Comparison

TvhClient vs EasyCloud | Cloud Services

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

Head to head
About

TvhClient

Control your TVHeadend server remotely and stream live TV channels to your device. Manage recordings, browse EPGs, and search for programs with ease. Supports various video players for a flexible viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Remote TVHeadend server control
  • Watch live TV channels
  • Manage and schedule recordings (DVR)
  • Browse channel EPGs
  • Search programs by title
  • View server logs and status
  • Stream video to third-party apps
Features
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TvhClient is a full client for your TVHeadend server: watch live TV, rewind it, browse the guide, and manage your recordings from your iPhone or iPad. WATCH • Live TV with a built-in player: pause and rewind live TV with timeshift, see the programme under the playhead, and switch channels without leaving the player • Choose your playback engine, VLCKit 4 or mpv, separately for live TV and recordings. Both deinterlace. • Picture in Picture, background audio, a draggable mini player, and a statistics overlay • Pick audio and subtitle tracks. TvhClient remembers them per channel, and remembers where you stopped in a recording. • Transcoding profiles, and an audio-only mode that picks a suitable profile for you • Connects over HTSP (timeshift, instant updates) or the HTTP API. TvhClient works out which one your network supports. BROWSE • Channel groups, channels with now/next and progress, and each channel's programmes by day • "Now" shows what is on across all channels, with search and filters by group and channel • EPG now standard in iPhone, and you can rotate to landscape RECORD • Record with one tap, or create and edit recordings and AutoRec rules in editors built from your server's own settings • Upcoming, Completed, Failed, Removed and AutoRec lists, with folders • Play recordings with seeking, straight from the list ADMINISTER • Status: subscriptions, tuner inputs, networks, muxes and services • The live server log, and the app's own diagnostics EVERYWHERE • Siri and Shortcuts: "Play BBC One in TvhClient", "What's on now?", "Record this" • Spotlight search for channels, recordings and programmes • Widgets and a Live Activity for recordings • CarPlay audio, for listening to your channels in the car • Optional iCloud storage for your servers, and sync of track choices and resume positions with the Apple TV app • Several servers, with Bonjour discovery. A server can name a public address to fall back on when you're away from home. • A redesigned interface for iOS 26, with a Help section in Settings. It also runs on Apple Silicon Macs as an iPad app. Works with tvheadend 3.2 and up. Transcoding needs tvheadend 4.x profiles. HTSP timeshift needs timeshift enabled on the server. Also available for Apple TV. Your audio and subtitle choices and recording resume positions sync between them. Support: tvhclient@gmail.com or http://chat.tvhclient.com

About

EasyCloud | Cloud Services

Access and play all your cloud-stored media and documents on your iPhone and Apple TV. This app unifies content from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and SMB devices, supporting all video formats with enhanced metadata display.

Highlights
  • Unified cloud storage access
  • Supports all video formats (MKV, WMV, AVI, MP4)
  • Browse, view, and play files
  • Integrates with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive
  • Supports SMB (home sharing)
  • Enhanced media metadata display
Features
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A much-loved app on Apple TV is now available for iOS devices. With EasyCloud, all your favorite cloud storage services under one application. Bring your stored memories, documents and purchased videos to life on your iPhone and Apple TV. EasyCloud now supports all video formats including MKV, WMV, AVI, MP4 and much more. It's a smart solution to browse, view, play your files and content from your Dropbox/Google Drive/OneDrive or even SMB (home sharing enabled devices). With metadata listing, your media will now look more beautiful. It securely works with the help of Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, APIs to bring content to your smartphone and Apple TV.

Screenshots

TvhClient4 screens
EasyCloud | Cloud Services4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TvhClient at 85% against EasyCloud | Cloud Services's 0%. TvhClient also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.4). EasyCloud | Cloud Services's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. TvhClient sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and EasyCloud | Cloud Services sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TvhClient holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of TvhClient's written reviews are positive against 0% of EasyCloud | Cloud Services's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TvhClient ships an update every 5 weeks, EasyCloud | Cloud Services every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TvhClient versus EasyCloud | Cloud Services: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTvhClientEasyCloud | Cloud Services
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (26 ratings) — better1.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLuis FernandesMuhammad Siddiqui

Customer experience

TvhClient

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative5.7%

EasyCloud | Cloud Services

All ratings16 ratings
Positive6.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

TvhClient

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Garbled code in English
  • Sound plays in background when switching out of app
  • Blank screen appears upon returning to app
  • DVB subtitles don’t work on Internal VLC
  • Internal VLC player bug: video goes black on system UI interaction
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  • Sound keeps playing when switching between apps, picture blank on return
  • Picture blank when certain system dialogs appear
  • EPG from tvheadend v4.2 shows 'null' for program titles
  • Guide scrolls too fast and lags on Apple TV
  • Cannot watch recording while recording without reloading
  • V/A not in sync with HomePod AirPlay
  • Software crashes when watching recording on iPad 2
  • Scalability issues with 400+ channels (scrolling, guide loading)
  • Status bar in the way on full screen (iPad Pro 9.7)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Grid guide option
  • Option to change icon backgrounds
  • iOS Picture in Picture support
  • Chromecast support
  • Ability to navigate whole EPG
Show 13 more
  • Overlay guide like in Kodi
  • Time shift functionality
  • Different transcoding options
  • Better EPG UI (table view)
  • Search from EPG screen
  • Filtering UI for channels
  • Full screen without status bar
  • Casting channel to Chromecast
  • Option to change icon backgrounds
  • Picture in Picture native iOS support
  • Chromecast support return
  • Full EPG matrix view
  • Dark mode option

EasyCloud | Cloud Services

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TvhClient

One-time4
  • Llama Thanks$0.99
  • Thanks a Sloth$1.99
  • Whale of Thanks$2.99
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  • Apple TV Full App$4.99
2 purchases

EasyCloud | Cloud Services

One-time2
  • Go Premium$2.99
  • Go Premium. Be happy.$3.99

Questions

Is TvhClient free?
TvhClient is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyCloud | Cloud Services free?
EasyCloud | Cloud Services is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TvhClient or EasyCloud | Cloud Services?
TvhClient is rated higher. TvhClient averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while EasyCloud | Cloud Services averages 1.4 from 16 ratings.
Do TvhClient or EasyCloud | Cloud Services have ads?
Neither TvhClient nor EasyCloud | Cloud Services shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TvhClient or EasyCloud | Cloud Services?
TvhClient ships an update every 5 weeks, and EasyCloud | Cloud Services every 2 months. Most recently, TvhClient was updated on October 21, 2026 and EasyCloud | Cloud Services on October 24, 2026.

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