# Whats the difference between different PBS apps

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**Created:** [August 5, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-different-pbs-apps/948078 "2021-08-05T06:11:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-different-pbs-apps/948078/1 "2021-08-05T06:11:35Z")

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Theres PBS passport, PBS documentaries, PBS masterpiece. PBS living. Probably others. Each one has a fee.

Whats the difference? Why doesn’t PBS just have one app that has all their shows on it? Are they redundant so that some cover some programs and not others?

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-different-pbs-apps/948078/2 "2021-08-05T13:03:03Z")

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Passport appears to be one of the benefits of supporting your local PBS station.

The others appear to be add-on on-demand channels available from Amazon Prime and Apple.

> **Can I use my Passport benefit on these on-demand channels offered by Amazon and Apple?**
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> The Passport benefit is separate from these on-demand channels offered by Amazon Prime or Apple. If you wish to view Passport videos on [PBS.org](http://PBS.org) or through the PBS Video app, you must have the Passport benefit, acquired by supporting your local PBS station.
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> Likewise, subscribing to an on-demand channel such as Amazon Prime’s _Masterpiece_ channel does not grant access to Passport-exclusive videos on [PBS.org](http://PBS.org) or the PBS Video app.
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> While some of the same content is available from PBS, Amazon, and Apple, these services are separate from one-another.

from here: [Watching PBS videos on other streaming services. : PBS Help](https://help.pbs.org/support/solutions/articles/12000060278-watching-pbs-videos-on-other-streaming-services-)