Sky IPTV Player vs SWIPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky IPTV Player
This app functions as an advanced media player for IPTV and OTT services. It allows users to add and manage multiple playlists, stream live TV, movies, and series, and offers features like parental controls and subtitle management.
- Add and manage multiple playlists (Xtream API, M3U)
- Stream live TV, movies, series, and catch-up content
- Built-in powerful media player
- Parental controls
- Automatic subtitle and audio track download
- Resume playback for movies and series
- TV Guide/EPG support
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APP FEATURES: - Ads Free (No Ads). - Support: Add Playlist from Xtream API. - Support: M3U Playlist - Support: Add Multiple Playlists. - Support: Built-in powerful OTT/ IPTV Media Player. - Support: Attractive & impressive layout and user-friendly design. - Support: TV, Movies, Series & Catch-up. - Support: Recently Added Movies and Series. - Support: Recently Watched Movies & Series. - Support: Add to favourite list (Live TV, Movies and Series). - Support: Search functionality. - Support: TMDb Information for movies and series. - Support: Refresh function for Live TV, Movies, Series & TV Catch-up. - Support: TV Guide/ EPG (Electronic Program Guide). - Support: Parent Control. - Support: Auto-Download Subtitles, Audio & Video Tracks. - Support: Resume the video from where you stopped for movies & series. - Support: 25+ language translations (English, Arabic, French, German, Italy, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, and many more languages). Premium Feature: Ability to select your preferred subtitle language (Auto-Download) for Movies and Series. Even if your playlist provider has no subtitles. And much more features are included in our IPTV/OTT Player app! We are always updating the App regularly. Download our app now! and enjoy the comprehensive features in one App. Our app "Sky IPTV Player" is a complete user-defined Advanced OTT/ IPTV solution for live TV and non-live videos. IMPORTANT NOTES: - We are not offering any kind of IPTV services like IPTV/OTT subscriptions, streams, or media content. - The user must contact the TV Cable or IPTV/Media service provider for a subscription. - We are only the developer company for this media player app. For more info: Please visit: https://skymediaplayer.com
SWIPTV
Watch live TV, movies, and series from your own IPTV playlists. This app supports M3U playlists and Xtream Codes API, offering smooth playback with advanced features like catchup, HDR, and subtitle integration.
- M3U & Xtream Codes API support
- Live TV, Movies, Series playback
- Catchup and Replay functionality
- HDR and Dolby Vision support
- Trakt.tv integration
- Subtitle search and download
- Offline downloads
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Swiptv - IPTV Player for M3U & Xtream Watch IPTV on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV with a fast, modern player. Swiptv is a powerful IPTV player compatible with M3U playlists, Xtream Codes API, designed for smooth playback, live TV, movies, series. - IPTV PLAYER IPTV (M3U, Xtream) Add multiple IPTV playlists. Full support for M3U playlists, Xtream Codes API. Live TV, Movies, Series Watch live TV, movies, series from your IPTV playlists. Catchup / Replay Access past programs, watch missed content easily. - PLAYER EXPERIENCE Smooth IPTV Player Fast, stable IPTV player inspired by IPTV Smarters, Tivimate, Smart IPTV. HDR, Dolby Vision High-quality playback with HDR, Dolby Vision support. Multiple Players VLC, KSPlayer supported. Picture in Picture (PiP) Keep watching IPTV while using other apps. Multi Player Watch multiple streams at the same time. - ADVANCED FEATURES Trakt Integration Sync watch history, track movies, series. OpenSubtitles Search, download subtitles instantly. Fast Refresh Update playlists quickly with optimized refresh system. Favorites Create custom categories, access content instantly. TMDB Integration Posters, ratings, metadata for movies, series. Multi Device iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV support. Offline Downloads Download content, watch anytime. - UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES Unlimited Catchup Full EPG (TV Guide) Unlimited Refresh - DISCLAIMER Swiptv does not provide IPTV playlists or content. Users must provide their own content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SWIPTV at 72% against Sky IPTV Player's 7%. SWIPTV also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.2 vs 1.0). Sky IPTV Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and chart position (#179 vs unranked). On ads 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
SWIPTV is free to download; Sky IPTV Player costs $9.99 up front. SWIPTV sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sky IPTV Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
SWIPTV holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWIPTV has 123 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Sky IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 72% of SWIPTV's.
Sky IPTV Player ships an update every 2 months, SWIPTV weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky IPTV Player | SWIPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sky Technology Services Pty Ltd | CreativeMind |
Customer experience
Sky IPTV Player
SWIPTV
Bugs and requests
Sky IPTV Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SWIPTV
Reported bugs
32 issues- App crashes on Apple TV after updates
- Playlist refresh errors on Apple TV
- Movie downloads not working
- Scrubbing forward/back doesn't work on demand content
- App crashes on load, EPG not loading
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- Downloads only the last item when multiple selected
- Favorites and edited categories do not sync between devices
- Recently played list never updates
- App stopped working after 2 weeks
- Movies no longer showing up
- No stream works, no video loads
- Downloads not working
- Player causes a lot of buffering
- Freezes all the time on Apple TV
- Black screen after update
- Lagging and takes forever to refresh
- App repeats last 4 seconds in PIP mode
- No sound when AirPlay
- Player is paused when changing screen on MacBook
- Ksplayer not working
- Errors trying to refresh only on Apple TV
- App doesn't work on Apple TV after new update
- Crashes on load, EPG not loading
- Downloads not working
- Movie downloads not working
- App crashes every time on Apple TV
- Stopped working after 2 weeks
- Movies are gone
- No stream works
- Apple TV keeps crashing
- EPG doesn't work
- Glitchy
Requested features
13 requests- Android and Android TV app
- Lifetime subscription option
- Multi-view/tiling of multiple channels
- Ability to mark episodes/seasons as watched
- Rewind live channels
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- Download series for offline viewing
- Casting to Apple TV and Chromecast
- Auto or manual hide feature for the menu
- More customization for hiding tabs
- Movie trailers
- Aspect ratio fitting full screen on iPhone
- Mark prior episodes as watched
- Lifetime purchase option
In-app purchases
Sky IPTV Player
No in-app purchases
SWIPTV
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro 3 month (not sale anymore)$2.993 Months
- Monthly - Family$3.991 Month
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- Bi-Yearly$9.996 Months
- Yearly1 Year trial$17.991 Year
- Bi-Yearly - Family$19.996 Months
- Yearly - Family1 Year trial$34.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$79.99
Questions
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