Comparison

Fred TV vs Vireko IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

Fred TV

This application allows users to import and manage IPTV channels from various sources. It offers fast performance, low memory usage, and the ability to add favorite channels.

Highlights
  • Import IPTV channels from M3U File, M3U link, Xtream
  • Supports multiple IPTV sources
  • Low RAM usage and fast speeds
  • Instant channel search
  • Refresh IPTV sources
  • Add channels to favorites
Features
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Fred TV is the best open-source IPTV app. It's ultra fast and super simple to use. Our open-source commitment means this application is truly yours, forever. - Import your IPTV channels from any source (M3U File, M3U link, Xtream) - Multi IPTV sources - Super low RAM usage, crazy speeds, and instant search - Refresh your sources when you need it - Add channels to favorites

About

Vireko IPTV Player

Stream live TV, movies, and series with your own IPTV subscription. Features a comprehensive electronic program guide, fast search, and adaptive playback. Supports multiple providers and offers parental controls.

Highlights
  • Xtream Codes login or M3U/M3U8 playlist support
  • Electronic program guide (EPG)
  • Live TV, movies, and series playback
  • Fast search functionality
  • Adaptive HLS playback
  • Picture-in-Picture and background audio
  • Parental controls
Features
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Vireko is a fast, good-looking player for the TV channels, movies and series you already have access to. Connect your own IPTV playlist, portal or media server and watch everything in one app, with a real program guide. Vireko is a media player only. Apart from a few demo samples, it does not provide, sell or host any channels or other content. You need your own source: an Xtream Codes login, an M3U or M3U8 playlist with an XMLTV guide, a Stalker portal, a DVB-I service list, or your own Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, WebDAV or DLNA server. LIVE TV • Your channels with their logos and what's on now and next • A full program guide you can scroll through the day • Catch-up for programs your provider archives • Multi-View: up to four channels on one screen • Favorites, folders and fast search MOVIES AND SERIES • Your library with big posters, details and trailers where available • Continue watching where you left off • Offline downloads (Premium) THE PLAYER • AirPlay to your TV, and Picture in Picture • Subtitles and audio tracks, with OpenSubtitles search • A second playback engine for MKV, TS, AVI and other files SPORTS HUB (PREMIUM) • Live scores and fixtures for soccer, hockey, basketball, baseball and more • See which channel in your own playlist shows a match • Hide scores until you want to see them MEDIA SERVERS (PREMIUM) • Plex, Jellyfin and Emby libraries, plus WebDAV and local network (DLNA) files IPHONE DUO • Open it for larger layouts with a sidebar and wider grids. Half open, the player splits at the fold: video on one side, controls on the other MAKE IT YOURS • Themes and accent colors • Trakt and Simkl sync, and optional iCloud sync • Parental controls protected by a PIN • Available in 12 languages ALSO ON APPLE TV AND MAC • Premium bought on iPhone or iPad also unlocks Vireko on Apple TV and Mac with the same Apple Account. • On Apple TV, Vireko requires Premium (Try Demo works without it) and adds Kids profiles. FREE AND PREMIUM • Free: one provider and five favorite channels, with Live TV, the guide, the library, search and the player. • Vireko Premium (a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase) adds more providers and favorites, movie and series favorites, Watch Later, Sports Hub, offline downloads and media servers. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. You are responsible for having the right to play the sources you add. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kiltala.com/vireko-privacy.html CREDITS Screenshots show open movies and public-domain films. • Elephants Dream — (c) copyright 2006, Blender Foundation / Netherlands Media Art Institute / www.elephantsdream.org — CC BY 2.5 • Big Buck Bunny — (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org — CC BY 3.0 • Sintel — © copyright Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org — CC BY 3.0 • Caminandes 1–3, The Daily Dweebs, Sprite Fright, Charge, Wing It! — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org — CC BY 4.0 • Glass Half — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org — CC BY 3.0 • Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle — (CC) Blender Foundation | gooseberry.blender.org — CC BY 4.0 • Spring — © Blender Foundation | cloud.blender.org/spring — CC BY 4.0 Licences: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, …/by/3.0 and …/by/4.0. Poster art adapted from film stills by Kiltala. Public domain: Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) and A Trip to the Moon (1902). Earth imagery: NASA. All other titles, channels, teams and servers are fictional. No endorsement by Blender Foundation or NASA is implied.

Screenshots

Fred TV4 screens
Vireko IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fred TV and Vireko IPTV Player both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Vireko IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 46% of Fred TV's. Vireko IPTV Player also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Fred TV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ads 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

Vireko IPTV Player is free to download; Fred TV costs $3.99 up front. Vireko IPTV Player sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fred TV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fred TV against 4.9 for Vireko IPTV Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vireko IPTV Player has 44 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Fred TV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vireko IPTV Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fred TV ships an update monthly, Vireko IPTV Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fred TV versus Vireko IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFred TVVireko IPTV Player
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.9 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings744 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrederic LachapelleAleksi Kiltala

Customer experience

Fred TV

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

Vireko IPTV Player

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fred TV

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Vireko IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • Vireko Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Vireko Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small coffee$0.99
  • Large coffee$2.99
  • Coffee & bun$4.99
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  • Brunch$9.99
  • Vireko Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Fred TV free?
Fred TV costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vireko IPTV Player free?
Vireko IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fred TV or Vireko IPTV Player?
Fred TV is rated higher. Fred TV averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Vireko IPTV Player averages 4.9 from 44 ratings.
Do Fred TV or Vireko IPTV Player have ads?
Neither Fred TV nor Vireko IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fred TV or Vireko IPTV Player?
Fred TV ships an update monthly, and Vireko IPTV Player every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fred TV was updated on November 4, 2026 and Vireko IPTV Player on November 1, 2026.

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