CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast
What is CarTV?
CarTV is a utility app for playing M3U and M3U8 playlists, HLS and HTTP streams, and media from your own Jellyfin or Emby server. It includes a Cast to Car screen mirroring feature and a landscape Car Mode for passengers. You supply your own playlists and servers.
Pricing. CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Passengers watching a playlist on a phone in a dashboard mount
- Mirroring the iPhone screen to a car display
- Streaming from your own Jellyfin or Emby server
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Why this app is in A tier
CarTV scores 84 out of 100: rating 91, rating count 78, App Store search rank 67, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
CarTV is a lightweight M3U / M3U8 playlist tool, built for watching on the road. SCREEN MIRRORING - Put your whole iPhone screen on the car display: works with any app, even ones without a Cast button - Open any app and it shows up on the car screen exactly as on your phone - One tap on the Cast to Car tab to start WHAT IT DOES All you need is an M3U or M3U8 link. CarTV parses it, sorts the entries into the groups defined in your playlist, and plays them. No account, no sign-in, nothing to configure. FORMATS AND PLAYBACK - M3U and M3U8 playlists - HLS and standard HTTP streams - Hardware-accelerated decoding, with a software decoder as fallback for MKV, HEVC and DTS - Embedded and external subtitles, including tracks extracted from MKV - Reads tvg-logo and group-title tags from your playlist - Remembers where you left off YOUR OWN MEDIA SERVER - Connect to your own Jellyfin or Emby server - Browse your libraries, seasons and episodes - Episodes are sorted automatically and resume where you stopped - Server addresses and credentials never leave your device CAR MODE A landscape layout made for a phone in a dashboard mount: oversized controls, large type, and one-tap switching be
Compare in M3u Player
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | A | A |
| Score | 84 / 100 | 87 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.3 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Ratings | 4.4K | 3.4K | 3.3K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 2.9 ★ · 20 reviews | — | — |
| Last update | 3d ago | 6d ago | 3d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free + IAP | Free download |
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Questions about CarTV
Does the app include any content?
No. The listing says CarTV is a player only and does not provide, host, bundle, or recommend any content. You supply your own playlists and servers and are responsible for having the right to use them.
Do I need an account to use it?
No. There is no account, no sign-in, and nothing to configure. It also states that everything you add stays on your iPhone.
Can I use it while driving?
The listing says CarTV is for passenger use only and should never be watched while driving. Car Mode uses a landscape layout intended for a phone in a dashboard mount.
Is CarTV free?
CarTV is free to download.
What is CarTV good for?
CarTV is built for passengers watching a playlist on a phone in a dashboard mount, mirroring the iPhone screen to a car display, streaming from your own jellyfin or emby server. It sits in the m3u player list on AppTierList.
Is CarTV worth it?
CarTV is A tier, ranked #9 of 29 m3u player apps with a score of 84 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 4,351 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 8 apps rank above it.
How does CarTV compare to IPTV Player: Xtream, M3U, EPG?
CarTV is A tier at 84; IPTV Player: Xtream, M3U, EPG is A tier at 87. IPTV Player: Xtream, M3U, EPG ranks higher. CarTV is free to download, IPTV Player: Xtream, M3U, EPG is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is CarTV updated?
CarTV was updated 3 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- M3u Player (A tier, #9) · Iptv Streaming (C tier, #24)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 84 / 100
- Rank in list
- #9 of 29
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 4,351
- Recent reviews
- 2.9 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (3 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Utilities
- Good for
- Passengers watching a playlist on a phone in a dashboard mount, Mirroring the iPhone screen to a car display, Streaming from your own Jellyfin or Emby server
- Requires
- iOS 18 or later
- Size
- 67 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 22
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed