FRITZ!App TV vs MagentaTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRITZ!App TV
Watch free-to-air cable TV channels on your iPhone or iPad. Stream your television signal throughout your home network via WiFi or LAN. Enjoy features like program information, favorites lists, and full-screen playback.
- Watch free-to-air cable TV channels
- Stream TV signal via WiFi/LAN
- Program information display
- Create favorite channel lists
- Full-screen playback
- Channel switching and zoom controls
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The FRITZ!App TV is the perfect complement for the FRITZ!Box Cable with TV streaming functionality or a FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C. This app lets you watch all free-to-air channels broadcast on cable television on your iPhone or iPad (with iOS 12 or later). The television signal from the cable TV connection is distributed via WiFi or LAN throughout the entire home. Features: - Plays free-to-air TV channels - Program information - Full-screen playback - List of favorites and sorting - Mute - Switch channels by swiping or clicking button - Zoom by double-clicking Important: You can only use the FRITZ!App TV, if you have a FRITZ!Box Cable with TV streaming functionality enabled or the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C. After DVB-C or live TV streaming has been configured in the home network and the channel search has been completed on the FRITZ!Box Cable or the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C, start the FRITZ!App TV. The FRITZ!App TV detects the channels found and loads the channel list automatically. This means you can watch TV on your iPhone or iPad immediately, without configuring any other settings. - Minimum requirements: - DVB-C TV connection - iPhone or iPad with iOS 12 or later - FRITZ!WLAN Repeater DVB-C - FRITZ!Box Cable with TV streaming functionality enabled and FRITZ!OS version: - FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable with FRITZ!OS 6.20 or later - FRITZ!Box 6590 Cable with FRITZ!OS 6.83 or later - FRITZ!Box 6591 Cable with FRITZ!OS 7.20 or later - FRITZ!Box 6660 Cable with FRITZ!OS 7.20 or later - FRITZ!Box 6690 Cable with FRITZ!OS 7.29 or later
MagentaTV
This application provides access to television and streaming content for users with specific Telekom MagentaTV plans booked before February 15, 2024. It requires an internet connection and offers features like Cloud Recorder, Download & Play, and Timeshift & Restart, with potential content restrictions based on licensing and network provider.
- Live TV streaming
- Cloud Recorder
- Download & Play content
- Timeshift & Restart functionality
- Access to Telekom MagentaTV plans
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WICHTIG: MagentaTV - 1. Generation kann ausschließlich in Verbindung mit Tarifen/Buchungen vor dem 15.02.2024 genutzt werden. Für Tarife und Buchungen seit dem 15.02.2024 nutze das neue, weiterentwickelte MagentaTV (MagentaTV: TV & Streaming). WEITERE VORAUSSETZUNGEN UND HINWEISE: Voraussetzung für die Nutzung ist ein Internetzugang eines beliebigen Anbieters sowie ein MagentaTV Tarif der Telekom. Weitere Informationen zu MagentaTV und Buchungsmöglichkeiten findest du auf den Webseiten der Telekom Deutschland unter "TV". Es gibt aus lizenzrechtlichen Gründen Einschränkungen bei bestimmten Sendern, die z.B. bei Inlandsnutzung nur in Netzen der Telekom Deutschland empfangen werden können. Auch für den Cloud Recorder, Download & Play sowie Timeshift & Restart stehen nicht alle Sendungen zur Verfügung. DATENVERBRAUCH IM MOBILFUNKNETZ Für die Nutzung per Mobilfunk wird eine LTE- oder 5G-Verbindung benötigt. Wir empfehlen hierfür einen Smartphone-Tarif der Telekom mit ausreichend Datenvolumen. DEIN FEEDBACK Wir freuen uns über deine Bewertungen und Kommentare. Dein Feedback hilft uns dabei, die App zu verbessern. Vielen Dank & viel Spaß! Deine Telekom
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MagentaTV at 4.4 against FRITZ!App TV's 4.0. MagentaTV also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MagentaTV holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagentaTV has 208 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of FRITZ!App TV's written reviews are positive against 77% of MagentaTV's.
FRITZ!App TV ships an update every 3 months, MagentaTV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRITZ!App TV | MagentaTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (208 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 208 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AVM GmbH | Telekom Deutschland GmbH |
Customer experience
FRITZ!App TV
MagentaTV
In-app purchases
FRITZ!App TV
No in-app purchases
MagentaTV
No in-app purchases
