Comparison

Triad vs Orion

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

Head to head
About

Triad

Features
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Triad - Live TV, Movies & TV Shows. All in One Place. Triad is your personal streaming companion built for iPhone and iPad. Import your playlists and unlock a rich, cinematic experience with thousands of live channels, movies, and TV shows β€” all beautifully organized and ready to watch. Live TV with a Full Program Guide Browse thousands of live channels with a complete electronic program guide spanning up to 3 weeks ahead. Catch-up TV lets you rewatch programs you missed. Color-coded channel tiles and a smooth, fast grid make finding what to watch effortless. Movies & TV Shows Rich detail pages with ratings, synopses, trailers, cast & crew, and one-tap playback. Tap any actor to explore their filmography. Automatically picks up where you left off β€” even across different playlists. Multiple Player Engines Choose between KSPlayer, VLC, or Apple's native player. Hardware-accelerated decoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and support for 4K, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Vision ensure the best picture quality your content offers. Personalized for Everyone Create multiple profiles β€” each with their own favorites, watch history, and preferences. Kids profiles with parental controls keep young viewers safe. PIN protection adds an extra layer of privacy. Beautiful & Customizable Pick from 12 accent colors, light or dark themes, adjustable poster sizes, and flexible home screen layouts. Reorder sections, hide what you don't need, and make the app truly yours. Seamless Sync Across Devices Your watch progress, favorites, profiles, and settings sync automatically via iCloud. Start a movie on your iPhone, continue on iPad, finish on Apple TV. Recovery PINs let you restore your data on any device. Smart Search & Organization Universal search finds channels, movies, and shows across all your playlists instantly. Sort by name, date, or playlist order. Browse by genre, collection, or trending content powered by TMDB. Subtitles & Audio Full subtitle support with customizable font size, background style, and positioning. Select from multiple audio tracks with Dolby Digital, DTS, and surround sound detection. Network Shares Stream directly from your home media server via SMB or UPnP/DLNA with automatic network discovery. Downloads Save movies and episodes for offline viewing. Manage your download queue, set WiFi-only mode. Available in 24 Languages Italian, English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Swedish, Danish, --- REQUIREMENTS β€’ Valid iCloud account for profile sync and cloud features β€’ Your own legal IPTV playlist or media files --- VERY IMPORTANT Triad is a media player application. It does not provide, host, or distribute any content, playlists, or streams. You must provide your own legal content: β€’ This app requires your own legal IPTV playlists or media files β€’ You are responsible for ensuring all content is legal and that you have rights to use it β€’ Triad is not responsible for copyright infringement or unauthorised content β€’ We take copyright protection seriously and do not support streaming of copyrighted material without permission In Short: β€’ You are responsible for the legality of your content β€’ We do not provide, endorse, or support unauthorised content --- DISCLAIMERS β€’ This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb β€’ VLCKit player is maintained by the VLC developers. AnyTV is not endorsed or certified by VLC β€’ Screenshots are for illustrative purposes only and do not depict actual contentNorwegian, and more.

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Orion

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Your sources change. Your setup shouldn't have to. Orion is an IPTV player built around the sources you already use. When a source changes, Orion helps retain your favorites, mappings, and personal organizationβ€”so you don't have to start over. BRING YOUR OWN SOURCES Orion does not provide channels, playlists, provider accounts, media, or content subscriptions. You connect only sources you are authorized to use. DISCOVER, LIBRARY & WATCHLIST Discover helps you explore movies and series available through your own connected sources, using genres and your preferences. Discover is included with Orion Premium; results depend on your source catalog. Browse movies and series together in Library. Save titles to your Watchlist for later, including titles not currently available in your connected sources. Saving a title does not provide playback access. KEEP YOUR SETUP WHEN SOURCES CHANGE Setup Rescue can reconcile changed source entries so supported favorites, mappings, and personal organization can survive a source update. Autopilot can handle high-confidence routine changes automatically and bring uncertain replacements to you for review. PLAYBACK THAT REMEMBERS WHAT WORKED Network Sense uses stored playback reliability history to help choose between available playback options that have performed well under similar connection conditions. Instead of relying only on a fixed backup order, Orion can use what has worked before as part of future playback decisions. A GUIDE BUILT AROUND YOU Smart Guide makes your own EPG easier to follow, based on the programs and topics you care about. Follow programs, teams, and topics you care about and surface relevant live or upcoming entries from your own guide data. Event Ready can connect what you follow with matching broadcasts already available in your configured sources. Orion does not provide or add those broadcasts. MORE WAYS TO WATCH Bring multiple live streams together with Multiview. Continue where you left off, use Picture in Picture where supported, and access catch-up or replay when your source provides it. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES Orion is designed for iPhone and iPad with supported native playback and system integrations. SOURCE COMPATIBILITY Connect supported M3U and Xtream sources and add XMLTV/EPG data. Use multiple sources and organize your own viewing setup in one place. ORION PRO & PREMIUM Orion Pro is a one-time purchase for the local power-player feature set. Orion Premium is a monthly or annual subscription for ongoing reliability automation, source-continuity handling, and sync across your devices. Premium is not a subscription to TV channels or media content. Some features depend on the data, playback options, and capabilities provided by your configured source. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://orionapp.site/privacy/

Screenshots

Triad4 screens
Orion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triad at none against Orion's 3. Orion's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Orion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Triad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Triad ships an update every 3 weeks, Orion weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Triad versus Orion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriadOrion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1817.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size445 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEugenia GrimaldiStefan Borkent

In-app purchases

None

Triad

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Orion

Subscriptions2
  • Orion Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Orion Premium Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Orion Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Triad free?
Triad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orion free?
Orion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Triad or Orion have ads?
Neither Triad nor Orion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Triad or Orion?
Triad ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orion weekly. Most recently, Triad was updated on November 9, 2026 and Orion on November 6, 2026.

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