Comparison

Awesome IPTV vs IPTVS

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

Head to head
About

Awesome IPTV

This IPTV player allows you to watch live TV, movies, and series on your Apple devices. It supports Xtream Codes and M3U playlists, offering features like EPG, favorites, and background audio. A single subscription provides access across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Live TV, Movies, and Series playback
  • Xtream Codes and M3U playlist support
  • Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
  • Favorites and folder organization
  • Background audio playback
  • Cross-platform subscription
Features
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Awesome IPTV is a player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. It does not provide channels, playlists, or media. Add your own Xtream Codes account or import an M3U playlist to watch content you are authorized to access. WATCH YOUR OWN IPTV • Live TV, movies, and series • Xtream Codes and M3U playlist support • Electronic program guide (EPG) • Search, favorites, folders, and watch history • AirPlay and Chromecast on supported devices • Picture in Picture on supported iPhone and iPad playback routes • Background audio and Now Playing controls where supported CAPTIONS AND TRANSLATION Use subtitle tracks supplied by the stream whenever available. For supported live streams, you may optionally request generated captions or translation. Awesome IPTV first uses suitable stream or on-device capabilities and only sends short audio segments or subtitle text to Meridian and enabled AI providers when cloud processing is required and you have consented. Cloud-generated captions and translation use AI Hours. Purchased AI Hours do not expire and there are no automatic overages. Native stream subtitles and supported on-device processing do not use AI Hours. ONE PLAYBACK SUBSCRIPTION A base subscription unlocks playback on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV and supports Apple Family Sharing. AI Hours are separate consumables and are not shared through Family Sharing. PRIVACY AND CONTROL Your IPTV credentials and playlists are stored locally on your device. Cloud AI remains optional and off until you choose it and consent. Review processing details and current providers at https://merid.live/privacy and https://merid.live/subprocessors. Awesome IPTV does not provide, host, or endorse media sources. You are responsible for using playlists and services you have the right to access.

About

IPTVS

Features
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IPTVS is a general-purpose media player and organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. IPTVS does not provide, sell, curate or grant access to any channel, playable catalog, media service, playlist, subscription or provider account. The app contains no preset playback endpoints. It plays only titles and streams from sources that a user manually enters and is authorized to use. BRING YOUR OWN AUTHORIZED SOURCE Connect one or more M3U/M3U8 playlists or Xtream-compatible servers that you have the legal right to access. The source chosen by the user supplies all channels, playable movie and series titles, guide data and streams. IPTVS does not select, broker or resell that material. ORGANIZE SOURCE METADATA Create separate lists for channels, movies and series. Pin useful categories, hide others and prioritize the regions that matter to you. Search the metadata supplied by your connected sources and see a clear source label on each item. Movie and series discovery can use public metadata and rankings from TMDB to show views such as Trending, Popular, Top rated, regional Now playing and On the air. These views contain only titles safely matched to a playable movie or series already present in your own sources. TMDB does not provide streams or unlock any title. The local catalog index and TMDB cache contain metadata only. They do not store media, credentials or private playback URLs. GUIDE AND PLAYBACK Browse now and next when your source supplies EPG information or you add an XMLTV URL. Replay is available only when the user's authorized Xtream source explicitly supports TV archive. IPTVS does not download or export media for offline use and does not provide file sharing. For compatibility with some source formats, the app may temporarily remux an active stream into short HLS fragments served only to the local player over the device loopback interface. These temporary playback fragments are not exposed to the user and are removed when playback ends. SYNC YOUR SETUP When iCloud Sync is active on devices using the same Apple Account, IPTVS can keep source setup, favorites, custom lists, movie and episode progress, preferred regions, subtitle language and selected settings in step. Credentials are stored with Apple Keychain where supported and with encrypted fields in the user's private iCloud database for cross-device access. Private playback URLs and credentials are not stored in watch history. FREE TO DOWNLOAD After a user adds an authorized source, IPTVS currently applies no daily playback limits. Use as much as you want. Feel free to support the development with optional Premium. No media, stream or provider access is included with either tier. The app contains no third-party advertising SDK. Only connect sources and play material that you have permission to use. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Awesome IPTV3 screens
IPTVS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IPTVS at every 2 days against Awesome IPTV's every 6 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Awesome IPTV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and IPTVS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesome IPTV ships an update every 6 days, IPTVS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Awesome IPTV versus IPTVS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesome IPTVIPTVS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMars Voyage LLCMeet Your Maker AB

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Awesome IPTV

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Playback Access7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Playback Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 5 AI Hours$19.99
3 purchases

IPTVS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is Awesome IPTV free?
Awesome IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPTVS free?
IPTVS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Awesome IPTV or IPTVS have ads?
Neither Awesome IPTV nor IPTVS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awesome IPTV or IPTVS?
Awesome IPTV ships an update every 6 days, and IPTVS every 2 days. Most recently, Awesome IPTV was updated on September 15, 2026 and IPTVS on September 17, 2026.

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