Comparison

FluxPlay vs Vireko IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

FluxPlay

Experience enhanced media playback with a powerful client that offers broad codec support, customizable subtitles, and spatial audio. Browse multiple servers, discover new content, and enjoy synchronized viewing with friends. Download content for offline access.

Highlights
  • High-quality video playback with broad codec support
  • Customizable subtitles and spatial audio
  • Browse and search multiple Plex servers
  • Offline downloads for movies and TV episodes
  • Synchronized playback sessions with friends
  • IPTV support for live TV and on-demand content
Features
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Flux Player is a media client for Plex that puts you in control of your playback experience. Built with mpv — the same engine trusted by video professionals — it delivers superior codec support, customizable subtitles, and spatial audio on AirPods. PLAYBACK - High-quality video powered by mpv with broad codec support - Spatial audio for immersive surround sound on AirPods and compatible speakers - Picture-in-Picture to keep watching while multitasking - Customizable subtitle styling with ASS subtitle support - Automatic audio and subtitle language preferences LIBRARIES & DISCOVERY - Browse and search across multiple Plex servers simultaneously - Personalized recommendations and curated hubs on your home screen - Watchlist to track what you want to watch next - Spoiler protection to hide episode details for unwatched content OFFLINE & DOWNLOADS - Download movies and TV episodes for offline viewing - Choose your preferred download quality - WiFi-only download option to save cellular data - Offline playback progress syncs when you reconnect IPTV - Add Xtream Codes IPTV servers alongside your Plex libraries - Browse live TV channels and on-demand content organized by category - Search across IPTV content with instant results - Automatic matching between IPTV and Plex content WATCH TOGETHER - Synchronized playback sessions with friends and family - Real-time play, pause, and seek sync across all participants Flux Player requires an existing Plex Media Server. IPTV features require a compatible Xtream Codes provider.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FluxPlay2 screens
Vireko IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FluxPlay at none against Vireko IPTV Player's 7. FluxPlay also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Vireko IPTV Player's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vireko IPTV Player sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FluxPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FluxPlay 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FluxPlay ships an update every 4 days, Vireko IPTV Player every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FluxPlay versus Vireko IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluxPlayVireko IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaqeb AkhterAleksi Kiltala

Customer experience

FluxPlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vireko IPTV Player

All ratings44 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FluxPlay

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Vireko IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • Vireko Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Vireko Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small coffee$0.99
  • Large coffee$2.99
  • Coffee & bun$4.99
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  • Brunch$9.99
  • Vireko Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is FluxPlay free?
FluxPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vireko IPTV Player free?
Vireko IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FluxPlay or Vireko IPTV Player?
FluxPlay is rated higher. FluxPlay averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Vireko IPTV Player averages 4.9 from 44 ratings.
Do FluxPlay or Vireko IPTV Player have ads?
Neither FluxPlay nor Vireko IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FluxPlay or Vireko IPTV Player?
FluxPlay ships an update every 4 days, and Vireko IPTV Player every 2 weeks. Most recently, FluxPlay was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vireko IPTV Player on October 31, 2026.

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