Comparison

ReCast Player vs Pulsar IPTV

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

Head to head
About

ReCast Player

Features
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Recast — Your Radio, Replayed Play your recorded radio shows from local storage, iCloud Drive, or SMB network shares — all in one app. Smart Date Detection Automatically extracts dates from filenames and organizes episodes chronologically. Supports multiple date formats including ISO 8601, Japanese dates, and more. Per-Folder Playback Tracking Remembers your last playback position for each folder. Instantly see which show you were listening to and pick up right where you left off. Network Playback Connect directly to SMB shares on your home server or NAS. Browse folders, select shows, and stream without copying files to your device. Built for Radio Listeners - Background playback with lock screen controls - Sleep timer, playback speed control, shuffle & repeat - Mark episodes as played/unplayed - Sort by date or filename

About

Pulsar IPTV

Features
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Pulsar is a fast, beautiful IPTV player for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — and much more: with the Media Center you can also play your own library of movies, shows, music and photos from your computer or NAS, without it ever leaving your network. YOUR CHANNELS, YOUR WAY • Add your M3U or Xtream Codes playlists • Program guide (EPG), search and favorites • User profiles with avatar, PIN and Home mode MEDIA CENTER Ā· YOUR LIBRARY AT HOME (Pro) • Connect your computer or NAS over SMB or DLNA • Play movies, shows, music and photos with artwork • Everything stays on your network — nothing is uploaded BUILT FOR APPLE • Multiview on Apple TV (several streams at once) • Picture in Picture on iPad and AirPlay (audio) • iCloud sync across your devices • Icons, themes and backgrounds to make it yours • Available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Turkish and Arabic ENCRYPTED PLAYLISTS (Pro) • Share playlists with friends and choose how long they can use them • Add shared playlists without showing their address in the app IMPORTANT Pulsar is only a player: it does NOT provide or include any channels or content. You add your own playlists and play your own content. The app includes no channels or copyrighted material. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ReCast Player4 screens
Pulsar IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pulsar IPTV at none against ReCast Player's shown. Pulsar IPTV also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. ReCast Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pulsar IPTV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReCast Player ships an update every 6 weeks, Pulsar IPTV every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ReCast Player versus Pulsar IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReCast PlayerPulsar IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakahiro MachidaDavid Cozar Laguna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ReCast Player

One-time1
  • Recast Pro$1.99
3 purchases

Pulsar IPTV

Subscriptions2
  • Pulsar Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pulsar Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pulsar Pro Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is ReCast Player free?
ReCast Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulsar IPTV free?
Pulsar IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ReCast Player or Pulsar IPTV have ads?
ReCast Player shows ads; Pulsar IPTV does not.
Which is updated more often, ReCast Player or Pulsar IPTV?
ReCast Player ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pulsar IPTV every 3 days. Most recently, ReCast Player was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pulsar IPTV on November 5, 2026.

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