Comparison

IPTV Buddy vs Reelo Player

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Buddy

Organize and manage your IPTV channels, movies, and series with a smart player. Create custom favorites, track viewing progress, and enjoy offline playback. Seamlessly sync across devices and integrate with your TV for an enhanced viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Organize live TV, VOD, and series
  • Create and manage multiple favorites lists
  • EPG with program reminders
  • Offline viewing for VOD and series
  • Web Editor for catalog management
  • Cross-device sync with profiles
  • TV connection with advanced features
Features
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Bring your live TV, movies and series together with IPTV Buddy. Connect your own M3U playlist or Xtream Codes account, organize your favorites and pick up where you left off on iPhone and iPad. LIVE TV AND YOUR TV GUIDE See what's on now and what's coming next in the EPG. Browse program details and set reminders for the shows you want to catch. MOVIES AND SERIES, EASY TO EXPLORE Browse posters, stories, cast and ratings. Discover matching titles with Popular and Now Playing, then explore seasons and episodes in one place. Available titles and details depend on your provider. CONTINUE WATCHING Resume movies and episodes from your saved progress. Keep a watchlist for later, and sync your favorites and viewing progress across supported devices. YOUR OWN COLLECTIONS Create separate favorites for movie nights, sports, news or family viewing. Choose the categories you want to see, and customize channel names and icons to make a large catalog feel like your own. PROFILES AND OFFLINE VIEWING Keep separate profiles for different providers or viewing preferences. Download movies and episodes to watch later without an active internet connection. ORGANIZE FROM YOUR DESKTOP Use the IPTV Buddy Web Editor to manage your setup from a desktop browser, including collections, stream sources and EPG channel mapping. BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT IPTV Buddy is a player and organizer for your own IPTV service. No channels, movies, series, playlists or IPTV subscriptions are included. You need your own M3U playlist or Xtream Codes access and permission to watch the content it provides. Content availability and EPG information depend on your source. IPTV Buddy is not affiliated with IPTV providers, broadcasters or content owners. Privacy Policy: https://iptvbuddy.app/en/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Reelo Player

Features
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Reelo is a private, offline video player and gallery for the videos already on your iPhone. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No ads. No tracking. Everything you do in Reelo — playing, organizing, and locking videos — happens entirely on your device. FIND EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE Reelo automatically brings together the videos already stored on your phone into one clean, distraction-free library — organized by folder, ready to browse. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Your Home screen keeps recently watched videos front and center, so you never lose your place. PRIVATE VAULT Move sensitive videos into a Private Vault, protected by a PIN or Face ID. They disappear from your regular gallery until you unlock the vault. COLLECTIONS Group videos into custom collections — for trips, projects, or anything else — and play them back to back. FAVORITES & HISTORY Tap the heart on any video to save it to Favorites. Your watch history keeps track of what you've played, and you can clear it anytime. A PLAYER BUILT FOR VIDEO Fullscreen playback, Picture-in-Picture, background audio, autoplay, and loop — all built in. YOUR LANGUAGE Reelo speaks English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Korean. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Reelo has no servers. Your videos, favorites, and vault contents never leave your device. Privacy Policy:- https://sites.google.com/view/reeloprivacy/home Terms and Conditions- https://sites.google.com/view/relloterms/home

Screenshots

IPTV Buddy4 screens
Reelo Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reelo Player at none against IPTV Buddy's 4. IPTV Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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 Buddy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Reelo Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTV Buddy ships an update every 3 days, Reelo Player every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPTV Buddy versus Reelo Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV BuddyReelo Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal BossertInam arshad Muhammad arshad

In-app purchases

4 purchases

IPTV Buddy

Subscriptions4
  • IPTV Buddy (1M)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • IPTV Buddy (3M)1 Month trial$3.993 Months
  • IPTV Buddy (6M)1 Month trial$5.996 Months
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  • IPTV Buddy (1Y)1 Month trial$9.991 Year
None

Reelo Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPTV Buddy free?
IPTV Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reelo Player free?
Reelo Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IPTV Buddy or Reelo Player have ads?
Neither IPTV Buddy nor Reelo Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Buddy or Reelo Player?
IPTV Buddy ships an update every 3 days, and Reelo Player every 5 weeks. Most recently, IPTV Buddy was updated on October 28, 2026 and Reelo Player on October 31, 2026.

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