PCN Select vs The Echo
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 Echo
Access your school newspaper and important daily schedules and events directly on your phone. Stay updated with the latest news, articles, and student information, with content continually added.
- School newspaper access
- Daily schedules
- Event information
- Student information
- Continual content updates
- Student-designed logo
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The Wilson Area High School Newspaper Staff has created an App for students in our school to be able to access information quickly and easily. Not only will our school newspaper, The Echo, be right on the students' phones, it will also have important information about daily schedules and events. The app will contain a multitude of articles, media, and vital student information. We will be continually updating and adding articles, events, and information so the student body and community can stay up to date with the latest communications. The logo was created by a student artist and the app itself has been meticulously designed by our newspaper staff and advisor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Echo at 4.4 against PCN Select's 2.0. The Echo also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). PCN Select's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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 Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PCN Select has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PCN Select ships an update every 2 months, The Echo every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCN Select | The Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (50 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems | Wilson Area School District |
Customer experience
PCN Select
The Echo
In-app purchases
PCN Select
No in-app purchases
The Echo
No in-app purchases
