CentraView vs telev8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CentraView
Stream live TV on your favorite devices without a set-top box. Enjoy high-definition broadcasts, including all your favorite sports channels. Expand your cloud DVR storage and add more devices for a personalized viewing experience.
- Cloud DVR with expandable storage
- High-definition channel broadcasts
- All major sports channels included
- Watch on mobile devices and TV
- No set-top box required
- Add devices and storage
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CentraView is a streaming TV service available exclusively to CentraCom High-speed Data customers. Watch TV how you want, anytime you want using your favorite mobile device or TV without the need for a set top box! Amazing features include: * Cloud DVR - Base service is 50 hours with options up to 300 hours of recording * All channels broadcast in High Definition * All of your favorite sports channels included * Add devices and hours of cloud storage for a small additional fee.
telev8
Access your favorite national and local TV channels with an interactive guide, personal PVR, and up to 72 hours of catch-up TV. Watch on your preferred mobile device or TV without a set-top box.
- Interactive TV Guide
- Personal PVR
- 72-hour Catch-up TV
- Watch on mobile devices or TV
- No set-top box required
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The telev8 app gives you access to all your favorite national and local channels with a fully featured interactive TV Guide, personal PVR, and up to 72 hours catch-up TV. Watch TV how you want, anytime you want using your favorite mobile device or TV without the need for a set top box!
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Verdict
CentraView and telev8 are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
telev8 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
CentraView ships an update every 7 months, telev8 every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | CentraView | telev8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC | TELEV8, LLC |
Customer experience
CentraView
telev8
In-app purchases
CentraView
No in-app purchases
telev8
No in-app purchases
