simpleVID IPTV PLAYER vs POP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
simpleVID IPTV PLAYER
Watch live TV streams and online videos from various sources. Add M3U playlists or custom channels from internet websites to enjoy a simple viewing experience. Includes EPG support for program information.
- Watch live TV streams
- Play videos from online sources
- Supports M3U playlists
- Create custom video channels
- EPG program information
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simpleVID allows watching IPTV and videos from various online sources. With simpleVID you can watch live TV streams or videos from various internet websites. Add a link to a channel or M3U playlist and watch what you like. You can create channels for your websites and provide a simple and clean way to watch online videos from those websites. You can use simpleVID to watch videos or live streams from M3U playlists or from custom simpleVID channels which present video content from internet websites. Simply enter a link to a M3U playlist or a custom simpleVID channel and it will be added to the main screen. You can also set EPG source in the application settings to see some informations about TV programs that you are watching. Note that this app is a client application and users must provide their own channels or M3U playlists to watch IPTV and online videos.
POP
This advanced media player supports high-definition resolutions including 2K and 4K. It is designed to play m3u8 URLs, offering a seamless viewing experience for various media streams.
- Plays m3u8 URLs
- Supports HD, 2K, and 4K resolutions
- Advanced media playback
- High-definition streaming
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Advanced media Player which plays m3u8 URLs - it supports HD, 2K and 4K.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: POP at Free against simpleVID IPTV PLAYER's $0.99. POP also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). simpleVID IPTV PLAYER's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
POP is free to download; simpleVID IPTV PLAYER costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
simpleVID IPTV PLAYER holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of simpleVID IPTV PLAYER's written reviews are positive against 27% of POP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
simpleVID IPTV PLAYER ships an update every 6 months, POP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | simpleVID IPTV PLAYER | POP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leszek Szary | Yaser Moursi |
Customer experience
simpleVID IPTV PLAYER
POP
In-app purchases
simpleVID IPTV PLAYER
No in-app purchases
POP
No in-app purchases
