Comparison

ARC Player vs PurePlayer Media

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ARC Player

A fast and smart media player that organizes live streams, VOD, and series from your m3u/m3u8 playlists. Enjoy high-quality playback with features like EPG, subtitles, and parental lock.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple m3u and m3u8 playlists
  • Organizes content into live, VOD, series, and replay
  • Fast channel switching
  • Electronic Programming Guides (EPG)
  • Video subtitle and language switching
  • Parental lock
  • TV archive (timeshift)
Features
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ARC Player is a fast, smart media player that supports multiple playlists in m3u and m3u8 formats. ARC Player organizes the playlist into live streaming channels, VOD (Video On Demand), series, and replay. You can watch your favorite videos, streaming channels, and TV programs in high-quality formats. Main features of the ARC Player App: support for multiple playlists, fast channel switching, favorite lists, EPG (Electronic Programming Guides), video subtitles, video language switching, a user-friendly interface, TV archive (timeshift), parental lock, and multiple languages (English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, German, Russian, Italian, Chinese). ARC Player is just a media player and is provided without any playlist or content. Disclaimer: ARC Player is a media player application and does NOT provide or include any playlist or channel content. We do not sell or provide any OTT playlists, IPTV subscriptions, or streams. The player is provided empty, without any playlist. For more information, visit www.arcplayer.com

About

PurePlayer Media

Features
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PurePlayer Media is a modern, fast media player for your own playlists. Add your personal playlist from your provider and enjoy a beautiful, organized viewing experience on iPhone, iPad and Mac. FEATURES - Add your own M3U or portal playlist in seconds - Clean, fast browsing of your live channels, movies, and series - Smart organization by language, platform, and genre - Rich metadata: posters, ratings, descriptions - Program guide (EPG) support for live channels - Resume watching across your devices - Multi-device sync with a simple code - Favorites, watch history, and personalized tiles - Subtitle and audio track selection - Light on resources, smooth on every device PurePlayer Media does not provide any content. It is a player for playlists you already have from your own provider or personal media collection. An active playlist from your provider is required.

Screenshots

ARC Player4 screens
PurePlayer Media4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARC Player at none against PurePlayer Media's 1. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PurePlayer Media sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARC Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ARC Player versus PurePlayer Media: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARC PlayerPurePlayer Media
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWEBHI TECHNOLOGYPUREST LTD

In-app purchases

None

ARC Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PurePlayer Media

One-time1
  • Yearly License$12.99

Questions

Is ARC Player free?
ARC Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PurePlayer Media free?
PurePlayer Media is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ARC Player or PurePlayer Media have ads?
Neither ARC Player nor PurePlayer Media shows ads.

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