Bitflinger TV vs NowSeen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bitflinger TV
This app consolidates all your streaming services into a single, fast interface. It helps you find exactly what you want to watch by filtering content and managing a dynamic watchlist. Enjoy a streamlined viewing experience without constant app switching.
- Unified streaming catalog
- Professional-grade filtering
- Dynamic 'Smart' Watchlist
- Private by design, no ads or data selling
- Cross-device syncing
- High-performance architecture
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Bitflinger TV: Stop Searching. Start Watching. Tired of the "Streaming Shuffle"? You spend 20 minutes jumping between five different apps just to find something to watch, only to realize the movie you wanted isn't even on the service you're currently logged into. Bitflinger TV ends the chaos. It's the ultimate smart aggregator for the modern viewer. Designed for iPhone and iPad, it brings your entire streaming universe into one beautiful, lightning-fast interface. Whether you're on your couch or on the go, Bitflinger TV ensures your next favorite show is always one tap away. Why Bitflinger TV? • Everything in One Place: Connect your favorite streaming services and browse a unified catalog. No more app-switching. • Professional-Grade Filtering: Find exactly what you're in the mood for. Filter by content type or specifically by the apps you already pay for — and, with a subscription, by critic/user score and release date. • The "Smart" Watchlist: Our watchlist doesn't just sit there — it's dynamic. Use our unique "Hide Until Available" logic to clear the clutter; episodes only appear when they're actually ready for you to watch. • Private by Design: No ads inside the app, and we never sell or share subscriber data. We don't build cross-app advertising profiles of you — and with Sign in with Apple you can keep your email private. Our Privacy Policy sets out how each tier is handled. • Sign In Your Way: Use Sign in with Apple or Google. Your settings, filters, and watchlists sync instantly across all your devices. • Built for Speed: A high-performance architecture makes Bitflinger TV snappy, intuitive, and built by viewers, for viewers. The Better Way to Stream Most "recommendation" engines just want to sell you more subscriptions. Bitflinger TV is different. We focus on your library and your preferences. It's the power-user tool for the Golden Age of Television. Free Tier & Subscription Bitflinger TV is free to use for as long as you like — a real account, not a countdown. A free account gets genre selection; the smart watchlist, search, and detail screens; Plex & Jellyfin; and your personalized streaming services — on up to 3 devices in your household, browsing the first 250 titles in each row.* An optional auto-renewable subscription adds: • Every title in every row, not just the first 250 • Unlimited devices in your household • Filter by critic/user score • Filter by release date • Personalized themes and card styles • Apple Family Sharing • Bitflinger TV (Monthly) — $2.99 / month • Bitflinger TV (Annual) — $23.99 / year New subscribers get a free trial where the App Store offers one; you'll see the exact terms and your eligibility before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Canceling drops you back to the free version rather than locking you out. * First 250 per row: on the free tier, each row browses the first 250 unfiltered results for that row rather than the full catalog behind it. That cap is what keeps the free tier viable for us to run — a subscription removes it. Privacy Policy: https://bitflinger.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Bitflinger TV today and take back your TV time.
NowSeen
This app organizes and plays your personal IPTV playlists, M3U files, and Emby/Jellyfin libraries. It offers a program guide, multiscreen viewing, and subtitle customization. Syncs watch history and settings across devices.
- Plays M3U, Emby, Jellyfin
- Program guide with artwork
- Continue Watching row
- Multiscreen live TV
- AirPlay and Chromecast support
- Customizable interface
- Subtitle management
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Your IPTV, Plex, Jellyfin and Emby in one beautiful app NowSeen is a player for your own IPTV playlists, M3U files, Xtream accounts and Plex, Jellyfin or Emby libraries, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Add your sources and you get proper artwork, seasons and episodes, ratings, and a Continue Watching row that remembers where you stopped. Everything in one place Movies, series and live channels live side by side. Browse by genre, see what's trending, pin your favourite categories to the Start screen, or search and find something in seconds. A guide that just works A full programme guide with artwork and descriptions, fast to scroll and easy to read on a big screen. Live TV comes with list and grid views, catch-up support and reminders that let you know when a programme starts. Missed a moment? Rewind live TV and jump back to live whenever you want. Sportshub Follow your favourite sports, competitions and teams, see upcoming matches and find out right away which of your channels is showing them. Multiscreen Watch up to four live channels at the same time in a 2x2 grid, switch audio between them and open any of them full screen with one press. A better way to watch Skip intros and credits with one press, pick up the next episode automatically, and keep watching in picture in picture while you use other apps on iPhone and iPad. From your Plex, Jellyfin or Emby server you can even download movies and episodes to watch offline. AirPlay and Chromecast Send live TV, movies and series to your TV with AirPlay or Chromecast, subtitles included. Choose which device plays and keep browsing on your phone. Profiles for everyone Give everyone in the house their own profile with their own favourites, history and Continue Watching, and protect a profile with a PIN if you like. Make it yours Rename and reorder channels and categories, hide the rows you don't use, set which sections appear on Start, pick your own EPG sources, choose your metadata language, adjust the text size and set up parental locks. Nearly everything in NowSeen can be changed to how you like it. Subtitles the way you want them Choose your language, pick your exact text size, and switch tracks without leaving the picture. Closed captions are supported, and if a movie or episode has no subtitles you can fetch them from OpenSubtitles right from the player. Keeps everything in sync Your playlists, favourites and settings follow you across your devices with iCloud. Optional Trakt, Simkl and WeTrakr integration keeps your watch history and progress up to date, automatically and in the background. Made for every screen On Apple TV, NowSeen has a native interface with Top Shelf support. One Premium unlocks the full experience on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Premium Live TV is free to watch. Premium unlocks the full experience: 1 month for EUR 1.99 12 months for EUR 19.99 Lifetime for EUR 49.99, a single payment with no subscription Prices may vary by region. Your sources, your control NowSeen is a player. It does not provide any content, channels or subscriptions. You bring your own sources. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nowseen.app/Privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: NowSeen at free with in-app purchases against Bitflinger TV's subscription. NowSeen also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Bitflinger TV's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Bitflinger TV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and NowSeen sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bitflinger TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NowSeen has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bitflinger TV ships an update every 9 days, NowSeen every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bitflinger TV | NowSeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Davis | Ricardo Dimmendaal |
Customer experience
Bitflinger TV
NowSeen
In-app purchases
Bitflinger TV
- Bitflinger TV Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Bitflinger TV Yearly14 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Bitflinger TV Lifetime$99.99
NowSeen
- NowSeen Premium$1.991 Month
- NowSeen Premium Family$3.991 Month
- NowSeen Premium$17.991 Year
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- NowSeen Premium Family$34.991 Year
- NowSeen Premium Lifetime$44.99









