Comparison

Cinero vs Pause TeeVee

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

Head to head
About

Cinero

Features
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Cinero is a local-first companion app for browsing your own movies and series and controlling playback on Cinero Screen. Pair with a TV on your local network, browse your library, open movie and series details, choose tracks, and start playback from the couch. Cinero can also connect to supported private media sources that you configure. Cinero does not use a Cinero account, advertising SDK, or Cinero-operated analytics backend.

About

Pause TeeVee

This media player allows you to organize and watch content from your own M3U playlists and Xtream Codes sources. It offers features like EPG support, search, favorites, and Picture in Picture, all while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • M3U playlist and Xtream Codes support
  • Live TV, Movies, and Series organization
  • Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
  • Search functionality
  • Favorites and Continue Watching
  • Picture in Picture (PiP)
Features
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TeeVee is a media player for the M3U playlist or Xtream Codes source you already use — comparable to VLC or Infuse. It does not include, sell, or provide any channels, movies, or series of its own. You connect your own legally obtained M3U playlist or Xtream Codes source, and TeeVee plays that content. WHAT TEEVEE ADDS • Full program guide (EPG) — browse by category, see what's on now and next • Movies & series library with artwork, search, and season/episode browsing • Resume playback — pick up where you left off, synced across your devices • Favorites, parental PIN lock, and per-category organization • Fast search across all content • Multi-view — watch multiple channels at once • Offline downloads for on-the-go viewing • Optional cloud sync so your connected sources follow you across devices There is no bundled content, no channel lineup, and no affiliation with any broadcaster or content provider. TeeVee simply plays the stream your source's URL points to, the same way a web browser opens a page you type in. OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The free tier includes core features with parental controls on one device. Optional auto-renewing subscriptions unlock additional app features: • Sync — $1.99/month: cloud sync across 2 devices, priority support • Plus — $4.99/month: custom EPG sources and 2-way multi-view across 3 devices • Pro — $9.99/month: 4-way multi-view, reminders, and offline downloads across 5 devices • Lifetime — $49.99 one-time: all features, forever Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your device's Settings after purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. See our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for full subscription terms. Terms of Use: https://rad-medovik-d72bb2.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rad-medovik-d72bb2.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Cinero4 screens
Pause TeeVee4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cinero and Pause TeeVee 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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinero ships an update every 3 weeks, Pause TeeVee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cinero versus Pause TeeVee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineroPause TeeVee
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWegel Corp.Istafa Marshall

In-app purchases

None

Cinero

No in-app purchases

None

Pause TeeVee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinero free?
Cinero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pause TeeVee free?
Pause TeeVee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cinero or Pause TeeVee have ads?
Neither Cinero nor Pause TeeVee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cinero or Pause TeeVee?
Cinero ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pause TeeVee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cinero was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pause TeeVee on October 24, 2026.

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