ZDFtivi-App – Kinderfernsehen

3.8
4.02K reviews
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Everyone
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About this app

Access the ZDF children's and youth program on the move.


With the ZDFtivi app, a variety of popular children's series and children's films from the ZDFtivi and KiKA programs are available on mobile. Like all ZDF online offerings, the ZDFtivi app is ad-free, without in-app purchases and free of charge.
The app is available for smartphones, tablets and Android TV.

ZDFtivi app for smartphone and tablet


- Wide public VOD offering with entire programs: classics of children's television (e.g. Löwenzahn, 1, 2 or 3, logo!, PUR+), successful series (e.g. Mako - Simply Mermaid, Boys' WG, Girls' WG, Bibi Blocksberg, JoNaLu, My Friend Conni, Maya the Bee, Heidi), fairy tales and children's films
- Watch offline: almost all content of the children's program can be watched offline. Videos can be saved for a longer journey and viewed independently of network connections.
- Create a profile for each child: very conveniently without registering or logging in. You can easily switch between profiles in the app.
- Age-appropriate access: Select ZDFchen mode (content for children up to 6 years) or ZDFtivi mode (all content without restrictions).
- Parental area: set the time of use of the app, edit and delete profiles (multiple profiles can be created per device) and edit data protection settings.
- Chromecast function
- Watch list: under “My ZDFtivi” or “My ZDFchen” you will find the watch list as well as content and programs marked for offline viewing. As soon as there is new content for the saved programs, it will be displayed in “My ZDFtivi”.
- logo! children's news: quick access in ZDFtivi mode
- Barrier-free offers: quick access to the homepage
- Accessible settings: select that all videos are automatically played with subtitles, audio versions or German sign language (if available).

The following access permissions are required


- Phone: for offline mode of the app
- Phone statistics/ID: to read Android version of the device (for Chromecast)
- Network status/Wi-Fi status: for Chromecast and to show offline mode
- Show over other apps: required for Chromecast
- Prevent standby mode: so that the app does not switch to standby or the screen saver is activated while a video is playing

ZDFtivi app for SmartTV


- Wide public VOD offering with entire programs: classics (e.g. Löwenzahn, 1, 2 or 3, logo!-Kindernachrichten, PUR+), successful series (e.g. Mako – Simply Mermaid, Boys' WG, Girls' WG, Bibi Blocksberg, JoNaLu, My Friend Conni, Maya the Bee, Heidi), fairy tales and children's films
- Fast access to ZDFchen: all programs and videos for children up to 6 years bundled
- Accessible settings - select that all videos are automatically played with subtitles, audio versions or German sign language (if available).

General information


- The ZDFtivi app is free, ad-free and without in-app purchases, like all ZDF online offerings.
- The app is a safe space for children. Comments (optional) are checked by the ZDFtivi team and only released after moderation.
- A flat rate makes sense for use outside of a WLAN, as otherwise high connection costs can be incurred.
- For legal reasons, some ZDFtivi programs can only be accessed online as video in Germany or in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) (geoblocking). A list of all programs available worldwide can be found here: https://www.zdf.de/kinder/ueber-zdftivi/zdftivi-weltweit-100.html
- Optimized for Android 7 and above.

Contact


Please send feedback on the ZDFtivi app to tivi@zdf.de
Further information at www.zdftivi.de
Updated on
Jul 22, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

4.2
2.73K reviews
elgharbi azza
August 7, 2023
I appreciate your app but when I download it nothing in the screen besides black. Could you help me fix the problem ☺️?
3 people found this review helpful
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ZDFonline
August 21, 2023
An update is now availble, which fixes the bug with the black screen.
A Google user
November 30, 2018
Ich liebe es 😁 .cool app .but why it got 3.8 stars?😐.it should get 5 out of 5 .anyway i love it😊
37 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
October 1, 2018
I can't find the movies I have download to move them to my external memory
27 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

Mit dem Update beheben wir Fehler und verbessern die Nutzbarkeit der ZDFtivi-App.