TiViMate for Apple TV: what to use instead
Updated June 2026
The short answer
TiViMate is not on Apple TV. It's an Android / Android TV app, and as of 2026 its developers have announced no tvOS version and no plans for one. If you've moved from a Fire TV or Android box to an Apple TV, you need a different player — but you don't need a different subscription.
Your provider works fine — only the player changes
TiViMate never supplied channels. It plays the Xtream Codes login (server URL + username + password) or M3U playlist your IPTV provider gave you. Any Apple TV player that speaks Xtream/M3U can use exactly the same credentials — your channels, EPG data, and VOD come from the provider, not the app.
What TiViMate users actually miss
Ask TiViMate fans why they love it and the answers are consistent: the classic full-screen TV-guide grid, fast zapping, catch-up/replay, and an interface built for a remote. That's the bar any Apple TV replacement has to clear — and it's worth insisting on a native tvOS app rather than a port, because focus-based Siri Remote navigation is hard to fake.
Velko: the guide-first native option
Velko is a native SwiftUI Apple TV player built around exactly that classic-guide experience:
- A fast, full EPG guide with channel logos, now-playing progress, and instant zapping
- Catch-up: press and hold a channel to browse the last 24 hours and replay a show (on providers with an archive)
- Xtream Codes and M3U support, multiple profiles, movies & series with resume
- Favorites and settings that sync across your Apple TVs via your own iCloud
- Private by design: no accounts, no tracking, no Velko servers — credentials stay in the device Keychain
- An honest free tier: free Community TV (public iptv-org channels) with no time limits and no watermark, plus a 15-minute preview per channel for your own provider
- Velko Pro: $2.99/month, $24.99/year, or a one-time $39.99 Lifetime unlock — 7-day free trial
Other options worth knowing
To be fair: Velko isn't the only good native player. UHF and IPTVX are both established Apple TV apps with their own strengths (UHF is the budget pick; IPTVX has the largest feature surface, including offline downloads). We compare them honestly in Velko vs UHF vs IPTVX. Try a couple — they all have free tiers or trials — and keep the one whose guide feels right.
FAQ
Will TiViMate ever come to Apple TV? Nothing announced as of June 2026. Porting an Android app to tvOS's focus-based UI is close to a rewrite, which is likely why no timeline exists.
Is switching hard? No — it's the same login. Most people are watching on their Apple TV within a few minutes of installing a player.
What about my TiViMate favorites and settings? Those don't transfer between apps — you'll re-favorite channels once. In Velko, favorites then sync across all your Apple TVs via iCloud so you only do it once per provider.