Comparison

MX Player vs ciniq

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

Head to head
About

MX Player

Stream live TV, movies, and sports with this M3U player. It offers fast loading, 4K support, and detailed content information. Enjoy a smooth viewing experience with customizable favorites and subtitle options.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast M3U playlist loading
  • 4K and Full HD streaming
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Rich movie and series information
  • Favorites list
  • Multiple languages and subtitles
  • Advanced parental controls
Features
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Looking for a high-performance M3U player to effortlessly stream your favorite channels? Introducing MX IPTV Player – a robust and versatile M3U streaming solution designed for iOS, tvOS and macOS. With a sleek, intuitive interface and state-of-the-art streaming technology, MX IPTV Player ensures smooth and uninterrupted playback of live TV, movies, sports, and more. Plus, it supports all screen resolutions, including 4K, guaranteeing a top-tier viewing experience. Key Features of MX IPTV Player: - Lightning-Fast Streaming – Load M3U playlists in seconds, with zero buffering. - Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Interface – Navigate content and channels effortlessly. - 4K & Full HD Ready – Fully optimized for iOS, tvOS, macOS. - Rich Movie & Series Information – Access release dates, cast, trailers, and ratings at a glance. - Favorites List – Quickly access your favorite channels, movies, and series with one tap. - Multiple Languages & Subtitles – Enjoy content in your preferred language and subtitle options. - Advanced Parental Controls – Restrict content access for a safer viewing environment. How to Get Started with MX IPTV Player: - Get an M3U playlist or URL from your content provider (We do not provide content). - Upload your playlist in app. - Activate your account via in-app purchase and start streaming immediately. Take advantage of our 7-day free trial, with full access to all features. After the trial, simply purchase an activation license to continue using the app via in-app purchase.

About

ciniq

Discover films tailored to your personal taste without relying on crowd scores or critic reviews. Engage in ten-minute film auditions and provide detailed readings across ten dimensions to refine your preferences. Share film recommendations with friends and compare your unique taste profiles.

Highlights
  • Personalized film recommendations
  • Curated film canon
  • Ten-minute film auditions
  • Multi-dimensional film readings
  • Friend taste comparison
  • Private by design
Features
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ciniq is a film-discovery app built on a canon of festival and academy award winners. No accounts, no user data collected. 1.10 adds a voice mode to the Ask tab. Everything else in this release is canon data corrections and Ask answer quality. VOICE (new in 1.10) Tap the microphone in the Ask tab and speak; ciniq answers aloud and keeps listening, so the user can interrupt it or ask a follow-up without tapping again. Speech is recognised on this device only. requiresOnDeviceRecognition is set rather than requested: if the device or language cannot recognise locally, the microphone reports unavailable instead of sending audio to a server. No audio, transcript or recording leaves the device, and nothing is retained beyond the conversation visible in the app. Answers are composed on-device with Apple's Foundation Models. There is no cloud model and no Private Cloud Compute. On a device without Apple Intelligence the voice mode still works and Ask still answers from the user's own data. To test: Ask tab → microphone → "What have I rated highest?" A real device is required; the Simulator has no microphone and usually no speech voices. The microphone and speech-recognition prompts appear on first use, and their purpose strings explain them. PLAY ON TV "Play on TV" sends a film to a Roku player on the same Wi-Fi using Roku's public External Control Protocol (unauthenticated HTTP on port 8060, enabled by default on Roku devices). ciniq discovers players on the local network, then sends a launch request with the streaming provider's own title ID so the app opens on that film. This is the same mechanism Roku's own mobile app uses. Discovery uses SSDP — a single multicast query on the local network — alongside a subnet probe. The Multicast Networking entitlement was granted to our team on 2026-09-11. This affects only how players are found; launching a film is unchanged. Testing this requires a Roku on the same network as the review device. Without one, the feature shows "No Roku found" plus a manual IP field, and nothing else in the app is affected. To reach it: open any film → Where to watch → Look up → the TV icon on a source row. The app requests local network access for this; the purpose string explains it. Nothing leaves the local network — no analytics, no identifiers, no server. WHERE TO WATCH Where-to-watch lookups use a Watchmode API key that the user supplies in Settings — ciniq has no server and no shared key. For review, please use the key below; paste it in Settings → Watchmode key. Then: any film → Where to watch → Look up → the TV icon appears on sources that can open directly on the film. [PASTE YOUR WATCHMODE KEY HERE] IN-APP PURCHASE ciniq+ unlocks sending to more than one TV. It can be viewed without hardware at Settings → ciniq+ → "See what ciniq+ unlocks". PRIVACY The privacy label is unchanged: no data collected.

Screenshots

MX Player4 screens
ciniq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ciniq at every 2 days against MX Player's monthly. MX Player's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. MX Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ciniq sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MX Player against 5.0 for ciniq. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MX Player ships an update monthly, ciniq every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MX Player versus ciniq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMX Playerciniq
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStar Media Tech LLCLabham LLC

Customer experience

MX Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ciniq

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MX Player

One-time1
  • Activation$12.99
1 purchases

ciniq

One-time1
  • ciniq+$5.99

Questions

Is MX Player free?
MX Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ciniq free?
ciniq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MX Player or ciniq?
MX Player and ciniq are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MX Player or ciniq have ads?
Neither MX Player nor ciniq shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MX Player or ciniq?
MX Player ships an update monthly, and ciniq every 2 days. Most recently, MX Player was updated on October 6, 2026 and ciniq on September 30, 2026.

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