Launch Pad vs TV Smart Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Launch Pad
Plan your festival experience with this app. Discover artist profiles, set times, and set reminders for your favorite acts. Connect with friends offline, view maps, and see who's attending.
- Artist profiles
- Set times
- Offline reminders
- Festival maps
- Offline friend chat
- Friend location sharing
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Launch Pad features everything you need to know about your favourite festivals including: - Artist profiles - Set times - Reminders for your favourite acts (even if you have no internet) - Maps - Chat with your friends offline - See which of your Facebook friends are coming and where they are in the festival (if they share their location with you)
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 review sentiment: Launch Pad at 100% against TV Smart Player's 13%. Launch Pad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) 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. TV Smart Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Launch Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Launch Pad ships an update every 5 days, TV Smart Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Launch Pad | TV Smart Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (552 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 12.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 552 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Launch networks australia pty ltd | Vladislav Sevastianov |
Customer experience
Launch Pad
TV Smart Player
Bugs and requests
Launch Pad
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
Launch Pad
No in-app purchases
TV Smart Player
- Weekly Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- TV Smart Player Premium$19.99
Questions
Is Launch Pad free?
Is TV Smart Player free?
Do Launch Pad or TV Smart Player have ads?
Which is updated more often, Launch Pad or TV Smart Player?
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