Comparison

IPTV Player vs IPTV by Hostragons

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Player

Stream live TV, movies, and series using your own M3U or Xtream Codes playlists. This modern and fast player offers broad compatibility, easy playlist management, and privacy protection.

Highlights
  • Supports M3U, M3U8, and Xtream Codes playlists
  • Modern and clean user interface
  • Playlist management and auto-update
  • App Lock for privacy protection
  • Multilingual support
  • Resume playback instantly
Features
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M3U Player Pro is a media player for your own playlists. Play content from your personal M3U, M3U8, or Xtream Codes playlists in one app. You can add playlists, organize them, manage favorites, and continue playback from where you stopped. Playlist Support - Add and play your own M3U and M3U8 playlists - Connect using your own Xtream Codes account details - Upload, edit, and update playlists - Access live channels, movies, and series available through your playlists - Add items to your favorites - Resume playback when supported by the media source - Protect access to your saved playlists with App Lock M3U Player Pro supports multiple languages, including English, Turkish, French, German, Spanish, and Arabic. Important Information M3U Player Pro is a media player only. It does not provide, include, sell, or distribute IPTV channels, movies, series, playlists, or other media content. You must add your own M3U, M3U8, or Xtream Codes playlists. The availability, quality, and legality of the content depend on the playlist or service you use. You are responsible for ensuring that your playlists and the content accessed through them comply with applicable laws and copyright requirements. Advertising and Data The app contains advertising. Limited information, such as device identifiers, advertising identifiers, and analytics data, may be shared with trusted third-party partners to support advertising, performance monitoring, and issue detection. Personal data is processed only when necessary for these purposes. M3U Player Pro provides the player. Your playlists, sources, and content remain your responsibility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

IPTV by Hostragons

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IPTV by Hostragons plays media sources you are authorised to use. The app does not supply channels, films, playlists or TV subscriptions. Add a source you are authorised to use. YOUR LIBRARY • Open M3U/M3U8 playlists from a URL or local file, and supported PLS, XSPF and JSON playlists. • Connect your own Xtream-compatible provider to browse its channels, films, series and episodes. • Search channels and categories, save favourites and revisit recent channels. • Add an XMLTV programme guide. Replaying earlier programmes requires this feature to be supported by your provider. • Use optional encrypted QR/browser setup to enter source details from another device. PLAYBACK ON IPHONE AND IPAD Play compatible HLS and progressive streams with Apple's system player. Select available quality, audio and subtitle tracks, adjust the picture layout and use optional background audio. Availability depends on your source, provider, network and device. PRIVACY AND CHOICES Sources, provider credentials and viewing history are encrypted locally with a device-only iOS Keychain key. The app connects to the media provider you choose. Your playlists and viewing history are not attached to advertising requests. The free player requires no app account. Ads appear only on eligible browsing screens, never over the video player. Annual ad-free subscription Hostragons Pro removes advertising in this app and enables sorting favourite channels by recent viewing. It does not include channels, playlists or a TV service. The local annual price is shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel through App Store subscriptions. Restore eligible purchases from Settings in the app. Privacy policy: https://draconisinfrastructure.com/free-iptv-privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IPTV Player3 screens
IPTV by Hostragons2 screens

Verdict

The call

IPTV Player and IPTV by Hostragons are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and IPTV by Hostragons sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IPTV Player versus IPTV by Hostragons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV PlayerIPTV by Hostragons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTUGCE BASTUGDraconis Infrastructure LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-Free Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Ad-Free Annual$9.991 Year
1 purchases

IPTV by Hostragons

Subscriptions1
  • Hostragons Pro Annual$1.001 Year

Questions

Is IPTV Player free?
IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPTV by Hostragons free?
IPTV by Hostragons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IPTV Player or IPTV by Hostragons have ads?
Both IPTV Player and IPTV by Hostragons show ads.

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