Comparison

ConnectToTV vs View Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live TV channels
  • Video on Demand (VOD)
  • Program recording
  • Electronic Programming Guide (EPG)
  • Channel search by category
  • Favorite channels
  • Parental controls
Features
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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.

About

View Player

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ConnectToTV4 screens
View Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ConnectToTV versus View Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectToTVView Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperConnectTo, Inc.View Vision

In-app purchases

None

ConnectToTV

No in-app purchases

None

View Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConnectToTV free?
ConnectToTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is View Player free?
View Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ConnectToTV or View Player have ads?
Neither ConnectToTV nor View Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConnectToTV or View Player?
ConnectToTV ships an update every 12 months, and View Player every 2 months. Most recently, ConnectToTV was updated on October 9, 2026 and View Player on October 2, 2026.

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