Comparison

IPTV Player vs NetPlayer

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Player

This app allows users to play M3U and M3U8 playlists for live TV, movies, and series. It supports EPG, channel management, and casting to smart TVs. Users can add playlists from online sources or local folders.

Highlights
  • Play M3U and M3U8 playlists
  • EPG support (XMLTV, JTV)
  • Favorite channels and history
  • Add playlists from online/local
  • Cast to smart TVs (Chromecast, AirPlay)
  • Create show reminders
Features
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IPTV player is a convenient media player which enables users to play M3U & M3U8 files. And it can work perfectly on all devices. You can add your interested video source M3U & M3U8 files from online or your local folders and play with its built-in player to enjoy your ultimate IPTV stream player experience! IPTV player allow users to play there own IPTV playlist and play Live TV Channel, Movies, Series, and TV Catchup. Main Features: - Support adding unlimited M3U streaming playlists. - EPG support in XMLTV and JTV formats - Favorite collection, channel history & lock channel with passcode. - Easily add M3U files from online websites & the local folders of your device. - Create reminders and notification for your favorite shows. - With built-in powerful IPTV Player. - Cast to smart TVs enabled with Chromcast & AirPlay and get rid of small screens' limitations. - Adjust playback ratio, volume and brightness per your habits and preferences. - Screen locks to avoid its rotation when moving the phone. - Fast search for channel and add it to Favorites with one tap. - Quickly find the watched program from Recently Viewed. - Automatically update your playlist. IPTV Smart Player can play extensions such as mqv, pls, aifc, m4r, wav, 3gp, 3g2, flac, avi, m2a, aac, mpa, xhe, m3u, mov, aiff, ttml, vtt, m4v, amr, caf, m4a, m4b, mp4, mp1, m1a, mp4, aax, mp2, w64, aa, mp3, itt, au, eac3, webvtt, vtt, ac3, m4p, loas and Live stream IPTV support. Disclaimer: IPTV Smarter Player does not host, provide, or contain any media or data. We solely serve as a player tool to facilitate the playback of data provided by users. It is the responsibility of users to provide their own data. Additionally, Smarter Player has no affiliation with any third-party data providers. We do not condone or support the streaming of copyrighted data without proper authorization from the copyright owner. We do not endorse or offer IPTV subscriptions or access to copyrighted streams. Users are advised to add services from their respective service providers for streaming URLs or any other type of URLs they wish to stream, including user IDs, passwords, all identifying information, URLs, or m3u playlists. We strongly discourage the use of any illegal IPTV services. This app simply displays the data added by the user and plays the user's data within the confines of the app. Privacy Policy: https://tvgsoft.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://tvgsoft.com/terms-of-service

About

NetPlayer

Features
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NetPlayer: reproductor multimedia XUI profesional con soporte 4K, múltiples audios/subtítulos y continuación automática. Organiza tu biblioteca por categorías, reproduce series con auto-play del siguiente episodio, omite intros automáticamente y disfruta de controles gesture intuitivos. Aceleración hardware, Picture-in-Picture y modo oscuro incluidos. Compatible iOS 12+. Sin anuncios, privacidad garantizada.

Screenshots

IPTV Player4 screens
NetPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NetPlayer at none against IPTV Player's 6. NetPlayer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IPTV Player sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. NetPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTV Player ships an update fortnightly, NetPlayer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPTV Player versus NetPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV PlayerNetPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTVGSOFT LIMITEDDIGITAL SERVICES Limited Liability Company

Bugs and requests

IPTV Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No funciona
  • Cannot use the app
  • Cannot cancel subscription

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve performance
  • Better customer support

NetPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

IPTV Player

Subscriptions4
  • IPTV Smart Player - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • IPTV Smart Player - Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • IPTV Smart Player - Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$38.491 Year
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  • IPTV Smart Player - Yearly$38.491 Year
One-time1
  • IPTV Smart Player - Lifetime$44.99
None

NetPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPTV Player free?
IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NetPlayer free?
NetPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IPTV Player or NetPlayer have ads?
IPTV Player shows ads; NetPlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Player or NetPlayer?
IPTV Player ships an update fortnightly, and NetPlayer weekly. Most recently, IPTV Player was updated on October 27, 2026 and NetPlayer on October 25, 2026.

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