Comparison

SageIPTV vs Ib Player

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

Head to head
About

SageIPTV

This app allows you to watch live TV, movies, and series using M3U playlists. It offers playlist editing, parental controls, and an electronic program guide. Customize your viewing experience with reorderable channels and categories, and enjoy features like casting and playback speed control.

Highlights
  • M3U Playlist Editor
  • Parental Controls
  • EPG Integration
  • Channel & Category Management
  • Casting Support
  • Playback Speed Control
Features
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SageIPTV is an IPTV player. Use it to watch live, movies, and series on your phone. - Playlists Editor: move categories and channels to the desired positions (reorderable categories and channels), enable or disable channels and categories, view changes locally, or export and share the generated m3u playlist and use it with the m3u player of your choice. - Parental control: Enable parental control for categories and channels. - Electronic program guide (EPG) integration. - Extended M3U (groups and logos) playlists support - Display categories - Search categories by category name - Display channels from the selected category - Search channels by name - Grid or list view of TV channels - Manage playlists (add, update, refresh and delete playlist) - Jump, fast forward, and rewind - Cast Live channels and VODs. - Add to favourites/ remove from favourites - Xtream Codes support - Display Live, Videos and Series categories when you add portal info - Electronic program guide (EPG) integration for portals. - Playback speed - Scale the video interactively via zoom gestures - Move Portal categories to the desired positions - Disable/Enable portal categories - Reorder channels in live and vods to show preferred channels first. - Enable/disable channels in live and vods - Double tap to show the channel name in live and vod portal customization screens. Premium Access: - No Ads - Free support by email (same day) Make It Yours (optional auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly): unlocks custom app colors and dark mode. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SageIPTV Terms: https://www.sageiptv.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.sageiptv.com/privacy-policy

About

Ib Player

This app is a professional media player designed to quickly load and stream m3u playlists. Enjoy your favorite TV shows, movies, and sports in high quality across all screen resolutions, including 4K. It offers advanced controls, a simple user interface, and support for multiple languages and subtitles.

Highlights
  • Fast m3u playlist loading
  • High-quality streaming
  • Supports all screen resolutions (4K)
  • Add content to favorites
  • Select languages and subtitles
  • Parental control
Features
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The Best Media Player - Ib Player Are you looking for a professional m3u player that will quickly load your m3u playlist and play your favorite channels without any glitches? Meet Ib Player, which is an m3u stream player that works for iOS, tvOS. With an advanced m3u stream player, simple UI, and advanced m3u player controls, it’s the smarter and easier way to enjoy TV shows, movies, sports, or anything you like. Especially since the Ib Player supports all screen resolutions including 4k. ADD PLAYLISTS TO THE Ib Player Optimized for fast m3u streaming, our player for iOS, tvOS will easily load your m3u playlists. Watch your content in the highest quality with no lags or usual glitches you can find on similar m3u player m3u apps. Ib Player FEATURES: - easy process to stream m3u URLs or playlists - simple UI - Ib Player supports all screen resolutions of iPhone, iPad, Apple TV. - for movies and series see release date, content, actors, trailer, ratings - add channels and movies/series to favorites - supports VLC player, and Fast Streaming - select languages in movies and series - select subtitles, audio track in movies and series - parental control HOW TO USE OUR M3U STREAM PLAYER: - get an m3u url or playlist from your provider (we are just an Media player). - upload your playlist in our website. - activate your account via website or in-app purchase.

Screenshots

SageIPTV4 screens
Ib Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SageIPTV at 83% against Ib Player's 48%. SageIPTV also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Ib Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. SageIPTV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ib Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ib Player holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ib Player has 577 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of SageIPTV's written reviews are positive against 48% of Ib Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SageIPTV ships an update every 2 weeks, Ib Player every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SageIPTV versus Ib Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSageIPTVIb Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (25 ratings)4.7 (577 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings25577 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEL Hassan MatarIRBOETECH CO. LTD

Customer experience

SageIPTV

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Ib Player

All ratings470 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

SageIPTV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ib Player

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App not starting
  • Subscription not working
  • App crashing
  • App freezing
  • App not opening
Show 1 more
  • Demo movies only displayed

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to select external video player
  • Sync across devices
  • Pay one price for all devices

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SageIPTV

Subscriptions2
  • Make It Yours Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Make It Yours Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Premium access$22.99
1 purchases

Ib Player

One-time1
  • Activation$9.99

Questions

Is SageIPTV free?
SageIPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ib Player free?
Ib Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SageIPTV or Ib Player?
Ib Player is rated higher. SageIPTV averages 4.2 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Ib Player averages 4.7 from 577 ratings.
Do SageIPTV or Ib Player have ads?
SageIPTV shows ads; Ib Player does not.
Which is updated more often, SageIPTV or Ib Player?
SageIPTV ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ib Player every 2 months. Most recently, SageIPTV was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ib Player on November 3, 2026.

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