truTV vs StageRing
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.
StageRing
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StageRing turns a phone into a theatrical prop that a show operator controls remotely. Built for live theater and film sets, it plays sounds at full volume, vibrates, flashes the screen or flashlight, and stages a realistic fake incoming call or text-message conversation on cue. Everything runs on your local show network. No cloud, no accounts, fully offline. TWO WAYS TO CONTROL IT • Web interface: the phone serves its own control page. Open the phone's address on any laptop or tablet, log in with the device PIN, upload sounds by drag and drop, build cues, and hit GO. • OSC: trigger cues straight from QLab, ETC Eos, or any OSC-capable console over UDP or TCP. The phone advertises itself over Bonjour, so QLab's network patch lists it automatically. CUES A cue is a named bundle of actions that fire together on GO: • Play a sound with per-cue volume, loop, and fade-out • Force system media volume • Vibrate • Wake or flash the screen • Blink the flashlight • Fake incoming call: ringtone plus a realistic call screen, and answering plays a voice recording • Fake text conversation with scheduled incoming messages MADE FOR THE STAGE All calls, messages, and contacts are simulated inside the app. StageRing never sends real calls or texts, and it collects no data. Hand the phone to the actor and run the show from the booth.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: truTV at Free against StageRing's $4.99. truTV also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked). StageRing's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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
truTV is free to download; StageRing costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | truTV | StageRing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (14K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | Jeremy Lyon |
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
StageRing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
truTV
No in-app purchases
StageRing
No in-app purchases









