Comparison

TCN vs Arlo TV

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

Head to head
About

TCN

This streaming platform offers exclusive, all-new content from Tucker Carlson. It aims to release regular video content that covers important stories and helps users understand the world.

Highlights
  • Exclusive content
  • New video releases
  • Storytelling
  • World analysis
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Tucker Carlson Network is the new streaming platform that is home to exclusive all-new content from Tucker Carlson. We will regularly be releasing new video content that tells the stories that matter and helps you make sense of the world around you.

About

Arlo TV

This entertainment app helps you discover what to watch across all your streaming services. Simply tell it your mood or a title you enjoyed, and it provides personalized recommendations, directing you to where the content is available.

Highlights
  • Cross-service content discovery
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Where-to-watch functionality
  • Save titles for later
  • Build a watchlist
  • Natural language input
Features
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Stop scrolling. Start watching. Arlo is your late-night guide to what to watch — a conversation, not a catalog. Tell it the mood you're in, the kind of night you're having, or a title you loved, and Arlo finds the right thing to watch across every streaming service, then sends you straight to where it plays. WHY ARLO IS DIFFERENT Most "what to watch" apps push whatever their owner wants you to see. Arlo doesn't. It's neutral by design — it recommends what's genuinely best for you, across all services, beholden to none. No walled garden, no house picks dressed up as recommendations. Just honest answers. HOW IT WORKS • Tell Arlo what you're in the mood for, in plain language • Get a short, sharp list of specific titles worth your time • Tap through to watch on whatever service carries it • The more you tell Arlo, the sharper it gets — it learns your taste, not a demographic WHAT YOU GET • Cross-service discovery — films and shows from across the streaming landscape in one place • Where-to-watch, solved — stop app-hopping to find where something's actually streaming • A For You feed that follows your taste across devices • Trailers in-app, then a clean hand-off to where the full title plays • Save titles for later and build a watchlist that actually reflects you Arlo doesn't stream content itself — it's the guide that ends the search and points you to the right place to watch. Fewer nights lost to the scroll. More nights actually watching something good. Made by Dotstudio Inc.

Screenshots

TCN3 screens
Arlo TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arlo TV at 5.0 against TCN's 4.4. Arlo TV also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TCN's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arlo TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCN has 172 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of TCN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arlo TV's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TCN versus Arlo TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCNArlo TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (172 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB15 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLast Country, IncDotstudioz Inc.

Customer experience

TCN

All ratings171 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative33.3%

Arlo TV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TCN

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Cannot cancel subscription via app or website
  • Email notifications for account access never arrive
  • Unable to login due to font size/overlapping text
  • Login screen overlaps, blocking password/code entry
  • App crashes often
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  • Redirects to articles full of ads
  • Not compatible with iPad screen size, runs in iPhone format
  • Login glitch blocks access (verification code entry issue)
  • Impossible to navigate, leaves you abandoned at end of video
  • Login issues with temporary codes looping
  • Charged but didn't work, still prompts to subscribe

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to bookmark more easily
  • Download video status indicator
  • Add recordings for morning notes
  • Make an iPad app to maximize video playback
  • Option to listen to AI-generated morning notes

Arlo TV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TCN

No in-app purchases

None

Arlo TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TCN free?
TCN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arlo TV free?
Arlo TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TCN or Arlo TV?
Arlo TV is rated higher. TCN averages 4.4 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Arlo TV averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TCN or Arlo TV have ads?
Neither TCN nor Arlo TV shows ads.

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