Pulsar IPTV vs CouchTV

Pulsar is a fast, beautiful IPTV player for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — and much more: with the Media Center you can also play your own library of movies, shows, music and photos from your computer or NAS, without it ever leaving your network. YOUR CHANNELS, YOUR WAY • Add your M3U or Xtream Codes playlists • Program guide (EPG), search and favorites • User profiles with avatar, PIN and Home mode MEDIA CENTER · YOUR LIBRARY AT HOME (Pro) • Connect your computer or NAS over SMB or DLNA • Play movies, shows, music and photos with artwork • Everything stays on your network — nothing is uploaded BUILT FOR APPLE • Multiview on Apple TV (several streams at once) • Picture in Picture on iPad and AirPlay (audio) • iCloud sync across your devices • Icons, themes and backgrounds to make it yours • Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Turkish and Arabic ENCRYPTED PLAYLISTS (Pro) • Share playlists with friends and choose how long they can use them • Add shared playlists without showing their address in the app IMPORTANT Pulsar is only a player: it does NOT provide or include any channels or content. You add your own playlists and play your own content. The app includes no channels or copyrighted material. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Your cable connection, anywhere in your home: CouchTV turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac with Apple silicon into a TV using the DVB-C tuner in a compatible FRITZ!Box Cable router. SET UP IN SECONDS • Automatically finds your FRITZ!Box on the home network • Imports TV and radio channels, including HD and SD • Organizes FRITZ!Box and custom streams in a clear source overview • No sign-up, no account, no subscription LIVE TV MADE SIMPLE • Tap a channel and the player opens immediately • Picture in Picture: keep watching while you use other apps • Switch channels directly in the player • Favorites list, freely sortable via drag & drop • Sleep timer: pick a duration or a time – perfect for falling asleep • Control lock against accidental touches • Radio tab for all the box's radio stations • Light and dark appearance, your choice • Optimized layouts for iPhone, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon THE GUIDE AT A GLANCE • The electronic program guide (EPG) comes straight from the DVB-C signal – no external guide service required • One shared timeline for every channel with at least 24 hours of upcoming programs • Filter by all channels or favorites and jump back to Now at any time • Tap a program to open more information • The guide supports FRITZ!Box DVB-C channels; custom streams are intentionally excluded MORE SOURCES • Add your own streams (M3U playlists, HLS or RTSP URLs) • Direct streams and channel playlists are detected automatically from the URL and its content • Custom streams work without a FRITZ!Box • You provide the URLs; CouchTV includes no bundled public channel list • Optional iCloud sync for sources and favorites across your Apple devices PRIVACY • CouchTV requires no user account and contains no trackers • DVB-C playback stays between your device and your FRITZ!Box on the home network • Programme data is never transferred, even when iCloud sync is enabled TRY FOR FREE, UNLOCK ONCE • Free: custom stream and playlist URLs – plus 7 days of DVB-C playback through your own compatible cable router • CouchTV Pro (one-time purchase): permanently play DVB-C television and radio – no subscription or recurring fees FRITZ!Box TV and the guide require a compatible FRITZ!Box with a DVB-C tuner and DVB-C enabled (e.g. 6490, 6591 or 6660 Cable). Your iPhone, iPad or Mac must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Custom internet streams can be used without a FRITZ!Box. Encrypted pay-TV channels cannot be played. Only add sources you are authorised to use. CouchTV is not a product of AVM GmbH. FRITZ! and FRITZ!Box are trademarks of AVM GmbH, Berlin.