Axon Player vs VLT 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
VLT Player
This app is a fast and clean player for your existing IPTV subscriptions. It supports various playlist formats and provides a rich interface with guides, posters, and multiple audio/subtitle tracks. It prioritizes user privacy with no ads or tracking.
- Live TV, movies, and series playback
- No ads during playback
- Full live TV guide
- Automatic metadata fetching (posters, ratings)
- Multiple audio and subtitle track support
- Plays various video formats
- iCloud sync across devices
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VLT Player is a clean, fast player for the IPTV subscription you already own. It hosts no content and sells no channels — it takes your playlist and gives it the interface it deserves. Add your playlist with Xtream Codes details, an M3U URL, or a file, and let VLT do the rest. WHAT YOU GET • Live TV, movies and series in one player • No ads — not before playback, not during • A full live guide: what's on now and next, on every channel • Posters, ratings, descriptions and cast fill themselves in • Switch to any audio or subtitle track the stream carries — pick any language • mkv, mp4, avi and more: plays formats that stop other players • Tune buffer, deinterlacing and subtitles to your taste • Favourites, watchlist and continue-watching • iCloud sync across your devices: favourite on your phone, it's on your tablet • Interface in 13 languages PRIVACY FIRST VLT has no servers of its own. It creates no account, tracks nothing and shows no ads. Your playlist password stays encrypted in your device's Keychain and is only ever sent to your own provider. VLT PREMIUM Unlock every feature of the app with a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription. The subscription unlocks features of this app only — it does not include or provide any TV content. The subscription renews automatically until cancelled. Manage it in Settings › Subscriptions on your device. Privacy: https://vlt-player.tlgmst.workers.dev/privacy Terms: https://vlt-player.tlgmst.workers.dev/terms VLT is a player. You bring the content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Axon Player at 15.5 against VLT Player's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume 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 VLT Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. 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 5.0 for VLT Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Axon Player ships an update every 3 weeks, VLT Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Axon Player | VLT Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohamed Bouadi | Velit Tolga MUSTO |
Customer experience
Axon Player
VLT 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
VLT Player
- VLT Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
- VLT Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- VLT Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
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