Tastemade vs PackTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tastemade
Stream award-winning food, travel, and home design shows. Explore a vast library of content, from cooking tutorials to travel documentaries. Enjoy free streaming or opt for an ad-free, on-demand experience with a premium membership.
- Award-winning food, travel, home shows
- Over 1,000 hours of content
- Ad-free streaming option
- On-demand viewing
- Save favorite shows
- Cross-platform access
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Tastemade turns everyday moments into something worth savoring. From bold flavors and beautiful spaces to journeys that open your eyes to the world. Explore original, award-winning series and documentaries in food, travel, home, and design, crafted to spark curiosity and fuel what you love most. Watch free across our four channels, or enjoy everything ad-free and on-demand with a Tastemade Cooking membership. Members save favorites, pick up right where they left off on mobile, TV, and web, and unlock exclusive recipes, meal plans, and more. Your home for inspiring personalities and extraordinary experiences. This is where taste is made. Tastemade Cooking membership benefits include: —1,000+ hours of food and lifestyle shows —Watch unlimited content, ad-free and on-demand —Save your favorite shows and pick up where you left off in any of Tastemade’s apps on mobile, TV, and web —Personalized meal plans in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com —12,000+ recipes and cooking videos in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS and on tastemade.com —Automatically built grocery list in the Tastemade Cooking app on iOS or on tastemade.com Choose from two subscription options: —Tastemade Cooking Monthly membership: 1-week free trial, then $5.99 per month. Cancel anytime. —Tastemade Cooking Annual membership: 1-week free trial, then $49.99 per year (save 30%!). Cancel anytime. This app does not include recipes or meal plans, which can be found in the Tastemade Cooking app and on tastemade.com. Please see our terms at https://www.tastemade.com/terms
PackTV
Access the best content from NC State University, including sporting events, lectures, and current affairs. Stay connected with the university's happenings through this dedicated platform.
- NC State sporting events
- University lectures
- Current campus events
- Official university content
- Content for alumni and students
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PackTV. Bringing you the best from the world of NC State. From sporting events to lectures to current events, you'll find it on PackTV.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PackTV at none against Tastemade's 2. PackTV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tastemade's advantage is ratings volume (7.7K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tastemade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PackTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
PackTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tastemade has 7.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tastemade ships an update every 3 months, PackTV every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tastemade | PackTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tastemade, Inc. | North Carolina State University |
Customer experience
Tastemade
PackTV
Bugs and requests
Tastemade
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues
- Inconsistent video playback
- Saved recipes disappearing
Requested features
5 requests- Add written recipes alongside videos
- Improve search functionality
- Allow saving unlimited recipes
- Provide more free content
- Fix stability issues
PackTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tastemade
- Tastemade+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Tastemade+ Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
PackTV
No in-app purchases
