PCN Select vs The Progress
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 Progress
Access local news and sports coverage for western Pennsylvania communities. Stay updated with daily newspaper content and 24/7 online updates.
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Newspaper e-edition
- 24/7 online coverage
- Mobile app access
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The Progress newspaper covers local news and sports in the Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg and Moshannon Valley areas of western Pennsylvania. The Progress offers home delivery six days a week and provides 24/7 coverage on its website at theprogressnews.com and on its mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Progress at 100% against PCN Select's 13%. The Progress also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1). PCN Select's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Progress holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PCN Select's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Progress's.
PCN Select ships an update every 2 months, The Progress every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCN Select | The Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (48 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems | Community Media Group Inc |
Customer experience
PCN Select
The Progress
In-app purchases
PCN Select
No in-app purchases
The Progress
No in-app purchases
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