Comparison

MEO Go vs TVI Player

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

Head to head
About

MEO Go

Experience TV anywhere with a personalized and modern interface on your smartphone and tablet. Enjoy live content, save programs, access exclusive kids' content, and rent movies. This app offers a disruptive TV experience for MEO customers.

Highlights
  • Personalized TV experience
  • Access live content by theme
  • Save and rewatch streamed content
  • Exclusive kids' content area
  • Football sports calendar with replays
  • Rent movies from VideoClub
  • AirPlay to TV
Read full description

The new MEO GO App transforms the way of watching TV on MEO. Now you will be able to benefit from a totally innovative, personalized and disruptive TV experience on your smartphone and tablet. What’s new? - New features that allow you to have a complete TV experience on your smartphone and tablet; - New user interface, personalized, more modern, faster and sophisticated; - Access at home, using MEO’s Wi-Fi, without username and password; - Football sports calendar with the games of the last week (goal replays), the games that are being shown now and the games for the next week; - Exclusive area for Kids with dedicated access to children's content; - "Save" functionality to access previously streamed content whenever you want, even after the 7-day automatic saving period; - Subscribe premium channels and start watching immediately; - Subscribe directly in the app the service to watch MEO everywhere; - Possibility to AirPlay from smartphone to TV. With the new MEO GO, you have direct and fast access to 5 main areas: For You – direct access to the most watched channels, programs you left halfway through, rented movies and a world of suggestions. Zapping – access to all live contents grouped by thematics (e.g.: Series, Movies, Documentaries, Kids…). Explore – access to automatic recordings from the last 7 days and also access to premium services. VideoClub – access to MEO VideoClub with thousands of movies for rent. Clips – access to the daily news in permanent update. News – access to the daily news in permanent update. App requirements: - Available to MEO TV customers; - App MEO Go is supported on iOS devices running version 15.0 and above; - This service is available in Portugal.

About

TVI Player

Access all TVI programming, past, present, and future, live or on-demand. Catch up on missed shows with restart functionality and enjoy exclusive content from TVI and CNN Portugal. This app provides a comprehensive viewing experience for Portuguese television.

Highlights
  • Live TV channel streaming
  • On-demand program viewing
  • Restart missed show beginnings
  • Exclusive TVI Player content
  • CNN Portugal live and on-demand
  • Past, present, and future programming
Features
Read full description

Toda a programação da TVI, passado, presente e futuro na ponta dos seus dedos. Veja a emissão dos canais TVI em directo ou reveja um programa que já passou. Chegou atrasado a casa e não viu o início do Jornal das 8? Com o TVI Player não há problema, basta fazer restart. Programação exclusiva do TVI Player: programas inéditos e estreias exclusivas. Todos os conteúdos do universo TVI e CNN Portugal em direto e on-demand. TVI Player – Melhor app/widget 2015 e Nomeado Nacional para os World Summit Awards. Notas: TVI Player offers an auto-renewable subscription (called "TVI Player Internacional") of one-month subscription. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Please check the Terms of Use: https://tviplayer.iol.pt/termos-e-condicoes And our Privacy Policy: https://www.iol.pt/resolvedocs/5d6672820cf22219f09e3595.pdf

Screenshots

MEO Go4 screens
TVI Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MEO Go at 3.9 against TVI Player's 3.4. MEO Go also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). TVI Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. TVI Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MEO Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MEO Go holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of MEO Go's written reviews are positive against 13% of TVI Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MEO Go ships an update every 2 months, TVI Player every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MEO Go versus TVI Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMEO GoTVI Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (56 ratings) — better3.4 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews20.8% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMEO – Servicos de Comunicacoes e Multimedia, S.A.Media Capital Digital, S.A.

Customer experience

MEO Go

All ratings56 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive20.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative71.7%

TVI Player

All ratings26 ratings
Positive57.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral16.7%
Negative70.8%

Bugs and requests

MEO Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TVI Player

Reported bugs

30 issues
  • App not opening
  • App crashing
  • Errors during live broadcasts
  • Image and sound glitches
  • App not working on Smart TV
Show 25 more
  • Cannot connect to TV
  • Need to uninstall/reinstall to use on TV
  • App not opening on Smart TV
  • App freezes
  • Video playback issues
  • Cannot connect to Chromecast
  • App restarts when exiting
  • Content unavailable
  • Cannot reset password
  • Ads freeze playback
  • Vertical-only video playback
  • App not saving favorites
  • Cannot search for episodes
  • App not working on iPhone/iPad/Apple TV
  • Login errors
  • TVI reality not accessible
  • Cannot access account
  • App requires update but update option not found
  • Paid subscription not unlocking content
  • Ads covering essential UI elements
  • Cannot exit episodes easily
  • Black screen on video playback
  • Sound issues
  • App not working on Wi-Fi
  • AirPlay not working well

Requested features

15 requests
  • Improve app quality and functionality
  • Fix bugs and errors
  • Remove ads for subscribers
  • Improve streaming quality
  • Add Chromecast support
Show 10 more
  • Add Apple TV app
  • Improve customer support response time
  • Save viewing progress
  • Allow offline downloads
  • Improve navigation and scrolling
  • Add picture-in-picture mode
  • Filter notifications
  • Add a 'recently watched' section
  • Allow quality selection
  • Translate app to Arabic or English

In-app purchases

None

MEO Go

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

TVI Player

Subscriptions4
  • TVI Player Internacional$4.991 Month
  • TVI Player Internacional - 3$13.993 Months
  • TVI Player Internacional - 6$29.996 Months
Show 1 more
  • TVI Player Internacional - 12$42.991 Year

Questions

Is MEO Go free?
MEO Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TVI Player free?
TVI Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MEO Go or TVI Player?
MEO Go is rated higher. MEO Go averages 3.9 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while TVI Player averages 3.4 from 26 ratings.
Do MEO Go or TVI Player have ads?
TVI Player shows ads; MEO Go does not.
Which is updated more often, MEO Go or TVI Player?
MEO Go ships an update every 2 months, and TVI Player every 2 weeks. Most recently, MEO Go was updated on September 20, 2026 and TVI Player on September 20, 2026.

Other comparisons