truTV vs Epic for iPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
truTV
Stream live sports, full episodes of popular TV shows, and movies on demand. Sign in with your TV provider to access content from truTV and enjoy entertainment anytime, anywhere.
- Watch live sports
- Stream full TV episodes
- Enjoy blockbuster movies
- Sign in with TV provider
- Access truTV originals
- Watch anytime, anywhere
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ALWAYS HERE FOR A GOOD LAUGH The truTV app makes watching live sports, full episodes and movies easy! Sign in with your TV Provider to catch live sports like Mountain West football, MotoGP, MLB, NHL , and classic truTV originals like Impractical Jokers, Tacoma FD, Adam Ruins Everything, and more. Watch anytime, anywhere with the truTV app. Plus, enjoy blockbuster movies -- on any screen. The truTV app supports most TV Providers, including AT&T, Spectrum (incl. Time Warner Cable, Charter & Bright House), Comcast XFINITY, Cox, DIRECTV, Dish, Optimum, Suddenlink, Verizon, and many more.
Epic for iPad
Stream live TV channels and access cloud DVR features with a stunning interface. Enjoy instant channel changes, restart missed shows, and pause live broadcasts.
- Live linear television streaming
- High-quality graphic rendering
- Sub-second channel change time
- Cloud DVR with unlimited recording
- Restart TV for past shows
- Pause live broadcasts
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The Epic app is used by participating broadband service providers to enable high quality live linear television services. Features of the app include: Stunning user interface with beautiful graphic rendering and compelling guide information. Patented streaming technology that enables sub 1 second channel change time or DVR playback. Patented Cloud DVR solution enabling custom time offsets on a per record basis with unlimited concurrent recording capability. Never miss a show with restart TV that allows a subscriber to view a show from the beginning up to 72 hours in the past. Pause your show, make some popcorn, and never miss any of your favorite show.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Epic for iPad at none against truTV's shown. Epic for iPad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). truTV's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Epic for iPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: truTV has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
truTV ships an update every 3 months, Epic for iPad every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | truTV | Epic for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | EPIC Video Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
truTV
Epic for iPad
Bugs and requests
truTV
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to watch episodes
- Freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Login screen issues and inability to sign in
- Video playback problems and constant buffering
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to turn off closed captions
- Implement Chromecast/AirPlay support
- Add a 'continue watching' feature
- Improve overall app stability and performance
Epic for iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
truTV
No in-app purchases
Epic for iPad
No in-app purchases
