Play your own video sources and direct links on Apple TV. No content library—just a player.
Like VLC or Infuse: add sources (JSON config) or direct links (M3U8/MP4), then browse, organise, and play your media on the big screen. You add and manage all sources and links; CineChase only parses and plays.
The app does not provide any video content. Users add content in one of two ways:
Sources (JSON configuration)
Add a video source by providing a configuration URL that returns JSON describing the source’s name, API URL, and type. CineChase uses this configuration to request categories, lists, and details from the source’s API and parses playable video URLs from the responses. Currently supported sources use JSON-based API formats (e.g. Maccms/VOD-style structures). Users add, enable, and remove sources at their own discretion.
Direct links
Add individual video links (e.g. M3U8, MP4) to a local list without configuring a “source.” Direct links are stored only on the user’s device; CineChase plays them by requesting the URL directly, for quick access to links the user already has.
For both sources and direct links, content access, legality, and permissions are the responsibility of the user and the original provider. CineChase only parses metadata from user-configured URLs or user-added direct links and plays media from those URLs, similar to how a browser plays videos from URLs the user visits.
Content & Responsibility
• CineChase does not host, store, distribute, or curate any video content.
• All media sources (source configurations and direct links) are provided by the user.
• Content access, legality, and permissions are the responsibility of the end user and the original content providers.
Subscriptions
• CineChase offers auto-renewable subscriptions with a 7-day free trial.
• The free trial starts only after the user confirms the App Store system purchase sheet.
• Pricing and renewal terms are clearly displayed in the App Store purchase dialog.
• All features are available during an active trial or subscription.
• Users can restore purchases from the onboarding subscription flow or Settings.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://silencejt.github.io/cinechase-support/
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Continue Watching
- Fixed playback positions being lost — titles now reliably resume where you stopped
- The same title no longer appears twice in Continue Watching
- Remaining time is shown in your language, and never reads "0m left"
Source Status
- Sources that block automated access now show a "Blocked" label, separate from ordinary errors
- These are no longer retried pointlessly, so refreshing your sources finishes faster
Language
- Removed duplicate entries and filled in missing Simplified and Traditional Chinese text
Reliability and Security
- Source configurations can no longer download and run scripts
- Source sign-in tokens are never sent over connections that fail certificate checks
- Unresponsive sources give up sooner instead of retrying in the background
Version 2.5.2
The developer, JIATAO WU, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
