Cracker Jack vs MeTV App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cracker Jack
Experience the classic Cracker Jack® prize fun with interactive games on your iPhone. Test your skills in a challenging ball navigation game or hit home runs in a baseball simulator.
- Digital Cracker Jack prizes
- CJ Ball game
- CJ Up to Bat game
- Skill and balance challenges
- Baseball simulator
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With the Cracker Jack App you can bring all of the fun, excitement and nostalgia of the traditional Cracker Jack® prizes to your iPhone in one fantastic app. CJ Ball and CJ Up to Bat. CJ Ball - A game of skill and balance where you guide the ball(s) though a series obstacles into the holes of each level. CJ Up to Bat - Play ball by hitting homers and avoiding the fielders’ gloves.
MeTV App
Explore classic television shows and relive television nostalgia. This app provides information about your favorite programs from America's #1 classic television network.
- Classic television network content
- Information on favorite shows
- Nostalgia features
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
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MeTV - America's #1 Classic Television Network - read about your favorite shows and nostalgia on your iPhone and iPad. Your feedback can help make the MeTV app better for everyone. Share your app feedback with iOS-feedback@metv.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MeTV App at every 6 weeks against Cracker Jack's every 15 months. MeTV App also leads on ratings volume (689 vs 26). Cracker Jack's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (40% vs 24%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cracker Jack holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeTV App has 689 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Cracker Jack's written reviews are positive against 24% of MeTV App's.
Cracker Jack ships an update every 15 months, MeTV App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cracker Jack | MeTV App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) — better | 2.6 (689 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 24.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 689 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PepsiCo, Inc. | ME-TV National Limited Partnership |
Customer experience
Cracker Jack
MeTV App
Bugs and requests
Cracker Jack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MeTV App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sign-up page with unreadable text
- Inconsistent live stream functionality
- Freezing and repeated playback issues
- Incorrect program scheduling information
Requested features
4 requests- Live streaming option
- More frequent quiz updates
- Ability to remove/change favorite shows
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users
In-app purchases
Cracker Jack
No in-app purchases
MeTV App
No in-app purchases
