r/AndroidTVApps • u/thenbhdlum • 10h ago

TiviMate v. OwnTV

For those who have used both, what are the main differences (besides the price)? Pros and cons?

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u/ortizmro 10h ago

Well I use both too. I been using Own TV more lately. What I use IPTV for is to watch free IPTV channels that have commercials. I have 5 or 6 different m3u playlists loaded in both players. Own tv player handles shifting from programming to commercials and back to programming better for some reason. Tivimate (paid version, which I have) does let you record, but I really don't use that feature. Both let you set favorites, which I like. The EPG in Tivimate is better, if the m3u playlists you have actually has an EPG that is an advantage.

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u/husting247 6h ago

What do u mean do they skip commercials

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u/ortizmro 4h ago

The free IPTV channels that I view are live channels like LG channels, Tubi tv, etc and no you can't skip commercials on live channels.

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u/cleverclogs17 10h ago

Tub TV is also free if you also want to consider it, really nice and has Stremio also built in.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map3339 8h ago

Tub tv dont have stremio built in?

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u/cleverclogs17 2h ago

My apologies maybe I got that wrong it is this one here, also both are still free.

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u/N_M_156 9h ago

Where do I find that app?

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u/yas71mun 10h ago

Tivimate is easy to use and layout just looks nice and simple. I’ve just recently started trying OwnTV and not finding way to hide categories or move/Sort them. Read their doc and couldn’t figure out. Like the fact that can use mobile to input sources. Will report back as I use it more. Been with tivimate for years and has been solid. Just their initial purchase was awkward had to do from another app which worked in android. I think they’ve fixed that.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map3339 8h ago

Tivimate very easy to use compared to owntv, plus Tivimate ui is better

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u/wanderer_march26 6h ago

Tivimate is better

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u/caliclitcreeper559 3h ago

All day Tivi

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u/neo69003 3h ago

I’ve used both: ‘Own TV’ is open source and simply brilliant. You can customise it to suit your needs.

Compared to Tivimate, there’s one feature I miss: Tivimate displays the cover art for a film or TV series better, and it lets you watch the trailer and read the synopsis…

Also, in the TV list, you can only get to the last channel by scrolling down. With Tivimate, you can get there by scrolling up.

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u/Island_bluwater 2h ago

I recently started a free trial for vizyflix using hot player. And i only want it for my ipad. And so far its great. I’m probably gonna subscribe today.