Player apps · checked 9 November 2026
TiviMate and Sparkle TV
Both are player apps in this catalog. This page lines up statements from their publisher extracts. It is not a buffering test and it does not pick a winner.
What the extracts support
- TiviMate's site says the app is intended for Android TV and is not optimized for phones and tablets. Sparkle's extract lists Android TV, Google TV, and Fire TV Stick, and does not list phones.
- Sparkle's extract publishes Plus prices: $1.49 per month, $7.99 per year, or $20.99 once. TiviMate's captured pages do not publish a price amount.
- Sparkle names M3U, Xtream, and XMLTV. TiviMate's captured pages say playlists and do not name M3U or XMLTV, so those TiviMate cells stay unknown.
- Both extracts say the app does not include television content.
| Criterion | TiviMate | Sparkle TV |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| macOS | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Linux | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Android phones and tablets | Not optimized The homepage says the app is not optimized for phones and tablets. That is not verified phone support, and it is not a verified statement that the app refuses to install. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Android TV | Verified The homepage says the app is intended for Android TV devices. | Verified The extract lists Android TV and Google TV. Phones are not listed. |
| iPhone and iPad | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Apple TV | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Web browser | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Amazon Fire TV | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Verified The extract lists Fire TV Stick. |
| Samsung TV | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| LG TV | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Roku | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| M3U or M3U8 playlists | Unknown The site and the Play listing say playlists. They do not name M3U or M3U8 on the text checked, so M3U stays unknown. | Verified The extract names m3u playlists. |
| XMLTV program guide | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Verified The extract names XMLTV. |
| Network stream playback | Verified The homepage description says people add their own playlists to watch live TV, movies, and shows. | Verified The extract describes playlist and live playback from user-provided legal content. |
| Catch-up or archive | Verified Catch-up is named on the homepage description and on the Google Play listing. | Partial Timeshift is named for Plus. It is not recorded as catch-up for every build, so the filter does not treat it as verified for all users. |
| Recording | Verified Recording is named on the homepage description and on the Google Play listing. | Partial DVR is named for Plus, not as a Basic feature. Partial does not satisfy the recording filter. |
| Multiview | Verified Multiview is named on the homepage and on the Google Play listing. | Partial Multiview is named for Plus. Partial does not satisfy the multiview filter. |
| Xtream Codes API | Unknown Not stated on the publisher pages checked for this catalog. Unknown is not treated as support. | Verified The extract names Xtream. |
| TV guide | Verified The Play listing says TV guide. It does not name XMLTV, so the XMLTV row stays unknown. | Verified The extract names EPG. |
| Parental controls | Verified The homepage description names parental controls. | Unknown Not stated in the 9 November 2026 publisher extract. Unknown is not treated as support. |
| Price | Unknown The terms describe a one-time lifetime purchase and auto-renewing subscriptions, and say the price is shown at purchase. Google Play indicates in-app purchases. No amount or currency was published on the pages captured for this catalog. | Verified Plus, as shown on the official site in the extract: $1.49 per month, or $7.99 per year, or $20.99 once. The dollar sign is the currency display recorded. Store billing may differ. Basic is described as free. |
| License | Verified The terms grant a personal, non-transferable license and prohibit redistribution, resale, modification, and reverse engineering. This is a proprietary application license, not an open-source license. The paid plans are feature unlocks, not a content license. | Verified Free Basic, plus a Plus subscription or a one-time Plus purchase. This is a player licence, not a channel package. |
| Content subscription included | Not included The homepage, terms, and Play listing say TiviMate does not provide, host, or distribute content. Any purchase unlocks application features only. | Not included The extract says Sparkle supplies no channels or sources and expects user-provided legal content. |
Is one of these players the winner?
- No. This page does not score speed, picture quality, or buffering. A cell is verified only when the publisher extract says so.