Comparison

TeeVee vs MyMythPlayer

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

Head to head
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

About

MyMythPlayer

Features
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Stream and manage your MythTV recordings directly from your Apple TV. MythTV Player connects to your MythTV backend server and lets you browse, play, and manage all your recorded TV shows from the comfort of your couch โ€” no web browser or desktop computer needed. Features: โ€ข Browse Recordings โ€” View all your MythTV recordings organized by recording groups and titles, with season and episode information. โ€ข Stream Playback โ€” Play recordings directly via HTTP streaming or using MythTV's native protocol. โ€ข Resume Playback โ€” The app remembers your playback position for each recording, so you can pick up right where you left off. โ€ข Last Viewed โ€” Quickly access your recently watched titles without scrolling through your entire library. โ€ข Recording Management โ€” Delete recordings directly from the app when you're done watching. โ€ข Artwork & Metadata โ€” Automatically fetches fanart and episode metadata from your MythTV backend. โ€ข Playback Controls โ€” Jump forward/backward by 20 or 180 seconds, fast forward, play/pause โ€” with full support for the Apple TV Siri Remote. โ€ข Preferred Group โ€” Set a default recording group to load on startup for quick access to your favorite content. โ€ข Universal App โ€” Runs natively on both Apple TV (tvOS)

Screenshots

TeeVee4 screens
MyMythPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TeeVee at every 3 weeks against MyMythPlayer's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

TeeVee costs $2.99 and MyMythPlayer $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeeVee ships an update every 3 weeks, MyMythPlayer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
TeeVee versus MyMythPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeeVeeMyMythPlayer
Price$2.99$2.99
Positive reviews50.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.0 โ€” better27.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size118 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRanduSoft SRLErnst Reiter Consulting

In-app purchases

None

TeeVee

No in-app purchases

None

MyMythPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeeVee free?
TeeVee costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyMythPlayer free?
MyMythPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TeeVee or MyMythPlayer have ads?
Neither TeeVee nor MyMythPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeeVee or MyMythPlayer?
TeeVee ships an update every 3 weeks, and MyMythPlayer every 2 months. Most recently, TeeVee was updated on November 5, 2026 and MyMythPlayer on October 31, 2026.

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