Comparison

Hot Player vs Lamar

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

Head to head
About

Hot Player

Stream your favorite content from M3U and M3U8 playlist links with this advanced video player. Enjoy live TV and on-demand videos with a user-friendly interface and robust features like subtitle support and playlist management.

Highlights
  • Supports M3U and M3U8 playlist links
  • Live TV streaming
  • On-demand video playback
  • Subtitle support
  • Favorites list creation
  • Playlist sorting and search
Features
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Hot Player is the ultimate video player that supports M3U and M3U8 playlist links. Stream your favorite content seamlessly with support for live TV, on-demand video, and more. With an easy-to-use interface and robust functionality, Hot Player brings all your video entertainment together in one place. Key Features: - Supports M3U files and links - Subtitles support - Create a favorites list - Powerful search function - Sort playlists alphabetically for easy navigation Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lamar

Features
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We as humans always strive, collectively and equably embrace the idea of celebrations and gathering throughout the  sane human journey since the ancient times, We at Lamar events continuing to follow the traditions and committed to bring the world together in their small big joy of life call celebrations and events, using innovative online platform which makes every aspect of event journey more easy, vivid and realistic.. www.lamar.events, where joy finds a way. Explore/Find Our service provides a simple and quick way for users to discover and explore upcoming events. Users can view event details, ticket pricing, and reserve seats for free events or purchase tickets for paid events. Create/Publish Event organizers can create, list, and promote their events through our platform. Whether it’s a free, paid, public, or private event, organizers can enter all relevant details including information, images, videos, pricing, capacity, location, and organizer information. Vendor Search Our service allows event creators and organizers to easily manage vendors for their events. From venues to catering companies, photographers to event decorators, and more, organizers can shortlist, request quotations, or book orders from vendors listed on our platform, categorized by capacity, date, and budget. Memories After an event concludes, organizers can publish highlights, images, and videos for public viewing or archive them for private access. Users can engage with public event content by liking or commenting, while private event content is accessible only to authorized users.

Screenshots

Hot Player4 screens
Lamar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lamar at none against Hot Player's 4. Lamar also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Hot Player's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hot Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Lamar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hot Player ships an update every 3 months, Lamar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hot Player versus Lamar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHot PlayerLamar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTE DIGI VIBESyasar arafat

Bugs and requests

Hot Player

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Video stream cuts out frequently
  • App freezes at launch
  • Playlist does not load
  • App stops working after the first day or after payment
  • App is not working since a few days
Show 17 more
  • App flickers and shows different colors on startup
  • Live TV, movies, or series cannot be watched on phone
  • Movies cannot be watched for months
  • No sound on series or videos
  • App is barely working on iPad
  • Server connection error
  • Stream hangs or freezes
  • App keeps stopping and cutting off the stream
  • Lost sound for app
  • Update broke functionality
  • Cannot use purchased membership on Apple TV
  • Issues with trial period after payment
  • Cannot sort channels other than alphabetical
  • Channel guide is a multi-step process
  • Last entries not visible when scrolling categories
  • Content audio language is fixed to TR
  • Lifetime subscription switched to yearly

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add Picture-in-Picture (PIP) functionality
  • Add user agent edit option
  • Add user management for device licenses
  • Add ability to sort TV favorites
  • Add support for HDR HLG and HDR10
Show 5 more
  • Add Siri or iPhone keyboard support for search
  • Add ability to designate favorites more easily
  • Add a simple view of upcoming programs
  • Add sign out option
  • Add one-time payment for the app across platforms

Lamar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Hot Player

Subscriptions3
  • One-Year Access (iOS)$7.991 Year
  • One-Year Access (tvOS)$7.991 Year
  • One-Year Access (macOS)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Year Access$5.99
None

Lamar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hot Player free?
Hot Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lamar free?
Lamar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hot Player or Lamar have ads?
Neither Hot Player nor Lamar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hot Player or Lamar?
Hot Player ships an update every 3 months, and Lamar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hot Player was updated on October 18, 2026 and Lamar on October 8, 2026.

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