TiviMate IPTV Player

Scott Arnold

2 years ago

Top Score on looks, menu and structure. A multitude of options. Unfortunately based on results on my Android TV, I must say there are many problems (glitches/bugs) I run in to often. A big effort towards the 'player' guts would be welcome! Some items play, some won't. Random reboots of the television. A 'back up' function that is not version backwards compatible.

A Google user

5 years ago

Easily the best option out there for IPTV player solutions. Such a slick interface and constant improvements, ideally I would probably score this a 4 due to no real VOD interface, but that just wouldn't be fair as everything else is just head and shoulders above anything else and the recent Search (Voice included) function alleviates some of those issues.

A Google user

6 years ago

Finally an app that rivals the Gears Mayfair guide! - 5 out of 5!!! - Great Guide with a nice clean look!!! I upgraded to the Premium version minutes after installing it!! Exactly what I've been waiting and looking for!!! I subscribe to two services and TiviMate allows me to have both running on the app at the same time. Can't wait for future updates! Add Voice/Text Searching, Recording and Video Preview within the guide and its a 6 out of 5! Great Job!!!

Tomislav Santek

4 years ago

Absolutely the best IPTV player I've tried. Nice simple UI, playback works without a problem, beautiful TV Guide... It offers a minimum functionality in Free version, but Premium has everything a user might need. Unfortunately, since it can't process payments properly for some reason, and it provides no meaningful explanation why, I have no choice but to try my luck elsewhere. It would get a 5 star rating if only the Premium paywall would work.

Ruben Hakobyan

4 years ago

The app is really great. UI is very modern and responsive. Couple of features which I couldn't found (if those features are already present please let me know) and wish to recommend for future releases: - Media library support, especially for provided XML URLs; - Possibility to hide a group but keep its channels visible which are added to Favorites list. Currently the channels disappear as well; - Possibility to change a channel's group/category; - Possibility to set default audio language for channels along with currently implemented per channel option; - Handle the volume control bar instead of just displaying the Android system one. The rest is fantastic. I was comparing with OTT Navigator. The main advantage of it is Media Library support and the way it's implemented. Your killing feature is program recording which makes to forget other OTT players. At last It's cool, keep it going!

Charles Hitchcock

3 years ago

Nice looking EPG, my premium subscription works on several devices. What I do not like however is I cannot set the DVR recording folder. Me and a lot of others have this when trying to point it to a USB thumb drive or USB external storage: "failed to change the recordings folder" Also, I wish they had a way in the EPG to quickly jump back to the program you were watching. When surfing programs in EPG, it shows a PIP showing my show but the only way to get back into it is by finding my channel again and clicking it or closing and reopening the app. How come one cannot just back arrow into the PIP??????????Dumb programming

Alexandre Richer

4 years ago

The best IPTV app, period. Love the simple, clean, yet efficient UI. You can easily have multiple subs and it's well organized. It allows recording which is a rarity. It doesn't always work for me on smb (I get corrupted files or files seeking but I'm not sure if it's related to my sub or the app, something to dig deeper for me with the dev). Could we have next a auto-recording based on a string (like record a whole serie) please? :) Thanks for developing such a great app! I'm glad to pay for it and I'm a dev myself. Keep up the great work!

Dave Boyd

3 years ago

Initially I paid for the premium service (lifetime) for use on my Nvidia shield pro. However, for some reason it would not activate. I searched Google to attempt to fix, but every fix I tried failed to resolve the problem. I sent an email to the developer requesting help. I expected to not hear from them for a couple of weeks and I was fearing they would send me a canned response with a link to a FAQ page. I was very impressed to receive a response within a couple of hours and I was advised he had fixed the issue. I was told to activate again and it worked. I was very impressed with the response of the dev. I really like the menu app. I find it very easy to use. My IPTV provider suggested this app as well. So far I am impressed.

Carl Taylor

3 years ago

It's a great app. But the 40% Jump in price and no lifetime option means I won't be using it anymore. I am very opposed to subscriptions and only signed up for this one because the $6.49 / year was acceptable. But I am not willing to jump to $9.49 / year. If they add a lifetime option or lower the yearly subscription I will change my review but as it is I guess it is goodbye. Also I saw someone post that they could not jump back to a previous channel or view channel history. If you click on the "OK" or "Select" button (Depending on remote or device) The menu will come up on the bottom including a number of recently view channels. C

Magnus Wester

4 years ago

I came from Tivo and wanted IPTV to be just as convenient as my old cable box. I invested in a quality EPG source called epg.best to create a tailored and much shorter pair of files than the original m3u/xml files. Then I went looking for a stable, EPG-based player. On Android boxes, Tivimate is a blessing compared to most other IPTV players that just look amateurish in comparison. "I Play TV" has nicer colors but unfortunately runs only on the Apple TV box. Tivimate allows you to record any future program just by selecting it in the EPG. It also offers an easy way to play back recorded shows and then delete them. I have now learnt that the main menu is to the left of the EPG - before the currently running programs in the timeline - which isn't intuitive to me. The app doesn't start at its main menu, so first it felt like I had to half-way exit the app to find the menu on the way out. Most IPTV subscriptions only allow one stream at a time, but very few players help enforce this restriction. In my case, I must not record more than one program at a time, and I must not watch it (or anything else) while a recording is taking place. It would be worth a lot to me if Tivimate said "a stream is already being played/recorded" if I risk being banned by my IPTV provider. On this cheap Android box, Tivimate's recording feature appears to be unstable. For me, the app stops around one out of six recordings prematurely. I've reported these errors to the developer but of course there can be hiccups in the transmission. I still hope the app can be changed to relentlessly attempt to resume a recording if it is interrupted for some reason instead of just giving up like it appears to do now.

A Google user

5 years ago

This App would be Perfect if it could access Local/GDrive Media and add it to the Library. Most of us that use "Live TV" (IPTV) have also got a personal collection of Media and having available thru the App would be awesome. Please consider adding this as a feature! Also, recording function for those of us that have this App on Nvidia Shield or able to record to a USB Stick if on a Fire TV or Stick.

Richard Rodrigues

2 years ago

Worked great for a long time but for about a month now it’s been terrible on both my firestick and nvidia. After 2 1/2 minutes on I channel it buffers and will not stop unless you change the channel. You only have to flip it right back and it works for another 2 1/2 minutes. When I go directly to the iptv providers app…no problem. It is definitely tivimate.

K.A. Bland

4 years ago

Very good app. However what keeps this app from being great is its recording feature and no tech support team for it. The record function only records for 4 mins OR if it records an entire show, the playback will skip, loop, or freeze. Basically the record function is useless. Until it’s fixed, save your money and use free version.

A Google user

5 years ago

This app has been amazing. I have been testing it for a couple weeks now. This is miles ahead of what your cable box guide was and much more responsive too. After having tried most of the popular IPTV players out there, I have to say that this is by far the most elegant looking, feature rich and stable IPTV player I've come across (v2.1.5 on Nvidia Shield). Obviously, in order to take advantage of its full capabilities, you will want to have the premium sub, which is inexpensive in my opinion, considering what you are getting. TiviMate + Stable provider = GOLD

Dino FaReal

4 years ago

Update 6 June 2021: While watching TV, all of a sudden I lost ALL groups, favorites and everything!!! What is going on? I've never had a problem with this app until tonight...very disappointing. Update: The app is amazing but for some reason now you can not back out of the app at all. The only way is to hit the button on the remote to go directly to the home screen. There should be a better way to close the app. So far this IPTV app is amazing! I have been trying to purchase the premium version for 24 hours but keep receiving an error and the only support received addresses payment errors. This is not the case! So far, this is the only app that I can not purchase and I really want the premium features. They should have an alternate method of purchase....like on a website where you can log into your account!!!! Please fix (Error retrieving information from server DJ-DFERH-01) UPDATE: So apparently if you own an Nvidia Shield this is a common problem. During my research I found out about the TiviMate Companion app so I gave that a try and HOLY SMOKE.....IT WORKS!!! Upgrading review to 4 stars only because the purchase function doesn't work inside the app as intended.

A Google user

6 years ago

The developer has an eye for detail and knows how to write a simple but powerful user interface. Easy to use and works great. Channels load up faster than others I've used, no issues with my antenna channels mixed with IPTV, well worth the $5/yr sub price. I'd love to see a DVR feature added in the future (with the ability to save shows across the network to a NAS or PC etc), and it would also be nice to be able to scroll horizontally to see shows coming up further down the timeline (especially if a DVR gets added). This app deserves 5 stars even AS IT IS, and I am excited for the future updates.

A Google user

5 years ago

Absolutely the best IPTV playlist management app out there. Now that it's added the ability to edit channel names, that means many more hours of intense tweaking. With all of it's possibilities and time that can be spent tweaking it, it absolutely needs a parameters/database backup option. If I ever lose or have to recreate all of my tweaks, I won't. No, I'm not rooting to do this. It really should be in the app. Then, 6 stars! 👍