Comparison

Contour TV by Spectrum vs Time Frame.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Contour TV by Spectrum

Stream live TV channels, sports, news, and On Demand content from your Cox TV subscription. Access your entire library and search for shows and movies from any room in your home. Requires a Cox Internet and Video service subscription.

Highlights
  • Stream live TV channels
  • Access On Demand library
  • Search by shows, movies, networks
  • Watch sports and news
  • Stream from any room
Features
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Cox is now Spectrum. With this change, your services remain uninterrupted, and you have access to all the great benefits that Spectrum TV® has to offer. Your Cox username and password will work anywhere you sign in to Cox or Spectrum. Using this app, you can: • Stream live content from all the channels in your subscription • Access your entire Cox On Demand library • Search by shows, movies, networks, sports, news and more Requirements: • Cox username and password • WiFi or cellular network connection • Subscription to Cox WiFi by Spectrum and Cox Contour TV

About

Time Frame.

Explore communities as they appeared a century ago using augmented reality and historical photos. This app overlays past images onto your current view via GPS, allowing you to compare historical scenes with present-day locations and learn about their significance.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality historical photo overlays
  • GPS-based location matching
  • Interactive history hunt experience
  • Fade-in/out historical photo comparison
  • Location-based narration
  • Collectible historical photo album
Features
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Imagine seeing a community the way it looked 100 years ago, while actually standing in that community today. By combining augmented reality with historical photography, the time frame app allows players to see how various locations looked in past years. Using GPS, the app “places” historical photographs in the exact physical locations they were originally taken, and then allows players to stand in those same spots and compare the current scenes versus the past. All of this is built into a “history hunt” experience, allowing players to explore a community’s present and past at the same time. Directional information in the app helps players find a time frame location. Once in the right spot, the AR feature places the corresponding historical photo in the video shot. Players can fade the photo in and out to see changes that have taken place between the past and present. Narration accompanies the experience, helping players fully understand the significance of the image and the location. Once a player has visited a location, the corresponding photo and narration are added to their album (inventory). In this way, players "collect" historical photos as they visit each location. The collected photos can then be viewed any time within the album. This becomes a great way to collect and share history from a mobile device. Time Frame will eventually support historical experiences in hundreds of cities, creating an exciting and interactive way to explore history. In fact, we believe Time Frame is “the future of history.”

Screenshots

Contour TV by Spectrum4 screens
Time Frame.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Time Frame. at none against Contour TV by Spectrum's shown. Time Frame. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Contour TV by Spectrum's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time Frame. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contour TV by Spectrum has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contour TV by Spectrum ships an update every 3 months, Time Frame. monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Contour TV by Spectrum versus Time Frame.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContour TV by SpectrumTime Frame.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB147 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCox Communications, Inc.Trifecta Communications

Customer experience

Contour TV by Spectrum

All ratings11,307 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral12.4%
Negative65.0%

Time Frame.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Contour TV by Spectrum

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App won't open or sign in
  • Inconsistent channel availability
  • Casting/mirroring issues
  • Incorrect 'recently watched' channel display

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multi-view/multi-cast feature for Apple TV
  • Allow access to all paid channels away from home
  • Improve search and channel browsing experience
  • Add ability to watch recordings remotely

Time Frame.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Contour TV by Spectrum

No in-app purchases

None

Time Frame.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contour TV by Spectrum free?
Contour TV by Spectrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Frame. free?
Time Frame. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contour TV by Spectrum or Time Frame.?
Time Frame. is rated higher. Contour TV by Spectrum averages 4.7 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Time Frame. averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Contour TV by Spectrum or Time Frame. have ads?
Contour TV by Spectrum shows ads; Time Frame. does not.
Which is updated more often, Contour TV by Spectrum or Time Frame.?
Contour TV by Spectrum ships an update every 3 months, and Time Frame. monthly. Most recently, Contour TV by Spectrum was updated on October 30, 2026 and Time Frame. on October 30, 2026.

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