Comparison

Timonation IPTV vs KinoPlayer

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

Head to head
About

Timonation IPTV

This media player allows you to stream your own IPTV playlists using M3U URLs or Xtream Codes. Enjoy fast channel switching, a native iOS design, and features like a TV guide, parental controls, and iCloud sync. The free version includes ads, while a one-time Pro purchase removes them and unlocks additional features.

Highlights
  • M3U & Xtream playlist support
  • Fast channel switching
  • Native iOS design
  • Integrated TV guide (XMLTV)
  • Parental controls
  • iCloud sync for playlists and progress
  • On-demand movies & series browsing
Features
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Timonation IPTV is a media player. You supply your own playlists; we host no content. Bring your own M3U URL or Xtream Codes login and Timonation gives you a fast, native player for it — on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Built for people who already pay a legal IPTV provider and want a player that feels at home on Apple's platforms. WHY TIMONATION - Fast channel switching. We invest disproportionately in player reliability so zapping between channels feels instant. - Now on Apple TV. A native big-screen app with its own programme guide, catch-up, and Siri Remote channel switching — and it is the same purchase. Buy Pro once and it is unlocked on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. - Cast to your TV. From iPhone or iPad, send a live channel to a Chromecast on your Wi-Fi and keep browsing on your phone, with audio to AirPlay speakers. (Pro) - Native design on every screen. SwiftUI throughout, with the platform conventions you expect — and a focus-driven 10-foot layout on Apple TV rather than a stretched phone one. - Bring your own playlist. An M3U URL or file, an Xtream Codes login, or a Stalker Portal (Ministra) login. Credentials are stored in the device Keychain. Between iPhone and iPad they sync only through iCloud Keychain, end-to-end encrypted; Apple TV receives them inside your own iCloud sync record, because Apple TV never receives iCloud Keychain items. They are never sent to us. - TV guide. Point Timonation at your provider's XMLTV feed and browse what's on; jump into catch-up where your provider supports it. - Movies & series. Where your provider offers an on-demand catalog, browse it and resume right where you left off — on any of your devices. - Fast, native search. Find channels, programmes, and on-demand titles as you type — with system dictation on iPhone and iPad. - Parental controls. A PIN, locked groups, and kids and guest profiles keep the household setup under your control. - iCloud sync. Playlists, favourites, and movie & series progress follow you between iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. - Shortcuts, Spotlight, and widgets. Open a favourite channel from Spotlight, a Shortcut, or a Home Screen widget on iPhone and iPad — included free. Available in English, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Spanish, French, German, and Italian. WHAT TIMONATION IS NOT Timonation does not host, distribute, or curate any media. No sample playlists ship with the app. You are responsible for the legality of the content you choose to play. Please only use playlists you have the right to access. PRIVACY AND ADS No account required. Your credentials stay in your Keychain and are never sent to us; we have no servers in the playback path. The free version shows at most one non-personalized (contextual) ad per session — and never on a kids profile. Timonation Pro removes ads entirely. PRO Timonation is free to use with one playlist, the full player, favourites, recents, search, and Shortcuts. A one-time Pro purchase adds unlimited playlists, casting to your TV, the TV guide, iCloud sync, household profiles, Multi-View (up to four live channels at once on iPhone and iPad, two on Apple TV), favourites reordering — and removes ads. One purchase covers all three platforms. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. SUPPORT Visit https://timonation.app/support.

About

KinoPlayer

Features
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KinoPlayer plays the playlists you already own: M3U links and Xtream logins from your own provider, on Apple TV and iPhone, in a fast and clear interface. WHAT KINOPLAYER IS A media player. It contains no channels, no playlists and no subscriptions. You enter your own source; KinoPlayer plays it. INSTANT START Your list is prepared once and is then ready at once: your television starts in seconds, even with very large lists. FILMS AND SERIES, PROPERLY Description, cast, rating and trailer in your language. Series with seasons and episodes, and Continue Watching exactly where you stopped. LIVE TV Programme guide (EPG), zapping between channels, recordings and timeshift where your provider allows it. Up to four channels at once in multiview. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Profiles without sign-in, each with its own favourites and history. A kids profile with a PIN: locked folders simply do not exist there. YOUR IPHONE AS THE REMOTE Control the Apple TV in the same household straight from your iPhone. YOUR DATA No accounts, no advertising, no tracking. Your video goes straight from your provider to your device and never touches our servers. Settings and favourites are backed up encrypted and restored after a reinstall. LANGUAGES English, German, Arabic. TRY IT FREE Every device runs for seven days at no cost, with no sign-up. Note: KinoPlayer provides no content. You are responsible for being entitled to use the sources you enter.

Screenshots

Timonation IPTV4 screens
KinoPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KinoPlayer at none against Timonation IPTV's 1. KinoPlayer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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. Timonation IPTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KinoPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timonation IPTV ships an update every 3 days, KinoPlayer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Timonation IPTV versus KinoPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimonation IPTVKinoPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiago Joao Coelho AzevedoMintFolder AI UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Timonation IPTV

One-time1
  • Timonation Pro$9.99
None

KinoPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timonation IPTV free?
Timonation IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KinoPlayer free?
KinoPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Timonation IPTV or KinoPlayer have ads?
Timonation IPTV shows ads; KinoPlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, Timonation IPTV or KinoPlayer?
Timonation IPTV ships an update every 3 days, and KinoPlayer every 2 days. Most recently, Timonation IPTV was updated on October 6, 2026 and KinoPlayer on October 8, 2026.

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