Comparison

ShallowTV vs TnC IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

ShallowTV

Stream your M3U playlists on Apple devices with a modern, intuitive media player. Organize content by category, enjoy live channels and on-demand videos, and resume playback seamlessly. Features include a mini player, favorites, and intelligent search.

Highlights
  • Import M3U playlists via URL or local file
  • Stream live channels and on-demand video
  • Automatic content categorization
  • Persistent mini player for multitasking
  • Mark favorite channels and videos
  • Intelligent search across playlists
  • Auto-refresh for updated playlists
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ShallowTV is a modern, native media player for streaming your M3U playlists on all your Apple devices. Import your own playlists and enjoy a beautiful, intuitive viewing experience. FEATURES • Import M3U Playlists Add playlists via URL or local file. Smart parsing automatically organizes your content by category. • Live Channels & Video On Demand Stream live content with real-time playback. Watch videos with progress tracking and resume from where you left off. • Smart Categories Content is automatically organized into categories like Entertainment, News, Sports, Kids & Family, and more. • Persistent Mini Player Keep watching while you browse. The mini player lets you control playback from anywhere in the app. • Favorites Mark your favorite channels and videos for quick access. • Search Find content across all your playlists instantly with intelligent search. • Beautiful Interface Designed specifically for Apple platforms with a clean, intuitive interface that feels right at home. • Full-Screen Playback Immersive viewing experience with intuitive overlay controls. • Auto-Refresh Playlists automatically stay up-to-date with smart change detection. SUPPORTED FORMATS • M3U and M3U8 playlists • HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) • Standard video formats (MP4, MOV, etc.) IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER ShallowTV is a media player application only. We do NOT provide any streaming content, channels, playlists, or media links. • Users must provide their own M3U playlists • Users are solely responsible for the content they access • Only stream content you own or have permission to view • ShallowTV does not host, distribute, or control any content For support: shallowtv.com Contact: contact@shallowtv.com

About

TnC IPTV Player

This media player allows you to stream content from your own Xtream Codes provider or M3U playlist. It offers a native iOS interface for browsing channels, movies, and series, with features like continue watching and favorites.

Highlights
  • Stream from Xtream Codes or M3U playlists
  • Browse live TV, movies, and series
  • Continue watching functionality
  • Save favorite channels and content
  • Search across entire playlist
  • Multi-profile support for different accounts
  • Customizable accent themes
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TnC IPTV Player is a clean, fast media player for any Xtream Codes provider or M3U playlist. Sign in with your own provider URL, username, and password, or load a standard M3U / M3U8 playlist. The app talks to that provider's standard Xtream Codes API or parses your M3U playlist and renders your channels, movies, and series with a native iOS interface. The app does not include or distribute any media content. You bring your own subscription. WHAT YOU GET • Live TV — browse your channels, jump straight into playback • Movies — posters, plot, cast, rating, release year • Series — seasons, episodes, episode descriptions • Continue Watching — picks up movies and episodes right where you left off, with a Resume / Start Over choice on reopen • Favorites — one tap to star channels, movies, and series for instant access from Home • Search across your entire playlist • Sort any category (A to Z, Z to A, Recently Added) and any series (episode order, newest first, or title) — set your default in Settings or override it per screen • Languages filter — auto-generated from your playlist so the picker only shows what you actually have • Parental controls — hide adult content behind a PIN • Multi-profile — save and switch between several Xtream Codes and M3U accounts without re-typing credentials DESIGNED FOR iPHONE & iPAD • Native SwiftUI throughout, with layouts that adapt to iPhone and iPad; no embedded web views • Recently released hero card on Home, filtered by your language preference, so the spotlight surfaces what you'd actually watch • Seven pickable accent themes (Classic White, Mint Green, Sky Cyan, Royal Blue, Violet, Sunset Amber, Rose) that apply live across the entire app with no relaunch • Adjustable poster size (Default, Small, Smaller) to fit more titles on screen • Pull to refresh resync of the catalog when your provider adds new content • Stylish chrome with a brand tinted divider between toolbar and content PLAYER • Hardware accelerated playback via AVPlayer, with an automatic VLC fallback for formats AVPlayer can't handle • Resume position saved per title, synced into the Continue Watching row PRIVACY • No ads, no analytics, no tracking • Provider credentials and playlist URLs stored on device only, in the iOS Keychain • No account required with us. The app has no servers of its own • Privacy policy linked from the store listing • Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or later • Your own subscription with an Xtream Codes; compatible provider, or an M3U / M3U8 playlist • Internet connection SUPPORT • Email: tnc.appteam@gmail.com This app is provided as-is for personal use. The developer is not affiliated with any IPTV provider and does not endorse, supply, or recommend any source of content. You are responsible for ensuring your use of the app and any provider you connect to it complies with the laws of your country.

Screenshots

ShallowTV4 screens
TnC IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TnC IPTV Player at every 3 days against ShallowTV's every 2 weeks. TnC IPTV Player also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). ShallowTV's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShallowTV ships an update every 2 weeks, TnC IPTV Player every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShallowTV versus TnC IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShallowTVTnC IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB45 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperYing CongMadhukar Konda

Customer experience

ShallowTV

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TnC IPTV Player

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShallowTV

No in-app purchases

None

TnC IPTV Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShallowTV free?
ShallowTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TnC IPTV Player free?
TnC IPTV Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShallowTV or TnC IPTV Player have ads?
Neither ShallowTV nor TnC IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShallowTV or TnC IPTV Player?
ShallowTV ships an update every 2 weeks, and TnC IPTV Player every 3 days. Most recently, ShallowTV was updated on October 13, 2026 and TnC IPTV Player on October 8, 2026.

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