Play IPTV Player vs IPTV Next
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play IPTV Player
This app provides a smooth and navigable interface for managing and viewing IPTV content from your own accounts or links. It supports various formats and offers quick search functionality for live events, movies, and series.
- Supports M3U, M3U8, Xtream API formats
- Quick search for channels and content
- Add content to favorites
- Smooth and easy-to-navigate interface
- AirPlay support
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The best IPTV user experience available on the App Store. Add your IPTV accounts or links (WE DO NOT PROVIDE CONTENT) and enjoy your content. Whether it's live events or on-demand content (movies and series), everything will be sorted in a readable and easy-to-navigate manner. - Supports all standard formats (M3U, M3U8, Xtream API, etc.) - Quick search among your channels, categories, episodes, seasons, … - Add to favorites! - Smooth interface - AirPlay (audio) Please note that Play IPTV Player does not provide any content; it is up to you to add your IPTV accounts. Neither Play IPTV Player nor its founder are responsible for your content. Terms of use: https://rthlabs.com/files/apps/play-iptv-player/terms_of_use.pdf Privacy policy: https://rthlabs.com/files/apps/play-iptv-player/privacy.pdf
IPTV Next
Watch your own content on any device with this IPTV player. It supports Xtream and M3U playlists, allowing for offline viewing, subtitle selection, and easy content discovery through favorites and search.
- Xtream and M3U playlist support
- Offline media viewing
- Subtitle and audio track selection
- Content filtering and search
- EPG support
- Favorites and recently watched lists
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IPTV Next - the modern IPTV experience, allowing you to watch your content on your device wherever you are. IPTV Next supports Xtream or M3U playlists. Features: • Multiple playlist support • Download media for offline viewing • Subtitles and audio track selection on supported media • Filter groups to only see content you're interested in • Search for content in your playlist • EPG support • Favorite items for quick discovery later • Recently watched items menu with resume feature • Cast to supported devices • Picture in picture Try free for first 7 days, then subscription required. NOTE: There are no IPTV services / subscriptions / content included. Users must have their own service, Xtream or M3U formats supported. Disclaimer: • IPTV Next does not endorse the streaming of copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holder. See our Terms & Conditions here: https://www.karmatoad.com/iptv-terms See our Privacy Policy here: https://www.karmatoad.com/iptv-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IPTV Next at 100% against Play IPTV Player's 58%. IPTV Next also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Play IPTV Player's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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. Play IPTV Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and IPTV Next sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IPTV Next holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play IPTV Player has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Play IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of IPTV Next's.
Play IPTV Player ships an update every 3 weeks, IPTV Next every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play IPTV Player | IPTV Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (64 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quentin Rathonie | JOHN WARD |
Customer experience
Play IPTV Player
IPTV Next
In-app purchases
Play IPTV Player
- Monthly Susbcription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$17.991 Year
- Lifetime access$24.99
IPTV Next
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
