WatchBridge TV next to seven well-known IPTV players for Android TV and Google TV: what each one lists, and where WatchBridge is different.
Reviewed on 12 October 2026 from each app's store listing or description. A dash means the feature is not mentioned in the sources we checked, not that the app cannot do it.
| Feature | WatchBridge | TiviMate | OTT Navigator* | XCIPTV | IPTV Extreme | Sparkle TV | Smarters Pro* | Televizo* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPTV basics | ||||||||
| TV guide (EPG) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Several playlists or sources | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Favorites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Catch-up (if your provider has it) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiview / multi-screen | ✓ | ✓ | PiP | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Parental control | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recording (DVR) | Coming soon | ✓ | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Movies and series (Xtream VOD) | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ | – | – |
| Only in WatchBridge | ||||||||
| Open guide programs and movies in Stremio, Nuvio, WuPlay, Plex or Jellyfin | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Open the movie and series recommendations on your TV home screen directly in the streaming app you choose (Nuvio, Stremio...) | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Voice search: say a channel name | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Voice search: say a program or match name | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sports events agenda built from your guide | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Live score, goals and cards while you watch | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Send a title from your phone to your TV | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The WatchBridge column is WatchBridge TV: every feature marked there is available on Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV (recording is coming soon).
* Not on Google Play with an official listing we could open; based on third-party store descriptions, so it may be incomplete. “PiP” = picture-in-picture, a small floating window, which is not the same as two channels side by side. Catch-up depends on your provider's archive. Apps change with every update. Store listings do not always say which device (TV, phone, tablet) a feature is on, so some items may differ on Android TV; ⏳ = coming soon.
WatchBridge also includes its own MPEG-2 video and MP2 audio decoders, so streams in those formats play even on devices without built-in support.
Recording is not in WatchBridge yet; it is planned. Spotted a mistake? Write to contacto@watchbridge.app and we will correct it.
TiviMate, Sparkle TV, XCIPTV, IPTV Extreme and Smarters Pro already let you record programs. Recording is the next feature coming to WatchBridge.
2-day free trial, then a one-time €4.99. WatchBridge includes no channels: you bring your own M3U or Xtream list.
