Comparison

QStream Player vs TeeVee

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

Head to head
About

QStream Player

Features
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The QStream Player is a mobile application allows you to discover and connect to DVB-NIP/DVB-I Gateways available on your network. Stream live broadcast TV, on demand videos, media content, or download content for later from the DVB-NIP/DVB-I Gateways connected on your network. Access to rich media content guides and program information available via the Gateway device provides a perfect multi-screen TV watching experience. Users can also enter manually a URL of an online DVB-I Service List, however, streaming of online services may not be possible due to, for example, restrictions related to content access rights or unsupported video streaming and decoding formats. * Requires DVB-NIP/DVB-I Gateway device. May display streaming adverts. Content available depends on content made available by the DVB-NIP/DVB-I Gateway.

About

TeeVee

Stream live TV, manage recordings, and browse program guides from your TVHeadend server. Offers full HD and 4K passthrough with advanced DVR management and multi-server support. Enjoy a native experience across all Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming (HD/4K)
  • Program guide (EPG) timeline
  • DVR management and series rules
  • Multi-server support
  • Channel organization and favorites
  • Server monitoring
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This app is a native client for TVHeadend servers. Stream live TV, manage recordings, browse the program guide, and control your DVR Built with SwiftUI and designed to feel at home on every platform, this is the most complete TVHeadend client available for Apple devices. LIVE TV STREAMING Stream any channel in real time with full HD and 4K passthrough. Select between audio tracks and subtitles, continue listening in the background, or dial in quality with per-profile transcoding and bandwidth control. A built-in HTTPS proxy keeps remote streaming secure. PROGRAM GUIDE A visual EPG timeline grid shows what is on across every channel at a glance. Dive into detailed program info, search by title, browse per-channel schedules, and schedule recordings directly from any listing. DVR MANAGEMENT Browse upcoming, finished, and failed recordings. Schedule one-time recordings, create series rules (autorec) and timer-based rules (timerec), play back finished recordings with resume support, and cancel or clean up recordings in a tap. MULTI-SERVER SUPPORT Connect to multiple TVHeadend servers and switch between them quickly. Configure stream profiles per server, with support for HTTP, HTTPS, and both Basic and Digest authentication. CHANNEL ORGANIZATION Favorite channels for quick access, sort by name or number, filter by server-defined tags, search by name, and let the app pull logos automatically from public icon databases. SERVER MONITORING View server info and software version, monitor active connections and subscriptions, and check tuner status including signal strength, SNR, and error rates -- all updated in real time. MULTIPLATFORM Buy once, use everywhere. Every platform gets a fully native experience. BUILT RIGHT Native Swift and SwiftUI throughout. iCloud sync for server configurations. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads, no data collected. WHAT IS TVHEADEND? TVHeadend is free, open-source server software that turns a TV tuner or IPTV source into a streaming and recording server on your home network. You run TVHeadend on your own hardware, connect your own TV source, and this app gives you a polished interface to watch and manage everything. This app requires a running TVHeadend server. It does not include or provide any TV content. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by the TVHeadend open-source project

Screenshots

QStream Player4 screens
TeeVee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QStream Player at Free against TeeVee's $2.99. QStream Player also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). TeeVee's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

QStream Player is free to download; TeeVee costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QStream Player ships an update every 7 months, TeeVee every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
QStream Player versus TeeVee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQStream PlayerTeeVee
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviewsโ€”50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size45 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperF.T.A. Communication Technologies S.A.R.L.RanduSoft SRL

In-app purchases

None

QStream Player

No in-app purchases

None

TeeVee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QStream Player free?
QStream Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TeeVee free?
TeeVee costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do QStream Player or TeeVee have ads?
Neither QStream Player nor TeeVee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QStream Player or TeeVee?
QStream Player ships an update every 7 months, and TeeVee every 3 weeks. Most recently, QStream Player was updated on October 27, 2026 and TeeVee on October 24, 2026.

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