PCN Select vs TalkZone
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.
TalkZone
Stay connected from anywhere with this free application. Access unique content and features, and follow social media updates. It's designed for easy use on the go.
- Easy to use interface
- Always free
- Stay connected on the go
- Access unique content
- Follow social media
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Download the official TalkZone app, it’s easy to use and always FREE! With the official app, you can stay connected from work, home, or on the road. Follow us on social media, get access to all our other unique content, features and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TalkZone at 3.0 against PCN Select's 2.1. TalkZone also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). PCN Select's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (48 vs 1). 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.
TalkZone holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PCN Select has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PCN Select's written reviews are positive against 50% of TalkZone's.
PCN Select ships an update every 2 months, TalkZone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCN Select | TalkZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (48 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pennsylvania Educational Communications Systems | AirKast, Inc. |
Customer experience
PCN Select
TalkZone
In-app purchases
PCN Select
No in-app purchases
TalkZone
No in-app purchases
