Comparison

UniPlayer vs Sky IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

UniPlayer

This application allows you to watch IPTV or OTT playlists on your iPhone and iPad. It offers features like playlist synchronization across devices, program guides, and content archives. You can also manage playlists, get viewing recommendations, and utilize parental controls.

Highlights
  • Playlist synchronization
  • Integrated program guide
  • Content archives
  • Parental controls
  • Viewing recommendations
  • Playlist management
Features
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Turn any M3U playlist into real TV. UniPlayer plays your IPTV and OTT streams on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — with a full programme guide, catch-up archive and 4K playback. Add your playlist once. It syncs to every device on your account, along with your favorites, your channel order and everything you've hidden. FULL TV GUIDE A built-in EPG shows what's on now and what's next, on every channel. Prefer your own guide? Attach your own EPG source to any playlist. CATCH-UP ARCHIVE Pause live TV. Rewind to any moment. Restart a programme that's already halfway through. Archive depth comes from your provider — UniPlayer shows exactly how far back each channel goes. SPORTHUB Football fixtures matched to the channels in your own playlist. See what's on today, tap, watch. Spoiler-free mode hides scores until you're ready. CHOOSE YOUR ENGINE Standard for fast startup and Picture in Picture. VLC for 4K, H.265, audio track selection and deinterlacing. The Custom engine adds HDR, hardware decoding and Auto Frame Rate. Set it per playlist or per channel. YOUR CHANNELS, YOUR ORDER Mark favorites, drag them into the order you want, hide the categories you never watch. An 800-channel playlist becomes the twelve channels you actually use. WHAT TO WATCH Not sure what to put on? UniPlayer suggests programmes and films worth watching right now, based on their ratings. PARENTAL CONTROL Lock channels and categories behind a PIN, so children only reach what you've allowed. PAY ONLY FOR THE DAYS YOU WATCH No subscription. No auto-renewal. You buy credits — one credit covers one day across four devices — and they never expire on their own. Start with 30 days free, no payment details required. SUPPORT THAT ANSWERS Written by the people who build the app. team@uniplayer.net IMPORTANT: UniPlayer does not provide any channels, streams or playlists. It is a player — you add your own M3U or M3U8 playlist from your own provider, the same way you would open a file in any media player. Channel logos, artwork and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

About

Sky IPTV Player

This app functions as an advanced media player for IPTV and OTT services. It allows users to add and manage multiple playlists, stream live TV, movies, and series, and offers features like parental controls and subtitle management.

Highlights
  • Add and manage multiple playlists (Xtream API, M3U)
  • Stream live TV, movies, series, and catch-up content
  • Built-in powerful media player
  • Parental controls
  • Automatic subtitle and audio track download
  • Resume playback for movies and series
  • TV Guide/EPG support
Features
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APP FEATURES: - Ads Free (No Ads). - Support: Add Playlist from Xtream API. - Support: M3U Playlist - Support: Add Multiple Playlists. - Support: Built-in powerful OTT/ IPTV Media Player. - Support: Attractive & impressive layout and user-friendly design. - Support: TV, Movies, Series & Catch-up. - Support: Recently Added Movies and Series. - Support: Recently Watched Movies & Series. - Support: Add to favourite list (Live TV, Movies and Series). - Support: Search functionality. - Support: TMDb Information for movies and series. - Support: Refresh function for Live TV, Movies, Series & TV Catch-up. - Support: TV Guide/ EPG (Electronic Program Guide). - Support: Parent Control. - Support: Auto-Download Subtitles, Audio & Video Tracks. - Support: Resume the video from where you stopped for movies & series. - Support: 25+ language translations (English, Arabic, French, German, Italy, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, and many more languages). Premium Feature: Ability to select your preferred subtitle language (Auto-Download) for Movies and Series. Even if your playlist provider has no subtitles. And much more features are included in our IPTV/OTT Player app! We are always updating the App regularly. Download our app now! and enjoy the comprehensive features in one App. Our app "Sky IPTV Player" is a complete user-defined Advanced OTT/ IPTV solution for live TV and non-live videos. IMPORTANT NOTES: - We are not offering any kind of IPTV services like IPTV/OTT subscriptions, streams, or media content. - The user must contact the TV Cable or IPTV/Media service provider for a subscription. - We are only the developer company for this media player app. For more info: Please visit: https://skymediaplayer.com

Screenshots

UniPlayer4 screens
Sky IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UniPlayer at 59% against Sky IPTV Player's 7%. UniPlayer also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.0 vs 1.0). Sky IPTV Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

UniPlayer is free to download; Sky IPTV Player costs $9.99 up front. UniPlayer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sky IPTV Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UniPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniPlayer has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of UniPlayer's written reviews are positive against 7% of Sky IPTV Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Sky IPTV Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
UniPlayer versus Sky IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniPlayerSky IPTV Player
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (17 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB47 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperVadim SuproviciSky Technology Services Pty Ltd

Customer experience

UniPlayer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.2%

Sky IPTV Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

UniPlayer

One-time6
  • Base$1.99
  • Essential$2.99
  • Power Pack$5.99
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  • Annual$19.99
  • Pro+ Bundle$29.99
  • Ultimate$49.99
None

Sky IPTV Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniPlayer free?
UniPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sky IPTV Player free?
Sky IPTV Player costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniPlayer or Sky IPTV Player?
UniPlayer is rated higher. UniPlayer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Sky IPTV Player averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do UniPlayer or Sky IPTV Player have ads?
Neither UniPlayer nor Sky IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UniPlayer or Sky IPTV Player?
UniPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sky IPTV Player every 2 months. Most recently, UniPlayer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sky IPTV Player on November 3, 2026.

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