Kikatv: One Login the Whole House Watches, From the Toddlers to the Grandparents

Kikatv is one television subscription for the whole household, streamed over the broadband you already pay for rather than a dish or a cable box. A single login opens 25,000+ live channels and a 120,000+ on-demand library, from cartoons for the little ones through to box sets and live sport for everyone older. You add a player such as TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro and sign in once.

A single screen starts at $15 for one month; a full year is $69, which works down to about $5.75 a month. Households that watch on more than one TV usually pick a two, three or five-device plan, so the children's cartoons and the grown-ups' sport can run in different rooms at the same time. Every figure is on the pricing page, with no contract.

Yes, a complete 24-hour account with nothing held back. Load it with the kids' channels one afternoon and the sport or the soaps that evening, so you see how the whole family's viewing behaves on your own broadband. Ask on WhatsApp and we set it up by hand; no card is needed, and it simply lapses when the day is up rather than turning into a bill.

If a screen in the house connects to the internet, it almost certainly works: Fire TV Stick, Android TV boxes, Samsung and LG smart TVs, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Roku, Windows, Mac, and Formuler or MAG boxes. Because the account is a standard Xtream login, the same three details sign in the living-room television, a child's tablet and the grandparents' set alike.

Usually under fifteen minutes. You order and pay inside one WhatsApp chat, and the login arrives in that same conversation the moment payment clears, so a rainy Saturday can go from "there is nothing on" to the children watching cartoons before the kettle has boiled. Nothing is posted out and no engineer visit is booked.

Kids channels sit right at the front — CBeebies, CBBC, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Disney Channel, Disney Jr, Boomerang and PBS Kids among them — alongside entertainment, films, sport, news and packages from 60+ countries. The channels page shows the backbone; the searchable guide inside your player runs far longer, and you can tuck a favorites row together for each person in the house.

Yes, and it is what keeps the older kids and the parents happy on the same subscription. The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Premier League, Champions League, UFC and the big boxing pay-per-views each have dedicated channels, many with a 4K feed on the night. While the match plays on the main TV, the little ones can stay on their cartoons elsewhere.

No, and it is not something we sell or require. Kikatv runs on an ordinary home connection straight out of the box. Some people already keep a VPN going for their own privacy, and if you do, choosing a nearby server keeps speeds high enough for 4K; but it is entirely optional and makes no difference to getting the family set up and watching.

Roughly 10 Mbps for an HD stream and 25 Mbps for 4K, per screen in use. A steady line matters more than a big headline number: a solid 30 Mbps feeding two tablets and the main TV beats a jumpy 200, because what breaks a stream is the gaps, not the average. When several people watch at once, a wired main television settles most of it.

Yes, 7 days on every plan. If it will not run on your equipment and support cannot sort it, say so within 7 days of activation and the full amount goes back. The refund page lists exactly what the guarantee covers and what it does not; it is there so a family can try the service for real without feeling committed.

The plan sets that, not the app. A one-device plan streams on one screen at a time, which suits a single household TV; a busy family with cartoons in one room and sport in another will want the two, three or five-device plan. You can install the player on every device you own regardless, and simply sign in wherever you are watching.

Pick a plan, tap the WhatsApp button, and the whole thing is finished in that one chat. We confirm the payment and send back the server address, username and password to the same conversation, usually within fifteen minutes, and we will happily talk you through the first player and pinning the children's channels to a favorites row.