JellyTV

The UI is amazing, better than any other app out there (especially supporting landscape viewing without turning off orientation lock). My only problem with it is that some times when I play media I’m greeted with a black screen and other times it freezes for long amounts of time (both issues don’t happen in jellyfin and in both audio keeps playing). If they can fix that this will definitely be my go to client for jellyfin!

The good: JellyTV has major potential. Playback seems to work great. The UI is beautiful and modern which most clients tend to overlook or just fail on. Feature wise it's already looking really great with home section support, seerr integration and other essentials. Navigating the UI is pretty intuitive and clean. The bad: There is an entire tab in the navigation bar dedicated to advertising a paid admin-subscription by locking you out of basic features. The Admin panel is one of four tabs in the always-on-your-screen navigation bar which does nothing except ask you to subscribe in order to use it. I could switch apps to Streamyfin or a dozen other 3rd party apps (or the official one) and use those very basic features for free. There's also a permanent ad on the Home Screen for a another separate subscription to 'JellyTV+' which is a hybrid between a support subscription, and a promise of access to "future features". What are these features and why will they be behind a paywall? It's a mystery. Its a new app with a lot of potential design wise—aesthetic and UI are really important—but to be so ham-fisted with two different subscriptions to their client in its infancy leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I can't help but wonder how it will progress if the app increases its user-base. JellyTV is certainly not going to start asking for money *less* when more users join. If they must advertise their subscriptions, don't lock a whole key section behind a paywall while making it a permanent fixture on the screen. And why sell you basic admin features that are free literally anywhere else? I understand the JellyTV Apple Watch specific admin tools are actual unique value, which could be understandably paywalled, but merely restarting my server in-app? "Subscribe to unlock!" Beyond that, there are odd grammar usages which give away it's a foreign app (eg. "Informations"). The app isn't very smooth and is a bit choppy when navigating the UI but I assume that will improve over time. It does taint the experience a bit especially in comparison to Streamyfin which is very smooth.

This is by far the best jellyfin client and head and shoulders above plex. The only thing it needs is live TV for my tunarr setup. I know it’s roadmapped but it can’t come soon enough. Thanks for a great app