TitanTV vs WinTV Extend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TitanTV
Access comprehensive TV listings for broadcast, cable, satellite, and streaming services. Customize your channel lineups and get detailed program information. Never miss a show with reminders and favorites.
- Location-based channel lineups
- 14-day schedule grid
- Customizable program hours
- Detailed episodic information
- Add multiple channel lineups
- Search function
- Favorite programs
- Reminder notifications
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The TitanTV app for iOS is a free, online TV listings guide. The app is a streamlined version of the fully featured desktop site, TitanTV.com. The app provides easy access to channel lineups, listings and program information for broadcast, cable, satellite, and many popular over-the-top streaming services. Visitors who choose to become TitanTV members (Membership is free), may use the desktop version of TitanTV to create customized lineups that may also be viewed in the app. Take your TV listings with you on the TitanTV app. Features: -Location-based tech determines where you are and provides lineups and listings specific to that location -Schedule grid displays a customizable number of hours of programming in both Portrait and Landscape modes -14 days of schedule and programming information are available -Press a channel's call sign column to view a 24-hour daily view of that channel's schedule -Press a program's grid cell to view its expanded episodic information, cast and crew, ratings, and other details -Easily add other channel lineups to view listings from another programming source or a completely different location -Fully featured Search function -Mark selected programs as a Favorite and future airings of it will be flagged in the grid -Reminder functions create notifications about upcoming selected programs This app is a free online television listing guide containing lineups and schedules for local broadcasters and any cable, satellite, or major streaming service you may subscribe to. It is not a mechanism for watching/streaming/recording programs through the app
WinTV Extend
Stream live TV and recorded shows from your PC to your iOS device. Watch your favorite channels and programs anywhere on your home network or the internet via Wi-Fi. Requires a compatible Hauppauge WinTV Extend or PCTV Broadway device.
- Stream live TV from PC
- Watch recorded shows from PC
- Supports Wi-Fi streaming
- Adjustable video bitrate and resolution
- Supports various TV channel types
- HD-PVR and Colossus support
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WinTV Extend enables you to stream live TV and recordings from your PC at home to your iOS device. This easy to use application lets you watch your favorite TV channels and shows across your home network or the internet using Wi-Fi. To use this application, you must have a Hauppauge WinTV Extend installed on your PC with a supported TV tuner, or a PCTV Broadway. TV connections can be roof top antennas, cable or satellite set top box, or a cable TV connection. Features - Supports iPhone, iPad and iPod. - Watch Live TV from your PC - Watch Recordings from your PC - Adjustable video bitrate and image resolution to suit your network connection - Supports Analog, ClearQAM, ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C channels - Supports all common digital television codecs including MPEG-2 and H.264 video, and MPEG1, AC3, E-AC3 and HE-AAC audio. - Supports HD-PVR and Colossus, for high definition capture from set top box receivers or game consoles - Auto fullscreen when the device is rotated to landscape Supported devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, running iOS 7.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TitanTV at 2.8 against WinTV Extend's 2.0. TitanTV also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 28). WinTV Extend's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
TitanTV holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of TitanTV's written reviews are positive against 10% of WinTV Extend's.
TitanTV ships an update every 6 weeks, WinTV Extend monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TitanTV | WinTV Extend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (138 ratings) — better | 2.0 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.3% of reviews — better | 10.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Decisionmark Holdings, Inc. | Hauppauge Computer Works |
Customer experience
TitanTV
WinTV Extend
Bugs and requests
TitanTV
Reported bugs
46 issues- App shows only ads, no listings
- App is frozen or unresponsive
- Custom token lineups not accessible
- Channels blocked on web not ignored on app
- Desktop and mobile versions not working
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- Cannot see info at bottom of app
- Grid stops at channel 98
- App and site out of sync with TV programming
- Unable to import previous account
- Unable to access account through app
- App is frozen, buttons don't respond
- App comes up blank, no logout/signin
- Listings don't come up, blank page
- App is 0% responsive
- White screen instead of app content
- Takes forever to download
- App and web site are down
- Suddenly stopped displaying TV listings
- Shows do not show up when chosen
- Guide is 1 hour in advance after hitting back
- Window on top left does not allow changing time/day
- Guide lands on different hour each time
- Black bar at top and bottom of schedule grid
- Cannot see time on top of phone screen
- Search icon buried under black bar
- No option to add selected show to iCalendar, only Reminders
- Grid does not adhere to settings on Titan TV website
- App opens to current time and only shows 2 hours
- Does not allow saving to calendar, just reminders
- New date picker requires twice as many steps
- Keeps jumping back to current time
- Cannot set favorites
- New update created bugs and issues
- Broke ability to change day & time
- Time bar moves backward when scrolling downward
- Cannot connect and display information
- Latest iOS update does not work correctly
- Cannot add shows as favorites
- Help link from App Store does not work
- Update deleted all the listings
- Schedule has colored bars but no text
- Refresh wheel keeps spinning, no listings
- App does not open
- Data fields empty
- Empty cells
- App says waiting
Requested features
13 requests- Fix app to display listings
- Fix app to scroll correctly
- Fix app to sync with web version
- Fix app to display correct time/day
- Fix app to allow calendar integration
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- Fix app to allow customization
- Fix app to remove black bars
- Add ad-free paid version
- Improve network name accuracy
- Add Apple TV version
- Increase font/grid size
- Add missing filters (new, favorites, now)
- List programs for wider radius/more channels
WinTV Extend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TitanTV
No in-app purchases
WinTV Extend
No in-app purchases
