ntPlayer vs XPTV
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
XPTV
This application allows users to subscribe to m3u links for access to a wide variety of TV channels. It supports numerous streaming formats and advanced display technologies like 4K and HDR.
- IPTV client
- M3U link subscription
- Supports m3u8, hls, mp4, mov
- IPV6 support
- 4K, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision support
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XPTV is an easy-to-use IPTV client. • Subscribe to m3u links to access more TV channels • Support almost all streaming formats, including m3u8, hls, mp4, and mov • Support IPV6 • Support 4k, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Email: bbc6bae9@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XPTV at 5.0 against ntPlayer's 4.2. XPTV also leads on ads (none vs shown). ntPlayer's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16). On price, update cadence, 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. ntPlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and XPTV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
XPTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntPlayer has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ntPlayer ships an update every 8 days, XPTV every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ntPlayer | XPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Hengdian Technology Co., Ltd. | 红玲 张 |
Customer experience
ntPlayer
XPTV
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
XPTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ntPlayer
- 免广告会员$1.99
XPTV
- Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Quarterly1 Month trial$1.993 Months
- Yearly1 Month trial$3.991 Year
