Comparison

Smart IPTV Player vs Focus Player.

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

This app allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your IPTV provider. It offers a cinema-grade experience with features like EPG, VOD details, and cross-device syncing. Manage multiple playlists and enjoy a privacy-focused, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Live TV channel browsing with EPG
  • Movies and series VOD library with details
  • Continue watching across devices via iCloud
  • Favorites and multi-playlist management
  • Native Apple TV interface
  • Multiple audio and subtitle support
Features
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BigPlay turns your IPTV playlist into a beautiful streaming app. Add an M3U link, an Xtream Codes login or a Stalker portal and get live TV with a full guide, plus films and series with posters, trailers and details, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. No playlist yet? Explore BigPlay with built-in samples first. WHO'S WATCHING? Everyone at home gets their own profile, with their own playlists and My List. Kids profiles and category rules keep the right channels in front of the right people, and a PIN keeps each profile to its owner. LIVE TV WITH A FULL GUIDE • See what's on now and next on every channel • Scroll the full TV guide (EPG) by time • Favorite or hide a channel with a swipe • HD, FHD and 4K versions of a channel fold into one row • Live events gathered in one place MULTI-VIEW Watch up to four live channels on one screen. Tap a picture to hear it, double-tap for full screen. Two screens are free; Pro adds a third and fourth. FILMS AND SERIES, DONE RIGHT Your provider's library matched with posters, backdrops, ratings, cast, trailers and descriptions. Top 10 rows, Continue Watching and My List keep your next watch one tap away. SEARCH THAT GETS IT One ranked list across live TV, films and series, with each title once and typos forgiven. PLAY ON YOUR TV Send anything to Chromecast or AirPlay from one Play on menu and keep browsing while it plays. Screen mirroring plays video full screen on your TV. MADE FOR APPLE TV A real tvOS app with a cinematic design, profiles, Multi-View and a big-screen player built for the Siri Remote. DOWNLOAD AND WATCH OFFLINE With Pro, download films and episodes on iPhone and iPad. Downloads pick up where they stopped. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Continue Watching remembers your place and syncs with iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. A PLAYER THAT JUST PLAYS • Audio tracks and subtitles • 4K and HEVC streams • Picture in Picture • Autoplay for the next episode • M3U, M3U8 and HLS IN YOUR LANGUAGE BigPlay speaks English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE BigPlay is free to download and use, with ads. BigPlay Pro, monthly, yearly or lifetime, removes ads and unlocks Live TV all day, every playlist, four-screen Multi-View and downloads. One Pro covers all your devices. PLEASE NOTE BigPlay is a media player. It does not provide, host or sell any channels, films or series. Add a playlist from a provider you are allowed to use. Terms of Use: https://bigplayhd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bigplayhd.com/privacy

About

Focus Player.

Stream live TV channels, movies, and series in high definition. This app supports multi-screen viewing and includes parental controls. Users must provide their own content or memberships to watch.

Highlights
  • Live Channels in 4K
  • Watch Movies & Series
  • Multi Screen Support
  • User Friendly Interface
  • Parental Control
  • Internet Speed Test
Features
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Watch live TV, movies, and series with Focus Player. Key Features: Live Channels in 4K Watch movies & series Multi Screen Support User Friendly Interface Parental Control Internet speed Test Multiple Built in Players Important Information: Content Disclaimer: Focus Player does not provide or offer any media content directly. This applies universally to all IPTV applications. Users are required to add their own membership or supply their personal content to watch. Illustrative Screenshots: The screenshots displayed on this page are for demonstration purposes only and do not depict actual videos or their content. No Affiliation: Focus Player is not associated with, endorsed by, or connected to any third-party service providers. Legal Notice: https://good-game-player.com/disclaimer Privacy Policy: https://good-game-player.com/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://good-game-player.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Smart IPTV Player4 screens
Focus Player.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Player. at none against Smart IPTV Player's 3. Focus Player. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Smart IPTV Player's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price 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. Smart IPTV Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Focus Player. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Player. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart IPTV Player has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Smart IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Focus Player.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart IPTV Player ships an update weekly, Focus Player. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Smart IPTV Player versus Focus Player.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart IPTV PlayerFocus Player.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (68 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIrfan ShahRoberto Skowronsky

Customer experience

Smart IPTV Player

All ratings68 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

Focus Player.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Smart IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • BigPlay Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BigPlay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • BigPlay Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

Focus Player.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart IPTV Player free?
Smart IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Player. free?
Focus Player. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart IPTV Player or Focus Player.?
Focus Player. is rated higher. Smart IPTV Player averages 4.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Focus Player. averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart IPTV Player or Focus Player. have ads?
Smart IPTV Player shows ads; Focus Player. does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart IPTV Player or Focus Player.?
Smart IPTV Player ships an update weekly, and Focus Player. every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smart IPTV Player was updated on November 7, 2026 and Focus Player. on November 4, 2026.

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