Comparison

Velko vs ModelTV

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

Head to head
About

Velko

Stream your own IPTV playlists or explore free community channels with a beautiful, responsive TV guide. Enjoy instant channel switching, on-demand content, and powerful search. Sync favorites across devices and listen in the background.

Highlights
  • Beautiful, responsive TV guide with full EPG
  • Instant live TV channel switching
  • On-demand movies and series
  • Powerful cross-content search
  • iCloud synced favorites
  • Background audio playback
  • Multiple profile support
Features
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Velko is a beautiful, fast IPTV player for iPhone and iPad. Bring your own provider — sign in with Xtream Codes, paste an M3U playlist, or start instantly with free, open Community TV — and watch it the way it deserves. Velko is a player, not a provider. It does not include or sell any channels; you connect your own service. FEATURES • A gorgeous, responsive TV guide with full EPG (now & next, full schedule) • Live TV with instant channel switching • Movies & series on demand, with a clean detail view and scrubbing • Powerful search across channels, movies, series, and what's on now • Favorites that sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with iCloud • Background audio — keep listening when you lock your phone or switch apps • Multiple profiles — switch sources without signing out • Community TV: free, publicly available channels from the open-source iptv-org project — no login, no time limits, free forever ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE Velko is a Universal Purchase. Velko Pro and your favorites work across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV — buy once. FREE & PRO Community TV is always free. Watching your own provider is free for 15 minutes per channel; Velko Pro unlocks unlimited viewing. VELKO PRO • 7-day free trial, then $2.99/month or $24.99/year • Or unlock forever with a one-time Lifetime purchase ($39.99) • Unlimited viewing of your own provider — no preview limit Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://velko.tv/terms Privacy Policy: https://velko.tv/privacy

About

ModelTV

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The future of IPTV apps starts here. ModelTV turns your iPhone and iPad into a modern, smooth and fully customizable media space. The app lets you easily organize and watch content from your own sources. Enjoy an elegant interface with quick access to your live channels, movies and series. Main features: • Import your own M3U playlists and Xtream accounts • Play live channels, movies and series • TV program guide and replay when your source offers them • Posters, synopses and cast for movies and series • Preferred languages: audio and subtitles picked automatically • Fast search, including by voice, and browsing by category • Favorites, history and resume playback • Multiple profiles • Customizable experience and display • Optional sync with a Google or Apple account • Optional Trakt integration • AirPlay and Picture in Picture • Send your playlist to a ModelTV TV • No ads ModelTV is an independent media player. The app does not provide, host, sell or recommend any content, channel, subscription or IPTV access. To use ModelTV, you must add your own sources and have the necessary permissions to access the content concerned. You alone are responsible for the playlists, credentials, streams and services you use with the app. ModelTV is not affiliated with any content provider or IPTV service. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Velko3 screens
ModelTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ModelTV at none against Velko's 3. ModelTV also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Velko sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ModelTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Velko ships an update every 3 days, ModelTV every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Velko versus ModelTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelkoModelTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSCOTT EVAN BUCKEL IIBenjamin DAGBERT

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Velko

Subscriptions2
  • Velko Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Velko Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Velko Lifetime$39.99
None

ModelTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Velko free?
Velko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ModelTV free?
ModelTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Velko or ModelTV have ads?
Neither Velko nor ModelTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Velko or ModelTV?
Velko ships an update every 3 days, and ModelTV every 2 days. Most recently, Velko was updated on November 5, 2026 and ModelTV on November 10, 2026.

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