SpectrumU vs TheGreatGame
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.
TheGreatGame
Embark on an outdoor escape room adventure across various locations. Teams solve clues and navigate between points to win. Enjoy a socially distanced game experience.
- Outdoor escape room experiences
- Multi-location gameplay
- Clue solving challenges
- Team-based competition
- Socially distanced activity
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The Great Game is an outdoor escape room that is offered in different locations around the country. Teams must move from location to location, solving clues, in order to win the game. Game play is socially distant. Do you have what it takes? (Icons by Icons8)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TheGreatGame at 75% against SpectrumU's 10%. TheGreatGame also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 315). SpectrumU's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. TheGreatGame sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SpectrumU asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpectrumU holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 315 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of SpectrumU's written reviews are positive against 75% of TheGreatGame'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, TheGreatGame every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpectrumU | TheGreatGame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (315 ratings) — better | 4.2 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 315 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charter Communications | The Great Game LLC |
Customer experience
SpectrumU
TheGreatGame
User reviews
SpectrumU
From 315 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Amazing features when working
- 📺 Many sport channels available
- 🌟 Great update for Chromecast support
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 Audio/video sync issues during ads
- 🐛 Audio cuts out after ad breaks
- 🐛 App freezes or won't load
- 🐛 Login issues (404 errors, sign-in problems)
TheGreatGame
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and interactive
- 👍 Great for new and seasoned users
- 👍 Fantastic use of technology
- 👍 Loved solving puzzles with friends
- 👍 Creative and magical experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🙁 Held back from going home
- 🐛 QR code issues and glitches
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
TheGreatGame
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and glitches
- QR code issues
- Trouble joining/creating teams
Requested features
2 requests- Improve stability and reduce glitches
- Make the experience more accessible
In-app purchases
SpectrumU
No in-app purchases
TheGreatGame
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Great Game Campus Ticket$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99
- Great Game College Ticket$9.99
