TVI Player vs Benfica Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TVI Player
Access all TVI programming, past, present, and future, live or on-demand. Catch up on missed shows with restart functionality and enjoy exclusive content from TVI and CNN Portugal. This app provides a comprehensive viewing experience for Portuguese television.
- Live TV channel streaming
- On-demand program viewing
- Restart missed show beginnings
- Exclusive TVI Player content
- CNN Portugal live and on-demand
- Past, present, and future programming
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Toda a programação da TVI, passado, presente e futuro na ponta dos seus dedos. Veja a emissão dos canais TVI em directo ou reveja um programa que já passou. Chegou atrasado a casa e não viu o início do Jornal das 8? Com o TVI Player não há problema, basta fazer restart. Programação exclusiva do TVI Player: programas inéditos e estreias exclusivas. Todos os conteúdos do universo TVI e CNN Portugal em direto e on-demand. TVI Player – Melhor app/widget 2015 e Nomeado Nacional para os World Summit Awards. Notas: TVI Player offers an auto-renewable subscription (called "TVI Player Internacional") of one-month subscription. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Please check the Terms of Use: https://tviplayer.iol.pt/termos-e-condicoes And our Privacy Policy: https://www.iol.pt/resolvedocs/5d6672820cf22219f09e3595.pdf
Benfica Play
Access exclusive behind-the-scenes content and daily stories about Sport Lisboa Benfica. This on-demand app offers a unique look into the club's operations and narratives.
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes content
- Daily club stories
- On-demand access
- Official club app
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Benfica Play is Sport Lisboa Benfica’s online on-demand app, which gives you access to daily, exclusive behind the scenes content and stories of the Club.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Benfica Play at 100% against TVI Player's 12%. Benfica Play also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). TVI Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TVI Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Benfica Play sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Benfica Play holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of TVI Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Benfica Play's.
TVI Player ships an update every 2 weeks, Benfica Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TVI Player | Benfica Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (27 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Media Capital Digital, S.A. | Sport Lisboa e Benfica Multimédia |
Customer experience
TVI Player
Benfica Play
Bugs and requests
TVI Player
Reported bugs
30 issues- App not opening
- App crashing
- Errors during live broadcasts
- Image and sound glitches
- App not working on Smart TV
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- Cannot connect to TV
- Need to uninstall/reinstall to use on TV
- App not opening on Smart TV
- App freezes
- Video playback issues
- Cannot connect to Chromecast
- App restarts when exiting
- Content unavailable
- Cannot reset password
- Ads freeze playback
- Vertical-only video playback
- App not saving favorites
- Cannot search for episodes
- App not working on iPhone/iPad/Apple TV
- Login errors
- TVI reality not accessible
- Cannot access account
- App requires update but update option not found
- Paid subscription not unlocking content
- Ads covering essential UI elements
- Cannot exit episodes easily
- Black screen on video playback
- Sound issues
- App not working on Wi-Fi
- AirPlay not working well
Requested features
15 requests- Improve app quality and functionality
- Fix bugs and errors
- Remove ads for subscribers
- Improve streaming quality
- Add Chromecast support
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- Add Apple TV app
- Improve customer support response time
- Save viewing progress
- Allow offline downloads
- Improve navigation and scrolling
- Add picture-in-picture mode
- Filter notifications
- Add a 'recently watched' section
- Allow quality selection
- Translate app to Arabic or English
Benfica Play
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TVI Player
- TVI Player Internacional$4.991 Month
- TVI Player Internacional - 3$13.993 Months
- TVI Player Internacional - 6$29.996 Months
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- TVI Player Internacional - 12$42.991 Year
Benfica Play
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Mensal$2.491 Month
