Comparison

Spektra IPTV Player vs Putopia

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

Head to head
About

Spektra IPTV Player

This media player allows users to easily organize and watch content from their own legal IPTV sources. It supports M3U playlists and portal credentials, offering features like a program guide, favorites, and continue watching.

Highlights
  • Browse Live TV, Movies, and Series
  • Rich media details and search
  • Save to favorites
  • Continue Watching functionality
  • Multiple audio/subtitle support
  • Create viewer profiles
  • Rewind live television
Features
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Spektra IPTV Player is a modern media player designed for users who watch content from their own legal sources. Add your M3U playlists or compatible portal credentials and enjoy a clean, fluid viewing experience across iPhone and iPad. MAIN FEATURES • Browse Live TV, Movies, and Series • View rich media details when available, including posters, backdrops, genres, cast with character names, and synopses in your language • Search quickly across your available content • Save channels, movies, and series to your favorites • Continue Watching keeps your place in every movie and episode • Multiple audio track and subtitle support • Adjustable video display modes and aspect ratios • Add and manage multiple content sources • Create separate viewer profiles, including a dedicated kids profile • Link a new device to your account with a short code, without retyping your password ENHANCED LIVE TV PLAYER • Rewind live television from 30 seconds up to 30 minutes on channels your provider archives, then return to live with one tap • A full programme guide showing what is on now, how far along it is, and what follows • The guide works with M3U playlists as well as compatible portals • Search the guide by programme title, not only by channel name • Access the channel list directly from the video player • Quickly return to the previously watched channel • See current and next programmes with the integrated mini EPG • Resume your last watched channel directly from the home screen • Control volume and brightness using gestures • Double-tap to seek forward or backward by 10 seconds on supported content • Built-in gesture guidance for new users MOVIES AND SERIES • Playback starts straight away when a version in your language exists, instead of asking every time • When a title exists in several versions, a button shows how many and lets you pick another • An optional setting prefers the lighter version, useful on slower connections IMPROVED NAVIGATION • Redesigned navigation menu with a modern glass-inspired interface • Switch profiles directly from the main menu • Change content sources quickly from the navigation bar • Faster access to your profiles, sources, settings, and playback options • Interfaces optimized for both iPhone and iPad PERFORMANCE AND COMPATIBILITY Spektra is continuously improved to provide better compatibility with IPTV servers, more reliable playback, improved memory management, and a smoother experience across iPhone and iPad. SPEKTRA PRO Spektra Pro is available as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Either unlocks: • Offline Mode — download movies and episodes and watch them without a connection • Cloud Sync — your sources, profiles, and settings on every device • Resume Playback across devices — start on one, finish on another • Favorites synced to your account rather than kept on a single device • 4K playback • Enhanced player, including Picture in Picture • Personal recommendations based on what you have watched • New Pro features added regularly IMPORTANT Spektra does not provide, host, sell, or include TV channels, movies, series, playlists, subscriptions, or any other media content. Users must provide their own playlists or compatible credentials and must have the legal rights to access and play the content they add to the application. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription from your App Store account settings. • The lifetime purchase is a one-time payment and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://spektra.aetomia.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://spektra.aetomia.com/terms

About

Putopia

Features
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Putopia turns your put.io cloud storage into a beautiful, poster-rich media library — and adds your own IPTV in the same place. It’s a player for content you already own or subscribe to; Putopia ships no channels or media of its own. YOUR PUT.IO LIBRARY, TRANSFORMED • Connect your put.io account and browse your files as movies and shows • Rich Discover view with posters, genres, cast, and ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB • Search and filter by title, genre, year, and rating • Plays virtually anything — 4K, HDR, MKV, and multichannel audio — with automatic fallback so formats just work • Add downloads to put.io straight from a magnet or link • Save titles for offline viewing BRING YOUR OWN IPTV (OPTIONAL) • Connect your own Xtream Codes or M3U provider • Live TV, movies, and series in one organized catalog • Full TV guide (EPG) with what’s on now and next • Search across channels, programs, and folders MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV • Personal profiles — everyone gets their own favorites, recents, and continue-watching • Pick up where you left off across your devices • Copy your whole setup to a new device over Wi-Fi or with a short code PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Your credentials stay in the device Keychain and, if you choose, your own iCloud • Nothing about you is sent to us Putopia is an independent player. put.io and any IPTV service you connect are provided by third parties under their own terms; you’ll need your own access to each.

Screenshots

Spektra IPTV Player4 screens
Putopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Putopia at none against Spektra IPTV Player's 3. Spektra IPTV Player's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Spektra IPTV Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Putopia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spektra IPTV Player ships an update every 9 days, Putopia every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Spektra IPTV Player versus Putopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpektra IPTV PlayerPutopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXavier DerkenneGo Biz Help

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spektra IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • Spektra Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Spektra Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spektra Pro Lifetime$34.99
None

Putopia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spektra IPTV Player free?
Spektra IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Putopia free?
Putopia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spektra IPTV Player or Putopia have ads?
Neither Spektra IPTV Player nor Putopia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spektra IPTV Player or Putopia?
Spektra IPTV Player ships an update every 9 days, and Putopia every 5 days. Most recently, Spektra IPTV Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and Putopia on October 31, 2026.

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