Thunder IPTV vs IPTV Player Capybara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thunder IPTV
Stream movies, series, and live TV with an elegant interface. Organize your content, browse detailed information, and enjoy smooth playback with cross-device synchronization. Unlock advanced features like ad-free viewing and AI search with subscriptions.
- Movie and series browsing with details
- Favorites and category organization
- TV program guide (EPG)
- Catch-up function
- Automatic resume playback
- Cross-device synchronization
- AI-powered search (Premium)
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Discover a new way to enjoy your movies, series, and TV content in an elegant interface designed for viewing comfort. The app offers a smooth and organized experience with clear navigation, detailed information sheets, and a high-performance video player on both iPhone and TV. - MOVIES & SERIES Browse a library of movies and series with complete details: synopsis, genres, actors, seasons, and episodes. Easily find recently added or most popular content. - ORGANIZATION & DISCOVERY Add your movies and series to your favorites and explore what's new. Categories can be filtered and customized to display only what interests you. - TV & PROGRAM GUIDE Consult a clear and readable TV guide (EPG) to view current and upcoming programming. When available, the catch-up function allows you to re-watch previously broadcast programs. - SMOOTH & CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK Enjoy a modern video player with automatic resume playback. Start an episode on your iPhone and continue on another device without losing your progress. - SYNCHRONIZATION Your favorites, history, and progress are synchronized across all your devices for a continuous and consistent experience. - PRO & PREMIUM FEATURES Some features require a Thunder IPTV Pro or Premium subscription (available as in-app purchases): • No ads • Hide & sort categories • Chromecast & AirPlay • Picture-in-Picture • Voice Search The following features require a Thunder IPTV Premium subscription: • Smart AI Search — Semantic content search powered by AI • Smart Recommendations — Personalized suggestions based on your viewing history IMPORTANT NOTE: The application is a media player. It does not provide or distribute any content. All content is provided by the user. Terms of Use: https://thunderiptv.app/terms/
IPTV Player Capybara
A free IPTV player that allows you to stream and download live TV content using M3U playlists and Xtream Codes. It features an EPG guide, offline downloads, and TMDB movie metadata with iCloud sync.
- Free IPTV player
- M3U playlist support
- Xtream Codes support
- EPG guide
- Offline downloads
- TMDB movie metadata
- iCloud sync
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100% Free IPTV Player — no subscription, no ads, no watermarks. Play your M3U playlists and Xtream Codes accounts with the native iPhone and iPad player, a full program guide, offline downloads, TMDB movie and show details, and iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Apple TV. SKIP INTROS, WIDGETS & MORE Skip intros and recaps, and go straight to the next episode as the credits start. Put Continue Watching, Sports Centre and this week's Top 10 on your Home Screen with widgets. Line up audio that runs ahead of or behind the picture, browse Live TV by country, and add more than one TV guide to an account. LIVE SPORTS Today's games in football, basketball, tennis, motorsport and more, each with the channels in your playlist that show it. Live scores and goals as they happen, a sports centre that plays the game above every channel showing it, and Multiview to follow several games at once. You can add any channel to a game yourself. Missed a game? Watch the replay, or start a live game from the beginning. PROFILES & TRAKT Everyone at home gets a profile with their own Continue Watching, history and watchlist. Kids profiles show only children's films, series and channels, and a PIN keeps a profile private. Connect Trakt to sync what you've watched, where you left off and your watchlist, and new episodes of shows you follow come back to Continue Watching. NATIVE PLAYER Movies and episodes play with the familiar iOS controls: hardware decoding, Picture in Picture, AirPlay, subtitles and audio languages, and quick switching between streams. Search and download subtitles from OpenSubtitles right in the player, and fine-tune their timing with the sync adjustment. CINEMATIC MOVIES & SHOWS Full-screen pages with cast & crew, ratings, reviews, trailers, and artwork from TMDB. Browse a hero carousel, a Top 20, genres, stories, and your provider's own categories, or let Movie Finder pick something for you. Every available stream for a title is listed in one place. LIVE TV WITH EPG A program guide with now/next info, catch-up TV for channels with archive, similar channels, and favorites. Add your own EPG sources and customize channel logos and guide matching. DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE Save movies and episodes to watch without internet, and follow their progress in a Live Activity. YOUR LIBRARY Watchlist, favorites, continue watching, and downloads in one place, kept in sync on all your devices with iCloud. XTREAM & M3U SUPPORT Connect via Xtream Codes API or import M3U/M3U+ playlists. Multiple accounts with auto-refresh. BUILT FOR APPLE A true native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Download Capybara and enjoy your own IPTV content. You need your own playlist or provider account. The app does not provide any content, channels, or subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IPTV Player Capybara at 4.9 against Thunder IPTV's 4.0. IPTV Player Capybara also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Thunder IPTV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. IPTV Player Capybara asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPTV Player Capybara holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTV Player Capybara has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunder IPTV | IPTV Player Capybara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEDI ALOUI | Konstantinos Mavrodis |
Customer experience
Thunder IPTV
IPTV Player Capybara
In-app purchases
Thunder IPTV
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Thunder IPTV Pro$4.99
IPTV Player Capybara
No in-app purchases
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