TiviMate
A polished live TV player with a big following. Free to try, with Premium sold as a subscription or a one-off lifetime purchase.
Compared
TiviMate vs IPTV Smarters vs Orbit.
Three IPTV players for Fire TV and Android TV, side by side. All three are players only: they play the IPTV service you already have.
The three players
Three players, three approaches.
IPTV Smarters Pro
A free player that many IPTV services hand out, often under their own name. Live TV, films and series from an Xtream Codes login.
Orbit
The newest of the three. It tidies messy channel lists, merges duplicate channels with automatic backups and learns what each person watches.
Side by side
The details, side by side.
Feature
TiviMateIPTV Smarters Pro
Orbit
What you payA free version, plus Premium as a subscription or a one-off lifetime purchaseFreeFrom £1.19 a month with every feature, after a free 12-hour trial
Installing on Fire TVDownloader code 272483Sideloaded with DownloaderDownloader code 9797120
M3U and Xtream CodesYesYesYes
Messy groupsShown exactly as the provider wrote themShown exactly as the provider wrote themFolded into Country › Category
SD, HD, FHD, 4K copiesFour separate channelsFour separate channelsOne channel, best quality first, the rest as backups
Multi-viewYesUp to 4 channelsUp to 4 channels
RecordingYesYesYes
TiviMate is a trademark of Armobsoft FZE and IPTV Smarters is a trademark of its owner. Orbit isn't affiliated with either. Details about the other players come from their official websites, app listings and install guides, checked in October 2026: check them before you buy.
The short version
Which one should you pick?
Pick TiviMate
If you’d rather pay once and don’t mind arranging your channels yourself.
Pick IPTV Smarters
If you want a free player and your provider has already set it up for you.
Pick Orbit
If your provider’s list is a mess, you have more than one provider, or several people watch on the same TV.
More detail: Orbit or TiviMate · Orbit or IPTV Smarters
Questions
Before you choose.
Can I try them all?
Yes. They install side by side with Downloader and take the same playlist address or Xtream Codes login, so you can compare them with your own channels.
Which is best for a Fire TV Stick?
All three run on Fire TV Sticks, apart from models running Vega OS, which can’t run Android apps. Orbit is tuned to stay smooth on 1 GB sticks and does the tidying for you. TiviMate and IPTV Smarters show your provider’s list as it comes.
Is Orbit legal?
Orbit is a media player, like any video player app: it contains no channels, films or series and doesn't link to any. Whether what you watch is legal depends on the service you use and where you live, so only use services you have the right to watch.
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