Sparkle TV Player Downloads & RevenueSparkle TV Player · Google Play
Sparkle TV Player gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Sparkle TV Player is #99 in Video Players & Editors Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 9 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperHKAB
CategoryVideo Players & Editors
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 3.7 (1.1k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
📈Charting in a new country in 2 charts📈Charting in a new country🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 2.3.1🆕Released on Google Play
Full timeline · 6 events
- 📈Sparkle TV Player charting in a new country in 2 chartsMexico · Turkey
- 📈Sparkle TV Player charting in a new countryVietnam
- 📈Sparkle TV Player charting in a new country in 2 chartsNetherlands · Thailand
- 🆕Sparkle TV Player first spotted by AppInsiderCanada
- 📦Sparkle TV Player version 2.3.1Version 2.3.1:
Bug fixes
- Program guide fixes
- "Unknown tuner error" fix
- Stalker source fixes
- Svg images could not use "invert colors" feature
- Black screen/aspect fixes for streams
Updated internal player
Search channels, movies and series improved with sorting "best match"
Ability to disable audio track
Added option to allow insecure connection when adding source
New translations: danish and slovak
Support xc catchup in playlist/m3u
Stability and performance improvements… more - 🆕Sparkle TV Player released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
3.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#99
Video Players & Editors GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
6.2
▲ +25% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Sparkle TV Player on Google Play
App details
App ID
se.hedekonsult.sparkle
Publisher
Hede Konsulttjänst AB
Publisher country
Sweden
Content rating
Everyone
Sparkle TV Player downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Sparkle TV Player's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Sparkle TV Player before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Sparkle TV Player makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #99 |
 Canada | Video Players & EditorsFree | #186 |
 Mexico | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #144 |
 Saudi Arabia | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #141 |
 Turkey | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #141 |
 Netherlands | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #141 |
 United Arab Emirates | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #145 |
 Thailand | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #146 |
 Vietnam | Video Players & EditorsGrossing | #145 |
Apps near Sparkle TV Player on the chart
Video Players & Editors Grossing, around #99.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.7 ★
1.1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1.1k
Measured
Written reviews
135
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
6.2
▲ +25% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Recent ratings
3.7★
vs 3.7★ lifetime
Review momentum
26/100
faster than 8% of Video players apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Sparkle TV Player
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (68% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Features & content: “Flawless lots features to learn”
- Price & subscription: “I bought the lifetime subscription”
- Ease of use: “This app is much more intuitive”
- Design: “user interface is excellent!!!”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “total junk it just crashes”
- Price & subscription: “EITHER FIX THE ERROR OR REFUND ME!!”
- Useful: “The navigation is not good and I would not recommend this app”
- Login & account: “Scam, watch your bank account for unauthorized charges”
About Sparkle TV Player
Sparkle TV is a DVR/PVR player that lets you stream and watch Live TV from your provider on your Android TV, Google TV or Fire TV stick. Supports provider formats such as m3u, xtream codes and xmltv but also over-the-air antenna using HdHomeRun or Jellyfin.
Important:
- Sparkle does not provide any channels, sources or media. All content is provided legally by the individual user.
- Sparkle has no affiliation with any content provider.
- Sparkle does not support streaming of copyrighted material without permission from the copyrighter.
Features:
- Support for the most common formats such as m3u, xtream codes and xmltv (complete list below)
- Program guide (EPG) and channel guide
- Logotypes and program images in EPG
- Favorites (*)
- Sorting of channels and categories (*)
- Show/hide channels and categories (*)
- Multiple audio tracks
- Subtitles (cc/dvbsub/teletext)
- Auto Frame Rate (AFR)
- Multiple languages
- Timeshift (play/pause live streams) (*)
- Search for channels, programs, movies or series
- DVR to schedule and watch recorded programs and series (*)
- Multiview to watch multiple streams simultaneously (*)
- VOD - catchup, movies and series (*)
- Themes
- Home screen integration for "Play next", recent channels and recorded programs
- Use multiple sources at the same time (*)
- Parental controls for protecting settings
- Remote control customization
- Sleep timer
(*) requires Plus-version
Supported PVR sources:
- DVBLink (6.x+)
- DVBViewer (Recording Services or Media Server)
- Enigma2 (VU+, Dreambox and more)
- HdHomeRun (gen 4+)(including Storage Engine for server side timeshift)
- Jellyfin
- Playlist/IPTV (m3u/m3u8 and xmltv)
- Plex
- Stalker Portal
- Tvheadend (4.2+)
- Tvheadend HTSP (api 24+)
- TVMosaic
- Xtream Codes Api/IPTV
Made in Sweden
Note:
- Most app features are only available on Android TV/Google TV
- Mobile version can be used to purchase Sparkle TV Plus to be used with compatible devices
All product names (Android TV, DVBLink, DVBViewer, Enigma2, Fire TV, Google TV, HdHomeRun, Jellyfin, Plex, Stalker, Tvheadend, TVMosaic) are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Sparkle TV. Images are (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org
Important:
- Sparkle does not provide any channels, sources or media. All content is provided legally by the individual user.
- Sparkle has no affiliation with any content provider.
- Sparkle does not support streaming of copyrighted material without permission from the copyrighter.
Features:
- Support for the most common formats such as m3u, xtream codes and xmltv (complete list below)
- Program guide (EPG) and channel guide
- Logotypes and program images in EPG
- Favorites (*)
- Sorting of channels and categories (*)
- Show/hide channels and categories (*)
- Multiple audio tracks
- Subtitles (cc/dvbsub/teletext)
- Auto Frame Rate (AFR)
- Multiple languages
- Timeshift (play/pause live streams) (*)
- Search for channels, programs, movies or series
- DVR to schedule and watch recorded programs and series (*)
- Multiview to watch multiple streams simultaneously (*)
- VOD - catchup, movies and series (*)
- Themes
- Home screen integration for "Play next", recent channels and recorded programs
- Use multiple sources at the same time (*)
- Parental controls for protecting settings
- Remote control customization
- Sleep timer
(*) requires Plus-version
Supported PVR sources:
- DVBLink (6.x+)
- DVBViewer (Recording Services or Media Server)
- Enigma2 (VU+, Dreambox and more)
- HdHomeRun (gen 4+)(including Storage Engine for server side timeshift)
- Jellyfin
- Playlist/IPTV (m3u/m3u8 and xmltv)
- Plex
- Stalker Portal
- Tvheadend (4.2+)
- Tvheadend HTSP (api 24+)
- TVMosaic
- Xtream Codes Api/IPTV
Made in Sweden
Note:
- Most app features are only available on Android TV/Google TV
- Mobile version can be used to purchase Sparkle TV Plus to be used with compatible devices
All product names (Android TV, DVBLink, DVBViewer, Enigma2, Fire TV, Google TV, HdHomeRun, Jellyfin, Plex, Stalker, Tvheadend, TVMosaic) are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Sparkle TV. Images are (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org
What's new in 2.3.1
Version 2.3.1:
Bug fixes
- Program guide fixes
- "Unknown tuner error" fix
- Stalker source fixes
- Svg images could not use "invert colors" feature
- Black screen/aspect fixes for streams
Updated internal player
Search channels, movies and series improved with sorting "best match"
Ability to disable audio track
Added option to allow insecure connection when adding source
New translations: danish and slovak
Support xc catchup in playlist/m3u
Stability and performance improvements
Bug fixes
- Program guide fixes
- "Unknown tuner error" fix
- Stalker source fixes
- Svg images could not use "invert colors" feature
- Black screen/aspect fixes for streams
Updated internal player
Search channels, movies and series improved with sorting "best match"
Ability to disable audio track
Added option to allow insecure connection when adding source
New translations: danish and slovak
Support xc catchup in playlist/m3u
Stability and performance improvements