Comparison

DStv Stream vs HKJC TV

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

Head to head
About

DStv Stream

Stream your favorite TV shows, movies, and live sports from your subscription. Watch live, catch up on missed episodes, or download content to enjoy offline. Personalize your experience with profiles and plan your viewing with the TV guide.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • Catch Up on demand content
  • Offline downloads
  • Personalized profiles
  • 8-day TV Guide
  • Kids section with PIN control
Features
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As a DStv customer you can enjoy the shows, movies and sport you love with the DStv app. Download now and get watching! Never miss your favourite TV shows, sports team or breaking news with the DStv app, watch live on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV; catch up on the latest episodes and movies or download to watch offline later on your mobile app. As a DStv customer you can enjoy all of these features on the DStv app. - Watch it as it happens, tune in and start live streaming selected TV channels via 3G/4G or WIFI. - Missed it live, catch it later by watching a selection of the most popular shows, sport highlights, and movies on Catch Up. - Don’t want to use mobile data to watch shows or movies, download up to 25 videos on Catch Up while on WIFI to enjoy offline later across 4 mobile devices. - Want your own experience based on the sport, shows and movies you like to watch, setup up to 6 profiles to personalise each family members viewing experience. - Want to plan your viewing in advance, add Catch Up items to your watchlist to come back to later or access the full 8-day TV Guide and set reminders to arrange your viewing. - Need to keep the kids entertained, our Kids section on the mobile app is a safe and fun viewing environment with PIN controlled access so your kids can enjoy the coolest shows and movies unattended. The DStv mobile app gives you the freedom to watch your best-loved DStv entertainment when you’re on the move. If you don’t have DStv, no problem, just download the app, sign-up, and start watching our selection of free live streaming channels and video on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV (available in South Africa only). As long as you’ve got the data, you’re good to go. *The Live TV and Catch Up content on the DStv app will be as per your subscription package and country. Due to geo-blocking this content can only be played within the countries in the DStv territories.

About

HKJC TV

Watch live streams of horse racing, football matches, and Mark Six draws. Features include AI horse tracking, customizable interfaces, and race day statistics to help you analyze and strategize.

Highlights
  • Live streaming of racing, football, and Mark Six
  • AI horse tracking during live races
  • Customizable user interface
  • Barrier trials and trainer trackwork videos
  • Race day statistics and instant results
  • Daily news updates
  • Pre- and post-race program analysis
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HKJC TV – 馬會電視頻道 Live Streaming HKJC TV, an official mobile TV channel of HKJC, offers a series of racing, football and mark six live streaming. Simply login and enjoy live streaming wherever you are! With race day statistics and racing programmes offered, you can formulate a betting strategy easily. You will never miss any latest news of racing and football with HKJC TV. HKJC TV Main Features: • 【Live Streaming】Watch live racing, football matches and Mark Six draws. Exclusive racing angles of racecourse are only offered on Live Multi-Angled Cam • 【Find My Horse】Powered by AI technology to track the position of your chosen horses throughout the livestream on local race meeting • 【Customizable Interface】Create your own interface by customizing the "Live" page of “Racing Channel”, Font Size, Theme and Header Skin at your preferences • 【Barrier Trials & Exclusive Trainer’s Trackwork Videos】Watch the daily training videos for the last seven days listing by trainer to evaluate a horse’s form easily and quickly at fingertips • 【Race Day Statistics】Offer statistics for a comprehensive racing & football analysis • 【Instant Result】Get the first-hand result with instant updates • 【Daily News】Keep updated with the newest happenings of racing & football in a daily basis • 【Racing Programmes】Review and analyze pre- and post-race programmes for forming racing strategy Log in with betting account, enjoy live streaming. Certain HKJC football live services are available to selected HKJC customers only. Programme transmission is subject to a short delay due to various factors such as network connection speed.  Don’t gamble your life away.

Screenshots

DStv Stream4 screens
HKJC TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DStv Stream at 4.5 against HKJC TV's 3.5. DStv Stream also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 6%) and ratings volume (13K vs 13). HKJC TV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DStv Stream holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DStv Stream has 13K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of DStv Stream's written reviews are positive against 6% of HKJC TV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DStv Stream ships an update monthly, HKJC TV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DStv Stream versus HKJC TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDStv StreamHKJC TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better3.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews35.8% of reviews — better6.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB153 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMultichoice Support Services (Pty) LtdThe Hong Kong Jockey Club

Customer experience

DStv Stream

All ratings11,130 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative56.2%

HKJC TV

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive6.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative88.0%

Bugs and requests

DStv Stream

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing downloaded content
  • Inability to resume playback from last position
  • Constant log-out issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow multi-device streaming
  • Add rewind and fast-forward controls
  • Improve channel guide and program discovery
  • Introduce 4K streaming support
  • Expand availability to more regions

HKJC TV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DStv Stream

No in-app purchases

None

HKJC TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DStv Stream free?
DStv Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HKJC TV free?
HKJC TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DStv Stream or HKJC TV?
DStv Stream is rated higher. DStv Stream averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while HKJC TV averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do DStv Stream or HKJC TV have ads?
DStv Stream shows ads; HKJC TV does not.
Which is updated more often, DStv Stream or HKJC TV?
DStv Stream ships an update monthly, and HKJC TV every 2 months. Most recently, DStv Stream was updated on November 3, 2026 and HKJC TV on October 24, 2026.

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