Comparison

IPTV Smart Player vs CleanCut

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Smart Player

This media player allows you to watch live TV, movies, and series from your own provider. It offers a modern interface, smart discovery, and seamless syncing across Apple devices. Enjoy high-quality playback with advanced features.

Highlights
  • iCloud Sync across Apple devices
  • Wide Provider Support (Stalker, Xtream Codes, M3U)
  • 4K, Dolby, HDR Playback
  • Favorites and Continue Watching
  • Optimized layouts for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
  • Picture in Picture and multi-screen support
Features
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Strimix is a media player only. It does not provide, host, sell, or supply any channels, movies, series, playlists, or subscriptions. A valid provider account and legally authorized content are required. ABOUT STRIMIX Strimix is a premium IPTV player for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Bring your own provider and get live TV, movies, and shows in one beautifully designed app, with a real TV guide, catch-up, Multiview, and the Nova player for stunning 4K HDR playback. KEY FEATURES • Works with your provider: Stalker portals, XTREAM Codes, and M3U playlists • Nova Player: 4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision playback on supported streams • iCloud Sync: portals, settings, favorites, and watch history on all your Apple devices LIVE TV • Now, Next, and Later for every channel at a glance • A full TV guide that stays up to date in the background • Catch-up: watch past programmes from your provider's archive, then jump back to live • Multiview: watch up to four channels at once and switch layouts in a tap • Favorites, channel search, and category management MOVIES & SHOWS • Continue Watching and watchlists • Rich details with artwork, trailers, cast, ratings, and every season and episode • Discover: curated picks from your own library SPORTS • Upcoming and live fixtures matched to your own channels • Live scores on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone PLAYER • Subtitles in any language, with built-in OpenSubtitles search • Adjustable subtitle size and audio track selection • Picture in Picture and AirPlay where supported • Record live TV on Mac and iPhone DESIGNED FOR EVERY SCREEN • Layouts made for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV • An Apple TV experience built around the Siri Remote • Quick setup on Apple TV using your iPhone Strimix focuses on speed, simplicity, and premium design. Whether you are watching live channels, exploring a movie library, or continuing a series, everything is organized to feel smooth, intuitive, and immersive. Privacy Policy: https://luminoxe.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://luminoxe.com/terms

About

CleanCut

Mutes profanity in real-time on your Apple TV without re-encoding or special movie copies. It works with popular streaming apps and offers customizable word filters and advanced syncing options.

Highlights
  • Real-time profanity muting
  • Works with major streaming apps
  • Customizable word filters
  • Automatic subtitle matching
  • Mic Sync for precise filtering
  • No account or hardware needed
Features
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Mutes the swearing. Keeps the movie. CleanCut filters what's playing on your Apple TV, live, inside the apps you already use, on the hardware you already own. No more lunging for the remote. Pair CleanCut with your Apple TV, press play, and it tracks exactly where the TV is in the show: profanity is muted the instant it lands, unwanted segments are skipped past. You keep watching in Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Plex, or YouTube with the remote already in your hand. Nothing is cast from a browser or re-encoded, and nothing is installed on the TV. It works on the streams you already pay for. HOW IT WORKS • Pair in seconds: enter the 4-digit PIN your Apple TV shows. No account and no extra hardware. • Play something in a supported app. Your Apple TV reports what's playing and where; CleanCut matches a subtitle track to it automatically. • Swearing is muted in real time while the scene plays on. • On YouTube, sponsor reads skip themselves (free). Intros, outros, self-promos, recaps, and more are one toggle each. FREE ON YOUTUBE AND PLEX YouTube and Plex are filtered in full at no charge, with every word-list control. On Plex, CleanCut mutes the swearing in your own library as it plays in the Plex app on the TV, with nothing re-encoded and no browser extension. On YouTube you get SponsorBlock skipping on an Apple TV without a server or an always-on computer. WORKS WITH THE APPS YOU ALREADY WATCH Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Peacock, Crunchyroll, Tubi, AMC+, and any other app that uses the Apple TV's built-in player. YOU'RE IN CONTROL • Switch any word in the filter on or off. Changes apply mid-movie. • Mute landing early or late? Widen the cushion around each mute, or slide the whole filter earlier or later. • Put the phone down (Pro): turn on Auto-Sync and filtering keeps running with the screen off and the phone on the table. • Mic Sync (Pro): your iPhone listens to the TV and lines the filter up with the exact cut you're streaming, ad breaks and extended cuts included. Audio is processed on your device and never saved or uploaded. • Know before the first swear: if your Apple TV can't control your TV's volume yet, CleanCut says so and walks you through turning on HDMI-CEC. • Something wrong? Report a Problem sends CleanCut's own notes to us in one tap, so we can fix it without you writing a bug report. • No account. Usage data and diagnostic reports each have their own switch, in setup and in Settings. WHAT YOU'LL NEED An Apple TV on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone or iPad, set to control your TV's volume (HDMI-CEC, which most TVs already have on). Filtering needs subtitles to exist for what you're watching; YouTube uses the video's own captions. Netflix and Max can't be filtered. Both use their own video player on the Apple TV and report nothing about what's playing. If they're most of your watching, CleanCut isn't the right buy. We'd rather say so here. Download CleanCut and pair your Apple TV. SUBSCRIPTIONS CleanCut is free to download. Filtering YouTube and Plex is free (ad-supported). CleanCut Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription ($7.99/month or $59.99/year, purchased separately): subtitle-based filtering for supported streaming apps with a monthly lookup allowance, no ads, Mic Sync, and filtering that keeps running with the phone locked. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://reclinedlogic.com/cleancut/privacy/

Screenshots

IPTV Smart Player4 screens
CleanCut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CleanCut at 5.0 against IPTV Smart Player's 4.4. CleanCut also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%). IPTV Smart Player's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. IPTV Smart Player sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CleanCut sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CleanCut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTV Smart Player has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of IPTV Smart Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of CleanCut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTV Smart Player ships an update every 8 days, CleanCut every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IPTV Smart Player versus CleanCut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV Smart PlayerCleanCut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (40 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuminoxeReclined Logic

Customer experience

IPTV Smart Player

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.1%

CleanCut

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

IPTV Smart Player

Subscriptions4
  • PRO - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PRO Monthly - Family$2.991 Month
  • PRO Annual$9.991 Year
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  • PRO Yearly - Family$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • PRO Lifetime$19.99
  • PRO Lifetime$29.99
4 purchases

CleanCut

Subscriptions4
  • CleanCut Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • CleanCut Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • CleanCut Plus (Yearly)$29.991 Year
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  • CleanCut Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is IPTV Smart Player free?
IPTV Smart Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CleanCut free?
CleanCut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IPTV Smart Player or CleanCut?
CleanCut is rated higher. IPTV Smart Player averages 4.4 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while CleanCut averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do IPTV Smart Player or CleanCut have ads?
Both IPTV Smart Player and CleanCut show ads.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Smart Player or CleanCut?
IPTV Smart Player ships an update every 8 days, and CleanCut every 9 days. Most recently, IPTV Smart Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and CleanCut on October 31, 2026.

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