SimpleIPTV vs Hat IPTV Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleIPTV
This app plays your M3U playlists, allowing you to watch live TV, movies, and series on your devices. It supports offline viewing, automatic playlist updates, and casting to your TV. The app prioritizes user privacy with no account required and optional iCloud sync.
- Plays M3U playlists
- Offline movie and episode downloads
- Automatic playlist updates
- Casting to TV (Chromecast, AirPlay)
- TMDB integration for movie/show details
- Picture-in-Picture support
- Optional iCloud Sync
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SimpleIPTV plays your own M3U playlists on iPhone and iPad. No account, no ads. You bring the playlist: the app does not sell or host any channels or content. Highlights • Add an Xtream Codes login next to your M3U playlists. • Open playlists update by themselves, with progress, Cancel and Retry on screen. • Download movies and episodes to watch offline. • Casting starts from where you stopped. • Pin your favorite groups to the top of the list. • Redesigned movie and show screens, with the seasons in a rail. Movies, shows and channels • Posters, ratings, plot, cast and trailer links for movies and shows, from TMDB. • Browse Channels, Movies and TV Shows separately. • Filter movies and shows by genre, year and rating. Sort by name, recently added or rating. • Shows open into seasons and episodes. • Resume where you stopped. Episodes show progress and a watched mark, and the show button plays or resumes the next episode. • Channels that come in several qualities (FHD, HD, SD) show as one row. Tap the row to pick a quality. Playback that gets out of the way • H.265/HEVC and other modern codecs play directly when the stream supports it, with automatic format conversion when it does not. • Auto-retry recovers stalled streams without restarting the app. • Picture in Picture. • AirPlay to your TV and other AirPlay 2 receivers. • Cast to Chromecast and Google TV from your iPhone or iPad. Casting keeps running through screen lock. Playlists, organized • Import from a URL or a file, or paste a link with one tap. • Browse by group. Favorites and Recents have their own tabs, and search shows suggestions. • Optional iCloud Sync keeps favorites, recents and watch progress in step across your devices. It stays off until you turn it on. Accessibility • Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion and VoiceOver labels. Privacy There is no account and no login. Your playlists are stored on your device. iCloud Sync is optional and uses your own iCloud account. The app does not track what you watch. To show posters and details, SimpleIPTV sends movie and show titles from your playlist to its metadata service. Stream addresses are not sent. Turn off Enrich Movies and Shows in Settings to stop sending titles to the metadata service. Movie and show information comes from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Made for • Personal M3U setups and home media servers • Self-hosted streams from NAS or local network sources • Educational, corporate, and broadcaster-supplied playlists • Developers testing M3U/M3U8 streams Note: SimpleIPTV is a player. You bring your own M3U playlist URL or file. We do not sell or host any channels or content. SimpleIPTV Premium • 90 days free from first install. • After the trial, a yearly subscription is needed to keep watching. It renews automatically at the App Store price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. • Restore Purchases is available on the paywall and in Settings. Family Sharing is supported. Screenshots show open movies by the Blender Foundation (CC BY). Privacy policy: https://simpleiptv.app/privacy Terms of use: https://simpleiptv.app/terms.html
Hat IPTV Player
This application allows users to stream their own IPTV playlists, supporting M3U, M3U8, and Xtream login formats. It offers features like EPG, favorites, PIN controls, and casting to TV for a streamlined viewing experience. Users must provide their own content sources.
- M3U and M3U8 playlist support
- Xtream login
- EPG program guide
- Favorites and PIN controls
- Cast to TV
- Dark mode
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Description: Hat IPTV Player is a fast IPTV playlist player for users who already have their own M3U, M3U8 or Xtream access. Add your playlist, organize channels, check EPG, save favorites, cast to TV and enjoy a clean video player experience without unnecessary steps. • M3U and M3U8 playlist support • Xtream login support • EPG program guide • Favorites, PIN controls and dark mode • Cast to TV, subtitles and external player support Important: This app does not provide TV channels, live streams, movies or series. Users must add their own playlists from their own providers. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hat IPTV Player at 16.4 against SimpleIPTV's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SimpleIPTV sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Hat IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SimpleIPTV against 5.0 for Hat IPTV Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SimpleIPTV ships an update every 3 weeks, Hat IPTV Player every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | SimpleIPTV | Hat IPTV Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thales Pereira | ismail talha hanay |
Customer experience
SimpleIPTV
Hat IPTV Player
In-app purchases
SimpleIPTV
- Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
Hat IPTV Player
- Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Lifetime$12.99
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