Comparison

TiVo vs FirstMedia

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

Head to head
About

TiVo

Control your TV experience from your mobile device. Discover new shows, schedule recordings, and stream live or recorded content anywhere. Search across multiple services to find exactly what you want to watch.

Highlights
  • Out-of-home & in-home streaming
  • Download recordings for offline viewing
  • Personalized 'What to Watch' dashboard
  • Remote recording scheduling
  • Mobile search across TV and streaming services
  • Integrated remote control functionality
Read full description

The free TiVo App for iOS is the ultimate entertainment app serving up control, discovery and a mobile place for viewing. Watch live or recorded TV via your TiVo, find shows and schedule recordings and browse content via the guide, by genre or category, explore the cast and crew, and even see where the content is available whether it be through cable TV, Netflix, Hulu PlusTM, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, through VOD in certain markets and more. 

 “What to Watch” combines real-time viewing data, recommendations and personal preferences to create a custom dashboard presenting the exact content you want most every time you sit down to watch TV. This feature allows you to categorize by content that is on TV now, starting within the next 30 minutes, or on later tonight. Categories include: Popular on TV, Sports on Now, Powered by Thuuz, Movies on TV, Kids, Favorite Channels, Viewer’s recorded TV, Shared by Friends. TiVo Roamio Plus, TiVo Roamio Pro, TiVo BOLT and TiVo Edge users can seamlessly stream live or recorded programming to their iOS devices. Download recordings while at home or away via WiFi or cellular to watch when you have no connection. TiVo Stream users can stream live or recorded content to iOS devices within their home network and download shows to go. 


 Features of the TiVo app (some features are only available to TiVo Premiere or TiVo Roamio DVR customers): 

 > Out-of-home & in-home streaming: watch your live or recorded shows remotely anywhere you have Wi-Fi 

 > Out-of-home and in-home downloading: download your content to enjoy anywhere so that low bandwidth or lack of a Wi-Fi connection never slows you down 

 > What to Watch Now: no matter where you are, TiVo’s second screen dashboard provides instantaneous personalized recommendations the second you pull up your TiVo app, providing you with available content options to watch now, in the next 30 minutes, or tonight. 

 > Remote scheduling: browse and view the programming guide, manage recordings, check your To-Do List or set a Season Pass® any time – no matter where you are 

 > Mobile Search & discovery: figure out what’s on whether you’re in the office or a hotel and enjoy the same browsing tools you have with your TiVo at home (including the TiVo editorial Collections and show, cast and actor information) 

 > Use a TiVo remote control replica or our intuitive, gesture-based remote control 

 > Search across TV, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video & Hulu Plus – and get integrated results on what you’re looking for 

 > Explore cast and crew while watching a show 

 > And much more 

 Having troubles finding or connecting to your TiVo DVR? Try one or more of these steps:

 * Restart your network router by unplugging it, waiting 30 seconds, and plugging it back in 

 * Restart your TiVo DVR by following the instructions in the TiVo menus under Settings & Messages > Help > Restart or Reset System > Restart the TiVo Box

About

FirstMedia

Stream live TV channels and catch up on your favorite shows and movies on demand. Access thousands of hours of content, including TV shows, movies, sports, and documentaries, anytime and anywhere. This enhanced service also offers an advanced remote control for compatible set-top boxes.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • Catch-up TV
  • Video on demand
  • Extensive content library
  • Advanced remote control
  • Interactive TV guides
Features
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FirstMediaX is an enhancement of First Media Go, the first TV Anywhere service with Internet Live Streaming and Catch-Up TV in Indonesia, providing viewers with many choices to view their favorite shows and movies, anytime and anywhere. The latest features introduced by First Media in FMX that you can enjoy: 1. New and friendly user interface 2. FREE Live TV and Catch-Up TV channels 3. FREE Video On Demand 4. Unlimited and fast access to more than thousands hours of TV shows, movies, comedies, sports and documentaries from First Media. 5. Advance Remote Control for to control your X1 STB. 6. Interactive TV guides with more than hundred channels

Screenshots

TiVo4 screens
FirstMedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TiVo at none against FirstMedia's shown. TiVo also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 18) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). FirstMedia's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for TiVo against 2.1 for FirstMedia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TiVo has 3.3K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of TiVo's written reviews are positive against 8% of FirstMedia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TiVo ships an update every 4 months, FirstMedia every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TiVo versus FirstMedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiVoFirstMedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3.3K ratings)2.1 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews — better7.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB35 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTiVo Inc.First Media

Customer experience

TiVo

All ratings3,289 ratings
Positive19.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative73.7%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative81.8%

FirstMedia

All ratings18 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral27.8%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive7.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative81.8%

Bugs and requests

TiVo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant need to re-login
  • Streaming and downloading failures
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Picture-in-picture support
  • Improved remote control functionality
  • Easier episode and recording management

FirstMedia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TiVo

No in-app purchases

None

FirstMedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TiVo free?
TiVo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FirstMedia free?
FirstMedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TiVo or FirstMedia?
FirstMedia is rated higher. TiVo averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while FirstMedia averages 2.1 from 18 ratings.
Do TiVo or FirstMedia have ads?
FirstMedia shows ads; TiVo does not.
Which is updated more often, TiVo or FirstMedia?
TiVo ships an update every 4 months, and FirstMedia every 3 months. Most recently, TiVo was updated on October 26, 2026 and FirstMedia on October 21, 2026.

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