LccTools vs Red Green TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LccTools
Control and configure your LCC/OpenLCB model railroad directly from your mobile device. Manage locomotives, turnouts, and events, and even update node firmware. Includes a companion Apple Watch app for convenient fast clock display.
- Locomotive control
- Consist management
- Fast clock display
- Turnout operation
- Event activation
- Node configuration
- Firmware updates
- Bus traffic monitoring
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LccTools provides the tools you need to operate and configure your LCC/OpenLCB model railroad in the palm of your hand! - Throttle - Works with the TCS CS-105 to control your locomotives - Consisting - Make, modify and break up locomotive consists - Fast Clock - Display the fast clock time - Turnouts - Operate your DCC turnouts - Events - Send defined events to activate your railroad's controls - Configuration - Provides configuration menus for all your LCC nodes - Firmware Update - Download new, updated firmware into your nodes - Monitor - See the traffic on your LCC bus If you have an Apple Watch, LccTools includes a companion watch app that will let you put the railroad's fast time on your wrist for easy reference. Requires a WiFi LCC network hub. Works with hubs provided by the TCS CS-105, JMRI and others.
Red Green TV
Experience a unique blend of sitcom and sketch comedy with a do-it-yourself twist. Follow the misadventures of a handyman and his quirky friends at Possum Lake. This show offers a humorous look at life and creative problem-solving.
- Sitcom-sketch comedy hybrid
- Do-it-yourself TV show
- Humorous characters
- Possum Lake setting
- Award-winning performance
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The Red Green Show is an innovative sitcom-sketch comedy hybrid created by comedian Steve Smith who plays the hapless handyman, Red Green. The show welcomes viewers to Possum Lake, Canada where Red, his nerdy nephew Harold, and a handful of other colorful characters film a do-it-yourself TV show. The Red Green Show was nominated for 23 Gemini Awards over the course of the show’s 15 year run, and won in 1998 for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Green TV at every 6 days against LccTools's every 3 weeks. Red Green TV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Red Green TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
LccTools ships an update every 3 weeks, Red Green TV every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LccTools | Red Green TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bob Jacobsen | SPACEMOB, LLC |
In-app purchases
LccTools
No in-app purchases
Red Green TV
No in-app purchases
