PCN Select vs The Home Page Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCN Select
Access Pennsylvania's non-profit television network for unbiased politics, policy, history, culture, and sports programming. Stream live TV, watch on-demand videos, and explore a multi-week schedule with predictive search.
- Multiple Live TV Streams
- Video On Demand
- Multi-week Schedule
- Predictive Search
- Politics & Policy Programs
- History & Culture Programs
- Sports Programs
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PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network) is a statewide, non-profit television network responsive to Pennsylvania through complete, unbiased politics and policy programming and unique programs showcasing the diverse range of Pennsylvania’s people in history and culture, sports, and more. Watch PCN on cable in Pennsylvania or stream on the PCN app. PCN App Featured and Enhancements: · Multiple Live TV Streams · Video On Demand · Multi-week Schedule · Predictive Search · Easy Navigation PCN Programs: Politics & Policy · Candidate Debates & Interviews - FREE · Election Coverage · LIVE PA House Feed - FREE · LIVE PA Senate Feed - FREE · LIVE Call-In Program · PA Court Sessions · On The Issues · This Week: PA · Journalists Roundtable · Civics 101 - FREE Online Educational Resource · Capital BlueCross Public Affairs Forum - FREE History & Culture · Gettysburg Battlewalks · Gettysburg Collection · PCN Tours · PA Books · Voices of Veterans · Exploring Pennsylvania Boroughs · Keystone Cuisine · Battlefield Pennsylvania · It's History! · PCN Profiles · Pennsylvania's Historic Courthouses · Pennsylvania Farm Show · Ag Progress Days Sports · PIAA High School Championships · High School Football Game of the Week · High School Wrestling Match of the Week We appreciate your feedback! Please rate our app so we can continue to improve it. Additional program details can be found at pcntv.com. For program suggestions or bugs, please reach us at info@pcntv.com.
The Home Page Network
Access daily e-publications with local news, sports, and community information for Tioga County, Pennsylvania. This new media experience combines internet television, digital print, and photography to deliver timely updates and feature stories.
- Daily e-publications
- Local news and information
- Internet television integration
- Digital print media
- Online photography
- Community features
- Sports coverage
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The Home Page Network App is a New Media experience featuring daily e-publications for the communities we serve. You'll find timely news and information from around the world with a particular emphasis on the things that impact the people of Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The Home Page Network produces several new media publications all under the roof of this one App. These digital publications combine internet television, digital print media, online photography and electronic graphics to provide our viewers with the best local online news and information service possible. From breaking news and information to each day’s feature stories we want to provide our viewers with an outstanding new media experience while influencing our communities for good. The Home Page Network App currently serves three markets in Tioga County, PA - Wellsboro Home Page, Mansfield Home Page, and Blossburg Home Page. You can select your location by choosing the menu button at the bottom of your screen. Home Page Sports is also included. This version of The Home Page Network App includes: Today's feature stories for each location we serve Home Page Sports The Home Page Stream The Visitors Center - perfect discovering what's going on around here Regional dining and shopping information Home Page Channels featuring our favorite broadcast personalities Our all-new Home Page Calendar News, Weather, Sports and Business info impacting our region Arts and entertainment Chamber of Commerce and Vibe information A listing of area churches, charities, and non-profit organizations Local health and fitness information Movin' Together - Encouraging women to feel, look and be their best Inspiration including "Reflections for Tomorrow" and today's proverb Internet radio and podcast sources Employment Opportunities Marriage and family resources Featured Movies Recreation resources A listing of regional media School information with school calendar links A comprehensive list of the best search engines in the world
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Home Page Network at 5.0 against PCN Select's 2.0. PCN Select's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 2) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
The Home Page Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PCN Select has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCN Select | The Home Page Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems | Ed Weaver |
Customer experience
PCN Select
The Home Page Network
In-app purchases
PCN Select
No in-app purchases
The Home Page Network
No in-app purchases
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