Comparison

Flux IPTV vs TVu

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

Head to head
About

Flux IPTV

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A cross-platform IPTV streaming application built with SwiftUI, supporting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Features * M3U Source Management - Import and manage IPTV sources via M3U/M3U8 URLs * Channel Organization - Channels are automatically organized by categories/groups * Favorites & History - Mark channels as favorites and track recently watched content * Latency Checking - Real-time latency status badges showing channel availability * Search - Search across channels, categories, and sources Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TVu

Organize and play your authorized media sources, including live channels, movies, and shows. Save favorites and view guide information. Offers a free tier with limited configurations and a premium subscription for more features.

Highlights
  • Personal media player and organizer
  • Supports M3U, M3U8, and Xtream Codes
  • Browse live channels, movies, and shows
  • Save favorite content
  • View guide information
  • iCloud sync and backup (Premium)
  • Appearance customization (Premium)
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TVu is a personal player and organizer for iPhone and iPad, including the adaptive iPhone Duo display. Add media sources you are authorized to use, browse live channels, movies and shows, save favorites, and view guide information supplied by your source. Start with four included demonstration videos. You can also save and use up to four remote IPTV configurations without a subscription, in any combination of M3U/M3U8 URLs, Xtream Codes, and M3U server logins. The included demo playlist and local M3U files do not use those four remote slots. Some source types, including local files, require Premium separately. TVu Annual unlocks a fifth or later remote configuration, other Premium source integrations, iCloud sync and backup, and appearance customization. Saved configurations remain stored if Premium expires. The subscription screen shows Apple's localized price, term, renewal details, and any available trial before purchase. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Playback format support depends on the source, codec, and device. TVu supplies no commercial channels, provider accounts, media subscriptions, or rights to third-party content. Only add sources you are authorized to access. Privacy Policy: https://iptvu.org/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flux IPTV4 screens
TVu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TVu at 17.0 against Flux IPTV's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flux IPTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TVu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flux IPTV ships an update every 11 days, TVu every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Flux IPTV versus TVu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlux IPTVTVu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongbo JiIrisholdingsbuddy Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flux IPTV

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

TVu

Subscriptions1
  • TVu Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Flux IPTV free?
Flux IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TVu free?
TVu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flux IPTV or TVu have ads?
Neither Flux IPTV nor TVu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flux IPTV or TVu?
Flux IPTV ships an update every 11 days, and TVu every 6 days. Most recently, Flux IPTV was updated on October 30, 2026 and TVu on October 31, 2026.

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