The name Theamo comes from the Greek théama (θέαμα): a sight, something worth watching.
Theamo plays your IPTV provider in one proper TV guide, with catch-up and rewind where your provider keeps an archive, and a remote that just works. It also plays your own media library, such as Plex, and your antenna tuner. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Six things you notice in the first evening.
Missed the last ten minutes? Go back from the live edge. The bar, the clock and the program title follow where you jumped, and one press takes you back to live. This works on channels where your provider keeps an archive; Theamo shows which ones.
Your IPTV provider, your antenna tuner and your Plex library in one real TV guide, with each program's description and picture. A small badge on every channel says where it comes from.
Close the player and the channel carries on in a small window while you look through the guide, the library or Settings.
Pick the audio and subtitles on the title's own page, once. Theamo remembers the choice for that film or show.
One fixed set of Siri Remote gestures, written down in Settings. And you decide what Back does while you watch: go back to the guide, go back and stop the picture, or press twice to leave.
No account, no ads, no analytics. Your sources, passwords and settings stay on your device. Pro is bought with your Apple ID and covers iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and your family through Family Sharing.
And everything else Theamo does, below.
Each feature is a program on tonight's schedule: a time, a title, what it does, and the screen.
Theamo reads your playlist or provider and works out which channels keep an archive. Flussonic and Xtream catch-up work without any setup.
An IPTV provider, a second playlist and an HDHomeRun tuner can sit in the same guide. A small badge on each channel says where it comes from, and one control narrows the guide to a single source.
Close the player and the channel does not stop: it shrinks to a bar above the tab bar on iPhone, or a small window in the corner on iPad and Apple TV. Browse the guide, open another screen, and come back with one tap.
A Plex movie or episode shows its audio tracks and subtitles on its page and in the player. Pick them once and Theamo remembers your choice for that title.
Slide in from the left while you watch. Pick a channel, see what's on with its description, then jump to any day in the archive or the week ahead.
Home starts with what you were watching, then what is on now, then programs worth a look from each of your sources. Switch any row off in Settings; a row with nothing to show stays hidden.
Plex sits under Sources like any other source. Its movies and shows get a page of their own, and the Library tab appears when you have Plex (or an Xtream provider) to put in it.
Tap the bell on any upcoming program. Choose how early to be reminded, and ask for every episode of a series.
Select Theamo on the Apple TV Home Screen and the Top Shelf shows what you were watching and what is on now. Press play on a tile to start.
On iPad, Theamo swaps the tab bar for a sidebar and shows the guide as a full program grid with the channel names always in view.
Pick a Plex Home profile once and Theamo opens as that person every time. Change it in Settings whenever you like.
A playlist can name its own guide, and you can add one global guide for everything, for example a single guide that covers many countries.
Every program shows its description, not only its name, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Channel logos sit on a dark tile so each one is easy to read, and programs show their picture when the guide has one.
Add an HDHomeRun tuner and watch broadcast channels alongside your IPTV list. The guide can come from the tuner itself.
Browse your provider's movies and series, and your Plex libraries, in one place.
One search for channels, programs, movies, series and Plex titles.
Settings look the same on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV: one card for each setting, clear switches, and a list of pages that stays beside the one you have open. Advanced options such as guide time offset and custom catch-up links stay out of the way.
Large targets and short paths on Apple TV. The program you are on glows amber and grows, so you always know where you are, and one press up from Home reaches the tabs.
Press down to the progress bar on Apple TV, then left and right to move through the program in steps of ten seconds. Hold to go faster.
Off your home Wi-Fi, Theamo does not look for your antenna tuner, and Plex tries the address that works on mobile data first. It follows you from Wi-Fi to cellular and back.
Raw MPEG-TS and Matroska streams, Dolby Vision, lossless surround and TV mode switching are handled by Theamo's own Aether player, which takes over on its own. With Pro you can also pick the player yourself, even while watching.
Playlists and the guide each have their own refresh interval, or refresh only when you ask. What is not due is read from your device, not downloaded again.
The channel you watched last is marked in the guide. The guide opens on it, and on Apple TV focus starts there too, so you never scroll from the top to find it again.
Pause a live channel and a label shows how long it has been paused, so it never looks like the picture is only buffering.
Press Info for what you are watching: picture, sound, speed and which player is playing it. Buttons carry words under their icons, a paused channel says how long it has been paused, and a station that is slow to start shows what it is doing instead of a blank screen.
Choose subtitle size, place, background and color, and shift their timing when they run early or late. The settings are one tap away in the player's subtitle list, not buried at the bottom of it.
Drag along the progress bar and a small picture shows the scene you would land on. On Apple TV it follows the remote as you scrub.
Send surround sound untouched to your receiver, and let Theamo sharpen low-resolution channels on newer devices. Both are switches in Settings, Watching, and both come with a plain line saying what they do.
Hold Play/Pause on Apple TV to stop what is playing: a live channel goes back to the guide, a Plex film to its page, and the small window in the corner just stops. In the guide, hold the middle button for a menu to jump to the first channel or refresh.
The first time you open Theamo, three short screens explain how to add a source and what to expect. After that it stays out of the way.
Pro for the whole household through Apple Family Sharing: up to five other people, each on their own Apple ID.
Live TV, the guide and one source are free. Pro adds catch-up, more sources and sync. Prices are in US dollars and may differ by country.
Launch prices until
$0
No account, no trial clock
$14.99 / year
7 days free · or $1.49 / month
$24.99 / year
7 days free · or $2.49 / month
$49.99 $39.99 once
or $79.99 once for the whole family
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Live TV, guide with descriptions, favorites, search | Yes | Yes |
| Sources (playlists, Xtream, HDHomeRun) | 1 | Unlimited |
| Global guide, channel icon choice, refresh settings | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic fallback to the Aether player for streams Apple can't play | Yes | Yes |
| Mini player: the channel keeps playing while you browse | Yes | Yes |
| Top Shelf on Apple TV | Yes | Yes |
| Catch-up, start over and instant rewind | No | Yes |
| Program reminders | No | Yes |
| iCloud sync between your devices | No | Yes |
| Choose the player engine yourself | No | Yes |
| Plex library and profiles | No | Yes |
One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Subscriptions are bought through your Apple ID, so there is no Theamo account, and you can restore or cancel any time.
Prices are shown in US dollars and may differ by country. Subscriptions renew until canceled in your Apple ID settings.
Screens from the app, shown with sample channels.
Theamo is a player. It does not provide channels, playlists or media. You add the services you already use.
Plex, HDHomeRun, Flussonic, Apple TV and iPhone are trademarks of their respective owners. Theamo is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Theamo keeps your sources, passwords and settings on your device. Passwords and Plex sign-ins are stored in the system Keychain. There is no advertising and no analytics. Pro is bought through the App Store, so Theamo never sees your payment details. Read the privacy policy.
LIVETheamo is on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The download is free and Pro is an in-app purchase. The prices are in the Pricing section.
Live TV, the full guide, favorites, search and one source are free. Pro adds catch-up, start over and instant rewind, unlimited sources, reminders, iCloud sync, choosing the player engine and Plex. The pricing table has the full list.
Family uses Apple Family Sharing. You subscribe once and up to five other people in your Apple Family get Pro on their own Apple IDs, on their own devices. They do not need a Theamo account, because there isn't one.
Your sources, favorites and settings stay where they are. You keep live TV, the guide and the sources you already added. You can't add more sources or use catch-up, reminders, iCloud sync, engine choice or Plex until you subscribe again. Lifetime never lapses.
Yes. Pro supports App Store offer codes, which can make Pro free for a while, free for good or cheaper. On iPhone, open Settings, Theamo Pro, Redeem a code, or open the link you were given. Apple TV has no code screen: redeem it on an iPhone or iPad with the same Apple ID, then choose Restore purchases on the TV.
No. Purchases go through your Apple ID. Use Restore purchases in Settings on a new device. To cancel, open your Apple ID subscriptions.
You choose. In Settings, Channels & sources sets how often playlists refresh and Guide how often the guide does, from every few hours to only when you ask. Between refreshes Theamo uses the copy saved on your device.
No. Theamo plays what you add: an IPTV provider, a playlist, an HDHomeRun tuner or your own Plex library.
Usually not. Theamo reads the playlist or provider details and checks Flussonic-style servers for an archive. If one channel does not play, Settings lets you choose a catch-up type or paste a custom link pattern.
English and Polish. Choose one in Settings, Language & accessibility, Language, or leave it on "Same as device". Apple TV has no per-app language setting, so this is how you change it there.
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Android and other platforms are not planned.
It stays on your device. Theamo talks only to the services you add, plus Plex when you link it. See the privacy policy for the full list.
Apple TV does not allow apps to show notifications in the background. Reminders there work while the app is open, and iPhone reminders work any time.