IPTV Shqip vs ProgTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPTV Shqip
This application allows users to watch IPTV content. It serves as a player for IPTV streams, offering a straightforward way to access television channels through the IPTV protocol.
- IPTV streaming
- Video player
- Channel access
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IPTV Shqip is a media player for your own playlists. • Add M3U links or Xtream (server, username, password) — on the phone or from the web portal. • Live TV with categories, favorites, search and program guide (EPG). • Movies and series with "Resume Watching". • Radio with background playback, and your own radio lists. • YouTube lists and videos. • Picture in Picture, landscape mode, gestures for volume and brightness, cast to a smart TV on your Wi-Fi. • 20+ languages. IPTV Shqip does not provide or sell TV subscriptions. You need your own playlist from a provider you are licensed to use.
ProgTV
This application serves as a versatile player for internet TV and radio, supporting various data sources like M3U, XSPF, and IPTV panels. It offers features such as time-shifting, recording, EPG guide integration, and subtitle support, optimized for both phones and tablets.
- Supports M3U, XSPF, and IPTV panel sources
- EPG guide in XMLTV and JTV formats
- TimeShift and recording functionality
- Subtitle and Teletext support
- Optimized interface for phones and tablets
- Multiple channel list support
- Channel logo and guide autoupdating
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Support for various types of data sources: - IPTV over HTTP/TS or over UDP-proxy. Multicast only if your device support that. Blind search. - Support of one or more M3U(M3U8),XSPF channel lists. Channel logos, guide, autoupdating. - Guide (EPG) in XMLTV and JTV formats support (include zip, gzip) - Internet TV and Radio. ITV format of lists (from ProgDVB) - Support of Kartina TV, Xtream-Codes, IPTV panel, .. - DVB over IP. - SAT>IP. - Client of ProgDVB for receive channels from DVB device. Main functions: - TimeShift - Record. - Scheduler. - Subtitles. - Teletext - Information about channel format. - Interface is optimized for phone and pad. - Support of more one channel list in same time. - Favorites list (or or more). - Per channel zoom and ratio settings. - Equalizer,AGC, Spectrum. - Skins ProgTV it doesn't include any channels! This player intended for viewing of channels which are available to you. For this purpose ProgTV support many possible sources and formats. Some short manual on my site http://progdvb.com/pam and I will be glad to any wishes, reports or simply your impressions in forum http://forum2.progdvb.com or my email ios@progdvb.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IPTV Shqip at none against ProgTV's 1. IPTV Shqip also leads on ratings volume (71 vs 23). ProgTV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ProgTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IPTV Shqip asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for IPTV Shqip against 3.8 for ProgTV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of IPTV Shqip's written reviews are positive against 56% of ProgTV's.
IPTV Shqip ships an update fortnightly, ProgTV monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPTV Shqip | ProgTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (71 ratings) | 3.8 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | 56.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Agon Gashi | Andrey Borodin |
Customer experience
IPTV Shqip
ProgTV
In-app purchases
IPTV Shqip
No in-app purchases
ProgTV
- Premium functions of ProgTV$10.99








