HDHomeRun vs Q8n Control
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
Q8n Control
This application allows you to wirelessly control your ZOOM Q8n-4K Handy Video Recorder using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. You can manage recording, playback, and input levels remotely. A wireless adapter is required for operation.
- Wireless remote control
- Record, playback, stop
- Search forward function
- Monitor input levels
- iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch compatible
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Q8n Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM Q8n-4K Handy Video Recorder. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an Q8n-4K. Key functions, including recording, playback, stopping and searching forward, are possible. Input levels can also be monitored. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an Q8n-4K with Q8n Control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HDHomeRun at 476 against Q8n Control's 5. HDHomeRun also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 17%) and device support (5 vs 2). Q8n Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.6 for HDHomeRun against 2.6 for Q8n Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDHomeRun has 476 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of HDHomeRun's written reviews are positive against 17% of Q8n Control's.
| Parameter | HDHomeRun | Q8n Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (476 ratings) | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SiliconDust USA, Inc. | ZOOM CORPORATION |
Customer experience
HDHomeRun
Q8n Control
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
Q8n Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HDHomeRun
No in-app purchases
Q8n Control
No in-app purchases
