ThopTV is known for live TV streaming, which includes nearly all of live channels in a free streaming application. Original ThopTV had some issues though newer versions and maintained forks help subscribers to get live as well as on-demand streaming.
ThopTV's main reason for being is still the channel selection, with 500+ live channels for news, entertainment, sports, and regional programming. The diversity of local channels in different languages, even rare regional broadcasters, is an area Indian users rate particularly highly. Global news and entertainment options are made available through international channels.
For all the sports lovers ThopTV is a great option as it covers all your favorites matches from cricket and football and such others. Various streams so make sure you never miss a working stream even events that are over subscribed that one stream won’t be able to handle all of it.
Although the on-demand content library is nowhere on par with something like dedicated movie apps, it includes most of the popular titles and spans broader genres. The app has a mix of new as well as old movies with decent regional language content. One area where it does get regular updates is in TV shows and series, but the selection still skews towards what shows are popular rather than what shows are completely covered.
The quality of video differs by source and most live channels are standard definition while many on-demand titles hit 720p or beyond. For most content, the app offers a few different quality options, letting you choose a happy medium between quality and how big the data bill gets, depending on your connection.
While the ThopTV interface is functional, it is certainly not beautiful, and you can tell that the developers have prioritized getting to content rather than aesthetics, as it is rather basic. Once you get to know the organization, the navigation works well — though newcomers might need a bit of time to adjust to how the channel and content are categorized.
The biggest hurdle for the app lies in its consistency. Since it streams content based on other external streaming sources, some channels and content may not be available from time to time. The working copies are actively maintained by the development community, and other download sources are still available.