Comparison

Tablo vs CUT.

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

Head to head
About

Tablo

Record and watch live TV from your antenna and streaming channels without a subscription. Access broadcast content and local news on any device in your home, including smartphones and tablets.

Highlights
  • Record live TV
  • Watch streaming channels
  • No subscription required
  • Access on all home devices
  • Includes local news and sports
  • Works with TV antennas
Features
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Tablo is a device that lets you watch and record live TV, with no subscription. Just one Tablo delivers antenna TV and streaming channels to every screen in your home, including your iPhone or iPad. Simply connect your TV antenna to Tablo, connect your Tablo to your home network, and you can enjoy live sports, local news, and favorite broadcast TV shows, and even ad-supported streaming channels on any iOS-enabled device via the Tablo app. Tablo also works with your smart TV and streaming media devices so you can catch up on your favorite shows.

About

CUT.

Features
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The right film, right now. CUT lets you choose by the trailer, not by a synopsis. Watch thirty seconds, make up your mind, and the app tells you where to watch it legally. THE SORT A deck shaped by your taste and your platforms. Swipe one way to keep, the other to pass. What you keep joins your “to watch” list. MOVIE NIGHT TOGETHER Everyone on their own phone, everyone sorting the same stack. The first title everyone keeps is tonight's film. TRENDING What's out and what matters, in full-screen trailers. YOUR LIBRARY Three shelves — to watch, in progress, finished — a calendar of upcoming releases that reaches all the way into Calendar, and “What to watch tonight?” to draw a title from your list when you can't decide. YOUR JOURNAL Rate what you've seen, write what you thought of it. Your reviews stay private until you publish them. Bring your history over from Letterboxd or IMDb. YOUR SHOWCASE A handle, your published reviews, four pinned posters. Follow other members, reply to their reviews, message them. YOUR YEAR A look back at everything you watched, ready to share as a story. YOUR LISTS File titles into lists, keep them to yourself or publish them: a published list gets its own page, shareable with a link. RATINGS THAT COUNT The Letterboxd average on every title page, next to TMDb's. CUT+ — A ONE-OFF PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Billed once by the App Store. No term, no automatic renewal. • Library without a limit • Widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Live screening in the Dynamic Island • Wider showcase and the CUT+ mark • Who read you • What you have in common, and what to watch together • Release alerts, new episodes and arrivals on your platforms • Your pick of app icon CUT neither hosts nor streams any work. The app presents trailers and points to the legal platforms that carry the title. Film, series and people data: The Movie Database (TMDb). This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Letterboxd is a trademark of Letterboxd Limited; CUT is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by it.

Screenshots

Tablo4 screens
CUT.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tablo at none against CUT.'s 1. CUT.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. CUT. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tablo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tablo ships an update every 5 weeks, CUT. daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tablo versus CUT.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabloCUT.
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNuvyyo Inc.Walid Rahmani

Bugs and requests

Tablo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to watch recordings in progress
  • Unreliable channel scanning and guide data
  • Connectivity issues with certain network setups
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Remote access to recordings
  • Improved channel guide and DVR management
  • Seamless integration with smart home devices

CUT.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tablo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CUT.

One-time1
  • CUT+$1.99

Questions

Is Tablo free?
Tablo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CUT. free?
CUT. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tablo or CUT. have ads?
Tablo shows ads; CUT. does not.
Which is updated more often, Tablo or CUT.?
Tablo ships an update every 5 weeks, and CUT. daily. Most recently, Tablo was updated on October 13, 2026 and CUT. on October 5, 2026.

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