H8 Control vs OttPlayertv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H8 Control
Control your ZOOM H8 audio recorder wirelessly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Manage recording, playback, and input levels remotely. Requires a BTA-1 wireless adapter.
- Wireless control of ZOOM H8
- Remote recording, playback, and stopping
- Search forward functionality
- Input level monitoring
- iOS device compatibility
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H8 Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H8. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H8. Key functions, including recording, playback, stopping and searching forward, are possible. Input levels can also be monitored. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H8 with H8 Control.
OttPlayertv
Stream IPTV content from your ISP or other sources on various devices. Manage your playlists and channel icons centrally through a website. This app is a tool for easy IPTV viewing, requiring a separate playlist.
- Supports HLS, RTSP, TS by UDP, RTMP protocols
- M3U8 playlist support
- Easy playlist icon management
- Centralized control via website
- No ads
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Watch IPTV from your ISP or from other sources on phones, tablets, set-top box or TV! And all this is with centralized control via the website! App features: . Supports protocols: HLS, RTSP, TS by UDP, RTMP . Playlist support M3U8 . Easy management of playlist icons for channels . No ads CAUTION THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT CONTAIN TV CHANNELS AND IS AN INSTRUMENT FOR EASY VIEWING OF IPTV. To use, first of all you will need a list of channels (m3u8 playlist). You can get it from any your convenient source (your ISP, Internet Service Provider IPTV). 1. You need to create an account on the site https://ottplayer.tv; 2. Insert registration information in the application - login and password; 3. Download the playlist to the https://ottplayer.tv (previously downloaded from your source); 4. Snap the device to a playlist. 5. Enjoy watching!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OttPlayertv at 4.5 against H8 Control's 1.6. OttPlayertv also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 10%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). H8 Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OttPlayertv holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OttPlayertv has 9.3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of H8 Control's written reviews are positive against 48% of OttPlayertv's.
H8 Control ships an update every 8 months, OttPlayertv fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H8 Control | OttPlayertv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (9.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ZOOM CORPORATION | OttPlayer |
Customer experience
H8 Control
OttPlayertv
Bugs and requests
H8 Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OttPlayertv
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when trying to favorite a channel
- Doesn't load M3U playlists
- Glitches when leaving a channel
- Crashes after update
- Doesn't work on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to modify, arrange, and rename lists
- Add transfer between lists
- Add select or delete groups at once
- Add Chromecast support
- Add pop-up video view
In-app purchases
H8 Control
No in-app purchases
OttPlayertv
No in-app purchases
Questions
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