MN Lottery vs UTVS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MN Lottery
Scan your lottery tickets to check for winners and enter second chance drawings. Create digital play slips with your favorite numbers and save them to your account. Present the QR code to a retailer to print your tickets.
- Ticket checker for winners
- Digital play slip creation
- 2nd Chance contest entry
- Jackpot notifications
- Game and prize information
- Retailer locator
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The official Minnesota Lottery convenience app is here! Now you can scan your lottery tickets to find out if you won, enter 2nd Chance contests and more. Create a digital play slip with your favorite numbers and save to your account. Simply present the play slip QR code to a MN Lottery retailer to print your tickets – it’s that easy. Just say I'MN and download today to turn every moment into a chance to win! Cool features include: • Ticket Checker to scan your scratch or lotto tickets to see if they are winners • Create and save digital play slips for lotto games • Scan to enter 2nd Chance contests • Notifications on high jackpots and more ways to win • Up-to-date game information, including prizes remaining on scratch games • Entry history and winner lists for promotions • Find the nearest retailer anytime, anywhere Subject to applicable rules, regulations and laws. Must be 18 years or older to play. Keep it fun - please play responsibly. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-333-HOPE. Any promotion listed in this app is not sponsored or endorsed by, or affiliated in any way with Apple, or any other 3rd party application provider or affiliate.
UTVS
This application provides access to regional cable programming and live streaming content from an award-winning student-run college television station. It serves as an educational facility for students to learn media production and delivers high-quality programming to diverse audiences.
- Regional cable programming
- Live streaming content
- Student media production
- Diverse audience reach
- Educational facility
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UTVS Television (University Television Station) is an award-winning student run college television station on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The national award-winning student television station started operations in 1978 under the leadership of Scott Bryce. Today, UTVS is located in Stewart Hall, and provides regional cable programming in the St. Cloud and surrounding areas via Spectrum Channel 180, Spectrum Channel 426, Spectrum Channel 823 and streaming on a variety of apps. UTVS exists to provide the highest quality programming possible to St. Cloud State University, the St. Cloud community, Minnesota and surrounding states. UTVS reaches diverse audiences in local, regional and national markets through public access television and streaming services. UTVS serves as an educational facility where students learn how to produce high quality media content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UTVS at 4.8 against MN Lottery's 2.0. UTVS also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 12%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). MN Lottery's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (227 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
UTVS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MN Lottery has 227 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of MN Lottery's written reviews are positive against 50% of UTVS's.
MN Lottery ships an update monthly, UTVS every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MN Lottery | UTVS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (227 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 227 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minnesota State Lottery | Cablecast Community Media LLC |
Customer experience
MN Lottery
UTVS
Bugs and requests
MN Lottery
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues, unable to sign in after registration
- Registration process is buggy and unreliable
- Ticket scanner often returns errors or doesn't work
Requested features
4 requests- Allow scanning of lottery tickets without account registration
- Display prize amounts for winning tickets
- Provide full ticket examples for all game types
- Improve digital play slip functionality
UTVS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MN Lottery
No in-app purchases
UTVS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MN Lottery free?
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