Essential Sci vs Eagle Nine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essential Sci
Stream a vast library of science fiction movies and TV shows for free. Subscribe monthly to enjoy an ad-free viewing experience and access premium content.
- Hundreds of hours of sci-fi content
- Free streaming
- Monthly ad-free subscription
- Watch on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod
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The Essential Sci-Fi Channel contains hundreds of hours of your favorite science fiction movies and television shows available to watch for free. Sign up for a monthly subscription to watch without ads! Terms of Use: http://macmillanweb.com/html/terms.asp
Eagle Nine
Immerse yourself in a sci-fi adventure podcast exploring the impact of technology on society. Follow a character's journey through a dystopian world filled with artificial intelligence and unanswered questions. Experience a full sound field for a deeply engaging audio narrative.
- Sci-fi adventure narrative
- Explores technology's impact
- Full sound field immersion
- Dystopian world setting
- Artificial intelligence themes
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Eagle Nine: Locked is a fiction Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast, challenging listeners to think more deeply about technology's growing presence in all areas of our lives. Listen as Fuse attempts to escape and discovers just how dangerous the world has become. As he faces more questions than answers, will he be able to save us all? The story is presented using a full sound field technique that immerses the listener in this dystopian world. Artificial Intelligence is at the forefront of our current technological revolution. Between GPT Chats, Deepfakes, and Ai art - human ingenuity is becoming harder to spot, or is it?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eagle Nine at 5.0 against Essential Sci's 4.5. Eagle Nine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Essential Sci's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Essential Sci sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Eagle Nine sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eagle Nine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Essential Sci has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Essential Sci ships an update every 6 weeks, Eagle Nine weekly. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Essential Sci | Eagle Nine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 753 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MacMillan Interactive Communications, LLC | Driven Catalyst |
Customer experience
Essential Sci
Eagle Nine
In-app purchases
Essential Sci
- Essential Sci-Fi Subscription$5.991 Month
- Essential Sci-Fi Yearly Sub$69.991 Year
Eagle Nine
- Season 1 Episode 22 variants$0.99
- Season 1 Episode 1$0.99
- Season 1 Episode 4$0.99
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- Season 1 Episode 5$0.99
- Season 1 Episode 6$0.99
- Season 1 Episode 8$0.99
- Season 1 Episode 7$0.99
- Season 1$4.99
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