MidcoTV vs MN Lottery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MidcoTV
Stream live TV, cloud DVR recordings, and On Demand content on your device. Manage recordings remotely and access additional shows through TV Everywhere networks. Enjoy up to three simultaneous streams within your home network.
- Stream live TV
- Access cloud DVR recordings
- Watch On Demand content
- Schedule and manage recordings remotely
- Access TV Everywhere networks
- Up to three simultaneous streams
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After connecting MidcoTV equipment to your TV, download the MidcoTV app. When you're on your home network, you can stream live TV, recordings from your cloud DVR, ON Demand content and more on your device, so everyone can watch what they want (up to three streams at once!). Plus, you can schedule and manage your recordings from anywhere and access TV Everywhere networks to watch more shows.
MN Lottery
Scan your lottery tickets to check for winners and enter second chance drawings. Create digital play slips with your favorite numbers and save them to your account. Present the QR code to a retailer to print your tickets.
- Ticket checker for winners
- Digital play slip creation
- 2nd Chance contest entry
- Jackpot notifications
- Game and prize information
- Retailer locator
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The official Minnesota Lottery convenience app is here! Now you can scan your lottery tickets to find out if you won, enter 2nd Chance contests and more. Create a digital play slip with your favorite numbers and save to your account. Simply present the play slip QR code to a MN Lottery retailer to print your tickets – it’s that easy. Just say I'MN and download today to turn every moment into a chance to win! Cool features include: • Ticket Checker to scan your scratch or lotto tickets to see if they are winners • Create and save digital play slips for lotto games • Scan to enter 2nd Chance contests • Notifications on high jackpots and more ways to win • Up-to-date game information, including prizes remaining on scratch games • Entry history and winner lists for promotions • Find the nearest retailer anytime, anywhere Subject to applicable rules, regulations and laws. Must be 18 years or older to play. Keep it fun - please play responsibly. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-333-HOPE. Any promotion listed in this app is not sponsored or endorsed by, or affiliated in any way with Apple, or any other 3rd party application provider or affiliate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MN Lottery at none against MidcoTV's shown. MN Lottery also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and rating (2.0 vs 1.7). MidcoTV's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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.
MN Lottery holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 228 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of MidcoTV's written reviews are positive against 12% of MN Lottery's.
MidcoTV ships an update every 12 months, MN Lottery monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MidcoTV | MN Lottery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (74 ratings) | 2.0 (228 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.8% of reviews | 11.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 228 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 378 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Midcontinent Communications Inc. | Minnesota State Lottery |
Customer experience
MidcoTV
MN Lottery
User reviews
MidcoTV
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Runs smoothly (rare)
- 💡 IPTV is the future
- 💡 Turns any TV into a smart TV
Room to improve
- 🐛 App rarely works
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Won't play anything
- 🐛 Cannot stream live TV
- 🐛 Cannot play recordings
MN Lottery
From 228 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient app for scanning scratch-offs
- 🚀 Quick response on scans
- 💡 Ability to enter 2nd chance drawings easily
Room to improve
- 🐛 Scanner doesn't work consistently
- 🔒 Requires account registration to use basic features
- 🤯 Confusing and clunky user interface
- 🚨 Frequent error messages and system downtime
Bugs and requests
MidcoTV
Reported bugs
46 issues- App does not work
- App never worked
- App will not play anything
- App will not play recordings
- App won't stream at all
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- App is hit or miss
- App never wants to load
- App hasn't worked for months
- Live TV doesn't work
- Won't play previous episodes
- App is broken
- App won't stream at all
- App is hit or miss
- App gets steadily worse
- App won't stream
- App constantly freezes
- App needs to be restarted
- App is worthless
- App always crashing
- App works like trash
- Can't get it to load
- App is junk
- App rarely works for streaming live tv
- App only works on WiFi
- App loads forever without working
- App is useless unless at home
- App needs to be fixed
- App is unfriendly
- App doesn't work on iPhone 7
- Rarely able to stream
- Error message for every channel
- App has never worked
- App will not allow you to stream shows
- App is complete garbage
- App is not letting me log in
- App has been down for two days
- App won't go past login page
- Sign in is annoying
- App does not take advantage of iOS TV provider setting
- Auto fill does not work
- App needs a native sign in page
- Skipping and stuttering
- Tells me I’m out of my region
- Cannot log in
- Won't log in
- Problem logging in
Requested features
5 requests- Fix app to work reliably
- Allow streaming away from home
- Improve provider recognition for network apps
- Implement auto-login or facial ID
- Develop Roku and Apple TV apps
MN Lottery
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues, unable to sign in after registration
- Registration process is buggy and unreliable
- Ticket scanner often returns errors or doesn't work
Requested features
4 requests- Allow scanning of lottery tickets without account registration
- Display prize amounts for winning tickets
- Provide full ticket examples for all game types
- Improve digital play slip functionality
In-app purchases
MidcoTV
No in-app purchases
MN Lottery
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MidcoTV free?
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