Ekrano vs Point TV IPTV Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ekrano
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Bring your own IPTV subscription to Ekrano and enjoy live TV, movies and series on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. Add your provider using the Xtream Codes API or an M3U/M3U8 playlist, then find what you want to watch in one place. YOUR VIEWING, ORGANIZED • Browse live channels and check the electronic program guide (EPG), where your provider supplies it. • Search movies and series, save favorites and resume from where you stopped. • Sync your provider subscriptions, favorites and viewing progress across devices with iCloud. • Choose available subtitles and audio tracks. • Use the app interface in any of 24 languages. CarPlay audio and video. Choose your CarPlay favorites on iPhone and listen through your car's speakers. Watch your live favorites while parked in cars that support CarPlay video. Requires iOS 27 and a compatible stream. The car controls when video is available. CarPlay support alone does not guarantee video support. BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Ekrano is a media player. No channels, movies, series or IPTV service are included. You need your own legal provider or playlist and must be authorized to access the content. Available content, program guide information, subtitles and audio tracks depend on your source. EKRANO PREMIUM Free to download. Ekrano Premium is required for playback and all features. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Local pricing and subscription terms are shown before purchase. After the trial, the selected subscription renews at the displayed price unless canceled. Payment and renewals are charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://ekranotv.com/terms Privacy: https://ekranotv.com/privacy Demo footage and posters in the screenshots: open films from Blender Studio (Big Buck Bunny, Tears of Steel, Caminandes: Gran Dillama, Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle, Spring, Charge, Wing It!), © Blender Foundation, CC BY.
Point TV IPTV Player
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Point TV is a personal media player for IPTV channel lists you already own. Bring your own M3U playlist URL or Xtream Codes credentials and enjoy a polished, modern viewing experience on iPhone and iPad. KEY FEATURES - LIVE TV Watch live channels with native HLS and MPEG-TS streaming powered by VLC. Switch audio tracks, select subtitle tracks, adjust playback aspect ratio (16:9, 4:3, fit, fill). - MOVIES & SERIES CATALOG Browse your Xtream Codes VOD library with a poster grid, ratings, year, plot synopsis, and resume-from-position playback. - 7-DAY EPG Browse what's playing now and what's coming up in the next 7 days. Tap any program for the full description. - CATCH-UP / TIMESHIFT Rewind to programs that aired earlier — when your provider supports archive. - FAVORITES & CONTINUE WATCHING Mark channels, movies, and series as favorites. Pick up exactly where you left off. - PARENTAL CONTROLS 4-digit PIN lock for sensitive categories. Hide live, movie, or series categories from view. - MULTI-LANGUAGE Full interface in English, Turkish, and German. - NATIVE AUDIO & SUBTITLE SELECTION Choose your preferred audio language and subtitle track for HLS streams. - AIRPLAY & BACKGROUND AUDIO Stream audio over AirPlay and keep listening with the screen off. - UNIVERSAL: iPhone & iPad Optimized layouts for both phones and tablets. IMPORTANT — USER-PROVIDED CONTENT Point TV does NOT include any preloaded channels, movies, or series. You must supply your own M3U playlist URL or Xtream Codes credentials. Point TV is a player only — content rights and licensing are the responsibility of your IPTV provider. DEVICE ACTIVATION Each device receives a unique Device Key on first launch. No personal account required. PRIVACY Point TV does not collect personal data, location, or browsing history. Anonymous crash and performance reporting is used only to improve app stability. See pointtv.tv/privacy for details. POINT TV PREMIUM Unlock Point TV with an in-app purchase: an auto-renewing 1-year subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pointtv.tv/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Point TV IPTV Player at none against Ekrano's 2. Ekrano's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Ekrano sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Point TV IPTV Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ekrano ships an update every 9 days, Point TV IPTV Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ekrano | Point TV IPTV Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Trond Klæboe | Talha Yildiz |
In-app purchases
Ekrano
- aiptv Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- aiptv Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
Point TV IPTV Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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