RTÉ Player vs SÝN Sjónvarp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTÉ Player
Stream thousands of popular Irish TV shows, dramas, soaps, live sports, and entertainment on demand. Access live channels and a dedicated kids' section. Sign in to save favorites, get personalized recommendations, and continue watching across devices.
- Live and on-demand Irish TV shows
- Full series of dramas and soaps
- Live sporting action
- Dedicated RTÉ Kids section
- In-vision ISL and Audio Description
- Personalized recommendations
- Watchlist and continue watching
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RTÉ Player is the home of must-see TV in Ireland, live and on-demand. Watch 1000s of your favourite RTÉ shows. Full series of gripping drama from home and abroad, soaps, live sporting action and entertainment shows everyone’s talking about. Browse and switch between RTÉ channels - RTÉ One, RTÉ 2, RTÉ News and RTÉ Kids on the go. Entertain little ones with RTÉ Player Kids. A world of fun, learning and entertainment with the best RTÉJr programmes live and on demand. KEY FEATURES - Don’t miss a minute of the action, breaking news or live sport. -Discover the most-talked about shows like Room to Improve, Kin and Smother. -Access shows with in-vision Irish Sign Language (ISL) and Audio Description (AD) -Sign in to RTÉ Player to continue watching shows and pick up where you left off on any device. -Sign in and get recommendations tailored to you, making picking what to watch easier than ever. -Watch later. ‘Favourite’ a program to create a watchlist of programmes to go back to, so you don’t miss RTÉ’s most talked about shows. -Share your favourites with friends through social sharing. The RTÉ Player App uses streaming technology which means that you must be connected to the Internet in order to watch programmes. The app will automatically adjust video quality based on the speed of your WiFi connection.
SÝN Sjónvarp
Access Icelandic and select international TV channels on your smart devices. Stream live or on-demand content anywhere, anytime, and cast to your TV using Chromecast or AirPlay.
- Access to SÝN+
- Major Icelandic TV channels
- Selected foreign channels
- Stream on smart devices
- Chromecast and AirPlay support
- Watch anytime, anywhere
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SÝN Sjónvarps appið veitir aðgang að SÝN+, öllum helstu íslensku sjónvarpsstöðvunum og völdum erlendum stöðvum. Appið er aðgengilegt öllum óháð því hvar þeir eru með fjarskiptaþjónustu. Með SÝN Sjónvarps appinu getur þú horft þegar þér hentar í gegnum snjalltækið eða varpað myndinni upp á sjónvarpstækið í gegnum Chromecast eða AirPlay. Horfðu hvar sem er, hvenær sem er.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RTÉ Player at 4.7 against SÝN Sjónvarp's 1.8. RTÉ Player also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 13) and review sentiment (46% vs 25%). SÝN Sjónvarp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RTÉ Player holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RTÉ Player has 6.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of RTÉ Player's written reviews are positive against 25% of SÝN Sjónvarp's.
RTÉ Player ships an update every 3 weeks, SÝN Sjónvarp every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | RTÉ Player | SÝN Sjónvarp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.3K ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RTÉ | Syn hf |
Customer experience
RTÉ Player
SÝN Sjónvarp
In-app purchases
RTÉ Player
No in-app purchases
SÝN Sjónvarp
No in-app purchases
