Pure SwiftUI. TMDB-enriched metadata. Full EPG guide. Faster channel switching than your cable box. Built for every Apple screen — no compromises.
Why Cathode TV
Every IPTV app on the App Store feels like a port from Android. Cathode TV is built from scratch in SwiftUI — native to the bone.
Poster art, cast photos, ratings, episode info, and descriptions — automatically matched to your channels. Your playlist looks like a streaming service.
Horizontal timeline strips per channel. Browse today's schedule or plan your week. Auto-scrolls to what's on now. Like a real cable guide, but beautiful.
Sub-second channel changes. No buffering wheel of death. The player is tuned for IPTV — not adapted from a generic video player.
Live Now, Tonight's Highlights, Live Sports, Movies Starting Soon — all curated automatically from your channels and EPG data. Not a dumb channel list.
Movies and series from your provider, enriched with TMDB metadata — posters, backdrops, ratings, and cast info. VOD alongside your live TV, in one app.
Bring your own provider. Supports M3U playlists and Xtream Codes API. Your content, your choice — we just make it look incredible.
See it in action
Dark mode first. Semantic typography. Genre-colored accents. Designed to feel like it shipped from Cupertino.
Every Apple screen
Native on every platform — not a stretched iPhone app. Each version is tailored to its screen, input method, and interaction model.
On Demand
Rich Metadata
Any Provider
One purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No in-app purchases.
No subscriptions. No ads. No data harvesting. Buy it once, use it on all your Apple devices. The way software should be.
Launching 2026