Comparison

StrymTV vs TV Smart Player

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

Head to head
About

StrymTV

This app is a powerful M3U playlist player for iOS devices, enabling you to watch live TV streams anytime, anywhere. It supports unlimited playlists, background playback, and a wide range of media formats. Manage your playlists, save favorites, and access recently played content with ease.

Highlights
  • Unlimited M3U playlist import
  • Background playback for audio/video
  • AirPlay support
  • Multiple video & audio format support
  • Automatic playlist updates
  • Favorites list
  • URL schemes for direct streaming
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StrymTV turns your iPhone and iPad into a fast, elegant M3U playlist player — watch your own live TV and streams anytime, anywhere. Bring your own remote or local M3U playlists and play them in a clean, redesigned player built to feel right at home on iOS. WHAT YOU CAN DO Unlimited playlists - Import as many remote or local M3U playlists as you like. Powerful built-in player - Smooth playback for your own live and on-demand streams. - AirPlay to an external display in full screen. - Background playback — keep listening with the screen off or while using other apps. - in App - Picture in Picture — keep watching while you look for another channel. Broad format support - HTTP, HLS, M3U8, MMS, RTSP, TS, MPEG-TS and more. Auto-updating playlists - Keep your remote playlists fresh automatically. Playlist manager - Organize, edit and preview your local playlists with ease. Favorites - Save any channel or stream for one-tap access. History - Replay, copy or edit your recently played streams. Open and share with URL schemes - Open any stream instantly with strymtv://player/YOUR-STREAM-URL from a browser or shortcut. - Share your playlists with a tap. Fast, intelligent M3U parser - Large playlists load quickly and reliably. IMPORTANT — BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT StrymTV is a player only. It does not provide, include or host any channels, media or content, aside from a few royalty-free sample streams: - Big Buck Bunny — Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 - Sintel — Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 - Tears of Steel — Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 You must supply your own streams and playlists. StrymTV has no affiliation with any third-party provider. Please do not stream copyright-protected material without the copyright holder's permission. All content shown in the screenshots is for illustration only and is not included in the app. Privacy Policy: https://strymtv.com/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://strymtv.com/conditions/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous audio/video formats
  • Chromecast casting to TV
  • User-provided content and playlists
  • Live media streaming
  • IPTV channel playback
Features
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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

Screenshots

StrymTV4 screens
TV Smart Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

StrymTV and TV Smart Player both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 55% of StrymTV's written reviews are positive against 13% of TV Smart Player's. StrymTV also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). TV Smart Player's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (561 vs 15). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. TV Smart Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. StrymTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for StrymTV against 3.5 for TV Smart Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TV Smart Player has 561 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of StrymTV's written reviews are positive against 13% of TV Smart Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrymTV ships an update every 5 months, TV Smart Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StrymTV versus TV Smart Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrymTVTV Smart Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)3.5 (561 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews — better12.6% of reviews
Number of ratings15561 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTelli Apps, LLCVladislav Sevastianov

Customer experience

StrymTV

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative34.4%

TV Smart Player

All ratings552 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative35.5%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive12.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative83.9%

User reviews

StrymTV

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Works perfectly
  • 👍 Able to stream many channels
  • 👍 Best app on the AppStore

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezes frequently
  • 🐛 Streams don't load
  • 🐛 Unreliable servers
  • 🔋 Lots of ads
  • 🐛 Crashes often

TV Smart Player

From 561 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Fastamu
  • ✨ Very good

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Bad
  • 🚫 ZERO!!
  • 🚫 Is a scam
  • 🚫 Nothing works
  • 🚫 Don't Download

Bugs and requests

StrymTV

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playlist not working
  • Channels not showing up
  • Streams not loading
  • App not working after update
  • Search function not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Chromecast support
  • Add EPG guide
  • Add picture-in-picture mode
  • Add more Spanish channels
  • Add cricket channels

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

None

StrymTV

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TV Smart Player

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • TV Smart Player Premium$19.99

Questions

Is StrymTV free?
StrymTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TV Smart Player free?
TV Smart Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StrymTV or TV Smart Player?
TV Smart Player is rated higher. StrymTV averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while TV Smart Player averages 3.5 from 561 ratings.
Do StrymTV or TV Smart Player have ads?
Both StrymTV and TV Smart Player show ads.
Which is updated more often, StrymTV or TV Smart Player?
StrymTV ships an update every 5 months, and TV Smart Player every 6 days. Most recently, StrymTV was updated on October 29, 2026 and TV Smart Player on October 27, 2026.

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