telev8 vs SmartTV by UTMA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
SmartTV by UTMA
Stream live TV and local channels directly on your Apple devices. This service is exclusively available to United and Turtle Mountain Communications internet customers.
- Live TV streaming
- Local channel access
- Single app interface
- Exclusive to specific internet customers
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SmartTV by United and Turtle Mountain Communications is an app based streaming video service that lets you watch your favorite Live TV and local channels, all on a single app. For more information on SmartTV and how to sign up, please contact customer support at 701-256-5156. SmartTV by UTMA is available exclusively to United and Turtle Mountain communications internet customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartTV by UTMA at 5.0 against telev8's 4.5. telev8's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartTV by UTMA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | telev8 | SmartTV by UTMA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TELEV8, LLC | United Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation |
Customer experience
telev8
SmartTV by UTMA
In-app purchases
telev8
No in-app purchases
SmartTV by UTMA
No in-app purchases
