Multiview App vs MultiviewTV Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multiview App
Watch multiple live TV channels simultaneously on your device. This app supports HDHomeRun, Tablo, and Plex, allowing you to customize layouts and switch audio easily. Ideal for sports fans and news junkies who need to monitor several streams at once.
- Simultaneous channel viewing (up to 4)
- HDHomeRun, Tablo, and Plex support
- Customizable grid layouts
- Smart audio switching
- Favorite channels and layout presets
- Fullscreen mode
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Bring the live TV, IPTV, cameras, recordings, and media libraries you already use into one flexible player for iPhone and iPad. Multiview lets you watch up to four compatible channels or feeds simultaneously. Follow overlapping games, monitor breaking news, keep an eye on cameras, or combine different sources without constantly switching apps. WATCH YOUR WAY • Watch one, two, three, or four streams • Choose layouts optimized for portrait and landscape • Tap a stream to switch the primary audio • Open any stream fullscreen • Continue watching with Picture in Picture • Swap streams without rebuilding the rest of your layout • Save favorite combinations as reusable layouts • Choose alternate sources and audio tracks when available CONNECT YOUR SOURCES • Discover compatible HDHomeRun devices • Connect Tablo Gen 3 and Gen 4 devices • Sign in to Plex Media Server • Connect to a Jellyfin server • Add M3U playlists or Xtream Codes IPTV services • Import XMLTV program-guide data • Add RTSP, RTSPS, HLS, HTTP, and HTTPS camera or live video feeds • Pan, tilt, and zoom supported ONVIF cameras HOME, GUIDE, LIBRARY, AND LAYOUTS Start from the Home screen, browse live channels in the Guide, explore compatible recordings and media in the Library, and manage saved combinations from the Layouts tab. Filter channels by category or source, manage favorites and hidden channels, and quickly return to recently watched content. The Library brings supported movies, shows, episodes, recordings, and on-demand content together from connected Plex, Jellyfin, and Tablo sources. Resume supported content where you left off and browse shows by season and episode. FREE TO TRY Single-stream viewing is free. Try multiview mode with three 15-minute trials. A one-time Pro upgrade unlocks unlimited multiview and saved layouts, with no recurring Multiview subscription. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or later • At least one compatible source or direct video feed • Sufficient tuners, connections, or simultaneous streams • Performance depends on your network and source devices Multiview does not provide television channels, IPTV service, playlists, subscriptions, or media. You are responsible for having permission to access any content or streams you add. Provider services and subscriptions are separate. Multiview is not affiliated with HDHomeRun, Tablo, Plex, Jellyfin, or IPTV providers.
MultiviewTV Player
Watch up to four video streams simultaneously on one screen. This app supports multiple layouts and independent controls for each player, offering a flexible viewing experience for live TV, security cameras, or IPTV content.
- Simultaneous multi-stream playback (up to 4)
- 14 flexible screen layout options
- Full protocol support (HLS, DASH, RTSP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, MMS)
- M3U playlist and Xtream Codes API import
- Independent controls per player
- Smart stream detection and configurable decoding
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MultiviewTV — Multi-stream video player for iOS Watch up to 4 video streams simultaneously on a single screen. Perfect for following multiple live TV channels at once, monitoring security cameras, comparing sports broadcasts, or exploring everything your IPTV provider has to offer. FLEXIBLE LAYOUTS Choose from 14 different screen configurations: fullscreen, side by side, 2×2 grid, layouts with a featured primary player and secondary slots, and many more combinations for 1, 2, 3, or 4 streams. Switch layouts at any time without interrupting playback. FULL PROTOCOL SUPPORT MultiviewTV combines two playback engines in a single app: • AVFoundation for HLS and DASH (HTTP/HTTPS) • GStreamer 1.28 for RTSP, RTSPS, RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, UDP/RTP, and MMS The engine is selected automatically based on the URL type, or you can force one manually from Settings. SOURCE MANAGEMENT Import your content from: • M3U playlists by URL, with real-time download progress tracking • Full Xtream Codes API: live channels, video on demand (VOD), and series with seasons and episodes Browse by category, search channels by name, sort content, and explore thousands of sources from a clean and fast interface. Channel logos load progressively. INDEPENDENT CONTROLS PER PLAYER Each player works completely independently. Pause, resume, restart, select audio tracks in different languages, enable subtitles, and scrub the progress bar on VOD content individually. You can also promote any player to the primary slot with a single tap. Supports iOS Picture-in-Picture. SMART STREAM DETECTION Before playback begins, the app probes the stream to detect the codec, resolution, content type, and available tracks. Using that information, it automatically selects the best engine and renderer to ensure the optimal experience. CONFIGURABLE DECODING Adjust how video is decoded to suit your needs: • Hardware VideoToolbox: maximum performance and energy efficiency • Automatic VideoToolbox: hardware with software fallback • FFmpeg software: ideal for interlaced or problematic streams
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MultiviewTV Player at 5.0 against Multiview App's 4.3. MultiviewTV Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Multiview App's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Multiview App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MultiviewTV Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
MultiviewTV Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multiview App has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Multiview App's written reviews are positive against 100% of MultiviewTV Player's.
Multiview App ships an update every 4 days, MultiviewTV Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Multiview App | MultiviewTV Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Henzelmann Labs LLC | Bastian Veliz Vega |
Customer experience
Multiview App
MultiviewTV Player
In-app purchases
Multiview App
- Multiview Pro$9.99
MultiviewTV Player
No in-app purchases









