PCN Select vs Courier Express
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.
Courier Express
Access local news, sports, and entertainment from western Pennsylvania. Get daily updates Monday through Friday and weekend publications, plus 24/7 coverage online and on mobile.
- Local news coverage
- Sports updates
- Entertainment news
- Home delivery options
- 24/7 online coverage
- Mobile app access
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With roots dating back to 1944, the Courier Express newspaper covers local news, sports and entertainment in the DuBois area of Clearfield County and most of Jefferson County, as well as parts of Elk, McKean and Forest counties in western Pennsylvania. The newspaper offers home delivery Monday through Friday and on the weekend with its Tri-County Weekend publication. It also provides 24/7 coverage at thecourierexpress.com and on its mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Courier Express at 100% against PCN Select's 13%. Courier Express also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.1). PCN Select's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 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.
Courier Express holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PCN Select's written reviews are positive against 100% of Courier Express's.
PCN Select ships an update every 2 months, Courier Express every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCN Select | Courier Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (48 ratings) | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 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
Courier Express
In-app purchases
PCN Select
No in-app purchases
Courier Express
No in-app purchases
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