Comparison

UniPlayer vs Backscreen

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

Backscreen

Features
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Backscreen is an interactive OTT platform experience for media professionals, product designers, sales teams, and organizations exploring modern streaming products. Browse a curated content catalogue and experience essential streaming journeys—from content discovery and detailed programme pages to promotional collections and video playback. Backscreen provides a hands-on way to explore navigation patterns, adaptable interface components, and playback experiences across iPhone and iPad. With Backscreen, you can: • Explore content browsing and discovery • Review content details and playback flows • Experience adaptable interface components • Explore promotional layouts and content collections • Evaluate the experience from a viewer’s perspective An account is not required to use the app, but users may optionally create one within the application. No subscription, purchase, or payment is required to access the available functionality and content.

Screenshots

UniPlayer4 screens
Backscreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backscreen at none against UniPlayer's 6. UniPlayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. UniPlayer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Backscreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UniPlayer versus Backscreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniPlayerBackscreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB67 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperVadim SuproviciTet SIA

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

Backscreen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniPlayer free?
UniPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backscreen free?
Backscreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UniPlayer or Backscreen have ads?
Backscreen shows ads; UniPlayer does not.

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