Comparison

Ekrano vs Pellu

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

Head to head
About

Ekrano

Features
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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.

About

Pellu

Features
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Pellu is a clean, fast media player for two worlds: IPTV channels from the playlists and servers you add, and the movies and series on your computer at home. In English and Hebrew, on iPhone and iPad. Pellu does not provide any content. Everything comes from M3U playlists, Xtream Codes servers or the computers you link to the app. Media player for your home network • Install Pellu Home Server on your computer, and its movies and series appear in the app • Playback goes straight from your computer to your device over your home network – no cloud upload • Your computers are found on the network automatically; linking a new one takes a short code Live TV • A full TV guide for every channel: what's on now and next • Rewind live TV, and play past programmes when your server supports catch-up • Favorites and the channel groups you choose Movies and series • Rich movie and series pages, with seasons and episodes • Continue watching where you stopped, even on another device • Hebrew titles and search in Hebrew Subtitles • Find subtitles by release name, matched to your file automatically • Style subtitles your way – size, color and background – including built-in ones On all your devices • Playlists, favorites and watch positions stay in sync • On pellu.co you can import and edit playlists: choose which groups and channels show, rename and reorder them Privacy and security • A new device signs in only after you approve it by email • Server logins are stored encrypted • No ads, and your data is never sold Use Pellu only with content you have the right to watch.

Screenshots

Ekrano4 screens
Pellu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pellu at none against Ekrano's 2. Pellu also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Ekrano's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ekrano sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pellu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ekrano ships an update every 9 days, Pellu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Ekrano versus Pellu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEkranoPellu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrond KlæboeYoni Krispil

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ekrano

Subscriptions2
  • aiptv Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • aiptv Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
None

Pellu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ekrano free?
Ekrano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pellu free?
Pellu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ekrano or Pellu have ads?
Neither Ekrano nor Pellu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ekrano or Pellu?
Ekrano ships an update every 9 days, and Pellu every 2 days. Most recently, Ekrano was updated on November 9, 2026 and Pellu on October 31, 2026.

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