It took maybe 10 minutes to get everything all set up, best $25 i have spent. — Michael Fowler (@flowbot44) January 28, 2018. @getchannels I watched the #Redskins crush the Saints with Channels + #HDHomeRun yesterday. Outperformed Kodi on my Mac mini. — Bill Chin (@tech01010x) November 16, 2015. @getchannels Thanks so much.

Watch your favorite programs on every TV and device, from the living room, hotel room, or even on your commute. Channels delivers a unified experience across all your TVs, devices, and streaming platforms.

Channels is easy for the whole family to love.

A joy to use, simple to set up, and you'll never have to switch inputs again. Channels lets you finally watch sports, award shows, local news, and other live events from the same device as your streaming apps.

Enjoy free over-the-air HD TV and cable TV shows in one app.

Browse and watch real TV with ease. Flip channels, mark your favorites, search shows, and more. Setup is automatic and Channels starts instantly. It's like TV with superpowers!

Use your existing provider to watch and record your channels.

Sign in with with your existing provider to unite all of your streaming channels into a single guide. Watch and record all of your channels in a single app.

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Watch the award show in the living room. Watch the game in the garage. Catch up on your shows at the gym. Tune in to breaking news on your phone when it happens. Watch anything, anywhere, wire free.

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Record a show in progress. Set a pass to record all or just new episodes. Record all of the games for your favorite team. Join Channels Plus to get the DVR features you've been waiting for.

What People are Saying

“Apple TV just became the best box for streaming live broadcast TV”

— Macworld

“Apple TV already has at least one 'killer app'. The new third-party Apple TV app, Channels.”

— MacDailyNews

“I can tell you it’s buttery smooth”

— Zatz Not Funny!

“The interface is beautiful, minimalistic, and laid out in a logical manner”

— iDownloadBlog

Watching the #nfl playoffs with @getchannels on my appletv. It's flawless. Fantastic app.

— Brad Taft (@bradtaft) January 16, 2016

Currently living in the future with live TV on my Apple TV thanks to @getchannels. Goodbye crappy X1 box.

— Wayne Grayson (@waynegrayson) November 19, 2015

No cable here. I recommend getting a @HDHomeRun_US with @getchannels you’ll love it. I smile every time I open it.

— Lee Martin (@lee_r_martin) July 21, 2019

After YEARS of fighting with my CableCARD tuner on the PC, I installed @getchannels and it (1) auto discovered my tuner and (2) worked 100%.

— Ed Swindelles (@edswindelles) January 15, 2016

HDHomeRun + @getchannels = Cord Cutter Bliss!

— Ryan (@TechnicallyWell) January 11, 2016

@getchannels your Apple TV 4 app is the little known app & one of the best features on #thenewappletv

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— Mike (@ThatGamerMike) November 14, 2015

I have spent countless hours trying to get a live TV over the air with old my @HDHomeRun_US duel ever since Windows Media Center disappeared. Finally an easy solution with @getchannels on Apple TV. It took maybe 10 minutes to get everything all set up, best $25 i have spent.

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— Michael Fowler (@flowbot44) January 28, 2018

@getchannels I watched the #Redskins crush the Saints with Channels + #HDHomeRun yesterday. Outperformed Kodi on my Mac mini.

— Bill Chin (@tech01010x) November 16, 2015

@getchannels Thanks so much. AMAZING APP! This has been a dream for YEARS!

— Aaron Smith (@mixotic1) November 21, 2015

Just found HDHomeRun hardware (@HDHomeRun_US) & the Channels TV app (@getchannels). The most elegant live TV solution for this cord cutter.

— Rick Vugteveen (@rickvug) November 27, 2015

Had an HDhomerun sitting in the closet. *Turns out* (@atpfm) the killer app for Apple TV is live tv. https://t.co/d6lPY4z9lB

— Jeffrey Atkins (@Gwimby) November 15, 2015

The Roku 4 is one of the top streaming boxes on the market right now. It's a versatile, reliable device, and the Roku platform offers over 3,000 channels (and counting). But there's one thing that Apple TV and Chromecast do out of the box a whole lot better than any Roku, and that's casting a screen from a mobile device.

Apps For Roku Movies

If you're an iOS user, you've probably heard of AirPlay. AirPlay is Apple's method of slinging your iOS device's screen onto your big screen via Apple TV. Roku doesn't have AirPlay, but there are ways to get some of the same functionality through other apps and channels. Though there's no perfect all-in-one solution, a combination of apps will give you the ability to sling streaming videos, photos, music, and more from your iOS device onto your big screen via your Roku player. We tried out a few different options and reviewed them below. Read our thoughts, and click the links to download whichever apps you'd like!

A Quick Word About Android Options

We're concentrating on iOS devices in this article because they're a bit trickier to cast to Roku than Android devices are. If you want to mirror the screen from an Android device, the answer is actually built into your Roku device. Just enable Roku's screen mirroring feature and follow the step-by-step instructions on Roku's website. This feature is still in beta, so it doesn't perform perfectly, but it's a start!

With that out of the way, let's move on and discuss your iOS options.

AllCast

Download the appPrice: Free, premium version available

AllCast, as the name suggests, offers you the ability to cast to a bunch of different devices from the same app. Supported devices include Apple TV, Fire TV, and (of course) Roku. AllCast is focused on letting you cast local content, like your videos, music, and photos, which makes it a pretty good substitute for AirPlay. AllCast crashed a few too many times for our taste, but it's still a decent option. We won't be springing for the paid premium version anytime soon, but we were impressed with what it could do when it felt like cooperating. You won't need a corresponding Roku channel to work this one – just the app is enough. It's worth noting that AllCast has 3.5 stars out of five on the Apple App Store, which is pretty high for this sort of app.

R-Cast

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Download the app Price: Free, premium version available

Once you've downloaded both the R-Cast iOS app and the R-Cast Roku channel, you can use the two in conjunction to cast some content to your Roku device. There are limitations to this app, but can cast short streaming videos. We had some performance issues with this one, though, and that seems to be the norm – with 2 stars out of five, this had the lowest App Store user rating of any of the options we tried. The Roku channel isn't well-reviewed, either.

Video & TV Cast for Roku

Download the appPrice: Free

You'll only need the iOS app for this convenient service – no Roku channel required! As with R-Cast, this app works as a browser. Just navigate to the page you want, tap the cast button, and start casting. Of the two streaming video casting options, we strongly preferred this one. Video & TV Cast also makes versions of their app for smart TVs and Chromecasts, so you can stick with the same interface for multiple devices if you'd like.