Comparison

ClawTV vs IPTVS

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

Head to head
About

ClawTV

This app allows you to stream live TV channels from any M3U playlist. It features an elegant channel guide, search functionality, and supports movies and series with playback controls. Content syncs across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Stream M3U/IPTV playlists
  • Full program guide (EPG)
  • Favorites and search
  • Picture-in-Picture
  • Movie and series playback
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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ClawTV is a beautiful native IPTV player for iPhone and iPad. Add any M3U playlist and watch live TV with an elegant channel guide, favorites, search, and multi-view. • Stream any M3U / IPTV playlist • Full program guide (XMLTV / EPG) • Favorites, recents, and instant search • Picture-in-Picture and lock screen controls • Movies & series — pause, fast-forward / rewind, scrub anywhere • Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV via iCloud • Buy once — works on all your devices

About

IPTVS

Features
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IPTVS is a general-purpose media player and organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. IPTVS does not provide, sell, curate or grant access to any channel, playable catalog, media service, playlist, subscription or provider account. The app contains no preset playback endpoints. It plays only titles and streams from sources that a user manually enters and is authorized to use. BRING YOUR OWN AUTHORIZED SOURCE Connect one or more M3U/M3U8 playlists or Xtream-compatible servers that you have the legal right to access. The source chosen by the user supplies all channels, playable movie and series titles, guide data and streams. IPTVS does not select, broker or resell that material. ORGANIZE SOURCE METADATA Create separate lists for channels, movies and series. Pin useful categories, hide others and prioritize the regions that matter to you. Search the metadata supplied by your connected sources and see a clear source label on each item. Movie and series discovery can use public metadata and rankings from TMDB to show views such as Trending, Popular, Top rated, regional Now playing and On the air. These views contain only titles safely matched to a playable movie or series already present in your own sources. TMDB does not provide streams or unlock any title. The local catalog index and TMDB cache contain metadata only. They do not store media, credentials or private playback URLs. GUIDE AND PLAYBACK Browse now and next when your source supplies EPG information or you add an XMLTV URL. Replay is available only when the user's authorized Xtream source explicitly supports TV archive. IPTVS does not download or export media for offline use and does not provide file sharing. For compatibility with some source formats, the app may temporarily remux an active stream into short HLS fragments served only to the local player over the device loopback interface. These temporary playback fragments are not exposed to the user and are removed when playback ends. SYNC YOUR SETUP When iCloud Sync is active on devices using the same Apple Account, IPTVS can keep source setup, favorites, custom lists, movie and episode progress, preferred regions, subtitle language and selected settings in step. Credentials are stored with Apple Keychain where supported and with encrypted fields in the user's private iCloud database for cross-device access. Private playback URLs and credentials are not stored in watch history. FREE TO DOWNLOAD After a user adds an authorized source, IPTVS currently applies no daily playback limits. Use as much as you want. Feel free to support the development with optional Premium. No media, stream or provider access is included with either tier. The app contains no third-party advertising SDK. Only connect sources and play material that you have permission to use. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ClawTV4 screens
IPTVS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IPTVS at Free against ClawTV's $4.99. IPTVS also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

IPTVS is free to download; ClawTV costs $4.99 up front. ClawTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and IPTVS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClawTV ships an update every 6 weeks, IPTVS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ClawTV versus IPTVS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClawTVIPTVS
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam HoltmartMeet Your Maker AB

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClawTV

One-time1
  • ClawTV Unlock$9.99
3 purchases

IPTVS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is ClawTV free?
ClawTV costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is IPTVS free?
IPTVS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClawTV or IPTVS have ads?
Neither ClawTV nor IPTVS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClawTV or IPTVS?
ClawTV ships an update every 6 weeks, and IPTVS every 2 days. Most recently, ClawTV was updated on September 30, 2026 and IPTVS on October 4, 2026.

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