Comparison

MX Player vs OttPlayertv

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

Head to head
About

MX Player

This app plays all audio and video file formats, including HD and ultra HD. It automatically scans your device for media, offers gesture controls for volume and brightness, and supports features like playlists and screen locking. Enjoy your favorite movies and music with enhanced playback.

Highlights
  • Plays all video and audio formats
  • Automatic media scanning
  • Gesture controls for volume and brightness
  • Playlist creation
  • Supports HD and ultra HD playback
  • Screen locking feature
Features
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MX Player: All Media Player is an excellent media player. Enjoy the audio and video files with all of the features such as play, pause, list creation, saving, and shortening by title, artist, album, and so on. MX Player: All Media Player is intended to improve the user experience when listening to and watching videos. MX Player: All Media Player-mp3 music app supports Next, Previous, Rewind, Pause, Fast Forward, and a Queue of songs. MX Player: All Media video player HD is used to play all videos in all formats. HD is used to play different types of video formats like AVI, MP3, WAV, AAC, MOV, MP4, WMV, RMVB, FLAC, 3GP, M4V, MKV, TS, MPG, FLV, etc. MX Player: All Media video player On startup, it automatically scans and displays all your videos from your phone. Using the MX Player: All Media video player, you can play your high-resolution HD movies without any quality loss. It is the most powerful and easy-to-use player that supports almost all types of video. Video Player HD is a really good app to control your video volume and brightness without any quality loss. It is the most powerful and easy-to-use player that supports almost all types of video. Max video player is a really good app to control your video volume and brightness. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments, and gestures to control volume, brightness, and seeking. MX Player: All Media Show new web series and new action movies. Max Player HD displays the most recent shows, action movies such as Bollywood, and all of the most popular web series. Max Player downloads various video formats. Enjoy every moment of watching any video. Max Player High Quality supports all video formats, including ultra HD video files, and plays them within high-definition videos. Max Player Video is the best HD video player for iOS tablets and phones. Max Player Full is the best player for showing videos and movies in HD. ▶ Max Player HD Key Features lists all video files. ▶ Max player HD gets video directly from an SD card. ▶ Supports high-resolution HD video movies. ▶ Supports all popular video codec formats. ▶ Max Player HD searches all videos on your phone automatically. ▶ Swipe control for volume, brightness, and seeking ▶ You can lock and unlock the screen by pressing the icon. ▶ Displays Videos in Specific Folders ▶ Gesture Controls to Increase/Decrease Volume, Seek video Backwards or Forward. ▶ Supports auto-rotation and aspect-ratio adjustments. ▶ Plays all formats of videos. ▶ Video zoom options (aspect, full, custom) => Lock your screen when a video is playing. Search your favorite mp3 songs enjoy, listen, share this awesome app ▶ Developer's comment MX Player: All Media Player is the most complete video player. We listen to your feedback and develop it. Please give us many feature requests and feedback.

About

OttPlayertv

Stream IPTV content from your ISP or other sources on various devices. Manage your playlists and channel icons centrally through a website. Enjoy ad-free viewing of your favorite TV channels.

Highlights
  • Supports HLS, RTSP, TS by UDP, RTMP protocols
  • M3U8 playlist support
  • Easy playlist icon management
  • Ad-free viewing
  • Centralized control via website
Features
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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!

Screenshots

MX Player4 screens
OttPlayertv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OttPlayertv at none against MX Player's shown. OttPlayertv also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 16%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for MX Player against 4.5 for OttPlayertv. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 9.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of MX Player's written reviews are positive against 48% of OttPlayertv's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MX Player ships an update every 14 months, OttPlayertv fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MX Player versus OttPlayertv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMX PlayerOttPlayertv
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14K ratings)4.5 (9.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14K — better9.3K
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB94 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGabriel StevenOttPlayer

Customer experience

MX Player

All ratings14,080 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative82.1%

OttPlayertv

All ratings9,315 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative46.7%

User reviews

MX Player

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful application
  • 🚀 Great video player

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Ads are out of control
  • 🤯 Bombarded with ads
  • 😡 Too many ads
  • 😠 Ads overpower the app
  • 🤖 Feels like a junk app

OttPlayertv

From 9.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Amazing app
  • 🌟 Best in class
  • 👍 Very good app
  • 🎉 Excellent
  • 🤩 Awesome

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🔧 Not working
  • 🔍 Buggy
  • 🔌 Player is not working
  • 🔍 Unstable, too many interruptions

Bugs and requests

MX Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Video player not working
  • Can't play local media files
  • App keeps crashing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add background play option
  • Add repeat button

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

None

MX Player

No in-app purchases

None

OttPlayertv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MX Player free?
MX Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OttPlayertv free?
OttPlayertv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MX Player or OttPlayertv?
OttPlayertv is rated higher. MX Player averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while OttPlayertv averages 4.5 from 9.3K ratings.
Do MX Player or OttPlayertv have ads?
MX Player shows ads; OttPlayertv does not.
Which is updated more often, MX Player or OttPlayertv?
MX Player ships an update every 14 months, and OttPlayertv fortnightly. Most recently, MX Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and OttPlayertv on October 30, 2026.

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