shayen vs OttPlayertv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
shayen
Discover local places, events, and activities with community reviews. Users provide feedback to rate the quality of establishments, helping others make informed decisions.
- Discover local places
- Find events and activities
- Community reviews
- User feedback system
- Rate place quality
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ئاشناکردنی شوێن و ئیڤێنت و چالاکیە ناوخۆییەکانە بە چین و توێژەکانی کۆمەڵگە و ئەوکەسانەی سەردانیان کردووە و لەڕێگەی هەڵسەنگاندنی سەردانیکەرانەوە لەڕێگەی فیدباکەوە ئاستی باشی و خراپی شوێنەکە دیاریدەکات
OttPlayertv
Stream IPTV content from your ISP or other sources on various devices. Manage your playlists and channel icons centrally through a website. Enjoy ad-free viewing of your favorite TV channels.
- Supports HLS, RTSP, TS by UDP, RTMP protocols
- M3U8 playlist support
- Easy playlist icon management
- Ad-free viewing
- Centralized control via website
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Watch IPTV from your ISP or from other sources on phones, tablets, set-top box or TV! And all this is with centralized control via the website! App features: . Supports protocols: HLS, RTSP, TS by UDP, RTMP . Playlist support M3U8 . Easy management of playlist icons for channels . No ads CAUTION THIS SOFTWARE DOES NOT CONTAIN TV CHANNELS AND IS AN INSTRUMENT FOR EASY VIEWING OF IPTV. To use, first of all you will need a list of channels (m3u8 playlist). You can get it from any your convenient source (your ISP, Internet Service Provider IPTV). 1. You need to create an account on the site https://ottplayer.tv; 2. Insert registration information in the application - login and password; 3. Download the playlist to the https://ottplayer.tv (previously downloaded from your source); 4. Snap the device to a playlist. 5. Enjoy watching!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OttPlayertv at none against shayen's shown. OttPlayertv also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). shayen's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 48%). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OttPlayertv holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OttPlayertv has 9.3K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of shayen's written reviews are positive against 48% of OttPlayertv's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
shayen ships an update every 3 months, OttPlayertv fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | shayen | OttPlayertv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (9.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 47.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 9.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | handreen omar | OttPlayer |
Customer experience
shayen
OttPlayertv
Bugs and requests
shayen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
OttPlayertv
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when trying to favorite a channel
- Doesn't load M3U playlists
- Glitches when leaving a channel
- Crashes after update
- Doesn't work on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to modify, arrange, and rename lists
- Add transfer between lists
- Add select or delete groups at once
- Add Chromecast support
- Add pop-up video view
In-app purchases
shayen
No in-app purchases
OttPlayertv
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is shayen free?
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