TiviMate Review 2026

TiviMate has dominated the Android TV IPTV player market since 2020 thanks to its polished UI, robust EPG handling, and exceptional playback stability. The free tier supports unlimited M3U/Xtream Codes playlists, EPG, picture-in-picture, and parental controls. The Premium tier ($30/year) adds DVR recording, multi-screen support, cloud-based settings sync via TiviMate Companion app, and remote management. For Firestick users, TiviMate is sideloaded via the Downloader app and runs natively. On NVIDIA Shield, TiviMate Premium combined with the Companion app provides the most refined IPTV experience available.

We evaluated TiviMate across its supported Android-based platforms — Android TV, Amazon Firestick (sideloaded via the Downloader app), the Fire TV Cube, and NVIDIA Shield. On every one of these devices, EPG parsing and channel-group handling behaved consistently, and the polished remote-first UI is the standout reason it scores so highly. Note there is no iOS, Apple TV, or web build to assess.

Across our scoring, TiviMate earned 9.6/10 for stability and 9.7/10 for UI/UX, contributing to its overall 9.5/10 verdict. It runs on 4 platforms: Android TV, Amazon Firestick, Fire TV Cube, NVIDIA Shield.

Pros & cons

Pricing — what you actually pay

TiviMate ships with a free tier that covers core IPTV playback with a Premium tier at $30 per year. For the 30/year Premium upgrade, you unlock:

• Multi-screen recording
• Cloud sync
• DVR
• Catch-up TV
• Remote management

Whether the Premium upgrade is worth it depends on your usage. If the features above — multi-screen recording and cloud sync — match how you watch, it's an easy call; if you only watch live channels on a single device, the free tier handles that without paying.

Supported platforms

TiviMate runs on 4 platforms — pick whichever is closest to your existing hardware. Cross-platform parity is good but not perfect: some advanced features depend on hardware capability rather than the app itself.

Key features at a glance

• Unlimited playlists
• Xtream Codes + M3U
• EPG (XMLTV)
• Catch-up TV
• Multi-screen (Premium)
• DVR (Premium)
• Cloud sync (Premium)
• Picture-in-picture
• Parental controls

How to install TiviMate

Sideload via Downloader app (Firestick) or Google Play Store (Android TV)

Once installed, TiviMate prompts for an M3U URL or Xtream Codes credentials on first launch. These come from your IPTV provider — typically delivered by email after subscription, sometimes available through a customer portal. After credentials are entered, the app fetches the channel list and EPG; first-load time scales with the size of your playlist.

Best for

• Android TV power users
• Firestick 4K Max owners
• NVIDIA Shield users
• Multi-screen households

TiviMate compatibility with our tested providers

TiviMate accepts the standard M3U URL and Xtream Codes credentials that every major IPTV provider issues, so connecting any of the 22 providers in our 2026 database is a matter of pasting those details — no per-provider configuration required. TiviMate's Xtream Codes integration is particularly clean: it parses category trees, pulls channel logos automatically, and refreshes the EPG on a regular cycle.

Frequently asked questions