OttPlayertv vs Waar TV
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!
Waar TV
This app provides access to cultural, artistic, and societal content from a media institute. It aims to protect and grow culture with a humanitarian and national message, free from fanaticism.
- Cultural content
- Artistic programming
- Societal discussions
- Humanitarian messages
- National focus
- Ad-free experience
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Waar Media is a cultural media institute. Established in 2014. Waar institute is now a part of Palo Company for media and broadcasting, it consist of Waar TV-channel, Waar Radio and several social media platforms under the name of Waar Media. Waar Media focuses on culture, art, society and Palo Company, and it has a humanitarian and national message. Waar Media works far from any religious or national fanaticism, it works on protecting and growing the culture.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waar TV at 100% against OttPlayertv's 48%. Waar TV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). OttPlayertv's advantage is ratings volume (9.3K vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Waar TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OttPlayertv has 9.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of OttPlayertv's written reviews are positive against 100% of Waar TV's.
OttPlayertv ships an update fortnightly, Waar TV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OttPlayertv | Waar TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.3K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | OttPlayer | Palo Company |
Customer experience
OttPlayertv
Waar TV
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
Waar TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OttPlayertv
No in-app purchases
Waar TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OttPlayertv free?
Is Waar TV free?
Which has better reviews, OttPlayertv or Waar TV?
Do OttPlayertv or Waar TV have ads?
Which is updated more often, OttPlayertv or Waar TV?
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