Yagi IPTV Player vs Saisei Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yagi IPTV Player
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Yagi is the IPTV player built for Apple devices. Yagi is never the slowdown. Every stream plays as fast as your provider sends it. Everything you set up follows you from device to device. LIVE TV Buffering depends on your provider. Yagi adds no delay of its own. Pause live TV when life interrupts, rewind to see it again, and jump back to live with one tap. NOTHING IN YOUR WAY Live TV, movies and shows each in their own section, the guide right beside the picture, and no menus within menus. Yagi is a native app with Liquid Glass that feels like it came with the device. PICKS UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Start a movie on the Mac, finish it on the iPad. Favorites, playlist layout, reminders and settings sync through iCloud with nothing to configure. Hand a channel from your iPhone to your Mac with Handoff, or send it to the big screen with AirPlay. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT, DONE WELL • With Xtream, Yagi loads the channels, movies, shows and TV guide. With M3U, it loads the live channels only, with no TV guide. • A TV guide with what's on now and next, and reminders that notify you before a program starts • Favorites for the channels and shows you come back to • Search across live channels, movies and series at once • Downloads for offline viewing of movies and episodes • Subtitles and multiple audio tracks, when your provider includes them • Rename channels and groups, hide what you don't watch, and keep your playlist the way you like it • Picture in Picture on every device • Live subscription details for Xtream accounts • Yagi reconnects on its own when a stream stalls, and shows you what it's doing • Playlists refresh themselves daily, so new channels just appear PRIVATE BY DESIGN Yagi collects no data. Your playlists and credentials stay on your devices and in your own iCloud account. Try it free, then choose the plan that suits you. Feature requests and bug reports shape every update, so tell us what you need. Disclaimer: The developer does not provide, include, supply, or host any live TV channels, movies, or TV shows whatsoever. You are solely responsible for acquiring all playlists through legitimate sources and ensuring full compliance with applicable copyright and licensing laws. Privacy Policy: Yagi does not collect any data. More info at https://yagi.watch/privacy/ Terms of Service: App Store Standard EULA available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Saisei Player
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Your libraries. One player. Stream your own videos, save them for offline viewing, and translate text in a paused frame without leaving the player. BRING YOUR SOURCES TOGETHER Connect Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kyoo and Seanime. Browse videos on your NAS or shared folders with SMB and WebDAV, or sign in to Telegram to watch videos from your chats and channels. You can also open local videos from Files. Switch between your sources in one familiar player. PAUSE. TRANSLATE. KEEP WATCHING. On iPhone and iPad, pause a video to recognize text within the scene: a chat on a phone screen, a sign or a document. Turn on translation to read it in the frame, then tap a highlighted region to see the original and translation. Choose a supported language or copy the text without leaving your video. TAKE YOUR VIDEOS WITH YOU Download from supported sources for offline viewing. Manage your queue, pause or retry downloads, and share completed files with other apps. EXPLORE A BIGGER VIEW Play compatible 180° and 360° VR videos directly from supported sources without downloading them first. KEEP YOUR CONTROLS CLOSE Move your favorite player controls toward one side for easier one-handed use. Browse folders, shuffle videos, and manage playlists where your source supports them. Connect a source, choose a video and make yourself at home. Saisei Player does not provide media content. Use your own accounts and media sources. Features vary by source. Text recognition and translation depend on device and language support; language downloads may be required. Film footage and stills: Sintel © Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org. CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Edited, cropped and composited for app previews and screenshots. Additional preview footage: Wing It! — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org Spring — © Blender Foundation | cloud.blender.org/spring CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Edited, cropped and composited for the app preview.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saisei Player at none against Yagi IPTV Player's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Yagi IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Saisei Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yagi IPTV Player ships an update every 9 days, Saisei Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yagi IPTV Player | Saisei Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joao Santos | Codingmiao PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
Yagi IPTV Player
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Saisei Player
No in-app purchases









