Comparison

Smart IPTV Player vs Tiny TV

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

Head to head
About

Smart IPTV Player

Control your TV and browse live listings with this universal remote and TV guide app. It offers personalized recommendations, a comprehensive guide to discover shows, and a replica of physical remote buttons for easy navigation. Stream YouTube content directly to your devices.

Highlights
  • Universal remote control
  • Personalized TV program guide
  • Show discovery and recommendations
  • Physical remote replica interface
  • YouTube live casting
  • Voice control for basic TV functions
Features
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Smart IPTV Player is a powerful, hardware-accelerated media player engineered to stream your personal M3U and M3U8 playlists with pristine clarity. Designed with a sleek, cinematic interface, Smart IPTV Player gives you complete control over your legitimate streaming links, local files, and Xtream API accounts on iPhone and iPad. KEY FEATURES: • ADVANCED PLAYLIST COMPATIBILITY Load streaming sources effortlessly via remote M3U / M3U8 URLs, local playlist file uploads from the Files app, or Xtream Codes API endpoints. • HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIDEO ENGINE Experience smooth, hardware-accelerated HLS playback supporting 4K, FHD, HD, and SD adaptive bitrate streams with Dolby-ready multi-audio channel decoding. • ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG) Stay on schedule with full XMLTV and EPG integration. Track current broadcasts, upcoming programming, and live progress bars in real time. • PICTURE-IN-PICTURE & AIRPLAY Multitask seamlessly using iOS Picture-in-Picture (PiP) or cast your favorite content to your Apple TV and AirPlay-enabled screens with a single tap. • FAVORITES & ORGANIZED CATEGORIES Organize thousands of channels with instant category filters, search indexing, and a quick-access Favorites list. • 100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE Your playlists, credentials, and viewing habits remain strictly confidential. All stream parsing and history records are processed locally in your device's sandbox with zero remote logging. ================================== IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE: ================================== 1. Smart IPTV Player is purely an empty-shell media player utility. It DOES NOT provide, host, bundle, or distribute any media content, TV channels, or streaming links. 2. Users must provide and supply their own content, valid M3U playlist URLs, or authorized streaming credentials. 3. Smart IPTV Player has no affiliation with any third-party IPTV providers, broadcasters, or subscription services. 4. We do not endorse, promote, or facilitate the streaming of copyrighted materials without proper authorization from the respective copyright holders.

About

Tiny TV

Features
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Tiny TV is the coziest way to watch live TV, shows, and movies — beautifully displayed, natively, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Bring your own sources and Tiny TV turns them into a premium, Apple-native experience: a real TV guide, rich detail pages, and a player that feels right at home on every screen. A TV GUIDE HUMANS ACTUALLY LIKE • The classic channel grid, minus everything you hated about it • Fast, smooth scrolling with channel logos and program info • Categories, favorites, and instant channel previews EVERYTHING YOU'D WANT. INCLUDED. • Live TV with a full program guide • Movies & shows with rich detail pages — ratings, trailers, cast & more • Global search across everything • Offline downloads • Picture in picture and AirPlay • Dolby Vision + HDR playback • Subtitles and playback speed control • Continue watching, synced with iCloud • Custom app icons DESIGNED FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — one app, every screen • Watch history and favorites follow you across devices with iCloud BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Tiny TV is a player and organizer, not a content service. Connect your own provider or playlist. Tiny TV does not provide any content. Use Tiny TV only with content you are allowed to access. Privacy Policy: https://tinytv.stream/privacy Terms of Use: https://tinytv.stream/terms

Screenshots

Smart IPTV Player4 screens
Tiny TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny TV at Free against Smart IPTV Player's $2.99. Tiny TV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 22 months). Smart IPTV Player's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On in-app purchases 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

Tiny TV is free to download; Smart IPTV Player costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart IPTV Player ships an update every 22 months, Tiny TV every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart IPTV Player versus Tiny TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart IPTV PlayerTiny TV
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.4 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB96 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSyarif AyraZMH

In-app purchases

None

Smart IPTV Player

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart IPTV Player free?
Smart IPTV Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny TV free?
Tiny TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart IPTV Player or Tiny TV have ads?
Smart IPTV Player shows ads; Tiny TV does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart IPTV Player or Tiny TV?
Smart IPTV Player ships an update every 22 months, and Tiny TV every 10 days. Most recently, Smart IPTV Player was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tiny TV on October 31, 2026.

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