PatternScope TV
TV calibration test patterns
Only for Apple TV
$9.99 · In‑App Purchases
Apple TV
New: PatternScope Pro — measure speaker levels, room response, and A/V sync with a nearby iPhone as your microphone. One-time purchase; the free app stays free.
PatternScope TV turns your Apple TV into a complete display test-pattern suite — and actually explains what you're looking at.
Whether you're setting up a brand-new TV, hunting for a dead pixel, or dialing in your picture settings, PatternScope TV gives you the same families of test patterns the pros use, plus guided workflows that walk you through each check step by step.
NINE PATTERN CATEGORIES
• Calibration — SMPTE bars, grayscale, PLUGE black level, white clip, gamma, sharpness and overscan
• Geometry & convergence — crosshatch, circles, starburst and RGB convergence to check screen geometry and alignment
• Uniformity — full-field gray, white, black and color to reveal clouding, banding and tint
• Dead & stuck pixels — color scans and a pixel grid to find stuck subpixels
• Motion — pans, the UFO test and response patterns for blur and judder
• Mini-LED / FALD — local dimming, zone transitions, blooming and black uniformity
• OLED — near-black detail, brightness windows and an image-retention check
• HDR & brightness — HDR readiness, PQ ramp, highlight detail and clipping
• Audio / video sync — flash-and-beep, adjustable offset and lip-sync aids
PATTERNSCOPE PRO (optional one-time purchase)
Turn a nearby iPhone or iPad into a measurement microphone using Apple's Continuity Camera & Microphone — no companion app. Measure relative speaker levels with trim suggestions, room frequency response, subwoofer integration, relative timing and polarity, and your system's A/V-sync offset. Save sessions and export reports over your local network. All processing happens on your Apple TV; nothing is recorded or uploaded. Everything in the free app stays free.
GUIDED WORKFLOWS
Eleven step-by-step walkthroughs, from a Quick TV Health Check to a full New-TV Inspection — each with plain-English notes on exactly what to look for.
DESIGNED FOR THE LIVING ROOM
Driven entirely by the Siri Remote, with clear on-screen explanations. An Apple TV 4K is recommended for 4K and HDR patterns.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no sign-in, no network access, no analytics or tracking. Nothing ever leaves your Apple TV.
A NOTE ON SAFETY
PatternScope TV is a diagnostic tool, not a repair tool: it helps you find display problems but cannot repair burn-in, dead pixels, or other permanent panel defects. Some patterns display bright, sustained fields, and one optional Motion test (the Flicker Helper) deliberately flashes. The flashing test is capped at a low rate, starts paused, shows a photosensitivity warning, honors the system "Reduce Flashing" setting, and is excluded from the guided workflows. If you — or anyone who can see the screen — have photosensitive epilepsy or are sensitive to flashing light, do not use the deliberately flashing test.
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Version 1.2 introduces PatternScope Pro — an optional one-time upgrade that turns a nearby iPhone or iPad into a measurement microphone for your home theater. Everything the app already did stays free, unchanged, and fully included.
NEW: PATTERNSCOPE PRO (one-time purchase, $4.99)
Using Apple's Continuity Camera & Microphone — no companion app to install:
• Live Level Meter — relative input level with peak, noise-floor, and clipping indicators
• Speaker Level Match — measure each speaker against a reference and get receiver trim suggestions
• Room Response — sine-sweep measurement with a relative frequency-response graph
• Subwoofer Integration — compare mains, sub, and combined output around your crossover
• Relative Timing & Polarity — arrival-time and polarity comparison across speakers
• Automatic A/V Sync — estimate your system's audio/video offset with the phone's camera and microphone
• Guided Complete Audio Setup workflow, saved measurement sessions, and local-network report export (QR code)
All measurement is processed on your Apple TV. No account, no subscription, no cloud — audio and video are never recorded or uploaded, and reports leave the device only if you export them over your own Wi-Fi.
Measurements are relative, consumer-level diagnostics: results reflect the phone's position and your room. Requires a Continuity-capable Apple TV 4K and a nearby compatible iPhone or iPad.
The developer, SHAWN EDWARD DOWLER, 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.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- SHAWN EDWARD DOWLER
- Size
- 5.4 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires tvOS 18.0 or later.
- Apple TV
Requires tvOS 18.0 or later.
- Apple TV
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- PatternScope Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Shawn Dowler

