Experts recommend Roku Express more than Roku Ultra 2020
As of 9 Mar 2024, experts prefer Roku Express over Roku Ultra 2020, but both Streaming Players have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Roku Express received 2 recommendations: from TechRadar (7 Oct 2022) and Reviewed (25 Jul 2023). By contrast, Roku Ultra 2020 received only 1 recommendation from Tom's Guide (2 Mar 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Streaming Player | Digital Trends
| WIRED | TechRadar |
TechHive | Business Insider | Reviewed | The Verge | PCMag | IGN | Tom's Guide |
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15 | - | $32 | Roku Express The Roku Express is a versatile streaming device that offers a wide range of content availability, good picture and sound quality, and a user-friendly interface, making it suitable for casual streaming users. | - | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
20 | N/A | $79 | Roku Ultra 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 7 Oct 2022 TechRadar ranked Roku Express as #5
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 9 Roku Express The best streaming stick for good value HD content... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 25 Jul 2023 Reviewed ranked Roku Express as #7
Rank Streaming Player ... ... #7 out of 7 Roku Express Source: www.reviewed.com - On 2 Mar 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Roku Ultra 2020 as #10
Rank Streaming Player Comment ... ... ... #10 out of 13 Roku Ultra 2020 Best streaming device for finding your lost remote... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com
After counting and adding up the 73 expert endorsements of the March rankings, Roku Express outranks Roku Ultra 2020. This is not to say that Roku Ultra 2020 is a bad option. Like Roku Express, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Customers like Roku Express a bit more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Roku Ultra 2020
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Roku Express, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Roku Ultra 2020.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling streaming player receives a consumer score of 8.5 (great). Both Roku Express and Roku Ultra 2020 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
Roku Express |
In comparison:
9.7 Amazing
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Roku Ultra 2020 |
In comparison:
9.5 Amazing
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Median best-selling Streaming Player |
Roku Express is more popular than Roku Ultra 2020
It's fairly safe to say that Roku Express is a more popular streaming player than Roku Ultra 2020, based on its 100,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
Table: Top compared alternatives for Roku Express and Ultra 2020 | |||||
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Roku Ultra 2022 | $79 |
In comparison:
9.0 Great
| 4 expert recommendations | ||
Chromecast with Google TV HD | $29 |
In comparison:
Chromecast with Google TV HD ranks #14 out of 42. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.3 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
Roku Express 4K Plus | $34 |
In comparison:
9.7 Amazing
| 3 expert recommendations | ||
Roku Streaming Stick 4K | $39 |
In comparison:
Roku Streaming Stick 4K ranks #5 out of 42. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.7 Amazing
| 7 expert recommendations |
Rank | Change | Price | Streaming Player | Digital Trends | WIRED | TechRadar | TechHive | Business Insider | Reviewed | The Verge | PCMag | IGN | Tom's Guide |
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1 | - | $200 | Apple TV 4K The Apple TV 4K (2022) has received positive reviews for its content availability, picture and sound quality, setup, and gaming capabilities, making it a versatile streaming device suitable for users who want a comprehensive range of streaming services, impressive picture and sound quality, easy setup, and seamless integration with other Apple devices. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
2 | - | $39 | Roku Streaming Stick 4K The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is a versatile streaming device that offers a wide range of content, high-quality picture and sound, easy setup, and the option for casual gaming experiences. | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 7
| 7 | 1 |
3 | - | $40 | Chromecast with Google TV 4K The Chromecast with Google TV 4K is a versatile streaming device that offers a wide range of content options, impressive picture and sound quality, and convenient features, making it a reliable and user-friendly choice for home entertainment. | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
4 | - | $79 | Roku Ultra 2022 The Roku Ultra 2022 is a versatile streaming device that offers a wide range of content, excellent picture and sound quality, easy setup, and some gaming capabilities, making it suitable for various streaming preferences. | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
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Expert reviews [23]
- with a score: 14
- without a score: 9
Highest score by techadvisor | 90 |
Average score based on 23 reviews | 73 |
Lowest score by CNET | 40 |
Score distribution:
80-100 | |
60-80 | |
40-60 | |
20-40 | |
0-20 |
Expert reviews [26]
- with a score: 14
- without a score: 12
Highest score by Reviews | 100 |
Average score based on 26 reviews | 83 |
Lowest score by Android Authority | 80 |
Score distribution:
80-100 | |
60-80 | |
40-60 | |
20-40 | |
0-20 |
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- Netflix
- Hulu
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Netflix
- Hulu
- Google Play
- Amazon Prime or Instant Video
- Microphone
- Headphone Jack
- App Specific Buttons (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)
- Wired/Ethernet
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- Wired/Ethernet
- Wireless/Wi-Fi
- HDMI
- USB
- HDMI
- USB
- Midnight Mode
- Smartphone remote controlled
- Voice search
- Internet radio playback
- Internet video playback
- HDR color
- Midnight Mode
- Lost remote finder
- Smartphone remote controlled
- Voice search
- Internet radio playback
- Internet video playback
- Digital audio playback
- Digital photo playback
- Digital video playback
- On-line Internet gaming
Roku Express is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roku Streaming Stick 3500R or Roku Premiere .
Roku Express was released in 2007. There are dozens of newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Roku Express is $45.37 cheaper than the average streaming player ($77.36).
Roku Ultra 2020 is a very popular option in the middle of the streaming players price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling streaming players and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roku Ultra 2022 or Roku Streaming Stick 4K Plus .
Roku Ultra 2020 was released in 2017. There are dozens of newer streaming players on the market. Show newer Streaming Players
Roku Ultra 2020 is $1.63 more expensive than the average streaming player ($77.36).