RedStreamTV vs Vyx Player

RedStreamTV is your modern, fast, and ad-free media hub for iPhone and iPad. Bring your own playlist — the app plays it, organizes it, and delivers convenience features usually found only in premium players. WHAT REDSTREAMTV CAN DO • Live TV, movies, and series from your Xtream Codes or M3U playlists • Classic grid view or full-featured TV guide (EPG) with XMLTV support • Multi-View 2×2 — watch up to four live channels at the same time • Global search across live channels, movies, and series • Picture-in-Picture for iPhone and iPad • AirPlay support for Apple TV and compatible devices • Live recordings directly during playback — one connection, parallel recording • Downloads for offline playback including background downloads and Live Activity • Continue Watching across movies, series, and live channels • Multiple playlists at the same time — switch anytime • Auto-refresh with customizable intervals • Filter, sort, and rearrange categories • Parental controls with PIN protection • Four accent themes: Crimson, Cinnabar, Rose, and Burgundy • Subtitle and audio track selection with configurable default languages • Hardware decoding (VideoToolbox) for smooth playback and improved battery life • Backup export and import NO ADS. EVER. RedStreamTV is funded exclusively through the optional Pro subscription — no banners, no tracking, no third-party analytics. PRO FEATURES Unlock with RedStreamTV Pro: • EPG TV guide • Global search • Category filtering and sorting • Multi-View 2×2 • Live recordings • Downloads & offline playback • Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay video • Automatic playlist refresh • Autoplay next episode • Background audio playback • Parental control PIN • All four accent themes • Multiple playlists in parallel Subscription options: Monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime purchase — free trial available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The yearly subscription renews automatically and can be canceled anytime in your App Store settings. YOUR CONTENT, YOUR CONTROL RedStreamTV does NOT provide any content. The app is purely a player that allows you to watch your own legally obtained playlists. You are 100% responsible for the content you add. PRIVACY All data stays on your device. There is no RedStreamTV account, no cloud, and no sign-in required. Playlists, history, favorites, and settings are stored locally only. Apple handles the standard in-app purchase communication — nothing else. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.dimendia.de/apps/redstreamtv/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Vyx is a fast, focused media player and playlist manager for your own IPTV and M3U content. Vyx does not include any channels or content – you bring your own playlist or provider account. FEATURES - Import and edit M3U playlists, organized into custom groups - Powerful VLC playback engine – plays the wide range of stream formats IPTV uses - Adjust video aspect ratio on the fly – Fit, Fill, 16:9, or 4:3 - Pick subtitle and audio tracks right in the player, or set your preferred languages once - Built-in program guide – see what's on now and next, with live progress in the player - Search live programs by name to find what's actually on, not just channel names - Tap any channel for its full schedule for the day - Full TV Guide grid – channels down the side, a scrollable timeline of what's on - Catch up TV – replay programs that have already aired, whether your provider records them or your playlist says so itself - Change channel without leaving the player, or browse channels over the video - Send live TV to your television with AirPlay, picture and all - Set a custom program-guide (EPG) URL for any playlist - Browse a movie catalog and TV series organized into seasons and episodes - Resume movies and episodes right where you left off, and play the next episode automatically - Library tab – your favorites and recently watched, across every playlist - Find your movies, series and channels from your home screen with Spotlight search - Connect an Xtream Codes account to load live channels and movies - Playlists can refresh themselves on a schedule - Sync your playlists, favorites, watch history and settings across your devices with iCloud - Parental lock: PIN-protect groups so their contents disappear from the app - Light and dark – follows your device, or set it yourself - Available in Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish - Tune buffering separately for live TV and movies, and change it mid-stream - Handles very large playlists with tens of thousands of entries - Universal: iPhone and iPad Your playlists and viewing history are yours. Nothing is sent to us. If you turn on iCloud sync, they travel through your own iCloud account to your other devices and nowhere else. To show richer movie and series details, Vyx can look up titles on TMDB – only the title is sent, never who you are, and you can turn it off in Settings.