Comparison

Chatsen vs MultiStreamer TV

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Chatsen

This third-party application enhances your Twitch chat experience. It supports custom emotes from 7TV, BTTV, and FFZ, and includes a built-in video player for convenience.

Highlights
  • Third-party Twitch chat
  • 7TV, BTTV, FFZ emote support
  • Built-in video player
  • Auto-completion
Features
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Chatsen is a 3rd party chat application that allows you to chat on Twitch with 3rd-party support (7TV, BTTV, FFZ) features a built-in video player, auto-completion and a variety of other features!

About

MultiStreamer TV

Watch up to five live streams simultaneously with integrated chat and customizable layouts. Connect your Twitch account to maintain your identity and interact with animated emotes. Enjoy features like VOD chat replay, clips, and push notifications.

Highlights
  • Watch up to 5 streams at once
  • Live chat with animated emotes
  • Send messages with Twitch identity
  • VODs with chat replay
  • Push notifications for live channels
  • Available on multiple Apple devices
Features
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MultiStreamer brings multi-stream viewing to iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Watch up to 5 live streams side by side with live chat, full emote support, and layouts that adapt to your screen. Connect your existing Twitch account to see the channels you follow and chat with your own identity. MultiStreamer does not create a separate account. Every feature is free. No ads, no locked settings, no reduced stream count. Free watching runs in two minute stretches with a 30 second break in between. Pro removes that timer, and that is the only difference. Features • Watch up to 5 streams at once • Live chat with animated emotes from Twitch, 7TV, BetterTTV, and FrankerFaceZ • 7TV name paints, so chatters look the way they do on the web • Send messages with your own Twitch identity, and reply in threads • Cheers, first messages, channel point highlights, subs, and raids are called out • Emote picker grouped by source, with search across all of them and a Recent tab that follows you between channels • Group the channels you follow into your own Live tab sections, synced across your devices • Reruns and 24/7 loops sort themselves into Always Live • Push notifications when a channel goes live, per channel (iPhone and iPad) • VODs with chat replay synced to the video, resuming where you left off • Clips by channel or across everyone you follow, by day, week, or month • Search any Twitch channel, or browse top games with live viewer counts • Focus mode, stream rotation, and volume per stream • All, Video, Chat, and Chat plus Audio viewing modes • Pin a fixed stream quality, or leave it automatic • Background playback as Picture in Picture or audio only (iPhone and iPad) • Light, Dark and OLED themes (iPhone and iPad) • Preload a channel's emotes before you watch, with a cache from 100 MB to 2 GB • Streams reconnect on their own if they drop • Widget for the channels that are live right now • 20+ language filters • Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac MultiStreamer Pro Pro removes the watch timer. Streams keep playing for as long as you want them to. Everything else in the app is already yours. One Pro unlocks every device. Buy it once and it works on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac, on the same Apple Account. No more paying per platform. Two ways to get it: • Monthly, $0.99 per month • Lifetime, $9.99 once, with nothing to cancel Already bought Pro? If you purchased MultiStreamer Pro on any platform before this update, you keep it permanently, and it now works on all of your devices at no extra cost. Nothing to do, nothing to buy again. Subscription details MultiStreamer Pro Monthly is $0.99 per month and renews automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings, or from Manage Subscription inside the app. The Lifetime purchase is a one time payment and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://multistreamer.tv/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chatsen4 screens
MultiStreamer TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chatsen at 73% against MultiStreamer TV's 33%. Chatsen also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (218 vs 5). MultiStreamer TV's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MultiStreamer TV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Chatsen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MultiStreamer TV holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatsen has 218 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Chatsen's written reviews are positive against 33% of MultiStreamer TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chatsen ships an update every 2 months, MultiStreamer TV every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chatsen versus MultiStreamer TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatsenMultiStreamer TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (218 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings218 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB7 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperWilliam BulinDan Ashley

Customer experience

Chatsen

All ratings214 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative16.4%

MultiStreamer TV

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Chatsen

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Twitch login issues due to unsupported browser
  • Chat history not loading
  • Emote display issues with updates
  • Blurry overlay when enabling fullscreen chat

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to pin favorite channels
  • Notification support for mentions
  • Channel points integration
  • Customizable font size
  • Moderation tools

MultiStreamer TV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chatsen

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MultiStreamer TV

Subscriptions1
  • MultiStreamer Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • MultiStreamer Pro3 variants$4.99
  • MultiStreamer Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Chatsen free?
Chatsen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MultiStreamer TV free?
MultiStreamer TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chatsen or MultiStreamer TV?
MultiStreamer TV is rated higher. Chatsen averages 4.3 out of 5 from 218 ratings, while MultiStreamer TV averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Chatsen or MultiStreamer TV have ads?
Neither Chatsen nor MultiStreamer TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chatsen or MultiStreamer TV?
Chatsen ships an update every 2 months, and MultiStreamer TV every 2 days. Most recently, Chatsen was updated on November 3, 2026 and MultiStreamer TV on November 5, 2026.

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