Flex IPTV vs SWIPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flex IPTV
This app is an advanced player for live and non-live IPTV streams. It supports various formats, playlist management, EPG, and recording capabilities. Users must provide their own content.
- Remote and local playlist support
- Auto-update playlists
- Powerful player with equalizer
- Subtitle and audio track switching
- Auto-reconnect for unstable sources
- XMLTV EPG support
- Record live streams
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Flex IPTV allows you to view live and non-live TV/stream technology-based IPTV. Features: • Remote and Local playlists, auto-update playlists from external sources. • Powerful Player supports all popular stream formats, subtitles/audio track switch, video equalizer. • Auto-reconnect for unstable sources. • History of watched channels. • Favorite channels, simple add and manage. • XMLTV EPG support. • Record live streams. Disclaimer: - Flex IPTV does not supply or include any media or content except "Big Buck Bunny" movie, which has been licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org. - Users must provide their own content. - We are not responsible for misuse of copyright or third party contents using our software and please check your contents are legal and you have rights to use or record
SWIPTV
Watch live TV, movies, and series from your own IPTV playlists. This app supports M3U playlists and Xtream Codes API, offering smooth playback with advanced features like catchup, HDR, and subtitle integration.
- M3U & Xtream Codes API support
- Live TV, Movies, Series playback
- Catchup and Replay functionality
- HDR and Dolby Vision support
- Trakt.tv integration
- Subtitle search and download
- Offline downloads
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Swiptv - IPTV Player for M3U & Xtream Watch IPTV on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV with a fast, modern player. Swiptv is a powerful IPTV player compatible with M3U playlists, Xtream Codes API, designed for smooth playback, live TV, movies, series. - IPTV PLAYER IPTV (M3U, Xtream) Add multiple IPTV playlists. Full support for M3U playlists, Xtream Codes API. Live TV, Movies, Series Watch live TV, movies, series from your IPTV playlists. Catchup / Replay Access past programs, watch missed content easily. - PLAYER EXPERIENCE Smooth IPTV Player Fast, stable IPTV player inspired by IPTV Smarters, Tivimate, Smart IPTV. HDR, Dolby Vision High-quality playback with HDR, Dolby Vision support. Multiple Players VLC, KSPlayer supported. Picture in Picture (PiP) Keep watching IPTV while using other apps. Multi Player Watch multiple streams at the same time. - ADVANCED FEATURES Trakt Integration Sync watch history, track movies, series. OpenSubtitles Search, download subtitles instantly. Fast Refresh Update playlists quickly with optimized refresh system. Favorites Create custom categories, access content instantly. TMDB Integration Posters, ratings, metadata for movies, series. Multi Device iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV support. Offline Downloads Download content, watch anytime. - UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES Unlimited Catchup Full EPG (TV Guide) Unlimited Refresh - DISCLAIMER Swiptv does not provide IPTV playlists or content. Users must provide their own content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SWIPTV at every 4 days against Flex IPTV's every 2 months. SWIPTV also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 49%) and ratings volume (105 vs 13). Flex IPTV's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, ads, 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. Flex IPTV sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SWIPTV sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flex IPTV holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWIPTV has 105 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Flex IPTV's written reviews are positive against 72% of SWIPTV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flex IPTV ships an update every 2 months, SWIPTV every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flex IPTV | SWIPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better | 4.2 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 71.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | artur tagirov | CreativeMind |
Customer experience
Flex IPTV
SWIPTV
User reviews
Flex IPTV
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and stable
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 🔒 No ads in free version
- 💎 Best IPTV app on iOS
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 💰 Separate purchases for iOS and tvOS
- 📺 Lack of features like PiP, background playback
- 🔍 EPG not working properly
SWIPTV
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful and intuitive UI/GUI
- 🚀 Fast playlist and EPG loading
- 👍 Seamless cross-device sync
- 💡 Excellent developer responsiveness and updates
- 🌟 High-quality picture and streams
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buffering and lagging issues
- ⚠️ Occasional crashes and freezes
- ⏳ Slow refresh times for EPG/playlists
- ⚫ Black screen issues
- 🚫 No Android or Android TV app
Bugs and requests
Flex IPTV
Reported bugs
4 issues- Favorites list disappearing after playlist updates
- Inability to restore purchases across devices
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Scrolling issues in channel list on Apple TV
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Chromecast
- Implement rewind/fast-forward functionality
- Improve channel switching and navigation
- Provide better EPG integration and support
- Allow editing and managing of channel lists
SWIPTV
Reported bugs
32 issues- App crashes on Apple TV after updates
- Playlist refresh errors on Apple TV
- Movie downloads not working
- Scrubbing forward/back doesn't work on demand content
- App crashes on load, EPG not loading
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- Downloads only the last item when multiple selected
- Favorites and edited categories do not sync between devices
- Recently played list never updates
- App stopped working after 2 weeks
- Movies no longer showing up
- No stream works, no video loads
- Downloads not working
- Player causes a lot of buffering
- Freezes all the time on Apple TV
- Black screen after update
- Lagging and takes forever to refresh
- App repeats last 4 seconds in PIP mode
- No sound when AirPlay
- Player is paused when changing screen on MacBook
- Ksplayer not working
- Errors trying to refresh only on Apple TV
- App doesn't work on Apple TV after new update
- Crashes on load, EPG not loading
- Downloads not working
- Movie downloads not working
- App crashes every time on Apple TV
- Stopped working after 2 weeks
- Movies are gone
- No stream works
- Apple TV keeps crashing
- EPG doesn't work
- Glitchy
Requested features
13 requests- Android and Android TV app
- Lifetime subscription option
- Multi-view/tiling of multiple channels
- Ability to mark episodes/seasons as watched
- Rewind live channels
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- Download series for offline viewing
- Casting to Apple TV and Chromecast
- Auto or manual hide feature for the menu
- More customization for hiding tabs
- Movie trailers
- Aspect ratio fitting full screen on iPhone
- Mark prior episodes as watched
- Lifetime purchase option
In-app purchases
Flex IPTV
- Pro Version for iOS$5.99
- Pro Version for tvOS$5.99
SWIPTV
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro 3 month (not sale anymore)$2.993 Months
- Monthly - Family$3.991 Month
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- Bi-Yearly$9.996 Months
- Yearly1 Year trial$17.991 Year
- Bi-Yearly - Family$19.996 Months
- Yearly - Family1 Year trial$34.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$79.99
Questions
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