Comparison

FinStream vs Tiny TV

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

Head to head
About

FinStream

Features
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FinStream is a native, modern client for your personal media server. Bring your movie and TV collection to your Apple devices with a clean interface. • Connect to one or more media servers • Browse libraries, movies, shows, seasons and episodes • Resume playback across devices, with progress synced through your server • Built-in player with subtitle and audio track selection • Discover what is trending in your libraries • Optional request-service integration to browse and request new content • Designed for the latest SwiftUI APIs and Liquid Glass appearance You need your own compatible media server to use FinStream.

About

Tiny TV

Features
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Tiny TV is the coziest way to watch live TV, shows, and movies — beautifully displayed, natively, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Bring your own sources and Tiny TV turns them into a premium, Apple-native experience: a real TV guide, rich detail pages, and a player that feels right at home on every screen. A TV GUIDE HUMANS ACTUALLY LIKE • The classic channel grid, minus everything you hated about it • Fast, smooth scrolling with channel logos and program info • Categories, favorites, and instant channel previews EVERYTHING YOU'D WANT. INCLUDED. • Live TV with a full program guide • Movies & shows with rich detail pages — ratings, trailers, cast & more • Global search across everything • Offline downloads • Picture in picture and AirPlay • Dolby Vision + HDR playback • Subtitles and playback speed control • Continue watching, synced with iCloud • Custom app icons DESIGNED FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — one app, every screen • Watch history and favorites follow you across devices with iCloud BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Tiny TV is a player and organizer, not a content service. Connect your own provider or playlist. Tiny TV does not provide any content. Use Tiny TV only with content you are allowed to access. Privacy Policy: https://tinytv.stream/privacy Terms of Use: https://tinytv.stream/terms

Screenshots

FinStream4 screens
Tiny TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

FinStream and Tiny TV are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FinStream ships an update every 6 days, Tiny TV every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FinStream versus Tiny TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinStreamTiny TV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB96 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZabir RaihanZMH

In-app purchases

None

FinStream

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FinStream free?
FinStream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny TV free?
Tiny TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FinStream or Tiny TV have ads?
Neither FinStream nor Tiny TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FinStream or Tiny TV?
FinStream ships an update every 6 days, and Tiny TV every 10 days. Most recently, FinStream was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tiny TV on October 15, 2026.

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