Comparison

Bitflinger TV vs IPTV Deck

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

Head to head
About

Bitflinger TV

This app consolidates all your streaming services into a single, fast interface. It helps you find exactly what you want to watch by filtering content and managing a dynamic watchlist. Enjoy a streamlined viewing experience without constant app switching.

Highlights
  • Unified streaming catalog
  • Professional-grade filtering
  • Dynamic 'Smart' Watchlist
  • Private by design, no ads or data selling
  • Cross-device syncing
  • High-performance architecture
Features
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Bitflinger TV: Stop Searching. Start Watching. Tired of the "Streaming Shuffle"? You spend 20 minutes jumping between five different apps just to find something to watch, only to realize the movie you wanted isn't even on the service you're currently logged into. Bitflinger TV ends the chaos. It's the ultimate smart aggregator for the modern viewer. Designed for iPhone and iPad, it brings your entire streaming universe into one beautiful, lightning-fast interface. Whether you're on your couch or on the go, Bitflinger TV ensures your next favorite show is always one tap away. Why Bitflinger TV? • Everything in One Place: Connect your favorite streaming services and browse a unified catalog. No more app-switching. • Professional-Grade Filtering: Find exactly what you're in the mood for. Filter by content type or specifically by the apps you already pay for — and, with a subscription, by critic/user score and release date. • The "Smart" Watchlist: Our watchlist doesn't just sit there — it's dynamic. Use our unique "Hide Until Available" logic to clear the clutter; episodes only appear when they're actually ready for you to watch. • Private by Design: No ads inside the app, and we never sell or share subscriber data. We don't build cross-app advertising profiles of you — and with Sign in with Apple you can keep your email private. Our Privacy Policy sets out how each tier is handled. • Sign In Your Way: Use Sign in with Apple or Google. Your settings, filters, and watchlists sync instantly across all your devices. • Built for Speed: A high-performance architecture makes Bitflinger TV snappy, intuitive, and built by viewers, for viewers. The Better Way to Stream Most "recommendation" engines just want to sell you more subscriptions. Bitflinger TV is different. We focus on your library and your preferences. It's the power-user tool for the Golden Age of Television. Free Tier & Subscription Bitflinger TV is free to use for as long as you like — a real account, not a countdown. A free account gets genre selection; the smart watchlist, search, and detail screens; Plex & Jellyfin; and your personalized streaming services — on up to 3 devices in your household, browsing the first 250 titles in each row.* An optional auto-renewable subscription adds: • Every title in every row, not just the first 250 • Unlimited devices in your household • Filter by critic/user score • Filter by release date • Personalized themes and card styles • Apple Family Sharing • Bitflinger TV (Monthly) — $2.99 / month • Bitflinger TV (Annual) — $23.99 / year New subscribers get a free trial where the App Store offers one; you'll see the exact terms and your eligibility before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Canceling drops you back to the free version rather than locking you out. * First 250 per row: on the free tier, each row browses the first 250 unfiltered results for that row rather than the full catalog behind it. That cap is what keeps the free tier viable for us to run — a subscription removes it. Privacy Policy: https://bitflinger.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Bitflinger TV today and take back your TV time.

About

IPTV Deck

Transform your playlists into a comprehensive TV experience with a full program guide, catch-up functionality, and offline downloads. Enjoy smooth playback on extensive channel lists, personalized profiles, and seamless cross-device syncing. Securely manage your provider passwords and enhance viewing with features like multiview and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Full program guide with catch-up
  • Offline downloads for movies and series
  • Personalized profiles with kids mode
  • Cross-device syncing of playlists and watchlists
  • Multiview up to nine channels
  • End-to-end encryption for passwords
  • Support for M3U, Xtream Codes, and MAC portals
Features
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IPTV Deck is an IPTV player that turns your own playlist into a proper TV experience. Bring an Xtream Codes account, an M3U link or a file from your device — everything else is handled: a full programme guide, catch-up, favourites, offline downloads, and playback that stays smooth on playlists with over 100,000 channels. HIGHLIGHTS • Profiles — everyone in the house gets their own favourites, history and watchlist, with a kids profile and a PIN • Live sync — start on your phone, finish somewhere else; playlists, favourites, watchlist and your exact position follow you • End-to-end encryption — your provider passwords never sit readable in the cloud • Multiview — up to nine channels at once, side by side or stacked • Send to TV — pick something on your phone and it starts playing on a television running IPTV Deck • Picture in Picture and lock screen controls • MAC portals — add a Stalker or Ministra portal next to Xtream Codes and M3U • Remembered tracks — subtitles and audio stay as you chose them for every film and episode, on all your devices • Genres — browse your films and series by genre (with a TMDB account) • Recording — record live programmes and watch them later • AirPlay — send a film or a channel to an Apple TV or an AirPlay 2 television PLAYLISTS • Xtream Codes, M3U link, or a local file • Several playlists with a quick switcher • 100,000+ channels without lag — the catalogue lives in a local database • Automatic refresh every 6, 12 or 24 hours, Wi-Fi-only option, refresh on demand • Per-playlist User-Agent and alternative provider hosts LIVE TV • Now and next on every channel, with a progress bar • Categories, your own groups, hidden channels, PIN-locked categories • Favourites in the order you choose • 4K and HD filters, jump to a letter, instant search • Channel versions (HD / FHD / 4K) detected and grouped automatically TV GUIDE • Full grid with logos, reaching back as far as your provider's catch-up allows • Tap a programme that already aired to watch it from catch-up; tap a future one to set a reminder • Several XMLTV sources, automatic channel matching, time offset • Reminders arrive even when the app is closed MOVIES & SERIES • Posters, metadata, resume bars, watched episodes • Sort by date added, name, year or rating • Watchlist and Continue watching • Offline downloads — whole films or single episodes PLAYER • Plays what other apps choke on, HEVC and AC-3 included • Subtitles from OpenSubtitles, matched to the title, with adjustable size • Edge gestures for brightness and volume, double-tap to skip, pinch to zoom • Sleep timer, background audio, autoplay next episode • Catch-up playback with "go live" and "from the start" CHROMECAST • Cast anything and pick audio and subtitle tracks from your phone PRIVACY & PARENTAL CONTROL • App lock with a PIN and PIN-locked categories • Selective sync — you decide which data ever leaves the device • Backup and restore to a file IPTV Deck does not include, provide or sell any channels, films or subscriptions, and contains no content of its own. You need your own playlist from your provider.

Screenshots

Bitflinger TV4 screens
IPTV Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: IPTV Deck at free with in-app purchases against Bitflinger TV's subscription. IPTV Deck also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Bitflinger TV sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and IPTV Deck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 Bitflinger TV against 5.0 for IPTV Deck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bitflinger TV ships an update every 9 days, IPTV Deck every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bitflinger TV versus IPTV Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitflinger TVIPTV Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB117 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTim DavisZbigniew Szepczyski

Customer experience

Bitflinger TV

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

IPTV Deck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bitflinger TV

Subscriptions2
  • Bitflinger TV Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bitflinger TV Yearly14 Days trial$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bitflinger TV Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

IPTV Deck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Bitflinger TV free?
Bitflinger TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPTV Deck free?
IPTV Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bitflinger TV or IPTV Deck?
Bitflinger TV and IPTV Deck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Bitflinger TV or IPTV Deck have ads?
Neither Bitflinger TV nor IPTV Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bitflinger TV or IPTV Deck?
Bitflinger TV ships an update every 9 days, and IPTV Deck every 2 days. Most recently, Bitflinger TV was updated on October 15, 2026 and IPTV Deck on October 15, 2026.

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