HDHomeRun vs Antenna Point
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDHomeRun
Stream live, over-the-air, and cable TV channels directly to your iOS device. Pause, rewind, and fast-forward live broadcasts. Access program guides with images and logos for an enhanced viewing experience.
- Live TV streaming (OTA & Cable)
- Pause, FF, RW live TV
- HD channel support
- Program guide with images
- Fast channel changes
- Intuitive UI controls
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Enjoy free over-the-air TV throughout your home on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, and Mac with HDHomeRun and a TV antenna. Simply connect your HDHomeRun to your TV antenna and home network to enjoy a modern TV experience throughout your home. Discover shows, explore a beautiful guide, see what's on now and next, and start watching with fast channel changes and an intuitive interface. Add a USB hard drive to your HDHomeRun for DVR across your home. Pause and rewind live TV, record your favorite shows, and watch your recordings on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Watch NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) where available with the HDHomeRun FLEX 4K. Features: • Watch free over-the-air TV from your TV antenna on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, and Mac • Discover shows with a beautiful guide • Pause and rewind live TV • Fast channel changes • Record your favorite shows with HDHomeRun DVR • Schedule series and movie recordings • Watch your HDHomeRun DVR recordings on Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, and Mac • Watch NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) with the HDHomeRun FLEX 4K where available Requirements: • HDHomeRun connected to your TV antenna and home network • Wi-Fi or wired home network • Internet connection for guide data
Antenna Point
Easily aim your TV antenna with this app. It displays transmitting towers on a map, shows coverage areas, and helps you find the best direction to point your antenna for optimal channel reception. Tap towers to see network call signs and preview available channels.
- Map displaying transmitting towers
- Coverage area patterns (35, 50, 70 miles)
- Identifies your location
- Directional guidance for antenna aiming
- Tower network call sign information
- Preview of available TV channels
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With Antenna Point, aiming your TV antenna is easy! The map in the app will display transmitting towers along with the distance from your home to each tower. Antenna Point will identify your location and provide the TV antenna coverage area within 35-mile, 50-mile, and a 70-mile range pattern. The app will help you find the best direction to aim your indoor, attic or outdoor TV antenna. Download the Antenna Point app on your smart phone or tablet, read through the step-by-step instructions and start aiming your smart phone or tablet towards the largest cluster of towers. Once you’ve found the best direction to all the towers, install your antenna in an area with the best unobstructed view to the TV towers. Connect your antenna to your TV and use your remote to scan your TV for channels. The towers are displayed in black markers on the map, and you can tap on each tower to see the main network call sign, like ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS, The CW, ION, MeTV and many more. The app includes a channel list, so you can preview the TV stations available in your area. Tips: After your initial channel scan, check the number of TV stations you are receiving. If you are not receiving all the available channels move your antenna to another spot and rescan your TV for channels until you receive the most channels. You may have to move the antenna a few times until you find the best TV signals. [Note: certain variables unrelated to the antenna’s performance can interfere with signal reception, such as terrain, tall buildings, and trees – try finding the most unobstructed view to the TV towers for the best TV signals]. If you have any questions about antennas or installation, we are available 7 days a week to help. Give us a call at 877-825-5572 or chat with us online at antennasdirect.com or gomohu.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Antenna Point at 2.8 against HDHomeRun's 2.6. Antenna Point also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). HDHomeRun's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 18%) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Antenna Point holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 476 and 260 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of HDHomeRun's written reviews are positive against 18% of Antenna Point's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HDHomeRun ships an update every 2 months, Antenna Point every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDHomeRun | Antenna Point |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (476 ratings) | 2.8 (260 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better | 17.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 260 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SiliconDust USA, Inc. | Antennas Direct, Inc. |
Customer experience
HDHomeRun
Antenna Point
User reviews
HDHomeRun
From 476 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fastest TV app
- 📺 Great picture quality
- 🔍 Picks up more channels than TV tuner
- 🔌 Works reliably
- 🔨 Decent hardware
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Unreliable channel detection
- 🤖 Clunky and unintuitive UI
- 🔇 No independent volume control
- 🔒 Lacks DRM support
Antenna Point
From 260 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Best tool for aiming antenna
- 🚀 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Helped set up antenna
- 👍 Worked well for area
Room to improve
- 🐛 Zoom issues - immediately zooms back out
- 🐛 Compass not calibrated/accurate
- 🐛 No towers shown in certain locations
- 🐛 Useless in UK/Australia/Canada
- 🐛 Crashes on launch or during use
Bugs and requests
HDHomeRun
Reported bugs
6 issues- Fails to detect tuner device
- Channels not loading
- Playback issues after updates
- Crashes on channel change
- Compatibility problems with iOS 15+
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- Lip-sync issues
Requested features
5 requests- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Channel favorites and filtering
- Improved DVR functionality
- Manual IP address entry
- Native Apple TV app
Antenna Point
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compass pointing in wrong direction
- Map orientation issues
- Freezing/crashing on zoom
- Failing to detect local towers
Requested features
5 requests- Allow manual location input
- Extend search radius beyond 60 miles
- Add labels/callsigns for towers
- Improve compass accuracy and stability
- Allow selecting specific towers to track
In-app purchases
HDHomeRun
No in-app purchases
Antenna Point
No in-app purchases
