Prime IPTV vs Hot Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prime IPTV
This application is a versatile video streaming player for live TV, movies, series, and TV catchup. It offers fast streaming, easy access, and advanced playback features like resume functionality and picture-in-picture. Users can manage content with sorting, searching, and favorites, and customize subtitle appearance.
- Live TV, Movies, and Series Streaming
- Resume functionality
- Fast streaming
- Auto-update TV Guide (EPG)
- Sorting and searching
- Add to favorites
- Parental Controls
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The Prime IPTV is a fantastic video streaming player that lets users watch Live TV, VOD, Series, and TV Catchup on their iPhones, iPads, tvOS, and Macs. Supported language (Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Dutch). Features Overview: * Live TV, Movies and Series Streaming Supported * Resume functionality for video * Fast streaming * Easy access * Auto-update TV Guide (EPG List) * Sorting and searching (Live tv, Movies, Series) * Possibility to add to favorites (Live tv, Movies, Series) * Support: TV Catch Up Streaming * Parental Controls * Show Hide Category List * Show Hide Content (Live Tv, Movie, Series, M3U) * Recent view list(Live Tv, Movie, Series, M3U) * Player: Dynamic language switching * Player: Embedded subtitle * Add Multiple URL * Multi TV Support * Subtitle Font Size, Font Text Color & Subtitle Background Color Change Setting. * Video Player In Picture To Picture Supported. Disclaimer: • No media or content is provided or included by Prime IPTV. • Users are responsible for their own content. • There is no affiliation between Prime IPTV and any third-party provider. • We do not support copyright-protected material being streamed without the authorization of the copyright holder. Our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/primeiptvapp/privacy-policy https://sites.google.com/view/primeiptvapp/terms-conditions
Hot Player
This application allows you to play your own video playlists using M3U/M3U8 links or Xtream Codes accounts. It supports high-quality playback with hardware decoding and offers features like EPG, subtitle selection, and resume playback. A premium subscription unlocks continued use after the trial period.
- M3U/M3U8 playlist support
- Xtream Codes account integration
- Hardware decoding up to 4K HDR10/HLG
- Live streams with EPG and auto-reconnect
- Audio and subtitle track selection
- Resume playback
- Voice search
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Hot Player is a video player for iPhone and iPad. Add your own playlist and play it with a fast, easy-to-use interface. Hot Player is a media player only: it does not provide, host or include any content, channels or playlists. How it works: - Add a playlist from a provider you already use: an M3U / M3U8 link, or an Xtream Codes account (server URL, username and password). - Tap "Upload your playlist" in the app: the page opens inside the app and links your playlist to this device. - Every feature is available to every user, in every country. Key Features: - M3U / M3U8 playlists and Xtream Codes accounts - Hardware decoding up to 4K, HDR10 and HLG - Live streams with EPG (TV guide) and automatic reconnection - Audio and subtitle track selection, external subtitles - Resume playback where you left off - Search by voice in your playlist - Favorites, PIN lock, hidden groups, sorting and search - Local copy of your playlist, available when the provider is unreachable - Available in 13 languages Free trial and Hot Player Premium: Hot Player is free to try on each device. After the trial, Hot Player Premium keeps the player active on the device; it does not include any content. Buy it at any time with the purchase icon in the menu or on the playlist home screen. Hot Player Premium: 1-year auto-renewable subscription, charged to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hotplayer.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hot Player at none against Prime IPTV's shown. Prime IPTV's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). 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
Both are free to download. Prime IPTV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Hot Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Prime IPTV holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prime IPTV has 180 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Prime IPTV's written reviews are positive against 39% of Hot Player's.
Prime IPTV ships an update every 4 weeks, Hot Player every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prime IPTV | Hot Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (180 ratings) — better | 3.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitthalbhai Dankhra | STE DIGI VIBES |
Customer experience
Prime IPTV
Hot Player
Bugs and requests
Prime IPTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hot Player
Reported bugs
22 issues- Video stream cuts out frequently
- App freezes at launch
- Playlist does not load
- App stops working after the first day or after payment
- App is not working since a few days
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- App flickers and shows different colors on startup
- Live TV, movies, or series cannot be watched on phone
- Movies cannot be watched for months
- No sound on series or videos
- App is barely working on iPad
- Server connection error
- Stream hangs or freezes
- App keeps stopping and cutting off the stream
- Lost sound for app
- Update broke functionality
- Cannot use purchased membership on Apple TV
- Issues with trial period after payment
- Cannot sort channels other than alphabetical
- Channel guide is a multi-step process
- Last entries not visible when scrolling categories
- Content audio language is fixed to TR
- Lifetime subscription switched to yearly
Requested features
10 requests- Add Picture-in-Picture (PIP) functionality
- Add user agent edit option
- Add user management for device licenses
- Add ability to sort TV favorites
- Add support for HDR HLG and HDR10
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- Add Siri or iPhone keyboard support for search
- Add ability to designate favorites more easily
- Add a simple view of upcoming programs
- Add sign out option
- Add one-time payment for the app across platforms
In-app purchases
Prime IPTV
- Premium Plan For iPhone, iPad$4.991 Year
- Premium Plan For Mac$4.991 Year
- Premium Plan For Apple TV$4.991 Year
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- Premium Plan For All Devices$8.991 Year
Hot Player
- One-Year Access (iOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access (tvOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access (macOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access$5.99
Questions
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