This Old House vs Cascade PBS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This Old House
Access over 1,400 home improvement episodes, with new content added weekly. Stream directly to your devices. An optional upgrade offers ad-free viewing and unlocks the entire episode archive.
- 1,400+ home improvement episodes
- New episodes added weekly
- Stream to TV, tablet, or phone
- Ad-free viewing option
- Unlock full episode archive
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The free This Old House app features 1,400+ full episodes –– with new ones added weekly –– streaming to your TV, tablet or phone. Upgrade to Insider for ad-free viewing, and to unlock every episode in the archive. This Old House is the number one home improvement brand, serving over 40 million consumers each month with trusted information and expert advice through the EMMY award-winning television shows This Old House and Ask This Old House, the Webby Award-winning site ThisOldHouse.com, and the Insider membership program. Privacy Policy: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/privacy-policy CA Privacy Notice: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/privacy-policy#JxAGJj Terms of Use: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/legal/terms-of-use
Cascade PBS
Stream prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, and science programs. Access PBS favorites, local original series, and international content from a nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest. Enhance your viewing with an extended library through membership.
- Prestige dramas
- Landmark documentaries
- Nature and science programming
- Local original series
- International programming
- Extended library with membership
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Prestige dramas, landmark documentaries, inspiring nature, science and more! Enjoy your PBS favorites, local original series and a unique collection of international programming with this nonprofit streaming service for the Pacific Northwest, Cascade PBS. Catch up on recently aired PBS shows or become a Cascade PBS Passport member to discover an extended library of popular programs, including the best in science, nature, history, documentary, arts and drama.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cascade PBS at none against This Old House's 2. This Old House's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (502 vs 30). On price, update cadence, ads 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. This Old House sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Cascade PBS asks for nothing beyond the download.
This Old House holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: This Old House has 502 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of This Old House's written reviews are positive against 17% of Cascade PBS's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This Old House | Cascade PBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (502 ratings) — better | 3.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 502 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | This Old House Ventures LLC | KCTS TELEVISION |
Customer experience
This Old House
Cascade PBS
Bugs and requests
This Old House
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to exit video playback
- Incorrect episode descriptions
- Subscription not recognized
- Crashes when exiting videos
- Orientation issues on tablets
Requested features
5 requests- Add watched/unwatched indicators
- Implement resume playback feature
- Improve navigation and episode selection
- Add Chromecast/casting support
- Optimize for landscape mode on tablets
Cascade PBS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
This Old House
- Monthly Insider Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Insider Subscription7 Days trial$95.991 Year
Cascade PBS
No in-app purchases
