SmartViewTV vs Prime IPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartViewTV
Stream live, free-to-air ATSC television to your iPad or iPhone. Record shows directly to your device, even in the background, and transfer them to your computer. Access a seven-day program guide with detailed information and sharing options.
- Watch, pause, and timeshift live TV
- Record shows directly to device
- Transfer recordings to Mac/PC
- 7-day program guide
- Share show recommendations
- Teletext support (iPad)
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App Features - Watch, pause, and timeshift live ATSC television on your iPad or iPhone - Record your favorite shows directly on your iPad or iPhone - even when the SmartView TV app is running in the background - Use iTunes to transfer recorded shows to your Mac or PC - Program guide for up to seven days with detailed show information and feature to share recommendations via email or Twitter - Teletext (iPad) About SmartView TV Network Tuners - SmartView TV makes TV simply part of your home network - Stream free to air TV to any device on the local Wi-Fi network - Watch HD channels on your tablet and smartphone thanks to hardware transcoding Important Notes - The availability and amount of program data varies by broadcaster. - Performance may be limited by network bandwidth. We recommend an 802.11n network for wireless streaming. - Encrypted channels are not supported on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. System Requirements - iPad Air, iPad (iPad 2 or later), iPad mini, iPhone (iPhone 4S or later) or iPod touch (5th generation) - SmartViewTV-SVT101 device or SmartViewTV-SVT201 device
Prime IPTV
This application is a versatile video streaming player for live TV, movies, series, and TV catchup. It offers fast streaming, easy access, and advanced playback features like resume functionality and picture-in-picture. Users can manage content with sorting, searching, and favorites, and customize subtitle appearance.
- Live TV, Movies, and Series Streaming
- Resume functionality
- Fast streaming
- Auto-update TV Guide (EPG)
- Sorting and searching
- Add to favorites
- Parental Controls
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The Prime IPTV is a fantastic video streaming player that lets users watch Live TV, VOD, Series, and TV Catchup on their iPhones, iPads, tvOS, and Macs. Supported language (Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Dutch). Features Overview: * Live TV, Movies and Series Streaming Supported * Resume functionality for video * Fast streaming * Easy access * Auto-update TV Guide (EPG List) * Sorting and searching (Live tv, Movies, Series) * Possibility to add to favorites (Live tv, Movies, Series) * Support: TV Catch Up Streaming * Parental Controls * Show Hide Category List * Show Hide Content (Live Tv, Movie, Series, M3U) * Recent view list(Live Tv, Movie, Series, M3U) * Player: Dynamic language switching * Player: Embedded subtitle * Add Multiple URL * Multi TV Support * Subtitle Font Size, Font Text Color & Subtitle Background Color Change Setting. * Video Player In Picture To Picture Supported. Disclaimer: • No media or content is provided or included by Prime IPTV. • Users are responsible for their own content. • There is no affiliation between Prime IPTV and any third-party provider. • We do not support copyright-protected material being streamed without the authorization of the copyright holder. Our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/primeiptvapp/privacy-policy https://sites.google.com/view/primeiptvapp/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prime IPTV at 61% against SmartViewTV's 0%. Prime IPTV also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (180 vs 3). SmartViewTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Prime IPTV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. SmartViewTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prime IPTV holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prime IPTV has 180 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartViewTV's written reviews are positive against 61% of Prime IPTV's.
SmartViewTV ships an update monthly, Prime IPTV every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartViewTV | Prime IPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (180 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 180 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHENZHEN GENIATECH INC.,LTD | Vitthalbhai Dankhra |
Customer experience
SmartViewTV
Prime IPTV
In-app purchases
SmartViewTV
No in-app purchases
Prime IPTV
- Premium Plan For iPhone, iPad$4.991 Year
- Premium Plan For Mac$4.991 Year
- Premium Plan For Apple TV$4.991 Year
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- Premium Plan For All Devices$8.991 Year
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