Comparison

BrokeFlix vs Elastic Player

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

Head to head
About

BrokeFlix

Features
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Stream live TV on your Mac and iPhone with the channels you already have. BrokeFlix brings your playlist to life with CarPlay, Picture-in-Picture, and a gorgeous native experience. Just provide one or more channel playlists, and it will organize all the channels by category, country and language, and it will let you verify which channels are working properly. The iPhone and Mac versions can sync preferences between them.

About

Elastic Player

Features
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Elastic Player is a fast, modern player for the IPTV service you already have. Add your M3U playlist or Xtream Codes login once, and your live channels, films and series are organised, searchable and ready to resume where you left off. LIVE TV, FILMS AND SERIES • Live channels sorted into categories, with a TV guide (EPG) showing what's on now and next • Films and series with posters, details, seasons and episodes • Continue Watching picks up exactly where you stopped • Favourites and watch history, one tap away on the Home screen • Search across everything at once PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS • Powerful VLC-based engine that handles HLS and most stream formats • Audio track and subtitle selection, playback speed and aspect ratio • Picture-in-Picture, so you can keep watching while you use other apps • Cast to TVs and streaming devices on your network MADE FOR YOUR TV TOO • Send a playlist to your TV by scanning the code on its screen — no typing with a remote • Use your phone as a remote for Elastic Player on your TV, with a keyboard for search YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account to create. Playlists, favourites and history stay on your device • Parental controls: lock categories and titles behind a PIN • Available in 13 languages, following your phone's language automatically IMPORTANT Elastic Player is a media player only. It does not provide, host or sell any channels, films, series or playlists, and it comes with no content. To use it you need a playlist or login from an IPTV provider you are entitled to use.

Screenshots

BrokeFlix2 screens
Elastic Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BrokeFlix at none against Elastic Player's shown. Elastic Player's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
BrokeFlix versus Elastic Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrokeFlixElastic Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB102 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQuint Books LLCKadir Caner Ergun

In-app purchases

None

BrokeFlix

No in-app purchases

None

Elastic Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrokeFlix free?
BrokeFlix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elastic Player free?
Elastic Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BrokeFlix or Elastic Player have ads?
Elastic Player shows ads; BrokeFlix does not.

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