Press kit

Updated June 2026 · Contact: hello@velko.tv (developer answers directly, usually same-day)

Boilerplate

Velko is a native IPTV player for Apple TV. Users bring their own IPTV service — an Xtream Codes login or M3U playlist — and Velko gives it a fast, classic TV-guide experience built in SwiftUI for tvOS. Velko ships no content and runs no servers: there are no accounts, no tracking, credentials stay in the device Keychain, and favorites sync across Apple TVs through the user's own iCloud. A free Community TV source (the open-source iptv-org public channel index) works without any account or time limit. Velko is built by an independent developer and released in 2026.

Fact sheet

Name: Velko: IPTV Player & TV Guide
Platform: Apple TV (tvOS 17+), built in SwiftUI; Apple-TV-only by design
Current version: 1.2 (June 2026) — added catch-up and unlimited free Community TV
Price: free download; Velko Pro $2.99/month, $24.99/year, or $39.99 one-time Lifetime (launch pricing); 7-day free trial
Free tier: unlimited Community TV (iptv-org public channels), no watermark, no ads; 15-minute preview per channel for the user's own provider
Sources supported: Xtream Codes API, M3U/M3U8 playlists; multiple profiles
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id6775969853
Developer: Scott Buckel (independent), United States
Community: r/velko

Feature highlights

Classic full-screen TV guide: full EPG, channel logos, now-playing progress, live preview, instant zapping
Catch-up: press & hold a channel to browse the last 24 hours and replay a show (providers with an archive)
Pause live TV; movies & series with resume; universal search across everything
Favorites & settings that persist and sync across Apple TVs via the user's own iCloud (CRDT merge)
Self-healing streams — auto-reconnect at the live edge instead of freezing
Privacy by design: no accounts, no analytics, no Velko servers

Story angles

The TiViMate gap: the category's biggest name has no Apple TV app — Apple TV owners are underserved, and native tvOS players are filling the gap.
After the Smarters purge: early 2026's removal of 36 IPTV apps left millions looking for a clean, legitimate player; "bring your own provider, we ship nothing" is the model that survives.
Privacy as a feature in a sketchy category: an IPTV player with no accounts, no tracking, and no servers — the opposite of the category norm.
Indie on tvOS: a solo developer shipping a full SwiftUI app for the App Store's most neglected platform.

Screenshots

1280px JPEGs (link directly or request larger): TV guide · Live playback · Search · Velko Pro. The logo is available as SVG. Larger sizes, raw 1920×1080 captures, or specific shots on request — email us.

Review access

Reviewers: the free tier exercises the full app without any provider (Community TV, no account). For Pro features (catch-up), email hello@velko.tv for an offer code — we keep codes ready for press.

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