Comparison

IPTV Player Capybara vs Second Stream

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Player Capybara

A free IPTV player that allows you to stream and download live TV content using M3U playlists and Xtream Codes. It features an EPG guide, offline downloads, and TMDB movie metadata with iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Free IPTV player
  • M3U playlist support
  • Xtream Codes support
  • EPG guide
  • Offline downloads
  • TMDB movie metadata
  • iCloud sync
Features
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100% Free IPTV Player — no subscription, no ads, no watermarks. Play your M3U playlists and Xtream Codes accounts with the native iPhone and iPad player, a full program guide, offline downloads, TMDB movie and show details, and iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad & Apple TV. NATIVE PLAYER Movies and episodes play with the familiar iOS controls: hardware decoding, Picture in Picture, AirPlay, subtitles and audio languages, and quick switching between streams. Search and download subtitles from OpenSubtitles right in the player, and fine-tune their timing with the sync adjustment. CINEMATIC MOVIES & SHOWS Full-screen pages with cast & crew, ratings, reviews, trailers, and artwork from TMDB. Browse a hero carousel, a Top 20, genres, stories, and your provider's own categories, or let Movie Finder pick something for you. Every available stream for a title is listed in one place. LIVE TV WITH EPG A program guide with now/next info, catch-up TV for channels with archive, similar channels, and favorites. Add your own EPG sources and customize channel logos and guide matching. DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE Save movies and episodes to watch without internet, and follow their progress in a Live Activity. YOUR LIBRARY Watchlist, favorites, continue watching, and downloads in one place, kept in sync on all your devices with iCloud. XTREAM & M3U SUPPORT Connect via Xtream Codes API or import M3U/M3U+ playlists. Multiple accounts with auto-refresh. BUILT FOR APPLE A true native SwiftUI app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Download Capybara and enjoy your own IPTV content. You need your own playlist or provider account. The app does not provide any content, channels, or subscriptions.

About

Second Stream

This app consolidates all your subscribed content, including podcasts, YouTube channels, and RSS feeds, into one unified reader. AI-generated summaries help you quickly grasp key information from new episodes and articles, saving you time and reducing distractions.

Highlights
  • AI-generated summaries for podcasts and YouTube
  • Unified reader for multiple content sources
  • Curated weekly news digests
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Obsidian vault sync for bookmarks and notes
  • Background feed refresh
  • Shake to mark all as read
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Second Stream brings together everything you follow — podcasts, YouTube channels, RSS feeds, and curated weekly news — in a single, distraction-free reader. KNOW BEFORE YOU LISTEN AI-generated summaries surface the key points from new podcast episodes and YouTube videos the moment they publish. Decide what's worth your full attention before you press play. CURATED WEEKLY COVERAGE Subscribe to topics that matter to you and receive a digest of the week's most relevant articles — no algorithm, no noise, no doom-scrolling. YOUR FEEDS, UNIFIED One clean interface for everything you follow. No switching apps. No missing updates. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Sign in with Apple. Face ID protection. No tracking, no ads. Your subscriptions and reading history stay on your device — always. POWER USER FEATURES - Sync bookmarks and notes to your Obsidian vault - Background refresh keeps your feeds current - Shake to mark all as read Second Stream is completely free.

Screenshots

IPTV Player Capybara4 screens
Second Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: IPTV Player Capybara at 3 against Second Stream's 1. IPTV Player Capybara also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

IPTV Player Capybara ships an update every 2 weeks, Second Stream weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IPTV Player Capybara versus Second Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV Player CapybaraSecond Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantinos MavrodisNicolas Widynski

Customer experience

IPTV Player Capybara

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Second Stream

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

In-app purchases

None

IPTV Player Capybara

No in-app purchases

None

Second Stream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPTV Player Capybara free?
IPTV Player Capybara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Stream free?
Second Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IPTV Player Capybara or Second Stream have ads?
Neither IPTV Player Capybara nor Second Stream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Player Capybara or Second Stream?
IPTV Player Capybara ships an update every 2 weeks, and Second Stream weekly. Most recently, IPTV Player Capybara was updated on October 17, 2026 and Second Stream on October 4, 2026.

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