Watch TBS vs Svengoolie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch TBS
Stream full episodes of popular TV shows and movies from your favorite network. Access a wide variety of originals and comedy hits, plus live sports and blockbuster films. Watch on any screen, anytime, anywhere, by signing in with your TV provider.
- Watch full episodes of TV shows
- Stream movies
- Access TBS originals
- Watch live sports
- Sign in with TV provider
- Watch on any screen
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ALWAYS HERE FOR A GOOD TIME The tbs app makes watching movies and full episodes of your favorite shows easy! Sign in with your TV Provider to watch all the tbs originals you love: All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite, AEW: All Access, American Dad, Wipeout and more. Plus, don't forget comedy hits like Young Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory, Friends and Modern Family! Watch anytime, anywhere with the tbs app. You can also catch live sports (including MLB games and March Madness) and blockbuster movies -- on any screen. The tbs 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. Our full lineup of tbs originals include: AEW: Dynamite, AEW: All Access, American Dad, B/R Gaming, Celebrity Show-Off, The Cube, Friday Night Vibes, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses, I Survived Bear Grylls, Lost Resort, Miracle Workers, Tournament of Laughs and Wipeout. Other series available include The Big Bang Theory, Family Matters, Friends, Modern Family and Young Sheldon.
Svengoolie
Get weekly movie previews, schedules, and behind-the-scenes content from your favorite horror host. Discover where to watch MeTV every Saturday night.
- Weekly movie previews
- Movie schedule
- Behind-the-scenes updates
- Where to watch MeTV guide
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The new Svengoolie® app (I have an app?!) is your preview for watching MeTV every Saturday night. Install the app to access each week’s movie story, movie schedule, and other behind-the-scenes updates from your favorite horror host. Svengoolie airs Saturday nights on MeTV. You can find how to watch MeTV by visiting https://MeTV.com/wheretowatch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Svengoolie at none against Watch TBS's shown. Svengoolie also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (21% vs 4%). Watch TBS's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). 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.
Watch TBS holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch TBS has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of Watch TBS's written reviews are positive against 21% of Svengoolie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Watch TBS ships an update every 3 months, Svengoolie every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch TBS | Svengoolie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12K ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.6% of reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. | ME-TV National Limited Partnership |
Customer experience
Watch TBS
Svengoolie
Bugs and requests
Watch TBS
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when switching between apps or locking screen
- Video playback randomly rewinds or skips ahead
- Sign-in process often gets stuck in a loop
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to turn off closed captions
- Improve video playback controls
- Implement picture-in-picture mode
- Provide better resume/continue watching functionality
Svengoolie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Watch TBS
No in-app purchases
Svengoolie
No in-app purchases
