets
- Allow online ticket purchases and subscriptions
- Implement location-based online play for pick 3 and pick 4
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- Display cash option amount alongside jackpot
- Add option to submit second chance tickets through the app
- Provide notifications for favorite game drawings
In-app purchases
TDS TV+
No in-app purchases
WI Lottery
No in-app purchases
Questions
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