SpectrumU vs Clearinghouse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpectrumU
Stream live TV and thousands of on-demand shows and movies on your mobile device. Access your Spectrum TV experience on campus by connecting to your university's WiFi. Discover new content and manage your viewing with personalized guides and watchlists.
- Stream live TV on campus WiFi
- Thousands of On Demand shows and movies
- Discover Spectrum Originals
- Cast to compatible TVs
- Search by title, network, actor, or team
- Personalize watchlists and guides
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SPECTRUMU Download the SpectrumU App and get the most out of your Spectrum TV experience on campus. Stream live TV or thousands of On Demand shows and movies. SpectrumU is available at participating colleges and universities. Connect to your campus WiFi to access your available services. EXPERIENCE SPECTRUMU ON CAMPUS • Stream live TV anywhere on campus when connected to your campus WiFi. • Enjoy thousands of On Demand shows and movies. • Discover new shows from Spectrum Originals. • Cast from your phone or tablet to a compatible TV with Chromecast. FIND YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS • Search by title, network, actor or sports team. • Add new programs to your Watchlist. • Set your favorite channels and personalize the guide. WHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS APP SpectrumU is available at participating colleges and universities. To get started, connect to your campus WiFi and visit watch.spectrum.net/domainsearch to check for availability. Contact your institution's help desk for more info. Please note: This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. Please see https://sites.nielsen.com/priv/browser/us/en/optout.html for more information.
Clearinghouse
Explore definitive education data and insights from the nation's leading source. This interactive application provides comprehensive information about educational records and analytics.
- Interactive learning
- Access education data
- Gain insights
- Official source information
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Welcome! Download this interactive app today to learn more about the National Student Clearinghouse, the nation’s source for definitive education data and insights. Enjoy, The Clearinghouse Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clearinghouse at 50% against SpectrumU's 10%. Clearinghouse also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SpectrumU's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (318 vs 11). On price, update cadence 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.
SpectrumU holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpectrumU has 318 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of SpectrumU's written reviews are positive against 50% of Clearinghouse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SpectrumU ships an update every 2 weeks, Clearinghouse every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpectrumU | Clearinghouse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (318 ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 318 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charter Communications | Apex Impact Marketing, LLC |
Customer experience
SpectrumU
Clearinghouse
Bugs and requests
SpectrumU
Reported bugs
20 issues- Audio/video sync issues during ads
- Audio cuts out after ad breaks
- App crashes every few minutes
- Video doesn't pause during ads
- Login page redirects to 404
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- App closes automatically when trying to watch live TV
- App crashes as soon as it opens
- School domain never works
- Constantly signs out
- Broadcast freezes up
- Says loading but won't load
- Upper half of video cropped out in full screen
- Cannot exit full screen easily
- Says not connected to WiFi when it is
- On demand icon is gone after update
- App stopped working at UCLA
- Doesn't work when connecting to a router
- Freezes or crashes frequently
- Cannot watch Live TV
- Doesn't work off the 'Plate Of Wisconsin'
Requested features
12 requests- Fix ad break audio/video sync
- Fix audio cutting out after ads
- Fix app crashing
- Fix login page redirects to 404
- Fix live TV closing app
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- Fix video not pausing during ads
- Fix full screen cropping and exit issues
- Fix WiFi connection detection
- Restore on demand feature
- Improve app stability for iPad Pro
- Improve usability for finding content
- Ensure app works off-campus
Clearinghouse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpectrumU
No in-app purchases
Clearinghouse
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SpectrumU free?
Is Clearinghouse free?
Which has better reviews, SpectrumU or Clearinghouse?
Do SpectrumU or Clearinghouse have ads?
Which is updated more often, SpectrumU or Clearinghouse?
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