Ib Player vs Kratos Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ib Player
This app is a professional media player designed to quickly load and stream m3u playlists. Enjoy your favorite TV shows, movies, and sports in high quality across all screen resolutions, including 4K. It offers advanced controls, a simple user interface, and support for multiple languages and subtitles.
- Fast m3u playlist loading
- High-quality streaming
- Supports all screen resolutions (4K)
- Add content to favorites
- Select languages and subtitles
- Parental control
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The Best Media Player - Ib Player Are you looking for a professional m3u player that will quickly load your m3u playlist and play your favorite channels without any glitches? Meet Ib Player, which is an m3u stream player that works for iOS, tvOS. With an advanced m3u stream player, simple UI, and advanced m3u player controls, it’s the smarter and easier way to enjoy TV shows, movies, sports, or anything you like. Especially since the Ib Player supports all screen resolutions including 4k. ADD PLAYLISTS TO THE Ib Player Optimized for fast m3u streaming, our player for iOS, tvOS will easily load your m3u playlists. Watch your content in the highest quality with no lags or usual glitches you can find on similar m3u player m3u apps. Ib Player FEATURES: - easy process to stream m3u URLs or playlists - simple UI - Ib Player supports all screen resolutions of iPhone, iPad, Apple TV. - for movies and series see release date, content, actors, trailer, ratings - add channels and movies/series to favorites - supports VLC player, and Fast Streaming - select languages in movies and series - select subtitles, audio track in movies and series - parental control HOW TO USE OUR M3U STREAM PLAYER: - get an m3u url or playlist from your provider (we are just an Media player). - upload your playlist in our website. - activate your account via website or in-app purchase.
Kratos Player
Stream live TV, movies, and series from your own M3U or Xtream Codes playlists. This media player offers features like AirPlay, Picture-in-Picture, and local storage for favorites and history. Users must provide their own content subscriptions.
- M3U and Xtream Codes playlist support
- Live TV, VOD, and Series streaming
- AirPlay to Apple TV and speakers
- Picture-in-Picture playback
- Resume playback functionality
- Poster and metadata enrichment
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Kratos Player is a media player for M3U and Xtream Codes playlists. It supports live TV streams, VOD (movies), and series from playlists you provide. IMPORTANT: Kratos Player does not provide, host, or endorse any content. Users must bring their own IPTV subscription or playlist from a licensed provider. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the rights to stream the content you configure. Features: • Support for Xtream Codes API playlists • Live TV, Movies, and Series browsing • AirPlay to Apple TV and AirPlay 2 speakers • Picture-in-Picture playback • Control Center and Lock Screen media controls • Favorites and watch history (stored locally) • Resume playback from where you left off • Fast search across your full catalog • Poster and metadata enrichment via TMDB Privacy: All your credentials, favorites, and history are stored only on your device. We do not collect, upload, or share any personal data. Requirements: • iOS 17 or later • Your own IPTV subscription from a licensed provider • Active internet connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kratos Player at none against Ib Player's 1. Kratos Player also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ib Player's advantage is ratings volume (555 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Ib Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kratos Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kratos Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ib Player has 555 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ib Player ships an update every 2 months, Kratos Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ib Player | Kratos Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (555 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 555 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IRBOETECH CO. LTD | OSCAR OMAR VILLEGAS MEDINA |
Customer experience
Ib Player
Kratos Player
Bugs and requests
Ib Player
Reported bugs
6 issues- App not starting
- Subscription not working
- App crashing
- App freezing
- App not opening
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- Demo movies only displayed
Requested features
3 requests- Option to select external video player
- Sync across devices
- Pay one price for all devices
Kratos Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ib Player
- Activation$9.99
Kratos Player
No in-app purchases
