IPTV Player vs encore.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPTV Player
A modern and fast IPTV player designed for users who already have content. It offers a clean, intuitive interface for watching M3U or Xtream-based playlists without ads or tracking.
- Clean and fast interface
- Privacy-respecting
- No ads or tracking
- Intuitive browsing
- Supports M3U playlists
- Supports Xtream-based playlists
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A clean, fast, and privacy-respecting way to watch your IPTV streams. playr is a modern player for people who already have content and just want a simple, reliable way to enjoy it — no ads, no tracking, no bloated features. Just intuitive browsing and playback for your M3U or Xtream-based playlists. • Fast setup — paste your provider's details and go • Browse live TV, movies, and series with a full programme guide (EPG) • Favourites, folders, and search to keep things organised • Subtitle and audio track selection • AirPlay and Picture-in-Picture for live channels • A mini player so you can keep watching while you browse I hope you find it as useful as I do, and that you appreciate its simplicity. If something isn't working right — a playlist that won't load, a stream that won't play — please get in touch before leaving a review. I read every message and will do my best to help. Thanks https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
encore.
Organize and track all your entertainment across film, TV, music, books, and more. Rate and review content, create curated lists, and store your event tickets in one convenient place.
- Track film, TV, theatre, music, podcasts, books, and games
- Rate and review content
- Curate custom lists
- Store concert and show tickets
- Organize entertainment across seven shelves
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A place to hold the stories you love. Seven shelves: film, TV, theatre, music, podcasts, books and games. Rate and reviewing everything you've seen. Curate lists built around what you love or want to engage with. Keep all your concerts and shows as tickets. encore is free. The full privacy promise is at encore.corefolios.com/privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: encore. at 100% against IPTV Player's 57%. encore. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). IPTV Player's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. encore. asks for nothing beyond the download.
encore. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTV Player has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of encore.'s.
IPTV Player ships an update every 5 days, encore. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPTV Player | encore. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Tapping | JESSICA MARY ENTWISTLE |
Customer experience
IPTV Player
encore.
In-app purchases
IPTV Player
- Yearly pro$5.991 Year
- Go Pro$1.99
encore.
No in-app purchases
