Comparison

U vs WantingCompass

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

Head to head
About

U

Stream live TV and on-demand content from your home network or on the go. Manage your DVR, personalize your viewing experience, and use your device as a remote control. Discover new shows and manage your recordings with ease.

Highlights
  • Watch Live TV
  • On Demand library
  • Personalized homepage
  • TV programming guide
  • Remote control functionality
  • DVR management
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Take the U-verse experience with you with the U-verse App. Watch Live TV and On Demand shows, manage your DVR, and use the app as a remote control. Live TV Watch Live TV in the palm of your hand! Watch even more channels live when connected to your home network. On Demand Watch on your schedule! Choose from thousands of On Demand movies and shows from top networks. My U-verse Homepage Personalize your U-verse experience by adding your favorite shows, channels, and people to My U-verse Favorites. The new Homepage highlights the shows that you care about most and recommends new shows for you to discover. Guide Browse or search your personal TV programming guide to find your favorite shows. Schedule one-time or series recordings on your DVR at home. Remote Control Control your home TV receivers with the remote control feature.† Recordings Easily manage your scheduled and recorded shows on your U-verse DVR at home. Settings Set Parental Controls and Notifications, manage your receivers, find support tools and more. Requires qualifying device, U-family or higher TV plan and Wi-Fi or data connection. Content may vary by device, TV plan, and viewing location. Data charges may apply. †U-verse Internet service and qualifying device required. This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.

About

WantingCompass

Features
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Can't decide where to go? Spin the compass. The Wanting Compass points you toward a real place near you — a restaurant, a bar, a museum, a park, or somewhere you've never been — using your actual location and real map data. No endless scrolling through lists. Just a direction, a distance, and somewhere to go. NINE WAYS TO ASK Food · Bars & Pubs · Nightclubs · Shopping · Gym · Nature · Museums · Libraries · Travel — or pick "All" and let the compass choose the category for you. REAL PLACES, REAL DIRECTIONS Every result is an actual nearby location, with real walking time and distance calculated from Apple's own map data — not a guess. The needle tracks your real-world direction live: turn or walk, and it re-aims as you go, just like an actual compass. DON'T LIKE THE RESULT? Tap the button again for another nearby option. Results refresh automatically every few minutes, so you're never stuck seeing the same handful of places forever. TRAVEL, ANYWHERE Pick Travel instead of a nearby category, and the compass points to a random city somewhere in the world — with the real direction and distance to get there from wherever you are. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, Thai, and Russian. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just a compass, and somewhere real to go.

Screenshots

WantingCompass4 screens

Verdict

The call

U and WantingCompass are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
U versus WantingCompass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUWantingCompass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (390K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings390K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAT&T Services, Inc.Surya Saini

Bugs and requests

U

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • Remote control feature not working consistently
  • Certain channels not available through the app
  • Sync issues between app and TV experience

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to access and manage recordings remotely
  • Improved guide with more future programming data
  • Seamless integration with home receivers
  • Support for casting to TV from mobile devices

WantingCompass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

U

No in-app purchases

None

WantingCompass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is U free?
U is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WantingCompass free?
WantingCompass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do U or WantingCompass have ads?
Neither U nor WantingCompass shows ads.

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