Smart Kodi Remote vs PLAYER IPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Kodi Remote
Control your Kodi media center with intuitive touch gestures and smart buttons. Browse and play movies and TV shows easily, and navigate through videos with a large time slider. Automatic device discovery simplifies setup.
- Touch gesture navigation
- Smart buttons
- Movie and TV show browser
- Easy video seeking
- Automatic Kodi device discovery
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Best remote for Kodi where you can navigate by TOUCH GESTURES. There are ONLY three big smart buttons which are very easy to press without looking on the screen device. Smart buttons behave differently on different Kodi screens. Movie and TV Show browser gives you possibility to search and play media very easy. Big time slider makes it very easy to seek through the video. No manual configuration needed, (no IP, no port number). App can discover your all Kodi devices automatically (via Bonjour/Zeroconf) in WiFi network.
PLAYER IPTV
This media player allows users to stream their own content by uploading a personal playlist. It offers a 7-day free trial before requiring device activation with a small payment.
- Media playback
- User playlist upload
- 7-day free trial
- Device activation
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PlayerIPTV is a pure media player. We do not provide any contents. Customer need to upload his own playlist to use PlayerIPTV PlayerIPTV have 7 days of free trial days and after 7 days later, customer need to activate device by paying small amount.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Kodi Remote at 4.1 against PLAYER IPTV's 3.0. Smart Kodi Remote also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (232 vs 5). PLAYER IPTV's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Smart Kodi Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PLAYER IPTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smart Kodi Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Kodi Remote has 232 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Smart Kodi Remote's written reviews are positive against 0% of PLAYER IPTV's.
Smart Kodi Remote ships an update every 6 months, PLAYER IPTV every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Kodi Remote | PLAYER IPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (232 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 232 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bernard Bijoch | Digit Solutions LTD |
Customer experience
Smart Kodi Remote
PLAYER IPTV
Bugs and requests
Smart Kodi Remote
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not responding after device lock/unlock
- Slider and gestures not working in video playback
- App not detecting Kodi system
Requested features
3 requests- Add forward and rewind buttons
- Implement keyboard support
- Add power/off button
PLAYER IPTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Kodi Remote
- No Ads$2.99
PLAYER IPTV
- Activation$9.99
