# TiviMini — Light, fast & powerful IPTV

> Light, fast & powerful IPTV (iPhone/iPad app by 兴光 李.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tivimini/id6821876941 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [兴光 李](https://appshunter.io/developer/6817598256)
- Category: Entertainment, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is TiviMini?

TiviMini is a light, fast, battery-friendly IPTV player. Load your own m3u / txt playlist, browse channels by name, and tap to play.

FAST
• RustMedia, our own playback engine: about 0.26 s from tap to moving picture
• A 20,000-channel playlist parses in milliseconds
• Live preview tiles on the home screen; swipe up or down to change channels

BATTERY-FRIENDLY
• Hardware decoding first, direct-to-screen video, zero UI redraws during playback
• No preloading of other channels; CPU and network drop to zero in the background
• Playlists and guides are only downloaded when they actually changed

FEATURES
• Programme guide: XMLTV (gzip supported), channels matched by tvg-id and name
• Catch-up: common catch-up formats, scrub within a programme, next one plays automatically
• Channels with the same name merge into multiple lines, switch in one tap
• Favourites, history, multiple playlists, Picture in Picture
• Info panel: bitrate, resolution, frame rate, packet loss, decoder
• Custom playback: rewrite redirects and set request headers per host
• English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

APPLE TV
• Guide-first home with list and grid layouts
• Full remote control, number keys to change channels
• Add playlists from your phone by QR code
• Motion-adaptive deinterlacing for 1080i; Dolby AC3 / E-AC3 output per system settings

FORMATS
HTTP-TS, HLS (TS / fMP4), HTTP-FLV, RTMP, RTSP, UDP / RTP multicast; H.264, H.265 (incl. 10-bit, 4K); AAC, MP2, MP3, AC3, E-AC3.

TIVIMINI PRO
One-time purchase, yours forever: playlist subscriptions and files, multiple playlists, catch-up, multi-day guide, audio and line switching, live previews, Picture in Picture, iCloud sync and custom playback rules. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The free version plays live stream links you add by hand.

TiviMini is a player only. It does not provide any channels, programmes or playlists. Please use sources you have the right to watch.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TiviMini Pro | $5.99 | one-time |
| 7-Day Free Trial | Free | one-time |


## Is TiviMini safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess TiviMini.

## Is TiviMini legit?

TiviMini has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TiviMini is 50 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.2.15 — 2026-10-27

1. Now supports iOS 15 and later
2. Interlaced channels are deinterlaced, no more combing (Settings › Playback, on by default)
3. Fixed overly bright 4K channels on iPhone and iPad screens without HDR
4. Time slots without guide data show "No information" and can still be replayed where catch-up is available
5. Subscriptions can be set to Force refresh on open
6. Fixed catch-up not playing in some regions

### 1.2.9 — 2026-10-27

No release notes.

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