WiTV Viewer vs Myth TV Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WiTV Viewer
Watch Free-to-Air TV on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. This portable tuner receives live broadcast TV and transmits it via WiFi to your device, allowing you to watch and record shows.
- Watch live Free-to-Air TV
- Record TV shows
- Playback recorded shows
- View TV Program Guide (EPG)
- No internet connection required
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WiTV Viewer lets you watch Free-to-Air TV anywhere you go using your iPhone and iPad device. Enjoy Free to view channels without using your airtime, 3G/LTE or any internet connection! WiTV is a portable tuner that receives live, high-quality broadcast TV and transmits signal via WiFi to your iPhone or iPad. Features: - Watch live FTA TV and change channels - Record FTA TV shows and store in your mobile device - Playback your recorded TV shows - View EPG to check for TV Program Guide Note for users: WiTV Viewer is designed for use in Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and Africa, as it supports both FTA DVB-T and FTA ISDB-T transmissions. WiTV Viewer does not work in North America. System Requirements: - WiTV Viewer with compatible TV tuner (DVB-T/ISDB-T) - iPod touch (3rd generation or later), iPhone (iPhone 3GS or later) or iPad with iOS 5.1 or later
Myth TV Viewer
Access and watch your MythTV recordings, videos, and live TV on your iOS device. Easily browse, search, and filter content using guide data and artwork. Features automatic commercial skipping for a seamless viewing experience.
- Watch MythTV recordings and videos
- Stream live TV
- Browse and search content
- Filter by record and storage groups
- Automatic commercial skipping
- Uses cover art and guide data
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Watch your Myth TV recordings, videos and live TV on your iOS device. Myth TV Viewer connects to your MythTV backend and allows you to access the content from your iPhone or iPad. Browse your recordings and videos. Use search terms and other filters, like record and storage groups, to easily find the titles you want to watch. Myth TV Viewer uses the cover and fan art from your MythTV backend, along with the guide data, to display the details for a title. Commercial auto-skip enabled. If there is commercial detection data available for a recording, Myth TV Viewer can use it to automatically skip commercials. Live TV feature requires MythTV version 0.29 or later.
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Verdict
WiTV Viewer and Myth TV Viewer both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of Myth TV Viewer's written reviews are positive against 13% of WiTV Viewer's. Myth TV Viewer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). WiTV Viewer's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
WiTV Viewer is free to download; Myth TV Viewer costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for WiTV Viewer against 4.0 for Myth TV Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of WiTV Viewer's written reviews are positive against 62% of Myth TV Viewer's.
WiTV Viewer ships an update every 13 months, Myth TV Viewer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WiTV Viewer | Myth TV Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHENZHEN GENIATECH INC.,LTD | Rich Fellinger |
Customer experience
WiTV Viewer
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In-app purchases
WiTV Viewer
No in-app purchases
Myth TV Viewer
No in-app purchases
