Comparison

Cinero vs AutoTV

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

AutoTV

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AutoTV is a free, ad-free player for the streams you already have. Add your own M3U/M3U8 playlist, Xtream Codes account or Jellyfin/Emby media server and watch live channels, movies and series in one clean interface. IMPORTANT: AutoTV does not include, sell or provide any channels, playlists or other content. You need your own playlist or account from your provider. Please only add content you have the right to watch. FEATURES • M3U/M3U8 links, .m3u files and Xtream Codes accounts • Jellyfin and Emby: browse your movie and TV libraries, seasons and episodes • Live TV, Movies and Series sections with categories • TV guide (EPG) from XMLTV: what's on now and next, daily schedule • Fast search across all your sources, plus voice search • Favorites, recently watched and continue watching • Powerful player: HLS, TS, MKV, HEVC; audio and subtitle track selection, external subtitles, aspect ratio options • AirPlay to Apple TV and AirPlay-compatible TVs • Chromecast support • Car mode: a simple landscape layout with large buttons. Never watch video while driving. • Scan a playlist link from a QR code • Custom User-Agent per source • English and Turkish, dark and light theme PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. Your sources, favorites and history stay on your device.

Screenshots

Cinero4 screens
AutoTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AutoTV at 15.0 against Cinero's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Cinero versus AutoTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCineroAutoTV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWegel Corp.FIRAT BAYCUMAN

In-app purchases

None

Cinero

No in-app purchases

None

AutoTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cinero free?
Cinero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AutoTV free?
AutoTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cinero or AutoTV have ads?
Neither Cinero nor AutoTV shows ads.

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