Comparison

SimpleIPTV vs Hat IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • M3U and M3U8 playlist support
  • Xtream login
  • EPG program guide
  • Favorites and PIN controls
  • Cast to TV
  • Dark mode
Features
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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/

Screenshots

SimpleIPTV4 screens
Hat IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleIPTV ships an update every 3 weeks, Hat IPTV Player every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SimpleIPTV versus Hat IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleIPTVHat IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB113 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThales Pereiraismail talha hanay

Customer experience

SimpleIPTV

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

Hat IPTV Player

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimpleIPTV

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
2 purchases

Hat IPTV Player

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is SimpleIPTV free?
SimpleIPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hat IPTV Player free?
Hat IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleIPTV or Hat IPTV Player?
SimpleIPTV and Hat IPTV Player are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SimpleIPTV or Hat IPTV Player have ads?
Neither SimpleIPTV nor Hat IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleIPTV or Hat IPTV Player?
SimpleIPTV ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hat IPTV Player every 5 weeks. Most recently, SimpleIPTV was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hat IPTV Player on November 5, 2026.

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