Watch Apple TV+ together, with no ad breaks
Apple TV+ carries no advertising on any plan, which makes it the most reliable service on this list to watch in sync — there are no breaks to drift apart during. FlickTandem adds the part Apple only offers inside its own ecosystem: watching with people who are not on Apple devices.
Chrome and Edge · Everyone needs their own Apple TV+ account
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What to expect
Ad breaks on Apple TV+
No ads on any Apple TV+ plan, so a party can run an entire film without a single correction.
- SharePlay covers Apple-to-Apple viewing. FlickTandem works in the browser, so a Windows or Linux friend can join.
- Playback runs from tv.apple.com in Chrome or Edge.
How Apple TV+ behaves under sync
Apple TV+ opens playback over the title page rather than moving to a separate player URL, so FlickTandem treats a title page as playable instead of waiting for a URL that never changes. Apple TV+ carries no advertising on its own originals, which makes it the steadiest service here to stay in sync on.
How it works
Three steps, about thirty seconds
- 1
Add the extension
Free, and it only acts on the streaming sites it supports. Pin it so join requests are one click away.
- 2
Open Apple TV+ and start a party
Play whatever you're watching, then start a party from the FlickTandem popup and share the link.
- 3
Approve your friends
Each guest waits until you let them in — or set a room password and skip the approving.
Questions
Apple TV+ watch parties
How is this different from SharePlay?
SharePlay is excellent if everybody is on Apple hardware and using FaceTime. FlickTandem runs in the browser, so it works when your friends aren't on Apple devices — and it isn't tied to a FaceTime call.
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Ready to watch Apple TV+ together?
Free to start, and you decide who joins.
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