TvhClient vs TV Set
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TV Set
Watch live TV channels and browse program information effortlessly. This app offers a clean interface and seamless integration for a distraction-free viewing experience. Setup requires only two URLs for channel lists and electronic program guide data.
- Live TV streaming
- Channel zapping
- Program information display
- Fullscreen landscape mode
- Clean user interface
- M3U and XMLTV URL support
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ENJOY LIVE TV 'TV Set' lets you watch tv and zap through tv channels effortlessly. When the device is upright additional tv program information is displayed. In landscape orientation the screen displays immersive fullscreen tv. No distractions, a lean feature set and a clean user interface make 'TV Set' a joy to use. The native integration into the OS enables a frictionless tv experience. Only two urls are needed for the setup: an m3u url for the tv channel list, and an optional xmltv url for the epg data. Disclaimer: 'TV Set' does not include any media or streaming content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TvhClient at 85% against TV Set's 0%. TvhClient also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (26 vs 7). TV Set's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. TvhClient sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and TV Set sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TvhClient holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of TvhClient's written reviews are positive against 0% of TV Set's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TvhClient | TV Set |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Fernandes | Heiko Wichmann |
Customer experience
TvhClient
TV Set
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
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- 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
TV Set
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TvhClient
- Llama Thanks$0.99
- Thanks a Sloth$1.99
- Whale of Thanks$2.99
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- Apple TV Full App$4.99
TV Set
- Complete TV Channel Listing$3.99









