Thirteen Explore vs Figura App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thirteen Explore
Stream full episodes of popular PBS and THIRTEEN programs, including Masterpiece, Nature, and Frontline, directly to your iPhone and iPad. Access New York-centric shows and livestream THIRTEEN if you're in the NYC metro area. Cast content to your TV using Apple TV and Chromecast.
- Stream full episodes
- Masterpiece, Nature, Frontline
- New York-centric shows
- Livestream THIRTEEN (NYC)
- Cast to TV
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Your favorite THIRTEEN and PBS programs like Masterpiece, Nature and Frontline - streamed right to your iPhone and iPad! THIRTEEN Explore includes: * Full episodes from programs such as Masterpiece, American Masters, PBS NewsHour, Great Performances, Nature, NOVA, Antiques Roadshow and Frontline * New York-centric shows like NYC-ARTS, MetroFocus, Treasures of New York and NJTV News * Stream via Apple TV and Chromecast to your TV * Livestream THIRTEEN (must be in the NYC metropolitan area)
Figura App
Manage your sticker album collection with ease. Scan, track, and swap duplicates with other collectors. Organize your collection and find missing stickers quickly.
- Scan stickers with camera
- Track needed, owned, and duplicate stickers
- Supports over 20 languages
- Share collection lists for trading
- Search by sticker number
- View collection statistics
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Figura is the app for sticker album collectors. Track every sticker in your collection, know exactly what you need and what you have to swap, and connect with other collectors to trade duplicates. Key features: • Quickly scan stickers with the phone camera • Mark stickers as Needed, Owned, or Duplicate with a single tap • Figura speaks your language! Over 20 locales supported • Share your full sticker list to arrange swaps with friends or online communities • Search by sticker number to find any sticker instantly • See the statistics on how your collection is doing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Figura App at none against Thirteen Explore's shown. Figura App also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Thirteen Explore's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 1). 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.
Figura App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thirteen Explore has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Thirteen Explore ships an update every 5 months, Figura App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thirteen Explore | Figura App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — 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 | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Thirteen/WNET | Pedro Schapira |
Bugs and requests
Thirteen Explore
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes or doesn't work
- Playback issues, such as app crashing or getting kicked out
- Incompatibility with certain devices (e.g., Firestick)
Requested features
3 requests- Add episode tracking and resume playback functionality
- Improve Chromecast support with features like closed captions
- Expand Passport content library to include more archived shows
Figura App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thirteen Explore
No in-app purchases
Figura App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Thirteen Explore free?
Is Figura App free?
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