OttPlayertv vs IPTV Smarters Plus Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
IPTV Smarters Plus Player
Stream live TV channels from your ISP or online sources. Organize playlists, cast to various devices, and download video-on-demand content. Supports multiple network protocols and EPG formats for a comprehensive viewing experience.
- Chromecast casting
- Playlist editing and grouping
- Parental controls
- VOD download
- Xtream-Codes API support
- Favorite channels
- 4K playback
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Watch IPTV from your Internet Service Provider or free live TV channels from any other source on the web. Features: - Cast to your Chromecast device with MPEG-TS and HLS support (Fire TV, Google TV, Smart TV, Chromecast, etc) - Edit your playlists as you want by grouping removing specific groups - Parent control (Premium) - Download VOD content and save it locally - Catch-up / TV archive (Premium) - EPG reminders with local notifications (Premium) - Picture in Picture and live recording (Premium) - Support Xtream-Codes API - Save your favorite channels - Sorting and searching - Built-in powerful IPTV player with support for 4K (change aspect ratio) - Supports network protocols: FTP, HTTP, MMS, RSS/Atom, RTMP, RTP (unicast or multicast), RTSP, UDP, Sat-IP, Smooth Streaming - EPG support in XMLTV, GZIP format - Simple layout and more user-friendly Disclaimer: - GSE Smart IPTV is a video player without any content. - GSE Smart IPTV does not offer any kind of content or media, users must provide their own content. - We simply handle the user information in an intuitive way as long as the user have the access. - We do not endorse the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission from the copyright holder. Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://sites.google.com/view/gseiptv https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OttPlayertv at none against IPTV Smarters Plus Player's 3. OttPlayertv also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (48% vs 27%). On price, rating, device support 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 Smarters Plus Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.29 per month. OttPlayertv asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for OttPlayertv against 4.5 for IPTV Smarters Plus Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9.3K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of OttPlayertv's written reviews are positive against 27% of IPTV Smarters Plus Player's.
OttPlayertv ships an update fortnightly, IPTV Smarters Plus Player every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | OttPlayertv | IPTV Smarters Plus Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.3K ratings) | 4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better | 27.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 2.3K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| 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, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OttPlayer | Andre Marinho |
Customer experience
OttPlayertv
IPTV Smarters Plus Player
User reviews
OttPlayertv
From 9.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Amazing app
- 🌟 Best in class
- 👍 Very good app
- 🎉 Excellent
- 🤩 Awesome
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🔧 Not working
- 🔍 Buggy
- 🔌 Player is not working
- 🔍 Unstable, too many interruptions
IPTV Smarters Plus Player
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast response
- 👍 Does its job well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work after update
- 🐛 Crashes, crashes, crashes
- 🐛 Doesn't load playlist
- 🐛 Keeps asking to pay again
- 🐛 Doesn't allow to load m3u or xtream codes
Bugs and 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
IPTV Smarters Plus Player
Reported bugs
5 issues- Playlist not loading
- Subscription issues
- Constant crashes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to load local playlist
- Improve EPG integration
- Add picture-in-picture support
In-app purchases
OttPlayertv
No in-app purchases
IPTV Smarters Plus Player
- Get Premium Channels$4.291 Month
- Get Premium Channels Discount$9.49
- Get Premium Channels$16.99
Questions
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