Comparison

PlatinumTV vs TCA.TV

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

PlatinumTV

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 3.33 ratingsView app →

TCA TV

About

PlatinumTV

Stream over 100 live TV channels covering sports, news, and drama on your favorite devices. Enjoy features like multiple simultaneous streams and Cloud DVR for an enhanced viewing experience.

Highlights

100+ live TV channels
Sports, news, and drama content
Multiple stream support
Cloud DVR functionality
iPhone and iPad streaming

Features

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Watch PlatinumTV on your streaming devices, 100+ channels for sports, news, drama and more. Multiple streams and Cloud DVR enhance your viewing experience. The TV you love, now streaming on your iPhone or iPad.

About

TCA.TV

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With TCA TV you can enjoy the best entertainment from any device, wherever and whenever you want. Watch, pause and rewatch all your favorite shows and events. Discover a wide range of family, documentary, sports, kid’s and movie TV stations. Enjoy the simple controls, the easy to navigate graphical interface, and all the features of a modern digital television. You can find more information on TCA TV by visiting tcaexpress.net

Screenshots

PlatinumTV4 screens

TCA.TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TCA.TV at 12.0 against PlatinumTV's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlatinumTV ships an update every 5 months, TCA.TV every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

PlatinumTV versus TCA.TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PlatinumTV	TCA.TV
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.3 (3 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	3 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 6 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	100 MB	46 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Platinum Connect LLC	The Community Agency

In-app purchases

None

PlatinumTV

No in-app purchases

None

TCA.TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlatinumTV free?

PlatinumTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is TCA.TV free?

TCA.TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do PlatinumTV or TCA.TV have ads?

Neither PlatinumTV nor TCA.TV shows ads.

Which is updated more often, PlatinumTV or TCA.TV?

PlatinumTV ships an update every 5 months, and TCA.TV every 6 months. Most recently, PlatinumTV was updated on October 24, 2026 and TCA.TV on October 25, 2026.