ntPlayer vs AM3U
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ntPlayer
Stream live TV, on-demand videos, TV series, and shows on your iPhone and iPad. This media player supports various playlist formats and offers features for easy channel management and quick access to favorites.
- Supports M3U, M3U8, TXT files
- Add playlists via local files, LAN, or URLs
- Manage channels by groups
- Favorite channels
- Watch live TV, VOD, series, and shows
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App Description ntPlayer is a lightweight streaming media video player that lets you easily watch live TV, on-demand videos (VOD), TV series, and shows on your iPhone and iPad. With a simple and user-friendly interface and convenient features, it provides an enjoyable viewing experience. Features Supports M3U, M3U8, and TXT files Add playlists via local files, LAN, or online URLs Manage channels by groups to easily find your favorite channels Favorite channels for quick access Disclaimer Does not provide any media content; all content is supplied by the user Not affiliated with any third-party content providers This app does not support playing copyrighted content without permission from the copyright owner
AM3U
This application allows you to watch IPTV streams on your mobile device. It functions solely as a player, requiring you to add your own playlists via iCloud, URL, GitHub, or sharing from other apps. Supports M3U, M3U8, and TXT playlist formats.
- Watch IPTV streams
- Add playlists via URL
- Add playlists via iCloud
- Add playlists via GitHub
- Share playlists from other apps
- Supports M3U, M3U8, TXT formats
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Watch IPTV on your phone The application is only a player and does not contain any preset channels. You can add a playlist with: • iCloud • Url • GitHub • Share from other App Support: M3U M3U8 TXT
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AM3U at none against ntPlayer's 1. AM3U also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). ntPlayer's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. ntPlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AM3U asks for nothing beyond the download.
AM3U holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 185 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of ntPlayer's written reviews are positive against 43% of AM3U's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ntPlayer ships an update every 8 days, AM3U every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ntPlayer | AM3U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (83 ratings) | 4.6 (185 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 185 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | Beijing Hengdian Technology Co., Ltd. | 汝泉 张 |
Customer experience
ntPlayer
AM3U
Bugs and requests
ntPlayer
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes on iOS 14
- No sound in new version
- App crashes after updating to black icon version
- App crashes after updating to latest version
- App crashes when updating m3u list
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- App crashes on iOS 16
- App crashes on iOS 12
- App crashes on 2.6.1 latest version
- App crashes on 2.6.1 new version
- Export source unresponsive
- Favorites disappear after restart
- Error when adding deleted URL
- App unusable after update
- Favorite does not work
Requested features
17 requests- Add Apple TV version
- Add macOS version
- Add iPad version
- Add picture-in-picture
- Add background playback
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- Add screen casting
- Add recording function
- Add locking for categories
- Add channel sorting by letter
- Add thumbnail previews
- Add program guide
- Add Italian language support
- Add WebDAV support
- Add fast-forward/rewind shortcuts
- Change ads to only startup ads
- Allow progress bar dragging in portrait mode
- Return to 2.0 version
AM3U
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ntPlayer
- 免广告会员$1.99
AM3U
No in-app purchases
