TouchCab vs Digital TV Antennas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchCab
Control your DCC model railroad wirelessly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Manage locomotives, speed, functions, and switches with a user-friendly interface. Compatible with ESU, Märklin, and Lenz command stations.
- Wireless DCC model railroad control
- Control locomotives and their functions
- Manage speed and train routes
- Operate switches and signals
- Alphabetical listing of locomotives and accessories
- Switchable left/right-handed operation
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You have a model railroad. You have an ECoS or ECoS2 digital command station from ESU, a Central Station from Märklin or a Lenz v3.6 command station. You also have an iPhone or an iPod touch from Apple and a wireless network connected to the command station. Would you like to run your model railroad from the iPhone or iPod? You can - with TouchCab. So what is TouchCab? TouchCab is a handheld controller for your DCC (Digital Command Control) model railroad / railway / train set. With TouchCab you can follow your trains around your layout without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a wired device. You can throw switches/turnouts and set train routes as you move along. Features: - Control all the locomotives defined in the command station. - Access up to 29 functions of each locomotive. - Clear overview of the locomotive’s speed and state. - Easily change the throttle from left- to right handed operation. - Wireless network connection to the command station. - Control all switches/turnouts and signals defined in the command station. - Locomotives and accessories are listed alphabetically, regardless of their order in the command station lists. Supported DCC command stations: ECoS 50000 by ESU (v1.1.3 or higher) ECoS 2 50200 by ESU (v3.2.0 or higher) Central Station 60212 by Märklin (v2.0.4 or higher) Lenz 23151 XpressNet Interface with Lenz v3.6 command stations LZV100 or LZ100 Requirements: -Digital Model Railway with a compatible DCC Command Station - Network connection to the command station - Wireless connection to the iPhone or iPod Touch Instructions: - Tap the speed wedge in either side to speed up and slow down your trains - Change speed gradually by dragging across the speed wedge - Double-tap the halt button to halt all trains. - Swipe the function buttons sideways to access locomotive functions above F7 - Switch between left and right hand operation from the options tab - Control routes and turnouts from the turnouts tab - Control signals and other accessories from the signals tab Want to try before your buy? Try TouchCab Free - a feature limited free version that is built on the same code base as TouchCab.
Digital TV Antennas
Locate nearby digital TV towers and determine the correct bearing to point your antenna for optimal reception. Supports numerous countries and can filter stations by reach in the US.
- Discover nearby digital TV towers
- Find antenna bearing
- Supports multiple countries
- Filter stations by reach (US)
- Useful for RVs and camping
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This application helps you discover digital TV towers close to you and it helps you find the bearing from your location so that you can point you antenna. This app finds nearby antennas using a list of antennas broadcasting digital TV over-the-air (OTA) in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Colombia and Uruguay. In the US it can also display the FCC calculated broadcast area over the map and filter out stations that are out of reach. Specially useful when you are camping in your camper van, rv, motorhome, so you can get the best TV reception wherever you are. Sources: USA stations were retrieved from FCC's CDBS database. Brazilian stations were retrieved from Anatel. Argentina ones were retrieved from TDA home page. UK Freeview transmitter locations were retrieved from http://www.ukfree.tv. Canadian stations were retrieved from Industry Canada. Australian station info was downloaded from http://data.gov.au/dataset/licensed-broadcasting-transmitter-data. Transmitters for Ireland (Saorview) come from https://www.saorview.ie/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Digital TV Antennas at Free against TouchCab's $9.99. Digital TV Antennas also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). TouchCab's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 54%). On ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Digital TV Antennas is free to download; TouchCab costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Digital TV Antennas holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of TouchCab's written reviews are positive against 54% of Digital TV Antennas's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TouchCab ships an update every 2 months, Digital TV Antennas fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchCab | Digital TV Antennas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Sutherland | Juan Nicolas Lichtmaier |
Customer experience
TouchCab
Digital TV Antennas
In-app purchases
TouchCab
No in-app purchases
Digital TV Antennas
No in-app purchases
Questions
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