Market TV (listed as "Market TV: Live Stocks & News") and MarketCast both put the stock market on your TV, and both run on Fire TV, Google TV, Android TV and Apple TV. They are built differently and aim at slightly different viewers. Here is how they compare.
| MarketCast | Market TV | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Fire TV, Google TV and Android TV, Apple TV | Fire TV, Google TV and Android TV, Apple TV (also iPad, Mac and tablets) |
| Free plan | Market stream, business news, price charts, market movers, a portfolio and a watch list, forex on the ticker tape. Supported by commercials and sponsors. | Live prices for stocks, indices and FX, market news and watchlists, per its website. |
| Paid tier | Premium: no commercials, real-time stock prices, crypto around the clock, unlimited custom lists, portfolio news, a daily brief, premium scenes, Stock Wall and Market Desk. | Pro upgrade with additional features. |
| Home screen | A dashboard of market cards, your stocks, movers and headlines, plus the Stream, Daily Brief and Stock Wall. | A TV-first interface with watchlists and market news. |
| For businesses | Enterprise early access: every TV in a firm run from one desktop dashboard. | Its site mentions offices and newsrooms among its viewers. |
Both are worth a look, and both are free to download, so the most honest advice is to install each and put them on the TV for a day. If you care most about your own portfolio on the wall and adding stocks from your phone, start with MarketCast.
Compared as of October 2026, using each app's own store listing and website. Features and plans change, so check Market TV's current listing before you decide. Market TV is a separate company and is not affiliated with MarketCast.
Both are free to download and both have paid upgrades. What each free plan includes is in the table above. Check Market TV's current store listing, since plans change.
Yes. Both are ordinary apps, so you can install both and see which you prefer. Only one can be on screen at a time.
Either runs on Fire TV, and both are free, so install both and compare them on your TV.
MarketCast, the stock market app for TV, is free to download on Fire TV, Google TV, Android TV and Apple TV.