# APTV vs 飞牛

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 飞牛 at none against APTV's 1. APTV's advantage is chart position (#4 vs unranked) and ratings volume (729 vs 115). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. APTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 飞牛 asks for nothing beyond the download.

飞牛 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APTV has 729 ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of APTV's written reviews are positive against 73% of 飞牛's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

APTV ships an update fortnightly, 飞牛 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | APTV | 飞牛 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (729 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aptv/id1630403500/reviews) | **[4.8 (115 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6450000643/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **729** | 115 |
| Positive reviews | **75.1% of reviews** | 72.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#4** | — |
| Size | 227 MB | 171 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Suzhou Xiying Guangnian Technology Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1619964518) | [广州铁刃智造技术有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/1691489100) |

## What reviewers say

### APTV

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aptv/id1630403500)

**Currently charting:** #4 Top Free · Utilities, #128 Top Free (US App Store)

A versatile IPTV player offering real-time previews and playback capabilities for M3U playlists. It supports various streaming protocols, high-quality video decoding, and advanced IPTV features like EPG and channel management across multiple platforms.

**Highlights:** Real-time M3U playlist preview, Live playback and rewind (source dependent), HLS, HTTP, RTMP protocol support, 4K/HDR/HLG video decoding, EPG electronic program guide, Channel management (categorization, favorites, history), iCloud data synchronization

**Features:** Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APTV Pro | $4.99 | one-time |


### 飞牛

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6450000643)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is APTV free?

APTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 飞牛 free?

飞牛 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, APTV or 飞牛?

飞牛 is rated higher. APTV averages 4.6 out of 5 from 729 ratings, while 飞牛 averages 4.8 from 115 ratings.

### Do APTV or 飞牛 have ads?

Neither APTV nor 飞牛 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, APTV or 飞牛?

APTV ships an update fortnightly, and 飞牛 every 2 weeks. Most recently, APTV was updated on October 17, 2026 and 飞牛 on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*