Android Tv App reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 161 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best Android Tv App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AndroidTV, r/androidapps, r/Piracy, r/animepiracy, r/ApksApps. Top-rated brands include Kodi (4.5/5), Stremio (4.0/5), SmartTubeNext (4.0/5).
Stats
Reviews161
Subreddits14
Posts31
Brands89
Products3
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#1
Kodi
4.5
(16)
"I have Kodi with many add ons including FEN with Coco scrapper."
"Try Kodi with FEN Light addon."
"The best guide by far including Plex and Channels and 'Live Channels' is Kodi with the add-on."
"You can download kodi and then add an add-on for anime. Kodi is available on many android TV's. You can choose the anime add-on. Works perfectly for me."
"Kodi"
"Kodi is all you should need, maybe showbox too"
"Kodi with add-ons?"
"Kodi. The only app I really bought it for."
"Kodi with Diggz build"
"I typically consider Kodi an "essential" app because it's very capable of things."
#2
Stremio
4.0
(14)
"Stremio, cloudstream, hdoBox, Onstream, Movie HD. Amongst others"
"Stremio - Streaming application"
"Stremio, Downloader, and VPN."
"Stremio"
"Stremio, smart tube, Kodi with Diggz build"
"Kodi, stremio, jellyfin, and smarttubenext for entertainment"
"Button mapper, Stremio, Smart Tube next + downloader are key!"
"Projectivy, smarttubenext, stremio, Pluto tv"
"Stremio, syncler, just video player"
"Stremio or Fireanime"
#3
SmartTubeNext
4.0
(8)
"And smarttubenext if you generally like to watch YT."
"Kodi, stremio, jellyfin, and smarttubenext for entertainment"
"Youtube with No Ad - smarttubenext"
"Button mapper, Stremio, Smart Tube next + downloader are key!"
"Projectivy, smarttubenext, stremio, Pluto tv"
"Smartubenext"
"Xplore, Smart tube next, Kodi"
"Smarttubenext - ads free YouTube"
#4
Plex
4.8
(6)
"I'm using Plex media server because it's stupidly easy to set up and use with VLC"
"Plex"
"Plex. I typically consider Kodi an "essential" app because it's very capable of things."
"Plex if you have your own media"
"I use Plex and have paid for private server access. I've tried most of the free alternatives and in my experience, paid is far better."
"If I had a desire to listen to FLAC files, I'd probably go with Plex."
#5
Pluto TV
4.0
(4)
"Pluto. (Isn't actually as important anymore with google tv live)"
"Projectivy, smarttubenext, stremio, Pluto tv"
"Pluto tv, Tubi, the roku channel, and Freevee for free content shows and movies."
"I've been mostly impressed with Pluto TV."
#6
Cinema HD
3.5
(4)
"I still have Cinema HD installed- thats my backup."
"Cinemahd is good enough for me (idk if its on android tv bc i don't know how they work, its an apk file tho)"
"Maybe cinemahd? Maybe try oceanstteamz and real debrid account."
"CinemaHD (newer versions) can stream cached torrents."
#7
HopWatch
3.3
(4)
"Hopwatch is a great app imo."
"I can vouch for HopWatch for multimedia on ATV."
"Hopwatch for watching reddit video."
"I couldn't get into it is because I had to manually start each video."
#8
Projectivy
4.0
(3)
"Luancher - Projectivy"
"Projectivy"
"Projectivy, smarttubenext, stremio, Pluto tv"
#9
Downloader
4.0
(3)
"Downloader"
"Button mapper, Stremio, Smart Tube next + downloader are key!"
"Downloader, it is great to side load apk"
#10
Tubi
4.0
(3)
"If you search you can find a Tubi ad free APK"
"Tubi - No Ads APK"
"Pluto tv, Tubi, the roku channel, and Freevee for free content shows and movies."
#11
TVZion
4.0
(3)
"TV Zion all the way..With RD and Zion Club...Wont even cost you more Than 5 bucks a month..well worth it with unlimited Content.."
"Came here to say TV Zion. Cinema has to many ads for my liking."
"Only TVZion with ZionClub (Paid Membership) and CinemaHD can stream cached torrents."
#12
TVbro
4.0
(3)
"TVbro (internet browser with a built in ad blocker)"
"TV Bro"
"TV Bro - browser"
#13
SmartTube
3.7
(3)
"Stremio, smart tube, Kodi with Diggz build"
"Some apps you need are smart tube, tea tv, Hdo box , drama tv , file commander , pikashow, rapid streamz."
"SmsrtTube"
#14
Shiro TV
5.0
(2)
"Shiro TV is the best anime app for watching on TV..."
"Definetely Shiro App. It's far better than AnimeGlare, Fire Anime or any other Android TV app."
#15
Terrarium TV
5.0
(2)
"Terrarium destroys any other movie watching app. Its free and you won't disappointed"
"I'd recommend the ad-free version of Terranium TV. It's Android. Automatic download of subtitles, neatly categorized...."
#16
CloudStream
4.5
(2)
"Cloudstream, kodi, aniyomi for anime, smart tube for yt...android have no limit bro, just exploring"
"Get cloudstream and kodi as well"
#17
VLC
4.5
(2)
"For sure VLC player. Just set up a media server software (I'm using Plex media server because it's stupidly easy to set up and use with VLC)"
"Vlc / MX player pro / MPV - media player"
#18
Google Photos
4.5
(2)
"Google Photos now works, I installed it last week."
"It does seem possible on Fire tv as well, at worst, you can cast it from your phone as a last resort."
#19
X-Plore
4.0
(2)
"Most important app is X-Plore."
"Xplore, Smart tube next, Kodi"
#20
Fire Anime
4.0
(2)
"Fire anime is the way to go. It works well. The ui isn't great. But it works"
"Try fireanime or nixtoons 2 on kodi"
#21
Jellyfin
4.0
(2)
"Kodi, stremio, jellyfin, and smarttubenext for entertainment"
"Jellyfin - media player for your own jellyfin server"
#22
Emby
4.0
(2)
"Emby - For local media management"
"Give Emby a go. Good Plex alternative."
#23
Button Mapper
4.0
(2)
"Button Mapper"
"Button mapper, Stremio, Smart Tube next + downloader are key!"
#24
DSCam
3.0
(2)
"You can side load DSCam on android tv, it works o.k but not great."
"DS cam is the typical app in the play store."
#25
Shuffl TV
5.0
(1)
"It’s a lean-back, human curated video platform that aims to make watching internet video as easy as traditional cable."
#26
Blek
5.0
(1)
"Works great for me."
#27
Furnaghan
5.0
(1)
"I use this and love it. You can use Google Photos as a source (as well as others)"
#28
Android TV
5.0
(1)
"For me is the best on appstore. Works flawlessly on many android tvs, mi stick."
#29
PPSSPP
5.0
(1)
"Ppsspp for PSP is very nice and can install straight from the play store"
#30
.emu emulators
5.0
(1)
"All of the .emu emulators by Robert Broglia work very well and are compatible with the gamesome frontend."
#31
ExpressVPN
4.0
(1)
"First of all: Express VPN. (If you live in the US)"
#32
Cinemabox
4.0
(1)
"Cinemabox."
#33
Showbox Lite
4.0
(1)
"Showbox Lite or showbox v4.81 mode no ads go to r/moviehdlite"
#34
Mupen64
4.0
(1)
"The ones I am using and all are working are: mupen64, super retro 16, vgbanext, and epsxe."
#35
Ombi
4.0
(1)
"Ombi has an Android app."
#36
Overseerr
4.0
(1)
"You can hook Overseer directly to Plex Watchlists."
#37
Sonarr
4.0
(1)
"Add your plex watchlist directly to Sonarr/Radarr."
#38
Radarr
4.0
(1)
"Add your plex watchlist directly to Sonarr/Radarr."
#39
Pepper Jobs
4.0
(1)
"I've been eye balling this pepper jobs air keyboard/mouse thing"
#40
The TV App
4.0
(1)
"They have NFL Red Zone and others"
#41
tinyCam Monitor
4.0
(1)
"TinyCam Monitor app"
#42
Moviebox
4.0
(1)
"Moviebox"
#43
BubbleUPnP
4.0
(1)
"Bubble upnp."
#44
Display Calibration
4.0
(1)
"Display Calibration works pretty well."
#45
Display Tester
4.0
(1)
"Display Tester has far more tests."
#46
Tablo TV
4.0
(1)
"Would be nice if TabloTV also supported the Live Channels app."
#47
Bd-cast
4.0
(1)
"Some channels are working in Bd-cast app, it has an android tv app."
#48
iptv
4.0
(1)
"Try iptv.. I'm using cracked iptv since last 2 years.."
#49
X-Cast
4.0
(1)
"For ease, I am using X-Cast app which makes the video controls super easy."
#50
Photo Screensaver
4.0
(1)
"Videos should work too.not sure."
#51
Mi Wallpaper
4.0
(1)
"This app offers nice clocks and wallpapers for the android tv lock screen."
#52
TinyCam
4.0
(1)
"I use tinycam for androidtv and also have surveillance station."
#53
MediaMonkey
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried media monkey?"
#54
PikaShow
4.0
(1)
"I use pikashow(contains all Indian content) any alternative?"
#55
Disney+ Hotstar
4.0
(1)
"Check Android tv play store .. hotstar available :)"
#56
Tchat
4.0
(1)
"Right now Tchat is probably the best app for Twitch (BTTV, FFZ, gif emotes) even though it's not designed for Android TV."
#57
Archos
4.0
(1)
"You can try Archos media player it can pick up the files on your nas."
#58
Moviebox Pro
4.0
(1)
"It has different tabs like 'Popular on Netflix' 'Popular on Hulu' 'Popular on Prime Video' 'Popular on HBO' etc."
#59
Sparkle TV
4.0
(1)
"Sparkle TV has a nice interface that reminds of Google Live Channels."
#60
GetChannels
4.0
(1)
"I use getchannels which has a client server architecture."
#61
Retrox
4.0
(1)
"Retrox - play console, arcade and computer games with a nice front end"
#62
Nova Video Player
4.0
(1)
"If you watch movies from hard drives: Nova Video Player"
#63
Projectivity
4.0
(1)
"Projectivity for launcher"
#64
Tvquickaction
4.0
(1)
"Tvquickaction for button remapper and easy frame rate adjust"
#65
Co Co
4.0
(1)
"Co Co is the best browser with built-in video adblocker, smart AI chatbot as well as lots of interesting information lookup and entertainment features."
#66
Mullvad
4.0
(1)
"Mullvad VPN"
#67
ADB TV
4.0
(1)
"ADB TV"
#68
Droid-ify
4.0
(1)
"Droid-ify"
#69
Material Files
4.0
(1)
"Material Files"
#70
Projectivy Launcher
4.0
(1)
"Projectivy Launcher"
#71
SmartTube Beta
4.0
(1)
"SmartTube Beta"
#72
TiviMate
4.0
(1)
"TiviMate for IPTV"
#73
Solid Explorer
4.0
(1)
"Solid explorer - file manager / ftp server"
#74
Animecast
4.0
(1)
"I'm dev of this app, you can check it out, it have a Android TV versión"
#75
Thop TV
4.0
(1)
"Perfectly designed for TV, Can watch most of the movies, series, dramas. Not just anime."
#76
AniMixPlay
4.0
(1)
"I use AniMixPlay and change to a 3rd party player that supports casting and I just cast Animixplay to my TV without issues."
#77
Animeglare
4.0
(1)
"Animeglare Besto.."
#78
C1berFlix
4.0
(1)
"C1berFlix fire stick version"
#79
Media Box HD
4.0
(1)
"Media Box HD is good"
#80
Redbox
4.0
(1)
"Redbox, Live NetTV, MX Player (Pro)"
#81
Animetv
3.0
(1)
"Animetv"
#82
stnbeta
3.0
(1)
"Stnbeta(YouTube app)"
#83
Streamfire
3.0
(1)
"Streamfire"
#84
Radio Paradise
3.0
(1)
"Radio Paradise"
#85
Syncler
3.0
(1)
"Stremio, syncler, just video player"
#86
Just Video Player
3.0
(1)
"Stremio, syncler, just video player"
#87
Onstream
3.0
(1)
"Nowadays I think Onstream.so and HDO.app are okay."
#88
Android Live Channels
3.0
(1)
"I personally like Android Live Channels, however it is deprecated so no new features."
#89
Twitch
2.0
(1)
"I love Twitch, but hate the buggy Twitch app."
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