Hot Player vs CAF Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Supports M3U and M3U8 playlist links
- Live TV streaming
- On-demand video playback
- Subtitle support
- Favorites list creation
- Playlist sorting and search
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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/
CAF Events
This app provides a personalized schedule and real-time updates for the 2025 African Nations Championship. It facilitates direct communication with event organizers for a seamless and engaging experience.
- Personalized schedule
- Real-time updates
- Direct organizer communication
- Event journey enhancement
- Seamless experience
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Welcome to the CAF Events App. Your exclusive personalised schedule for the African Nations Championship. Including real-time updates and direct communication with your event organisers. Everything you need for a seamless and engaging experience - right at your fingertips. Designed to streamline and enhance your event journey from start to finish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CAF Events at 5.0 against Hot Player's 3.9. CAF Events also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Hot Player's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and device support (5 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. Hot Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. CAF Events asks for nothing beyond the download.
CAF Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hot Player has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hot Player ships an update every 3 months, CAF Events every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hot Player | CAF Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STE DIGI VIBES | Guestia Limited |
Customer experience
Hot Player
CAF Events
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
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- 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
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- 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
CAF Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hot Player
- One-Year Access (iOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access (tvOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access (macOS)$7.991 Year
- One-Year Access$5.99
CAF Events
No in-app purchases
