Comparison

Smart IPTV Player vs Athkar App

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

Athkar App

Features
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الأذكار مجموعة كاملة من أذكار الصباح والمساء وأذكار المناسبات المختلفة، بخط واضح وتصنيف سهل، مع عداد تسبيح بسيط لتتبع أذكارك بأهداف قابلة للتخصيص (33، 99، 100، أو أي رقم تحدده). القرآن الكريم تصفح المصحف كاملاً (604 صفحة) بخط واضح، مع إمكانية حفظ علامات مرجعية للعودة إلى أي صفحة بسهولة، وتكبير وتصغير باللمس، ووضع خاص للأجهزة القابلة للطي يعرض صفحتين متقابلتين مثل المصحف الورقي. استمع للقرآن الكريم بصوت نخبة من القرّاء، ومنهم قرّاء بأسلوب "المعلّم" (تكرار وتعليم) مثل الشيخ المنشاوي، لمساعدتك على الحفظ والمراجعة — مع وضع تحفيظ مخصص يكرر الآيات ويختبر حفظك. الصلاة والقبلة أوقات صلاة دقيقة محسوبة حسب موقعك، مع تنبيهات قابلة للتخصيص لكل صلاة، وأذان بأصوات مختلف القراء (مكة، المدينة، القدس، وغيرهم). بوصلة قبلة دقيقة تدلّك على اتجاه القبلة أينما كنت. ويدجات ذكية أضف ويدجات أوقات الصلاة وآيات القرآن اليومية إلى الشاشة الرئيسية أو شاشة القفل لجهازك، تتحدّث تلقائياً وتتيح لك التنقل بين الآيات بسهولة. الحج والعمرة أدلة تفصيلية خطوة بخطوة لمناسك الحج والعمرة، لمرافقتك في رحلتك الإيمانية. خصوصيتك أولاً لا إعلانات، لا تتبع، لا حسابات مطلوبة. بياناتك تبقى على جهازك. لغات متعددة يدعم التطبيق العربية والإنجليزية والأردية والإسبانية، مع دعم كامل للاتجاه من اليمين لليسار وأنماط الخط المناسبة لكل لغة. جعله الله في ميزان حسناتكم. Athkar (Remembrance) A complete collection of morning and evening athkar, along with athkar for different occasions, in clear typography and easy categories — plus a simple Tasbeeh counter with customizable targets (33, 99, 100, or any number you choose). The Holy Quran Browse the full mushaf (604 pages) in clear print, save bookmarks to return to any page instantly, pinch-to-zoom and pan, and a dedicated foldable-device mode that shows two facing pages like a physical mushaf. Listen to the Quran recited by a curated selection of reciters, including "teacher-style" reciters (repeat & learn) like Sheikh Al-Minshawi, to help you memorize and review — plus a dedicated Memorization mode that repeats verses and tests what you've learned. Prayer & Qibla Accurate prayer times calculated from your location, with customizable alerts for each prayer, and adhan audio from a variety of reciters (Makkah, Madinah, Al-Quds, and more). A precise Qibla compass points you toward the Kaaba wherever you are. Smart Widgets Add prayer-time and daily Quran ayah widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen — they update automatically, and let you browse ayahs right from the widget. Hajj & Umrah Detailed, step-by-step guides for Hajj and Umrah rituals to accompany you on your spiritual journey.

Screenshots

Smart IPTV Player4 screens
Athkar App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athkar App at none against Smart IPTV Player's 3. Athkar App also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

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. Athkar App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart IPTV Player ships an update weekly, Athkar App every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smart IPTV Player versus Athkar App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart IPTV PlayerAthkar App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIrfan ShahFadi Abusafiyah

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

Athkar App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart IPTV Player free?
Smart IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Athkar App free?
Athkar App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart IPTV Player or Athkar App have ads?
Smart IPTV Player shows ads; Athkar App does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart IPTV Player or Athkar App?
Smart IPTV Player ships an update weekly, and Athkar App every 10 days. Most recently, Smart IPTV Player was updated on November 11, 2026 and Athkar App on November 10, 2026.

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