PlatinumTV vs Apex Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlatinumTV
Stream over 100 live TV channels covering sports, news, and drama on your favorite devices. Enjoy features like multiple simultaneous streams and Cloud DVR for an enhanced viewing experience.
- 100+ live TV channels
- Sports, news, and drama content
- Multiple stream support
- Cloud DVR functionality
- iPhone and iPad streaming
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Watch PlatinumTV on your streaming devices, 100+ channels for sports, news, drama and more. Multiple streams and Cloud DVR enhance your viewing experience. The TV you love, now streaming on your iPhone or iPad.
Apex Player
Stream live TV and on-demand content using your own providers. This media player requires you to add your own playlists or content sources to function. It does not come with any pre-loaded channels or media.
- Stream live TV
- On-demand content playback
- Add custom playlists
- Supports own content sources
- Media player functionality
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Apex Player is a media player that allows you to stream live TV and on-demand content from your own providers. The app does not include any built-in channels or media. You will need to add your own playlists or content sources to use the application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Apex Player at 5.0 against PlatinumTV's 3.3. Apex Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PlatinumTV's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
Apex Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
PlatinumTV ships an update every 5 months, Apex Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlatinumTV | Apex Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Platinum Connect LLC | Timothy Pierce |
Customer experience
PlatinumTV
Apex Player
In-app purchases
PlatinumTV
No in-app purchases
Apex Player
No in-app purchases
