Roadmap

This is what Zapello does today, what we're building right now, and what comes after. We don't put dates on any of it, and the order shifts when we learn something better or when you tell us something matters more — read this as a status, not a promise.

What Zapello costs is not on this page yet — the pricing page comes before the public launch.

Last updated 2026-08-04

What the four states mean

In progress being built right now
Planned it's coming; we won't say when
Exploring we think it's right, but nothing is decided
Shipped part of a build we have shipped

0.9.0 is the closed beta — access is unlocked one account at a time right now.

In progress 1

Try it before you enter anything
A demo mode with a few of our own, freely licensed sample clips shows how Zapello handles before you enter anything at all.
In progressPlatforms
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Planned 9

Cast to Chromecast and AirPlay
Picture and sound go straight from your device to the TV or the speaker in the living room.
PlannedPlayback
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Two to four streams at once
Several channels side by side on one screen, starting on Android TV and desktop.
PlannedPlayback
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Watch past programmes again
Watch yesterday's programme again where your access offers it — across the different ways providers deliver that.
PlannedPlayback
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Subtitles from outside sources
For the films and series where your access brings none of its own.
PlannedFilms & lists
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Bring your own channel logos
You decide what your list looks like — your own image per channel when the one that came with it is missing or you simply don't like it.
PlannedLive TV
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Find your match, not your channel
Pick a match and Zapello shows which of your own channels carry it — no more working through the list. Spoiler-free: no scores unless you ask for them.
PlannedLive TV
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Windows, iPhone, iPad and Mac
After Android, Android TV and Fire TV come the desktop and the Apple side — same app, same handling, same account.
PlannedPlatforms
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In the browser and on smart TVs
A web player in the browser plus apps in the Samsung, LG and Hisense stores — for TVs with nothing plugged in behind them.
PlannedPlatforms
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Tidying up on import
Grouping channels by country and genre on their own, and spotting duplicates and channels that don't respond.
PlannedFilms & lists
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Exploring 2

Where else is this film?
Showing which legal streaming services in your country carry a title — on subscription, to rent or to buy.
ExploringFilms & lists
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We're watching new TV platforms
When a new TV operating system turns up, we take a look — we only build for it once enough people actually use it.
ExploringPlatforms
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Shipped 14

Android, Android TV and Fire TV
The same app on phone, tablet, Google TV device and Fire TV stick — same handling, same account, and it speaks proper German too.
ShippedPlatformsShipped in 0.9.0
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Set up without typing on the TV
Enter your Xtream details or M3U link on your phone, scan the QR code on the TV, done — several accounts side by side included.
ShippedAccount & devicesShipped in 0.9.0
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Fast channel changes
Switching without the wait, plus number entry, a jump back to the last channel and a mini guide over the live picture.
ShippedLive TVShipped in 0.9.0
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One channel, not five entries
The same channel in SD, HD and 4K — across all your accounts — collapses into a single entry, and Zapello plays the best version your access provides.
ShippedLive TVShipped in 0.9.0
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Spot the channels that aren't there
Channels that currently deliver nothing get flagged and can be hidden, so zapping doesn't end in a black screen.
ShippedLive TVShipped in 0.9.0
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A guide as a grid and as cards
Now and next at a glance, with descriptions and a reminder for a single show — and if a channel ends up matched to the wrong guide data, you fix it yourself.
ShippedLive TVShipped in 0.9.0
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Subtitles, audio tracks and gestures
Switch subtitles and audio tracks, skip ±10 seconds with a double tap, swipe for brightness and volume.
ShippedPlaybackShipped in 0.9.0
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Pause and rewind live TV
A buffer on your own device that you switch on in the settings — pause, rewind, and one press takes you back to live.
ShippedPlaybackShipped in 0.9.0
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Films and series with posters
Posters, plots and runtimes pulled from an open movie database instead of a list of file names. Whatever you started keeps its place on every signed-in device.
ShippedFilms & listsShipped in 0.9.0
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Search it, then tidy it
One search across channels, films, series and the guide. Whole categories can be renamed, reordered or hidden, and individual channels can be hidden — favourites stay on top.
ShippedFilms & listsShipped in 0.9.0
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Profiles and a kids lock
Separate profiles, including a kids profile behind a PIN. Categories you put behind that PIN simply do not exist in the kids profile — no entry, no search result.
ShippedAccount & devicesShipped in 0.9.0
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Your access details stay yours
Encrypted before they leave your device, with the key kept apart from them. If you would rather we held nothing at all, switch on “Enhanced privacy”.
ShippedAccount & devicesShipped in 0.9.0
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Your account in the browser
Sign in with a code from your inbox, see whether your account is unlocked, and find the download and what is new in one place — without opening the app.
ShippedAccount & devicesShipped in August 2026
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A roadmap you can shape
This very page becomes a conversation: with your account you vote on cards, comment on them and hand in wishes of your own — reviewed before anything appears.
ShippedPlatformsShipped in August 2026
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What we will not build

Zapello is meant to stay in the official app stores for good. They have rules, and we follow them instead of working around them. That is not a limit we regret — it is the condition for this app still being here in two years.

So we do not supply content, we do not broker it, and we do not recommend any. There is no search for access and no directory of it, no built-in browser and no third-party advertising.

Support will not answer questions about sources either. Not out of rudeness — it is the one answer we give nowhere.

These are not features that are still missing. They are not planned, and that is not up for a vote.

Something missing?

Write to info@zapello.app, ideally with the name of the card in the subject line. We read every message ourselves — at this stage it genuinely decides what gets built next.

info@zapello.app

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Roadmap

What the four states mean

In progress 1

Try it before you enter anything

Planned 9

Cast to Chromecast and AirPlay

Two to four streams at once

Watch past programmes again

Subtitles from outside sources

Bring your own channel logos

Find your match, not your channel

Windows, iPhone, iPad and Mac

In the browser and on smart TVs

Tidying up on import

Exploring 2

Where else is this film?

We're watching new TV platforms

Shipped 14

Android, Android TV and Fire TV

Set up without typing on the TV

Fast channel changes

One channel, not five entries

Spot the channels that aren't there

A guide as a grid and as cards

Subtitles, audio tracks and gestures

Pause and rewind live TV

Films and series with posters

Search it, then tidy it

Profiles and a kids lock

Your access details stay yours

Your account in the browser

A roadmap you can shape

What we will not build

Something missing?