RoyalGo vs IPTV Player by Smart Stream
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoyalGo
This application provides a straightforward M3U playlist player with a comfortable viewing experience. It allows users to easily navigate and play content from their own IPTV playlists, offering seeking and jumping features within the video player.
- Simple design for quick navigation
- Full-featured video player
- Seeking and jumping capabilities
- Comfortable color scheme
- User-provided playlist support
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RoyalGo Simpliest M3U Player which offer a perfect Video Player to feel the TV experience in your pocket Features ? - A Simple design to navigate quickly to the playlist content - A Perfect Video Player with seeking and jumping features - Colors choosen carefully to make you comfortable while watching NOTE: We don't provide any IPTV playlist and the app doesn't have any default IPTV m3u playlist, you need to use your own m3u playlist from your IPTV provider
IPTV Player by Smart Stream
This app allows you to watch live TV, movies, and series by adding your own playlists. It offers features like favoriting content, smart search, and background playback, utilizing the VLCKit player.
- Watch live TV, movies, and series
- Add M3U and Xtream playlists
- Favorite content for quick access
- Smart search functionality
- Adjust video aspect ratio
- Background stream playback
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IPTV Player by Smart Stream - Your Ultimate Streaming Solution Watch your favorite digital content, live TV streams, movies, and series with the IPTV Player by Smart Stream. This complete smart IPTV player solution is now available for download. Disclaimer: IPTV Player by Smart Stream does not provide any content and has no affiliation with any third-party provider. Features: * Browse movies and series in detail, with support for seasons and episodes for series. * Favorite your content like movies, series, live TVs, and videos for quick access. * Use smart search to find what you're looking for. * Change the video's aspect ratio to watch in your style. * Add multiple m3u stream & Xtream stream playlists. * Continue playing your stream in the background. Warnings: * It uses the VLCKit player, maintained by the developer of VLC. * The screenshots shown are examples only and do not point to any actual video content. Neither IPTV Player by Smart Stream nor its founder provides digital content and is not responsible for your content. To use this application, you are asked to provide your digital content. * Sample videos and images are in the Public Domain and do not violate any copyright. Disclaimer: * IPTV Player by Smart Stream does not provide or solicit any audiovisual content to users. * IPTV Player by Smart Stream has no affiliation with any third-party provider. * Users must provide their content. * We strictly do not endorse the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission from the copyright holder. Subscription Information: Recurring billing. Cancel anytime. $1.99 for the first month then $19.99/year or 3 Days Free Trial then $1.99/week Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US, and are subject to change without notice. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOkkQbSFKM02clBXZs8ETgRwuxUPMt66_c3G7b4zrRc/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WDOMoyUJmpIshCDJ69Gb9rkyqUbhQ7UgJxANAQbFHhA/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IPTV Player by Smart Stream at 4.7 against RoyalGo's 1.0. IPTV Player by Smart Stream also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). RoyalGo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. IPTV Player by Smart Stream sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. RoyalGo asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPTV Player by Smart Stream holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTV Player by Smart Stream has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RoyalGo ships an update every 4 months, IPTV Player by Smart Stream monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoyalGo | IPTV Player by Smart Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kareem almurtadha | Happy Tech LTD |
Customer experience
RoyalGo
IPTV Player by Smart Stream
In-app purchases
RoyalGo
No in-app purchases
IPTV Player by Smart Stream
- Pro Weekly Membership3 Days trial$1.497 Days
- Pro Yearly Membership1 Month trial$14.991 Year
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