Comparison
TiviMate for Windows
TiviMate is the gold standard for IPTV — but it only lives on Android and Fire TV. If you want that experience on a PC, Quvito is a Windows desktop app built in the same spirit, with a few things TiviMate can't do. Here's an honest look at both.
| Quvito | TiviMate | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on Windows PC | Yes — it's a native desktop app | No — Android / Fire TV only |
| Xtream / M3U / Stalker | All three | Xtream & M3U (Stalker partial) |
| EPG / TV guide | Yes, across all your sources | Yes — excellent, its signature |
| DVR with series rules | Included | Premium (paid) feature |
| Multiview | Included — sports presets | Premium (paid) feature |
| Your own local movies & shows | Yes — in the same library | No — live TV only |
| Commercial-skip & skip-intro | Included | Not offered |
| Living-room TV app | Windows today (Android/TV on the roadmap) | Yes — its home turf, very polished |
| Maturity | Early alpha | Mature, millions of users |
| Price | Free forever on PC (companion TV/mobile apps: one-time) | Free tier; ~$25–30 lifetime premium |
TiviMate details reflect its widely-documented Android/Fire TV app and premium tier; check the official listing for current features and pricing.
Why there's no TiviMate on PC
TiviMate is an Android-TV application. People run it on Windows only by installing an Android emulator (BlueStacks and the like), which is clunky, remote-first, and not built for a keyboard-and-mouse desktop. There is no native Windows build — the app was designed for the ten-foot living-room experience, not the PC.
Quvito starts from the opposite end: a real Windows desktop app with the TV features that make TiviMate great, designed for the screen you're already sitting at.
The features that made you want TiviMate — on the desktop
Quvito connects your Xtream, M3U or Stalker source and gives you a proper EPG guide, plus the prosumer features TiviMate keeps behind its premium tier: DVR with series rules (auto-record every airing, de-dupe episodes), sports multiview with saved presets, and extras TiviMate doesn't have at all — commercial-skip on recordings and learn-once skip-intro for series.
The part TiviMate can't do: your whole library
TiviMate is live-TV only. Quvito folds your own local movies and shows into the same searchable library as your live channels and VOD — one place for everything, with posters, descriptions and Continue Watching across it all. It also has a full music player for your local audio. If your media isn't only IPTV, that unification is the real difference.
Quvito ships with no channels, streams or content. You connect your own legally-authorized source — the same kind of Xtream/M3U/portal details you'd put into TiviMate — and you're responsible for your use of it.
Where TiviMate still wins
- The living room. TiviMate on a Fire TV Stick or Android TV box is the best-in-class couch experience today. Quvito is Windows-only for now (Android and TV are on the roadmap).
- Maturity. Years of refinement, a huge user base, and a rock-solid EPG. Quvito is an early alpha with rough edges.
- A known quantity. Its pricing and behavior are well understood after years in the market.
Who should use which
Choose Quvito if you want IPTV on your Windows PC with DVR and multiview, and you also want your local media and music in one app. Stick with TiviMate if your screen is a TV in the living room and you want the most polished, proven IPTV player there — until Quvito's TV apps ship.
On price it's an easy call for the desktop: the Windows app is free forever. The phone and TV companion apps, when they land, are a one-time purchase in TiviMate's ballpark — but your PC never costs anything.
Plenty of people will run both: TiviMate on the TV, Quvito at the desk.