Comparison

Fox IPTV Player vs Timonation IPTV

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

Head to head
About

Fox IPTV Player

This app is a media player that allows you to manage and stream your digital content, including IPTV servers and M3U playlists. It supports high-quality playback, automatic categorization of content, and offers features like favorites and parental controls.

Highlights
  • IPTV and M3U playlist support
  • 4K and HD streaming
  • Automatic content categorization
  • Subtitle and audio track selection
  • Favorites list
  • Parental controls
Features
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Fox IPTV Player is a fast, modern media player for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Sign in with the server address, username and password from your own provider, and Fox arranges everything into a clean library with a smart TV guide. Fox IPTV Player is a playback tool only. It does not include, sell or provide any content, channels, playlists or subscriptions. You need your own credentials from a lawful provider. PLAYER FEATURES • Smart EPG (Electronic Program Guide) with program details • Catch-up playback, when supported by your provider • On-demand library organized by category, with artwork and details • Resume playback exactly where you left off • Favorites, multiple profiles and parental controls • Offline downloads on iPhone and iPad • Picture-in-Picture and background audio • AirPlay and Chromecast support • Subtitle and audio track selection • Broad format support, including HLS (m3u8) streams, up to 4K • iCloud sync of profiles, favorites and progress across your Apple devices • Native apps for Apple TV and Mac • 58 interface languages SUBSCRIPTION Try all premium player features free for 7 days. After the trial, a yearly subscription keeps them unlocked. The subscription covers player features only; it does not include any content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hamzaalmali.github.io/foxplayer/privacy.html

About

Timonation IPTV

This media player allows you to stream content from your own IPTV playlists. It offers fast channel switching, cross-device syncing, and advanced playback controls. Enjoy your legal IPTV provider's content with a native Apple experience.

Highlights
  • Fast channel switching
  • Cross-device playback control
  • Live TV guide with catch-up
  • Movie and series browsing
  • Parental controls
  • Record live channels
  • Chromecast support
Features
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Timonation IPTV is a media player. You supply your own playlists; we host no content. Add the M3U URL or file, Xtream Codes login, Stalker Portal (Ministra) login or provider code you already use, and Timonation gives you a fast, native player for it on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Built for people who already pay a legal IPTV provider and want a player that feels at home on Apple's platforms. WHY TIMONATION - Fast channel switching. We put most of our effort into player reliability, so zapping feels instant. - One purchase, every device. Buy Pro once and it is unlocked on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. - Control playback from the Lock Screen, Control Center, StandBy, AirPods and the Live Activity, and add controls for Control Center, the Lock Screen and the Action button. - Your TV, your way. Cast a channel to a Chromecast, or on iOS 27 use Play on TV with a display on USB-C or HDMI while your iPhone or iPad keeps the controls. (Pro) - Your logins stay yours. They are kept in your Keychain and, when sync is on, travel in your own iCloud sync record, which is not end-to-end encrypted. They are never sent to us. - TV guide from your provider's XMLTV feed, with catch-up where supported, reminders and an overnight refresh. (Pro) - Movies and series. Browse your provider's catalogue and resume where you left off on any device. - Search where you are. Each section searches its own content, one search covers everything, and on supported devices Ask finds channels and programmes from a request in your own words. - Parental controls. A PIN, locked groups, Kids and Guest profiles, a daily Kids limit, and Face ID or Touch ID. On iOS 27 a profile's age can be suggested from Family Sharing. - iCloud sync of playlists, favourites, profiles and progress across your devices. (Pro) - Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts. Open a favourite from a widget, Spotlight or a Shortcut for free, see now and next in the What's On widget (Pro), and use Handoff between iPhone, iPad and Mac. - Open in New Window. On iPad, give a channel its own window. - Recordings. Record a live channel to watch later. The app saves a copy of the stream, nothing re-encoded, in its own folder, which you can see in Files. (Pro) Available in English, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Spanish, French, German and Italian. WHAT TIMONATION IS NOT Timonation does not host, distribute or curate any media. No sample playlists ship with the app. You are responsible for the legality of the content you choose to play. Please only use playlists you have the right to access. PRIVACY AND ADS No account required. No server of ours is in the playback path; the only one the app contacts is the provider code lookup. The free version shows at most one non-personalized ad per session, never on a kids profile. PRO Free with one playlist, the full player, favourites, recents, search and Shortcuts. A one-time Pro purchase adds unlimited playlists, the guide with catch-up, iCloud sync, profiles, Multi-View (up to four channels on iPhone, iPad and Mac, two on Apple TV), recordings, casting and Play on TV, the What's On widget, favourites in your own order and private recents, and removes ads. One purchase covers all four platforms. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. SUPPORT https://timonation.app/support

Screenshots

Fox IPTV Player4 screens
Timonation IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fox IPTV Player at none against Timonation IPTV's shown. Fox IPTV Player also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Fox IPTV Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Timonation IPTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fox IPTV Player against 5.0 for Timonation IPTV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fox IPTV Player ships an update weekly, Timonation IPTV every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fox IPTV Player versus Timonation IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFox IPTV PlayerTimonation IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamza ALMALITiago Joao Coelho Azevedo

Customer experience

Fox IPTV Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timonation IPTV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fox IPTV Player

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Timonation IPTV

One-time1
  • Timonation Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Fox IPTV Player free?
Fox IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timonation IPTV free?
Timonation IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fox IPTV Player or Timonation IPTV?
Fox IPTV Player and Timonation IPTV are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fox IPTV Player or Timonation IPTV have ads?
Timonation IPTV shows ads; Fox IPTV Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Fox IPTV Player or Timonation IPTV?
Fox IPTV Player ships an update weekly, and Timonation IPTV every 3 days. Most recently, Fox IPTV Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and Timonation IPTV on November 5, 2026.

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