Apple TV & tvOS App Development
tvOS application development for Apple TV — built for the television, not a shrunk-down phone screen.
Designing for the Living Room
Apple TV apps are used differently to iPhone or iPad apps: viewed from a couch, navigated with a Siri Remote instead of touch, and read at a distance rather than up close. That changes the interface — larger focus states, remote-friendly navigation, and layouts that work as a "ten-foot interface" rather than a handheld one.
We build tvOS applications with that difference treated as a first-class design constraint, not an afterthought ported over from the phone version.
Media & Entertainment Applications
Spark Media Player, our media playback app, extends to Apple TV alongside its iOS and iPadOS release — playback and playlist management designed to work with remote-based navigation and a television display.
tvOS is a natural fit for media, entertainment, and media-adjacent utility applications specifically — categories where a television screen and remote-based interaction make sense, rather than a general-purpose replacement for a phone app.
Building for tvOS
- Focus-driven navigation designed around the Siri Remote, not touch
- Layout and typography sized correctly for viewing distance
- Media playback performance and buffering behaviour on a television-class device
- App Store distribution specific to the Apple TV platform
Apple TV Development — Common Questions
What kind of apps work well on Apple TV?
Media playback, entertainment, and media-adjacent utility apps tend to be the strongest fit — categories where a television screen and remote-based navigation make sense.
Do you have a live Apple TV app to point to?
Yes — Spark Media Player is available on Apple TV alongside iOS and iPadOS.
Can an existing iOS app be extended to Apple TV?
Often, yes — depending on the app's purpose and how much of its interface genuinely translates to a television context. We'll give you an honest view during scoping rather than assume every app should have a TV version.
Building for Apple TV?
Tell us what you're trying to build and we'll come back with an honest assessment.