TitanTV vs InstaTV Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TitanTV
Access comprehensive TV listings for broadcast, cable, satellite, and streaming services. Customize your channel lineups and get detailed program information. Never miss a show with reminders and favorites.
- Location-based channel lineups
- 14-day schedule grid
- Customizable program hours
- Detailed episodic information
- Add multiple channel lineups
- Search function
- Favorite programs
- Reminder notifications
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The TitanTV app for iOS is a free, online TV listings guide. The app is a streamlined version of the fully featured desktop site, TitanTV.com. The app provides easy access to channel lineups, listings and program information for broadcast, cable, satellite, and many popular over-the-top streaming services. Visitors who choose to become TitanTV members (Membership is free), may use the desktop version of TitanTV to create customized lineups that may also be viewed in the app. Take your TV listings with you on the TitanTV app. Features: -Location-based tech determines where you are and provides lineups and listings specific to that location -Schedule grid displays a customizable number of hours of programming in both Portrait and Landscape modes -14 days of schedule and programming information are available -Press a channel's call sign column to view a 24-hour daily view of that channel's schedule -Press a program's grid cell to view its expanded episodic information, cast and crew, ratings, and other details -Easily add other channel lineups to view listings from another programming source or a completely different location -Fully featured Search function -Mark selected programs as a Favorite and future airings of it will be flagged in the grid -Reminder functions create notifications about upcoming selected programs This app is a free online television listing guide containing lineups and schedules for local broadcasters and any cable, satellite, or major streaming service you may subscribe to. It is not a mechanism for watching/streaming/recording programs through the app
InstaTV Pro
Stream live and recorded television from your HDHomeRun tuner and DVR service directly to your iPhone or iPad. Enjoy hardware-accelerated decoding and program information when available. Fullscreen playback requires an in-app purchase.
- Stream live TV from HDHomeRun tuner
- Schedule and stream recordings from HDHomeRun DVR
- Discover HDHomeRun devices on local network
- Hardware accelerated decoding
- Program information display
- Gesture controls for brightness and volume
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Watch live and recorded TV on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch with HDHomeRun Tuner and DVR Service New: - HDHomeRun DVR Service support Features: - Discover HDHomeRun tuner devices and DVR storage on local network - Stream live TV from HDHomeRun tuner - Discover and schedule recordings using HDHomeRun DVR service - Stream recordings from HDHomeRun DVR service - Hardware Accelerated decoding with HDHomeRun Extend - Show program information when guide data is available (Depending on region and HDHomeRun model) - Gesture for brightness and volume - Live TV supports all current HDHomeRun models (Prime/Extend/Connect/Expand) and legacy HDHomeRun models: - hdhomerun3_atsc - hdhomerun3_dvbt - hdhomerun3_dvbtc - hdhomerun_atsc - hdhomerun4_atsc - hdhomerun_dvbt - hdhomerun3_dvbc - DVR requires HDHomeRun DVR service. Please see Silicondust website for details. In-App Purchase required for fullscreen playback. (1) For HDHomeRun Regular - SD video requires iPhone 4S+ and iPad 2/3+ - HD video requires iPad 4+/iPhone5+ and WiFi-AC (2) For HDHomeRun Extend - 720p playback on iPhone4S+ and iPad2+ - 1080p playback on iPhone5+ and iPad4+ - 2.4G Wifi See http://instatv.org for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TitanTV at 2.8 against InstaTV Pro's 2.2. TitanTV also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (138 vs 30). InstaTV Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. InstaTV Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TitanTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
TitanTV holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of TitanTV's written reviews are positive against 20% of InstaTV Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TitanTV ships an update every 6 weeks, InstaTV Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TitanTV | InstaTV Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (138 ratings) — better | 2.2 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.3% of reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Decisionmark Holdings, Inc. | KeYi Tech Inc. |
Customer experience
TitanTV
InstaTV Pro
User reviews
TitanTV
From 138 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good TV listings
- 👍 Custom lineups work
- 👍 Web version customization syncs
- 👍 Accurate programming info
- 👍 Easy to use (historically)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App blank/no listings
- 🐛 App frozen/unresponsive
- 🐛 Ads overwhelming/annoying
- 🐛 Sync issues between app/web
- 🐛 Outdated channel listings
InstaTV Pro
From 30 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great with HDHomeRun
- 👍 Able to watch live TV on iPad
- 💡 Includes Apple TV app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Audio/video issues
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required
- 🔒 Lacks transparency on pricing
Bugs and requests
TitanTV
Reported bugs
46 issues- App shows only ads, no listings
- App is frozen or unresponsive
- Custom token lineups not accessible
- Channels blocked on web not ignored on app
- Desktop and mobile versions not working
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- Cannot see info at bottom of app
- Grid stops at channel 98
- App and site out of sync with TV programming
- Unable to import previous account
- Unable to access account through app
- App is frozen, buttons don't respond
- App comes up blank, no logout/signin
- Listings don't come up, blank page
- App is 0% responsive
- White screen instead of app content
- Takes forever to download
- App and web site are down
- Suddenly stopped displaying TV listings
- Shows do not show up when chosen
- Guide is 1 hour in advance after hitting back
- Window on top left does not allow changing time/day
- Guide lands on different hour each time
- Black bar at top and bottom of schedule grid
- Cannot see time on top of phone screen
- Search icon buried under black bar
- No option to add selected show to iCalendar, only Reminders
- Grid does not adhere to settings on Titan TV website
- App opens to current time and only shows 2 hours
- Does not allow saving to calendar, just reminders
- New date picker requires twice as many steps
- Keeps jumping back to current time
- Cannot set favorites
- New update created bugs and issues
- Broke ability to change day & time
- Time bar moves backward when scrolling downward
- Cannot connect and display information
- Latest iOS update does not work correctly
- Cannot add shows as favorites
- Help link from App Store does not work
- Update deleted all the listings
- Schedule has colored bars but no text
- Refresh wheel keeps spinning, no listings
- App does not open
- Data fields empty
- Empty cells
- App says waiting
Requested features
13 requests- Fix app to display listings
- Fix app to scroll correctly
- Fix app to sync with web version
- Fix app to display correct time/day
- Fix app to allow calendar integration
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- Fix app to allow customization
- Fix app to remove black bars
- Add ad-free paid version
- Improve network name accuracy
- Add Apple TV version
- Increase font/grid size
- Add missing filters (new, favorites, now)
- List programs for wider radius/more channels
InstaTV Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Fails to detect/connect to HDHomeRun device
- Playback freezes and stutters
- Crashes when changing channels
Requested features
3 requests- Add closed captioning support
- Improve channel switching and navigation
- Provide better guide data coverage
In-app purchases
TitanTV
No in-app purchases
InstaTV Pro
- HDHomeRun Plus Support$4.99
- Full Screen Playback$14.99
- Premium Features$14.99
