Axon Player vs Vireko IPTV Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Axon Player
This app allows you to play your own IPTV playlists on your iPhone and iPad. It offers a premium viewing experience with features like EPG guides, resume support for movies and series, and multi-screen viewing. It also includes family-friendly options like Kids Mode.
- Bring your own content (M3U/portal playlists)
- Live TV with EPG guide and channel folders
- Movies & series browsing with resume support
- Multi-screen viewing
- Kids Mode with PIN protection
- Multiple user profiles
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Axon Player is a modern, beautifully designed IPTV player. Add your own playlist from your provider and enjoy your content with a fast, premium experience on iPhone and iPad. BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Axon Player does not include any channels or content. Add your own M3U or portal playlist from your service provider and start watching in seconds. A PLAYER THAT FEELS PREMIUM • Fast, fluid interface • Live TV with EPG guide and channel folders • Movies & series browsing with resume support • Multi-screen viewing, sleep timer, and playback controls • Subtitle search & download built in MADE FOR FAMILIES • Kids Mode with PIN protection • Multiple user profiles per playlist GO PREMIUM • Use one account on up to 3 devices • Smart Routing — play streams that fail to load directly • Merge playlists, live scores, and more Your playlists sync to your account, so your setup follows you across your devices. Note: Axon Player is a media player only. It does not provide, sell, or endorse any content or subscriptions to content services. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://axonplayer.com/privacy.html
Vireko IPTV Player
Stream live TV, movies, and series with your own IPTV subscription. Features a comprehensive electronic program guide, fast search, and adaptive playback. Supports multiple providers and offers parental controls.
- Xtream Codes login or M3U/M3U8 playlist support
- Electronic program guide (EPG)
- Live TV, movies, and series playback
- Fast search functionality
- Adaptive HLS playback
- Picture-in-Picture and background audio
- Parental controls
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Vireko is a fast, good-looking player for the TV channels, movies and series you already have access to. Connect your own IPTV playlist, portal or media server and watch everything in one app, with a real program guide. Vireko is a media player only. Apart from a few demo samples, it does not provide, sell or host any channels or other content. You need your own source: an Xtream Codes login, an M3U or M3U8 playlist with an XMLTV guide, a Stalker portal, a DVB-I service list, or your own Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, WebDAV or DLNA server. LIVE TV • Your channels with their logos and what's on now and next • A full program guide you can scroll through the day • Catch-up for programs your provider archives • Multi-View: up to four channels on one screen • Favorites, folders and fast search MOVIES AND SERIES • Your library with big posters, details and trailers where available • Continue watching where you left off • Offline downloads (Premium) THE PLAYER • AirPlay to your TV, and Picture in Picture • Subtitles and audio tracks, with OpenSubtitles search • A second playback engine for MKV, TS, AVI and other files SPORTS HUB (PREMIUM) • Live scores and fixtures for soccer, hockey, basketball, baseball and more • See which channel in your own playlist shows a match • Hide scores until you want to see them MEDIA SERVERS (PREMIUM) • Plex, Jellyfin and Emby libraries, plus WebDAV and local network (DLNA) files IPHONE DUO • Open it for larger layouts with a sidebar and wider grids. Half open, the player splits at the fold: video on one side, controls on the other MAKE IT YOURS • Themes and accent colors • Trakt and Simkl sync, and optional iCloud sync • Parental controls protected by a PIN • Available in 12 languages ALSO ON APPLE TV AND MAC • Premium bought on iPhone or iPad also unlocks Vireko on Apple TV and Mac with the same Apple Account. • On Apple TV, Vireko requires Premium (Try Demo works without it) and adds Kids profiles. FREE AND PREMIUM • Free: one provider and five favorite channels, with Live TV, the guide, the library, search and the player. • Vireko Premium (a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase) adds more providers and favorites, movie and series favorites, Watch Later, Sports Hub, offline downloads and media servers. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. You are responsible for having the right to play the sources you add. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kiltala.com/vireko-privacy.html CREDITS Screenshots show open movies and public-domain films. • Elephants Dream — (c) copyright 2006, Blender Foundation / Netherlands Media Art Institute / www.elephantsdream.org — CC BY 2.5 • Big Buck Bunny — (c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org — CC BY 3.0 • Sintel — © copyright Blender Foundation | durian.blender.org — CC BY 3.0 • Caminandes 1–3, The Daily Dweebs, Sprite Fright, Charge, Wing It! — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org — CC BY 4.0 • Glass Half — (CC) Blender Foundation | studio.blender.org — CC BY 3.0 • Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle — (CC) Blender Foundation | gooseberry.blender.org — CC BY 4.0 • Spring — © Blender Foundation | cloud.blender.org/spring — CC BY 4.0 Licences: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, …/by/3.0 and …/by/4.0. Poster art adapted from film stills by Kiltala. Public domain: Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) and A Trip to the Moon (1902). Earth imagery: NASA. All other titles, channels, teams and servers are fictional. No endorsement by Blender Foundation or NASA is implied.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Vireko IPTV Player at 44 against Axon Player's 2. Axon Player's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Axon Player sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Vireko IPTV Player sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Axon Player against 4.9 for Vireko IPTV Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vireko IPTV Player has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Axon Player ships an update every 3 weeks, Vireko IPTV Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Axon Player | Vireko IPTV Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Bouadi | Aleksi Kiltala |
Customer experience
Axon Player
Vireko IPTV Player
In-app purchases
Axon Player
- Basic — 1 Month$1.491 Month
- Smart Routing — 1 Month$1.491 Month
- Basic — 3 Months$2.993 Months
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- Smart Routing — 3 Months$2.993 Months
- Basic — 6 Months$4.996 Months
- Smart Routing — 6 Months$4.996 Months
- Basic — 1 Year$6.991 Year
- Smart Routing — 1 Year$6.991 Year
- Premium — 6 Months$9.996 Months
- Premium — 1 Year$14.991 Year
Vireko IPTV Player
- Vireko Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Vireko Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Small coffee$0.99
- Large coffee$2.99
- Coffee & bun$4.99
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- Brunch$9.99
- Vireko Premium Lifetime$89.99
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