Comparison

Nimo IPTV Player vs Kanal

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

Head to head
About

Nimo IPTV Player

This app acts as a player for your existing IPTV subscriptions, allowing you to watch live TV, movies, and series on demand. It supports various playlist formats and offers features like offline viewing, parental controls, and cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Live TV with EPG
  • Offline viewing for movies and series
  • Subtitle and audio track selection
  • On-demand content library
  • Fast search with voice input
  • Parental controls
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Nimo is a free IPTV player with cloud sync across all your devices. Built for phones and tablets, Nimo gives your existing playlist or provider login one polished home for live TV and on demand content. Nimo does not include or provide any TV channels, movies or shows. You bring your own M3U playlist URL or login from your provider, and Nimo plays it. KEY FEATURES • Live TV with full program guide: now playing info under every channel, complete EPG grid, replay past programs where your provider offers an archive • Save movies and series episodes for offline viewing - watch on flights, commutes, or anywhere without internet • Pick your subtitle language and audio track - embedded tracks plus your provider's sidecar files, with cross-device sync • On demand library from your provider: poster grids, continue watching progress on movies AND individual episodes, season and episode navigation, auto play next episode • Fast search across your full lineup, with voice input on every device • Parental controls: 4 digit PIN, recovery code, lock individual channels or whole groups, enforced at every play entry point • Cloud sync across devices: pair via QR code or 6 digit code, sync favorites, history, parental locks and playlists • Free with optional Premium upgrade: ad-free, offline downloads, up to 5 devices and 10 playlists • Available in 11 languages, auto-detected from your device • Quality playback: hardware accelerated, auto stall recovery for live streams • Mini player on the home screen and fullscreen player with intuitive gestures • System Picture in Picture: keep watching in a floating window while you use other apps • Dark theme with gold accent highlights SUPPORTED PLAYLIST FORMATS • M3U and M3U8 playlist URLs • Xtream format playlist credentials (server URL with username and password) Privacy Policy: https://brighttools.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kanal

Features
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Kanal es un reproductor de listas M3U e IPTV para iPhone, iPad y Apple TV. Trae tus propios canales y empieza a ver. - Cómo funciona: Importa la URL de tu lista M3U y Kanal descarga, organiza y enriquece tus canales automáticamente. Sin registros, sin cuentas, sin contenido predefinido. - Navega con comodidad: filtra por categoría, país o idioma. Marca tus favoritos y accede a ellos al instante. Busca cualquier canal en tu lista sin importar cuántos tengas. - Diseñado para cada pantalla: en iPhone, una lista compacta y rápida. En iPad, una cuadrícula adaptada al tamaño de pantalla. En Apple TV, navegación completa con el mando a distancia: busca, filtra y pon en marcha cualquier canal desde el sofá. - Tus datos, solo tuyos: Kanal no recoge datos personales ni comparte tu actividad. Tus favoritos y listas se sincronizan de forma privada entre tus dispositivos a través de iCloud. Términos y condiciones: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Política de privacidad: https://kanaltv.es/#privacy

Screenshots

Nimo IPTV Player4 screens
Kanal2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kanal at none against Nimo IPTV Player's shown. Nimo IPTV Player's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Nimo IPTV Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kanal 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

Nimo IPTV Player ships an update weekly, Kanal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nimo IPTV Player versus Kanal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNimo IPTV PlayerKanal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeron HayleMonema Communications SL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nimo IPTV Player

One-time1
  • Nimo Premium Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Kanal

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Nimo IPTV Player free?
Nimo IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanal free?
Kanal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nimo IPTV Player or Kanal have ads?
Nimo IPTV Player shows ads; Kanal does not.
Which is updated more often, Nimo IPTV Player or Kanal?
Nimo IPTV Player ships an update weekly, and Kanal every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nimo IPTV Player was updated on November 5, 2026 and Kanal on October 29, 2026.

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