Comparison

Simple IPTV vs ReCast Player

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

Head to head
About

Simple IPTV

Features
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Experience seamless streaming with Simple IPTV, your all-in-one IPTV media player. Watch your favorite series, movies, anime and tv channels through local and remote M3U, Xtream / XC API playlists, all within a powerful, sleek and user-friendly interface. Key Features: β€’ IPTV & Xtream / XC API Playlist Support: Effortlessly manage your local and remote playlists for a comprehensive streaming experience. Supports M3U, Xtream, XC API playlists. β€’ VOD Content Support: Stream a wide variety of Video-On-Demand (VOD) content including TV channels, series, movies, and anime anytime. β€’ TV Guide Integration: Stay on top of your favorite programs with a built-in TV guide for easy schedule management. β€’ Customized Home Screen: Stay organized with a home screen featuring Last Watched Live TV, Continue Watching Movies & Series, Most Watched Live TV, and Recently Added Live TV, Movies, & Series. β€’ Favorites: Easily save and access your favorite series, movies, anime and TV channels for quick viewing. β€’ Watch History: Keep track of your viewing progress and pick up right where you left off. β€’ Resume Playback: Never miss a moment with our resume feature, designed to pick up exactly where you stopped watching. β€’ Advanced Search & Filters: Quickly find your favorite content with powerful search, filter, and sorting tools. β€’ Multiple Playlist Support: Add multiple playlists to customize your viewing experience. β€’ Copy Media: Easily copy media content to user-created playlists for personalized organization. β€’ Subtitles Integration: Enhance your viewing with subtitle support for a personalized experience. β€’ Dark & Light Theme Support: Choose between dark and light themes to match your viewing preference and reduce eye strain. β€’ User-Friendly Media Player: Enjoy a clean, intuitive interface that uses the VLC media player library to play streams, ensuring smooth and reliable playback. Disclaimers: Simple IPTV does not provide any media or content. Users must add their own content for streaming. Simple IPTV has no affiliation with any third-party providers or media content. The use of the app is entirely dependent on the user’s compliance with applicable laws and content regulations. Privacy Policy: https://simpleip.tv/v2/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://simpleip.tv/v2/terms

About

ReCast Player

Features
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Recast β€” Your Radio, Replayed Play your recorded radio shows from local storage, iCloud Drive, or SMB network shares β€” all in one app. Smart Date Detection Automatically extracts dates from filenames and organizes episodes chronologically. Supports multiple date formats including ISO 8601, Japanese dates, and more. Per-Folder Playback Tracking Remembers your last playback position for each folder. Instantly see which show you were listening to and pick up right where you left off. Network Playback Connect directly to SMB shares on your home server or NAS. Browse folders, select shows, and stream without copying files to your device. Built for Radio Listeners - Background playback with lock screen controls - Sleep timer, playback speed control, shuffle & repeat - Mark episodes as played/unplayed - Sort by date or filename

Screenshots

Simple IPTV4 screens
ReCast Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Simple IPTV at 3 against ReCast Player's 1. Simple IPTV also leads on iOS requirement (15.3 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple IPTV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and ReCast Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple IPTV ships an update monthly, ReCast Player every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Simple IPTV versus ReCast Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple IPTVReCast Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.3 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size126 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurak KalTakahiro Machida

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple IPTV

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

ReCast Player

One-time1
  • Recast Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Simple IPTV free?
Simple IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReCast Player free?
ReCast Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple IPTV or ReCast Player have ads?
Both Simple IPTV and ReCast Player show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple IPTV or ReCast Player?
Simple IPTV ships an update monthly, and ReCast Player every 6 weeks. Most recently, Simple IPTV was updated on October 7, 2026 and ReCast Player on October 15, 2026.

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