Thousands of channels. Only the ones you want.
Hide channels and whole categories, favorite what matters, and collapse every SD, HD and FHD duplicate into one.
- Hide channels
- Favorites
- Wildcard rules
- Duplicate merging
- Custom categories
- Survives a refresh
Hide what you don't watch. Favorite what you do.
Hide a single channel, or hide an entire category in one tap. The usual move is to hide everything on import, then bring back the categories you want. Favorite single channels or whole categories to keep them one tap away.
- Hide individual channels or whole categories at once
- Categories show Active, Hidden or Mixed at a glance
- Favorite a channel, or favorite an entire category
- With a subscription, every change syncs to your other devices through iCloud
Write the rule once. Never curate again.
Use * and ? wildcards to match channel names or categories. A prefix pattern like US:* or a suffix pattern like *RAW catches every matching channel automatically, including new ones added on your next playlist refresh.
- Exclude patterns hide every matching channel automatically
- Prioritize patterns float matches straight to the top
- Rules apply globally, across every provider you connect
- Bulk-select by pattern to favorite or hide matches instantly
SD. HD. FHD. One channel.
Playlists often list "BBC One", "BBC One HD" and "BBC One FHD" as three separate channels. Spectati recognizes the quality suffix, merges them into a single row, and hands you one setting to decide which quality it plays.
- SD, HD, FHD, UHD and 8K duplicates collapse into one row
- Pick Best Available, Balanced or Data Saver as your default
- Override the quality for any single channel, anytime
- Hiding or PIN-locking a channel covers every quality variant
Every detail, sorted
Rename, reorder, restrict and search. It all lives on the device, and syncs with a subscription.
Content Access & PIN locks
Restrict any channel, category or whole provider behind a PIN and a maturity limit, the most restrictive rule always wins.
Rename & recategorize
Give a channel a custom name or move it into your own category, without ever touching the source playlist.
Order it your way
Move channels up and down to build your own lineup, it stays exactly how you left it.
Recently watched
Your last 40 tuned channels are one tap away, and synced across your devices with a subscription.
iCloud sync
With a subscription, hidden channels, favorites, renames and rules follow your iCloud account to every Apple device.
Instant channel search
Type a few letters of a name, category or country and jump straight to the right channel.
Curate from your phone
Open a local page from any phone or computer on your network to hide, show and favorite channels without a remote.
Bulk actions by pattern
Match a set of channels with a wildcard, then favorite or hide every result in a single tap.
Free to use. Pay only for full quality.
Curating by hand is free. The automation is what costs: pattern rules across thousands of channels, automatic duplicate merging and program reminders need a subscription. Picking channels yourself never does.
Free
No account neededInstall it and press play. There is no trial clock and no card.
- Hide, favorite, rename and reorder any channel
- Your own categories, sorted your way
- Choices that survive every playlist refresh
- Hidden channels gone from browsing, search and the guide
- PIN locks, age-rating limits and per-provider restrictions
Full quality
OptionalOr $2.99/month, or $99.99 once and never again
- Wildcard rules that match thousands at once
- Bulk hide, favorite and recategorize
- Automatic SD/HD/FHD duplicate merging
- Program reminders
- iCloud sync of your curation across devices
- Everything else a subscription adds, from HDR to downloads
Bought inside the app, whenever you decide you want it. Apple handles it via In-App Purchase, with Family Sharing. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID.
- Unlimited devices
- All providers
- tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and macOS
- Family Sharing
- Cancel anytime
Curation questions, answered.
Still curious about taming a huge lineup? Get in touch.
Ten thousand channels in. Fifty you actually watch.
Spectati is free on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Load your playlist, spend ten minutes cutting it down, and never see the rest again.
Also on Apple TV, iPad and Mac
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