CentraView vs Skye Cinema
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
- Includes all favorite sports channels
- 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.
Skye Cinema
Discover daily movie showtimes and upcoming attractions. Get instant access to showtimes, seat availability, pricing, and theatre details. Stay updated with the latest movie news and never miss a screening.
- Daily showtimes
- Coming soon attractions
- Seat availability
- Pricing information
- Theatre details
- Promotional notifications
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The app features daily showtimes and coming soon attractions. The app provides instant access to available showtimes, seats, pricing, and theatre information. Get the latest showtime information and promotional notifications. Never miss another show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skye Cinema at 5.0 against CentraView's 4.3. Skye Cinema also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). CentraView's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Skye Cinema holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
CentraView ships an update every 7 months, Skye Cinema every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CentraView | Skye Cinema |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TiVo Platform Technologies LLC | READY THEATRE SYSTEMS, L.L.C. |
Customer experience
CentraView
Skye Cinema
In-app purchases
CentraView
No in-app purchases
Skye Cinema
No in-app purchases
