Matrix TV Browser vs Smart IPTV Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matrix TV Browser
Access video content and program guides from compatible websites using your existing account credentials. This app allows you to stream content from various services without needing separate logins for each.
- Access video content
- View show guides
- Use existing accounts
- Stream from compatible websites
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Get access to video content and show guides from any compatible websites, using your preset (existing) account on that site. Please verify with your service provider if they support Matrix TV Browser.
Smart IPTV Player
This app allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your IPTV provider. It offers a cinema-grade experience with features like EPG, VOD details, and cross-device syncing. Manage multiple playlists and enjoy a privacy-focused, ad-free interface.
- Live TV channel browsing with EPG
- Movies and series VOD library with details
- Continue watching across devices via iCloud
- Favorites and multi-playlist management
- Native Apple TV interface
- Multiple audio and subtitle support
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BigPlay turns your IPTV playlist into a beautiful streaming app. Add an M3U link, an Xtream Codes login or a Stalker portal and get live TV with a full guide, plus films and series with posters, trailers and details, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. No playlist yet? Explore BigPlay with built-in samples first. WHO'S WATCHING? Everyone at home gets their own profile, with their own playlists and My List. Kids profiles and category rules keep the right channels in front of the right people, and a PIN keeps each profile to its owner. LIVE TV WITH A FULL GUIDE • See what's on now and next on every channel • Scroll the full TV guide (EPG) by time • Favorite or hide a channel with a swipe • HD, FHD and 4K versions of a channel fold into one row • Live events gathered in one place MULTI-VIEW Watch up to four live channels on one screen. Tap a picture to hear it, double-tap for full screen. Two screens are free; Pro adds a third and fourth. FILMS AND SERIES, DONE RIGHT Your provider's library matched with posters, backdrops, ratings, cast, trailers and descriptions. Top 10 rows, Continue Watching and My List keep your next watch one tap away. SEARCH THAT GETS IT One ranked list across live TV, films and series, with each title once and typos forgiven. PLAY ON YOUR TV Send anything to Chromecast or AirPlay from one Play on menu and keep browsing while it plays. Screen mirroring plays video full screen on your TV. MADE FOR APPLE TV A real tvOS app with a cinematic design, profiles, Multi-View and a big-screen player built for the Siri Remote. DOWNLOAD AND WATCH OFFLINE With Pro, download films and episodes on iPhone and iPad. Downloads pick up where they stopped. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Continue Watching remembers your place and syncs with iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. A PLAYER THAT JUST PLAYS • Audio tracks and subtitles • 4K and HEVC streams • Picture in Picture • Autoplay for the next episode • M3U, M3U8 and HLS IN YOUR LANGUAGE BigPlay speaks English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE BigPlay is free to download and use, with ads. BigPlay Pro, monthly, yearly or lifetime, removes ads and unlocks Live TV all day, every playlist, four-screen Multi-View and downloads. One Pro covers all your devices. PLEASE NOTE BigPlay is a media player. It does not provide, host or sell any channels, films or series. Add a playlist from a provider you are allowed to use. Terms of Use: https://bigplayhd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bigplayhd.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart IPTV Player at 82% against Matrix TV Browser's 31%. Smart IPTV Player also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Matrix TV Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Smart IPTV Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Matrix TV Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart IPTV Player holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart IPTV Player has 68 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Matrix TV Browser's written reviews are positive against 82% of Smart IPTV Player's.
Matrix TV Browser ships an update monthly, Smart IPTV Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matrix TV Browser | Smart IPTV Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IPTV Matrix | Irfan Shah |
Customer experience
Matrix TV Browser
Smart IPTV Player
Bugs and requests
Matrix TV Browser
Reported bugs
6 issues- No audio on iPhone
- No sound through external speakers on iPhone
- App not working with mobile data
- App not working after iOS updates
- Streams freezing or not loading
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- App crashes or lags after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add Chromecast support
- Add Apple TV app
- Optimize for iPhone X full screen
- Refresh feature for channel listings
- Add casting feature
Smart IPTV Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Matrix TV Browser
No in-app purchases
Smart IPTV Player
- BigPlay Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- BigPlay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- BigPlay Pro Lifetime$39.99
Questions
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