Minnesota Zoo vs UTVS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minnesota Zoo
Access zoo events, special announcements, and digital membership cards. Manage your membership information anytime, anywhere with this official application.
- Event access
- Special announcements
- Digital membership cards
- Membership information management
- Engagement tools
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The official Minnesota Zoo App is the easiest way to access events, special announcements, digital membership cards, and other special engagement tools. Now you have access to the Minnesota Zoo and your membership information any time, anywhere. This is a free application. Minnesota Zoo Fan App is powered by InstantEncore.
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 5.0 against Minnesota Zoo's 3.8. UTVS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Minnesota Zoo's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Minnesota Zoo's written reviews are positive against 50% of UTVS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Minnesota Zoo ships an update every 4 months, UTVS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minnesota Zoo | UTVS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minnesota Zoo | Cablecast Community Media LLC |
Customer experience
Minnesota Zoo
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In-app purchases
Minnesota Zoo
No in-app purchases
UTVS
No in-app purchases
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