ConnectToTV vs View Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ConnectToTV
Access live TV channels, on-demand content, and recording features on your Apple devices. Search by category, mark favorites, and utilize parental controls. Enjoy time-shift capabilities to watch past programs.
- Live TV channels
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- Program recording
- Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)
- Channel search by category
- Favorite channels
- Parental controls
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ConnectToTV application is the most comprehensive multiscreen TV app that works on any Apple Device . With the ConnectToTV App, one can get access to a vast number of free and paid live channels complete with EPG (Electronic Programming Guide), the capability to search channels by category, mark them as favorite or even block them depending on the content and rating as part of the parental control features. With EPG and time shift features, one can access any previously aired content by going back in time on the guide menu. With VOD (Video on Demand) one can access a multitude of paid and free video content. One can record and subsequently view any live content at any time that’s convenient for the viewer.
View Player
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View Player smart 4k Player, provides real-time live media delivery and playback. Key Features: * Easy to use. * iPhone and iPad compatibility. * Audio mute. * pause to the screen. * Reliable player even under less-than-ideal conditions. * Receive the stream securely using encryption. * Play ultra-low-latency SRT streams up to 4K/UHD 2160p60. * H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) video content support. * Picture in picture option. * Video zooming option. * Apple AirPlay device mirroring. * AAC and MP3 audio content support. * E-AC3 and AC3 audio support for SRT.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: View Player at every 2 months against ConnectToTV's every 12 months. ConnectToTV's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ConnectToTV ships an update every 12 months, View Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ConnectToTV | View Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ConnectTo, Inc. | View Vision |
In-app purchases
ConnectToTV
No in-app purchases
View Player
No in-app purchases









