Tappla builds a native Fire TV and Android TV app for you, just like our Apple TV and Roku apps. (The Amazon Creator tool this used to rely on has been discontinued by Amazon.)
How to set it up
Finalize the integration with Vimeo, or connect a CDN, HLS stream, or JSON feed.
Define the exact videos that appear in your app via your Vimeo Showcases or Channels. Each Showcase becomes a category in your app's navigation bar.
Upload your app images on your image page — the same page you use for your Roku app (logo, icon, and splash screens). Fire TV reuses these images, so please upload your logo at the highest resolution you have (1280px wide or larger) for a crisp icon. Then email your brand color and the name that should show on the app to [email protected] — those two aren't on the upload page yet. Fire TV doesn't have its own self-service branding page, so we set it up for you from there.
We build your native Fire TV app and put it on your download page at apps.tappla.com, together with the store images and a full step-by-step Amazon Appstore submission guide.
Start your subscription so your app keeps working after the trial ends.
How people get your app
Your Fire TV app can reach viewers two ways, and you can use both:
Amazon Appstore (recommended). You publish the app to the Amazon Appstore under your own free Amazon developer account. Viewers then search for it on their Fire TV and install it in one click, like any other app, and the listing belongs to you. Everything you need (the signed app file, the store images, and a step-by-step) is on your apps.tappla.com download page.
Direct install. You can also install the app straight from your apps.tappla.com page onto your own Fire TV devices, without the Appstore. Handy for testing or a small, known set of devices.
Note: a newly published app is installable before it becomes searchable on the device. See My Fire TV app is live but doesn't show up in Appstore search for why and what to do.
Live streams and on-demand
Your app can show live streams from any live streaming platform alongside on-demand videos from Vimeo. You can merge multiple Showcases or Channels into one app, and each Showcase appears as its own category.
Monetization
Tappla is for free or already-paid content. We do not provide in-app paywalls, subscriptions, or ad insertion.