# Lightning Player Pro — Your IPTV, M3U & Xtream player

> Your IPTV, M3U & Xtream player (iPhone/iPad app by Toan Thanh Trieu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightning-player-pro/id6785678272 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Toan Thanh Trieu](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785678274)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lightning-player-pro/id6785678272/reviews.md

## What is Lightning Player Pro?

Lightning Player is the elegant player for your own IPTV and M3U playlists. Enter your credentials – done. No detours, no content, just a really good player.

YOUR PLAYLIST, YOUR PLAYER
• Xtream Codes and M3U playlists
• Multiple profiles with separate progress (Plus)
• Lightning-fast startup thanks to a persistent cache – even with huge playlists of 100,000+ titles

LIVE TV WITH EPG
• Electronic program guide (XMLTV) with now/next and full-day schedule
• Fast zapping, automatic channel categories (Live Auto)
• Parental controls with PIN for bouquets, channels and titles

MOVIES & SERIES
• Hero recommendations: large rotating suggestions with movie backdrops
• Watch trailers right inside the app
• Covers, plots, cast, genres and ratings (TMDB)
• Discover and Popular views, "New" and "Continue Watching" rows
• Smart Search with personal ranking and actor search
• Country and language filters – also shows versions available in other languages
• German public broadcaster library (Mediathek): browse, stream and download – free, no playlist needed

ON THE GO & OFFLINE
• Download movies and watch offline (Plus)
• Device sync: profiles, favorites, progress and watched status on all your devices – across platforms, even beyond the Apple universe. End-to-end encrypted, paired in seconds via QR code (Plus)

FULL CONTROL
• Playlist editor: sort bouquets, hide items, favorites (Plus)
• All common formats and codecs (MKV, HEVC, AC3 …) – no transcoding, no quality loss

PRICING
Try free for 7 days – all features included. Then: Basic as a one-time purchase (core player with one playlist) or Plus as a subscription (all features). Transparent and cancellable anytime via the App Store.

IMPORTANT
Lightning Player is a pure player and contains NO IPTV content, channels or playlists. You need your own, legally obtained IPTV or M3U source (e.g. from your TV provider). The developer does not provide content and does not promote third-party providers.

No ads, no tracking. Privacy: https://www.lightning-player.de/privacy
Help & guides: https://www.lightning-player.de/help

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro – Jahr | $17.99 | per year |
| Pro Family – Jahr | $24.99 | per year |
| Pro – Monat | $2.99 | per month |
| Pro – 6 Monate | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| Pro – 3 Monate | $5.99 | per 3 months |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basis (lebenslang) | $2.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-08-03

• QR code scanning now works on older iPads and iPhones too
• Language fix: TMDb description and version picker stayed German
• Missing artwork: brief network hiccups are no longer remembered permanently
• Better channel matching for providers using quality tags
• Help: new topics on media libraries and device pairing

### 1.3 — 2026-07-27

Big update: hero recommendations with in-app trailers in Discover, a free German public broadcaster library (incl. downloads), discover titles in other languages, and consistent TMDB ratings & details. Plus many improvements and fixes.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-22

• The screen now stays on during playback
• More reliable iCloud sync after reinstalling
• Improved purchase restoration with clear feedback
• More stable lists – movies and series load reliably
• Parental controls: lock icons update instantly
• Distribution variant shown in Settings
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-07-20

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-08.*