WinTV Extend vs UTM SE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WinTV Extend
Stream live TV and recorded shows from your PC to your iOS device. Watch your favorite channels and programs anywhere on your home network or the internet via Wi-Fi. Requires a compatible Hauppauge WinTV Extend or PCTV Broadway device.
- Stream live TV from PC
- Watch recorded shows from PC
- Supports Wi-Fi streaming
- Adjustable video bitrate and resolution
- Supports various TV channel types
- HD-PVR and Colossus support
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WinTV Extend enables you to stream live TV and recordings from your PC at home to your iOS device. This easy to use application lets you watch your favorite TV channels and shows across your home network or the internet using Wi-Fi. To use this application, you must have a Hauppauge WinTV Extend installed on your PC with a supported TV tuner, or a PCTV Broadway. TV connections can be roof top antennas, cable or satellite set top box, or a cable TV connection. Features - Supports iPhone, iPad and iPod. - Watch Live TV from your PC - Watch Recordings from your PC - Adjustable video bitrate and image resolution to suit your network connection - Supports Analog, ClearQAM, ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C channels - Supports all common digital television codecs including MPEG-2 and H.264 video, and MPEG1, AC3, E-AC3 and HE-AAC audio. - Supports HD-PVR and Colossus, for high definition capture from set top box receivers or game consoles - Auto fullscreen when the device is rotated to landscape Supported devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, running iOS 7.0 or later.
UTM SE
Experience classic computing by running old-school games and software. This emulator supports various display modes and processor architectures, allowing you to run pre-built systems or configure your own.
- Run classic software and games
- VGA and terminal modes
- Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, RISC-V
- Pre-built or custom machine configurations
- Built from QEMU
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UTM SE is a PC emulator that allows you to run classic software and old-school games. * Supports both VGA mode for graphics and terminal mode for text-only operating systems * Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, and RISC-V architectures * Run pre-built machines or create your own configuration from scratch * Built from QEMU, a powerful and widely used emulator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UTM SE at 55% against WinTV Extend's 10%. UTM SE also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (562 vs 27). WinTV Extend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. UTM SE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. WinTV Extend asks for nothing beyond the download.
UTM SE holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM SE has 562 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of WinTV Extend's written reviews are positive against 55% of UTM SE's.
WinTV Extend ships an update monthly, UTM SE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WinTV Extend | UTM SE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (27 ratings) | 3.8 (562 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 54.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 562 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hauppauge Computer Works | Turing Software, LLC |
Customer experience
WinTV Extend
UTM SE
Bugs and requests
WinTV Extend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UTM SE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to select .img files as floppy boot images
- Crashes when trying to leave a VM
- Crashes when adjusting virtual CD-ROM drive settings
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for JIT compilation to improve performance
- Improve Magic Keyboard support
- Allow exporting VMs to run on other platforms
In-app purchases
WinTV Extend
No in-app purchases
UTM SE
- Transistor$0.99
- Chip$4.99
- Computer$9.99
