# 90sTV - Retro TV Channels — Your library as a TV station

> Turns personal media libraries into scheduled broadcast TV channels. (iPhone/iPad app by Laura Hendrikje Alexis Wagner.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/90stv-retro-tv-channels/id6800050490 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Laura Hendrikje Alexis Wagner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1853386360)
- Category: Entertainment, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/90stv-retro-tv-channels/id6800050490/reviews.md

## What is 90sTV?

Television the way it used to be, made from your own films.

90sTV turns your Jellyfin library into real broadcast channels. They run whether you are watching or not. Tune in and you are in the middle of something: no menu, no picking, just programming.

Channels your way
Every film, by genre, hand-picked or driven by the hour. Cartoons in the morning, series in the afternoon, films in the evening, horror at night.

A fixed prime time
Every channel starts its main feature at the time you choose, the way an evening schedule does. The run-up fills with whatever still fits whole. And the same film never airs on two channels at once.

Commercials, if you want them
A library of your own spots plays between programmes. Nothing is fetched, nothing comes from outside. They are your clips.

A guide, and reminders
The TV guide shows what is on and what follows. Any programme can be set as a reminder, and the app will switch over by itself when it starts.

The picture from back then
Scanlines, grain, flicker, VHS tracking, tube vignette. Plus reception driven by the real weather: rain brings noise, wind makes the picture roll. Every effect can be switched off on its own.

And also
Teletext. A parental code for individual channels. A vintage filter. Your phone as a remote on the home network. Picture-in-Picture on the Mac.

On all your devices
Mac, iPad and Apple TV show the same second of the same programme. Channels, settings and reminders sync over iCloud. Your Jellyfin credentials never leave the device.

Requires your own Jellyfin server holding your films and series. 90sTV is a player. It brings no content of its own.

90sTV Premium
Yearly subscription, twelve months, renews automatically until
cancelled. Lifetime is a one time purchase and does not renew.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://90stv.app/en/privacy.html

## Key features

- Personalized broadcast channels
- Scheduled programming and prime time
- Customizable commercials
- Retro visual filters
- Integrated TV guide with reminders
- Cross-device synchronization
- Parental controls

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Lifetime | $90.00 | one-time |


## Is 90sTV safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess 90sTV.

## Is 90sTV legit?

90sTV - Retro TV Channels appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for 90sTV is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/90stv-retro-tv-channels/id6800050490/reviews.md

### 5/5 — My Favorite app!

*2026-09-29*

This app does a great job at simulating traditional broadcast TV. Full of features. The CRT effects (optional) make the experience more fun. The devs have shown commitment to the updates and improvements. Losing the control that we are familiar with in the streaming age is somehow fulfilling, more satisfactory, and overall a better experience. My kids are watching a wider variety of our families shows on 90s TV.

## Frequently asked questions about 90sTV

### Does 90sTV have ads?

No, 90sTV does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for premium features.

### What devices does 90sTV support?

90sTV is available on Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad, with settings and reminders syncing across devices via iCloud.

### How does 90sTV work with my media?

90sTV requires your own Jellyfin server to hold your films and series. It acts as a player to broadcast your content, bringing no content of its own.

### Can I customize the TV channels on 90sTV?

Yes, you can create channels based on genre, hand-picked selections, or driven by the hour, allowing for specific programming like cartoons in the morning or films in the evening.

### What is the 'fixed prime time' feature in 90sTV?

The fixed prime time feature allows you to set a specific start time for a channel's main feature, with filler content scheduled around it. The same film will not air on multiple channels simultaneously.

### Does 90sTV offer a trial period for its subscription?

The provided data mentions a yearly subscription and a lifetime purchase option. Specific details on trial periods for the subscription are not available in the description.

### Can I add my own commercials to 90sTV?

Yes, 90sTV allows you to play a library of your own spots between programs. These commercials are sourced from your personal clips and are not fetched from external sources.

### What kind of retro visual effects does 90sTV offer?

90sTV offers effects like scanlines, grain, flicker, VHS tracking, and a tube vignette. You can also enable reception-driven effects like rain noise and wind rolling, with the option to switch off any effect individually.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2026-10-10

90sTV is on iPhone now.

TV GUIDE Two weeks of programming across every channel. It lives on your iPhone and works on the move - no Wi-Fi, no television needed. 
Search for a film or a series, set a reminder, and your Apple TV switches over by itself when it starts.

REMOTE Change channel, switch audio track and subtitles, teletext, and pick a channel by name. 
Pair by scanning the QR code your Apple TV shows in Settings.

WIDGET Change channel straight from the Home Screen, with a still from what is on.

ALSO 
• Reminders no longer appear twice, and now include the ones you set on the Apple TV 
• The volume rocker only appears where it actually does something 
• Changing channel from the iPhone brings the picture up on the television

### 1.6 — 2026-10-03

• A channel with several shows now runs them in rotation instead of one after
  the other. A long-running show comes round more often than a short one, but
  both play across the whole schedule and reach their finale together.
• Each show keeps its own episode order, multi-part stories stay back to back,
  and hand-picked films are spread between the shows.
• The sound now stops when you lock your iPad. It keeps playing in
  Picture-in-Picture and while streaming to another device.
• In the daily schedule, tapping "Specific Content" opened the picker above it.
  It now opens the content selection.

### 1.4 — 2026-09-27

• Multi-part stories play in one piece: part two follows part one directly, and
  so on for three-parters.
• Series genres are recognised: a genre set on a series in Jellyfin now shows up
  in the genre list, and a genre channel picks up that show's episodes.
• iCloud: a new device waits for your existing channels instead of creating the
  default ones straight away.
• iCloud: Settings now show "Last received" and "Last sent" separately.
• iCloud: if the channels in iCloud belong to a different Jellyfin server, the
  app says so — and can bring them over.
• iCloud: anything created while iCloud was unreachable is handed over on the
  next launch.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-21

• Series genres now work: a genre set on a series in Jellyfin shows up in the
  genre list, and a genre channel picks up that show's episodes. Until now only
  movies and individually tagged episodes counted.
• Small improvements to subtitle selection.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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