Comparison

IPTVX vs Flimmer

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

Head to head
About

IPTVX

Stream your digital content, including live TV, movies, and TV shows, with a stylish and user-friendly interface. Organize and manage your media library across all your devices, supporting various formats and services.

Highlights
  • Stream live TV, movies, and TV shows
  • Supports Xtream API, M3U, M3U8, PLEX, SMB
  • Organize and manage digital content
  • Favorites and continue watching sections
  • TV Series with dedicated pages
  • EPG Grid and TV Archive/Catchup
  • Multi-screen support and Airplay 2
Features
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The first app to revolutionize the OTT/IPTV user experience, attractive and easy to use to stream your digital content to all your devices. We are the original, the firstborn of many imitations, which have influenced this market to move in our direction. Choose the original. Organize and watch your digital content, TV Live, Movies, and TV Shows IN STYLE (WE DO NOT PROVIDE CONTENT)! IPTVX supports the major formats and services including Xtream API, M3U, M3U8, PLEX and SMB (for NAS/Servers and computers). - Dolby vision, HDR10 and HLG supported! - All your data is synchronized on your Apple iCloud to make it available on all your devices and only accessible to you; - Multi-screens; - Added recently section; - “Favorites” and “Continue watching” section; - TV Series with amazing dedicated page; “Next episode” button when the episode approach to the end and much more; - TV Live; - TV Guide tab (EPG Grid); - TV Archive/Catchup; - Picture in Picture; - Airplay 2 casts; - Search EPGs, Movie, TV Series and Live channels; - Auto EPG: if your server contains an EPG file, IPTVX will automatically find it for you; - Possibility to insert an arbitrary EPG URL (supports GZIP); - Parental control; - Hide, sort, and full management of channels and categories; - Multiple playlists; - Subtitles and external subtitles; - Audio tracks selection; - On player EPGs; - TV Live zapping; - Special contents; - Recommended contents; - Popular contents; - Family sharing; - Offline mode (iOS); - STUNNING UI/UX! and much more! ATTRIBUTIONS: - IPTVX uses the TMDb API to provide info about your digital content. IPTVX is however not endorsed or certified by TMDb; - IPTVX uses the various players, including VLCKit player. The player is maintained by the VLC's developer; - IPTVX uses OpenSubtitles.org to provide extra subtitles where possible; - People's playlist avatars are designed by Freepik and distributed by Flaticon; - Full list of attributions can be found at https://iptvx.app/attributions. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: The screenshots shown on this page are provided just as an example and do not point to any real video content. Neither IPTVX nor its founder provides digital content and they are not responsible for your content. To use this app, you are requested to provide your digital content and to have a valid iCloud account. Stay connected and updated: https://twitter.com/matteo_gobbi

About

Flimmer

Features
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Flimmer is a player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It comes empty. You enter your own provider's server address, username and password, and Flimmer turns a long, messy list into Channels, Films and Series that are organised, searchable and fast. BUILT FOR BIG CATALOGUES A provider's library can run to hundreds of thousands of items. Flimmer indexes yours on your device, a category at a time, in the background, so browsing and search are instant and keep working without a connection. PLAYS WHAT OTHERS WON'T Many film libraries use formats Apple's built-in player cannot open, such as MKV. Flimmer plays them anyway, and uses the native player, with Picture in Picture and AirPlay, wherever it can. TITLES THAT READ LIKE TITLES Providers pad names with prefixes, tags and separators. Flimmer quietly turns them into a title, a year and a quality badge. LIVE TV, PROPERLY Channel logos, what's on now and next from the guide, quick channel switching, and catch-up where your provider offers it. APPLE TV, SET UP FROM YOUR PHONE Scan the code on your television with your iPhone and your provider comes across. No typing passwords with a remote. GENTLE ON YOUR LINE If your subscription allows only one stream at a time, Flimmer pauses its library work while you watch, so your stream gets the connection. FLIMMER PLUS, IF YOU WANT IT Everything that plays is free, with no ads and no time limits. Flimmer Plus is an optional upgrade that adds sync of favourites and Continue Watching across your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, the provider vault, more than one profile, backup provider lines with automatic failover, and more personal collections. Choose monthly, yearly (with a free trial for new subscribers) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Family Sharing is included, at no extra cost. PRIVACY Your video never passes through our servers. An account is optional. If you create one, we store your account and profile details, favourites and resume points, any provider credential you choose to sync, feedback you send, and limited diagnostics you choose to attach. No trackers, no advertising, no third-party data-collection SDKs. The only measurement is a handful of anonymous milestone counts with no identifier in them, which you can switch off in Settings. Delete your account and account-linked data from Settings at any time. Flimmer is a player only. It does not include, host or provide any channels, films, series, playlists or subscriptions, and it is not affiliated with any IPTV or OTT provider. To use Flimmer you need your own account with a service you already pay for; you enter its address and credentials yourself. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to watch whatever you connect to. Flimmer does not endorse or promote the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission from the copyright holder. Flimmer Plus subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and renewals are charged within 24 hours before the period ends. A free trial, where offered, becomes a paid subscription when it ends unless cancelled. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flimmer.kjetil-dyrland.workers.dev/privacy

Screenshots

IPTVX4 screens
Flimmer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flimmer at none against IPTVX's shown. Flimmer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). IPTVX's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. IPTVX sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Flimmer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTVX ships an update every 2 days, Flimmer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPTVX versus Flimmer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTVXFlimmer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size505 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBending X - FZEKjetil Dyrland

Bugs and requests

IPTVX

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes on Apple TV
  • Playlist not loading
  • Parental controls not working
  • Chromecast not functioning
  • Sync issues between devices
Show 2 more
  • Freezing during playback
  • Buffering problems

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add TV guide notifications
  • Allow volume control via app
  • Improve Chromecast support
  • Implement background audio playback
  • Add multi-view/PIP mode
Show 3 more
  • Improve EPG time shifting
  • Allow more playlist customization
  • Provide lifetime purchase option

Flimmer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

IPTVX

Subscriptions6
  • FULL - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • FULL - 3 Months$10.493 Months
  • FULL - 6 Months$18.996 Months
Show 3 more
  • FULL for PRO$28.991 Year
  • FULL - Yearly$28.991 Year
  • FULL - Yearly - Family Sharing$56.001 Year
One-time12
  • Pro Free - TVFree
  • Cobalt Skin$4.99
  • Ocean Skin$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Arctic Night Skin + Icon$6.99
  • Midnight Skin + Icon$6.99
  • Miami Crime Theme$12.99
  • Halloween Theme$12.99
  • Día de los Muertos Theme$12.99
  • Throne of Dragons Theme$12.99
  • Throne of Ice Theme$12.99
  • West Coast Streets Theme$12.99
  • PRO - TV2 variants$44.99
3 purchases

Flimmer

Subscriptions2
  • Flimmer Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Flimmer Plus Yearly14 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flimmer Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is IPTVX free?
IPTVX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flimmer free?
Flimmer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IPTVX or Flimmer have ads?
IPTVX shows ads; Flimmer does not.
Which is updated more often, IPTVX or Flimmer?
IPTVX ships an update every 2 days, and Flimmer daily. Most recently, IPTVX was updated on October 28, 2026 and Flimmer on October 25, 2026.

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