EC Play vs TV Smart Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EC Play
Control your Electrocompaniet audio system remotely. Browse your music library and manage system settings directly from your iOS device. Access external inputs for a seamless listening experience.
- Remote control functionality
- System setup and control
- Music browsing from iOS
- Access to external inputs
- Manage system settings
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This is the remote control for the Electrocompaniet EC Living and Classic Line series. EC Play offers easy access to all features and settings of the system. It allows you to command your system, set it up and control it. Browse your music directly from your iOS device. The app can also function as a remote control, and can be used to access the external inputs of the EC Living and Classic Line products. With all your music at your fingertips, you can rediscover your collection.
TV Smart Player
Stream your own IPTV playlists and live media content to your TV. Supports a vast array of audio and video formats, with Chromecast casting capabilities. Users must provide their own legal content and playlists.
- Supports numerous audio/video formats
- Chromecast casting to TV
- User-provided content and playlists
- Live media streaming
- IPTV channel playback
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About app: TV Smart Player launcher boasts remarkable compatibility, supporting an array of formats such as mqv, pls, aifc, m4r, wav, 3gp, 3g2, flac, avi, m2a, aac, mpa, xhe, m3u, mov, aiff, ttml, vtt, m4v, amr, caf, m4a, m3u8, m4b, mp4, mp1, m1a, mp4, aax, mp2, w64, aa, mp3, itt, au, eac3, webvtt, vtt, ac3, m4p, loas, You can effortlessly select any live media format within our TV Smart Player app and cast it to your TV using Chromecast. Disclaimer: TV Smart Player does not provide any content or playlists and is designed to be used with users’ own created content or created playlists with legal content. Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Subscription options: Week Price: $ 2.99 Lifetime: $ 19.99 Privacy policy: https://sevadevelop.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-1624b4d078574bffa12b737ea7267c7d Terms of use: https://sevadevelop.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-544289f08a004b77a2c17e58000eeedc EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact: sevchikdev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EC Play at 5.0 against TV Smart Player's 3.5. EC Play also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). TV Smart Player's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (561 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. TV Smart Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. EC Play asks for nothing beyond the download.
EC Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Smart Player has 561 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of EC Play's written reviews are positive against 13% of TV Smart Player's.
EC Play ships an update every 3 months, TV Smart Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EC Play | TV Smart Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (561 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 12.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 561 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EC Living AS | Vladislav Sevastianov |
Customer experience
EC Play
TV Smart Player
Bugs and requests
EC Play
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TV Smart Player
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
1 request- Where can I download an M3U file?
In-app purchases
EC Play
No in-app purchases
TV Smart Player
- Weekly Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- TV Smart Player Premium$19.99
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