Comparison

OneTV Connect vs Nightdeck

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

Head to head
About

OneTV Connect

This app is a native IPTV player for iPhone and iPad, designed to organize and stream your playlists, channels, movies, and series. It offers a redesigned interface, multiple source integrations, and advanced playback features for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Supports M3U playlists, Xtream Codes, and Stalker portals
  • Integrates with Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and cloud storage
  • Advanced live TV guide with video preview and catch-up
  • Detailed movie and series information with IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes ratings
  • Offline downloads for movies and series
  • Sport Center for live scores, fixtures, and team tracking
  • Picture-in-Picture, AirPlay, and Chromecast support
Features
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OneTV Connect is the IPTV player built for iPhone and iPad: your playlists, channels, movies and series in a fast, carefully crafted native app. VERSION 3.0, "PREMIÈRE" A fully redesigned interface: cinema-black background, large artwork, editorial typography and a home carousel. Other themes are still available, with adjustable text size. ALL YOUR SOURCES • M3U playlists, Xtream Codes accounts, Stalker portals, XMLTV guides • Plex, Jellyfin and Emby servers • SMB, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP shares, Google Drive and iCloud Drive • Several playlists merged, a backup address for each playlist • Test your service in one tap from Diagnostics HOME • Continue Watching, favourites, recently added, My Sport, pinned categories • Sections you show and order, full-screen immersive mode (Pro) • OneTV Notifications: announcements, new episodes, your teams' matches LIVE TV • List, guide or grid, with video preview and what's on now • Portrait with the guide under the picture, landscape full screen • Pause, rewind, start over and 7-day catch-up where your provider offers it • SD, HD, FHD and 4K versions of a channel, automatic switch if a stream fails • Favourites, folders, custom order, hidden or renamed categories, logos • Trending: what OneTV viewers are watching right now (Pro) TV GUIDE • Seven days of listings with artwork, reminders and search • Automatic or manual guide matching, several EPG sources • "Already yours": tonight's films that are already in your sources (Pro) MOVIES AND SERIES • Artwork, IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes ratings, cast, trailers • Resume anywhere, next episode, skip intro • Search by genre, actor, platform or year; My List and History • Online subtitles in your language • Downloads to watch offline (Pro) • Clap: today's trailers in a feed you swipe through (Pro) • Release Radar: upcoming films and a reminder when they arrive (Pro) PLAYBACK OneTVPlayer, our own engine: 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, Dolby Atmos, multichannel sound, audio boost, preferred audio language, your choice of tracks and subtitles. Picture in Picture, AirPlay and Chromecast. SPORT CENTER Live scores, fixtures, line-ups, stats and standings, match and fight pages, favourite leagues and teams, the match found on your channels, spoiler-free mode, goal alerts, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island. AND MORE • iPad: four-channel multiview, a sidebar you arrange • iPhone Duo: picture on top, controls below • Apple TV remote and second screen during a match • Apple Watch: remote and scores on your wrist • Widgets, live comments, polls and predictions (Pro) • Recordings with OneTV Server (Pro) • Trakt, Simkl, WeTrakr, profiles, search with Siri • Manage your playlists at manage.onetvconnect.com (Pro) ICLOUD Playlists, favourites, history and settings sync across your devices. Back up to iCloud or Google Drive and restore in one tap. PRIVACY No ads, no tracking. Your playlists stay on your devices and in your private iCloud. FREE TRIAL Try OneTV Connect Pro free for 7 days, then choose a monthly, quarterly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase. IMPORTANT OneTV Connect is a media player. The app does not provide any content, channels or playlists. Only use sources you have the rights to access. Privacy: https://onetvconnect.com/privacy Terms of use: https://onetvconnect.com/terms Support: contact@onetvconnect.com

About

Nightdeck

Features
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Nightdeck is a pure player for your own IPTV playlists: it contains no channels, movies or shows, and it does not sell, arrange or recommend providers. You add your own source – a link to an M3U playlist (optionally with an XMLTV TV guide) or an Xtream Codes login. Only use sources you are entitled to use. No playlist yet? Choose “Try the demo” on the first screen: freely licensed Blender Foundation films (CC BY 3.0) and public test streams let you explore the whole app. LIVE TV • Channel list with now/next and progress • Quick channel switching • Favorites TV GUIDE • Programme grid with a “now” line and reminders • Catch-up when your source offers it • “Tonight” row: your channels’ prime-time line-up at a glance MOVIES & SHOWS • Home screen with Continue watching, Top 10 and recommendations from your own library • Detail pages, seasons and episodes, next episode plays automatically • Audio track and subtitle selection, preferred audio track ON APPLE TV, IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Works with the Siri Remote, touch, keyboard and trackpad • Search across channels, movies and shows • 24 interface languages, including Arabic with a right-to-left layout • Multiple playlists, parental PIN, kids mode • Fast even with large lists PRIVATE No account, no ads, no tracking. Your playlists, favorites and history stay on your device. TRY AND UNLOCK Try every feature for 3 days, with no purchase and no subscription. After that, unlock Nightdeck in the app – with a yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. The subscription renews automatically every year unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. The demo stays available without a purchase. Supported: Xtream Codes, M3U/M3U8 playlists via link, XMLTV (also .gz), HLS and MPEG-TS streams. Questions and help: hello@nightdeck.shop Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nightdeck.shop/en/privacy-appstore.html Screenshots show the built-in demo with films by the Blender Foundation (CC BY 3.0).

Screenshots

OneTV Connect4 screens
Nightdeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nightdeck at every 2 days against OneTV Connect's every 4 days. OneTV Connect's advantage is device support (6 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. OneTV Connect sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Nightdeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneTV Connect ships an update every 4 days, Nightdeck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OneTV Connect versus Nightdeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneTV ConnectNightdeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size400 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJONATHAN MUNIERDaniel Steffan Buro

In-app purchases

7 purchases

OneTV Connect

Subscriptions5
  • One month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Three months Pro7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • Monthly family subscription$11.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • One year Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual family subscription$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • OneTV Pro Lifetime$69.99
  • Lifetime family purchase$299.99
3 purchases

Nightdeck

Subscriptions1
  • Nightdeck Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Nightdeck 3-Day TrialFree
  • Nightdeck Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is OneTV Connect free?
OneTV Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightdeck free?
Nightdeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OneTV Connect or Nightdeck have ads?
Neither OneTV Connect nor Nightdeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneTV Connect or Nightdeck?
OneTV Connect ships an update every 4 days, and Nightdeck every 2 days. Most recently, OneTV Connect was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nightdeck on November 10, 2026.

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