This Old House vs MotorWeek
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
MotorWeek
Access a library of automotive content, including new car reviews and EV guides. Watch the latest programs, read news stories, and listen to podcasts on demand. Easily share content with friends and family.
- New car reviews
- EV guide
- Watch latest programs
- Read news stories
- Listen to podcasts
- Share content
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MotorWeek is an American television news magazine program that focuses on the automotive industry. The program is produced by Maryland Public Television for PBS, and airs on MAVTV. The MotorWeek App allows you to explore MotorWeek content whenever you want, share stories with your friends, and watch our latest programs all from your mobile device! Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button.. • Read news stories, listen to podcasts, and other information from the station all in one place. The MotorWeek App is brought to you by the people at MotorWeek, and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, on whatever device you have! https://motorweek.org http://www.publicmediaapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MotorWeek at 100% against This Old House's 26%. MotorWeek also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). This Old House's advantage is ratings volume (491 vs 22). On price, update cadence, ads 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. This Old House sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MotorWeek asks for nothing beyond the download.
MotorWeek holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: This Old House has 491 ratings behind it against 22, 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 100% of MotorWeek's.
This Old House ships an update every 2 months, MotorWeek every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This Old House | MotorWeek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (491 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 491 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | This Old House Ventures LLC | Maryland Department of General Services |
Customer experience
This Old House
MotorWeek
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
MotorWeek
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
MotorWeek
No in-app purchases
