SWIPTV vs Fred TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWIPTV
This application allows users to watch live TV, movies, and series from their own IPTV playlists. It supports M3U playlists and Xtream Codes API, offering features like catch-up, HDR playback, and subtitle integration. Users can also download content for offline viewing and sync their watch history.
- M3U and Xtream Codes API support
- Live TV, Movies, and Series playback
- Catchup and Replay functionality
- HDR and Dolby Vision support
- Picture in Picture (PiP) mode
- Trakt and TMDB integration
- 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/
Fred TV
This application allows users to import and manage IPTV channels from various sources. It offers fast performance, low memory usage, and the ability to add favorite channels.
- Import IPTV channels from M3U File, M3U link, Xtream
- Supports multiple IPTV sources
- Low RAM usage and fast speeds
- Instant channel search
- Refresh IPTV sources
- Add channels to favorites
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Fred TV is the best open-source IPTV app. It's ultra fast and super simple to use. Our open-source commitment means this application is truly yours, forever. - Import your IPTV channels from any source (M3U File, M3U link, Xtream) - Multi IPTV sources - Super low RAM usage, crazy speeds, and instant search - Refresh your sources when you need it - Add channels to favorites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SWIPTV at Free against Fred TV's $3.99. SWIPTV also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 46%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Fred TV's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads and device support 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; Fred TV costs $3.99 up front. SWIPTV sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fred TV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fred TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWIPTV has 125 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of SWIPTV's written reviews are positive against 46% of Fred TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SWIPTV ships an update weekly, Fred TV monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWIPTV | Fred TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (125 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CreativeMind | Frederic Lachapelle |
Customer experience
SWIPTV
Fred TV
Bugs and 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
Fred TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Fred TV
No in-app purchases
