Comparison

Pause TeeVee vs IPTV Deck

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

Head to head
About

Pause TeeVee

This media player allows you to organize and watch content from your own M3U playlists and Xtream Codes sources. It offers features like EPG support, search, favorites, and Picture in Picture, all while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • M3U playlist and Xtream Codes support
  • Live TV, Movies, and Series organization
  • Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
  • Search functionality
  • Favorites and Continue Watching
  • Picture in Picture (PiP)
Features
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TeeVee is a media player for the M3U playlist or Xtream Codes source you already use — comparable to VLC or Infuse. It does not include, sell, or provide any channels, movies, or series of its own. You connect your own legally obtained M3U playlist or Xtream Codes source, and TeeVee plays that content. WHAT TEEVEE ADDS • Full program guide (EPG) — browse by category, see what's on now and next • Movies & series library with artwork, search, and season/episode browsing • Resume playback — pick up where you left off, synced across your devices • Favorites, parental PIN lock, and per-category organization • Fast search across all content • Multi-view — watch multiple channels at once • Offline downloads for on-the-go viewing • Optional cloud sync so your connected sources follow you across devices There is no bundled content, no channel lineup, and no affiliation with any broadcaster or content provider. TeeVee simply plays the stream your source's URL points to, the same way a web browser opens a page you type in. OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The free tier includes core features with parental controls on one device. Optional auto-renewing subscriptions unlock additional app features: • Sync — $1.99/month: cloud sync across 2 devices, priority support • Plus — $4.99/month: custom EPG sources and 2-way multi-view across 3 devices • Pro — $9.99/month: 4-way multi-view, reminders, and offline downloads across 5 devices • Lifetime — $49.99 one-time: all features, forever Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your device's Settings after purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. See our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for full subscription terms. Terms of Use: https://rad-medovik-d72bb2.netlify.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rad-medovik-d72bb2.netlify.app/privacy.html

About

IPTV Deck

Transform your playlists into a comprehensive TV experience with a full program guide, catch-up functionality, and offline downloads. Enjoy smooth playback on extensive channel lists, personalized profiles, and seamless cross-device syncing. Securely manage your provider passwords and enhance viewing with features like multiview and AirPlay support.

Highlights
  • Full program guide with catch-up
  • Offline downloads for movies and series
  • Personalized profiles with kids mode
  • Cross-device syncing of playlists and watchlists
  • Multiview up to nine channels
  • End-to-end encryption for passwords
  • Support for M3U, Xtream Codes, and MAC portals
Features
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IPTV Deck is an IPTV player that turns your own playlist into a proper TV experience. Bring an Xtream Codes account, an M3U link or a file from your device — everything else is handled: a full programme guide, catch-up, favourites, offline downloads, and playback that stays smooth on playlists with over 100,000 channels. HIGHLIGHTS • Profiles — everyone in the house gets their own favourites, history and watchlist, with a kids profile and a PIN • Live sync — start on your phone, finish somewhere else; playlists, favourites, watchlist and your exact position follow you • End-to-end encryption — your provider passwords never sit readable in the cloud • Multiview — up to nine channels at once, side by side or stacked • Send to TV — pick something on your phone and it starts playing on a television running IPTV Deck • Picture in Picture and lock screen controls • MAC portals — add a Stalker or Ministra portal next to Xtream Codes and M3U • Remembered tracks — subtitles and audio stay as you chose them for every film and episode, on all your devices • Genres — browse your films and series by genre (with a TMDB account) • Recording — record live programmes and watch them later • AirPlay — send a film or a channel to an Apple TV or an AirPlay 2 television PLAYLISTS • Xtream Codes, M3U link, or a local file • Several playlists with a quick switcher • 100,000+ channels without lag — the catalogue lives in a local database • Automatic refresh every 6, 12 or 24 hours, Wi-Fi-only option, refresh on demand • Per-playlist User-Agent and alternative provider hosts LIVE TV • Now and next on every channel, with a progress bar • Categories, your own groups, hidden channels, PIN-locked categories • Favourites in the order you choose • 4K and HD filters, jump to a letter, instant search • Channel versions (HD / FHD / 4K) detected and grouped automatically TV GUIDE • Full grid with logos, reaching back as far as your provider's catch-up allows • Tap a programme that already aired to watch it from catch-up; tap a future one to set a reminder • Several XMLTV sources, automatic channel matching, time offset • Reminders arrive even when the app is closed MOVIES & SERIES • Posters, metadata, resume bars, watched episodes • Sort by date added, name, year or rating • Watchlist and Continue watching • Offline downloads — whole films or single episodes PLAYER • Plays what other apps choke on, HEVC and AC-3 included • Subtitles from OpenSubtitles, matched to the title, with adjustable size • Edge gestures for brightness and volume, double-tap to skip, pinch to zoom • Sleep timer, background audio, autoplay next episode • Catch-up playback with "go live" and "from the start" CHROMECAST • Cast anything and pick audio and subtitle tracks from your phone PRIVACY & PARENTAL CONTROL • App lock with a PIN and PIN-locked categories • Selective sync — you decide which data ever leaves the device • Backup and restore to a file IPTV Deck does not include, provide or sell any channels, films or subscriptions, and contains no content of its own. You need your own playlist from your provider.

Screenshots

Pause TeeVee4 screens
IPTV Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pause TeeVee at none against IPTV Deck's 3. IPTV Deck's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. IPTV Deck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pause TeeVee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pause TeeVee against 5.0 for IPTV Deck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause TeeVee ships an update every 3 weeks, IPTV Deck every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pause TeeVee versus IPTV Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause TeeVeeIPTV Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB117 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIstafa MarshallZbigniew Szepczyski

Customer experience

Pause TeeVee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

IPTV Deck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pause TeeVee

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

IPTV Deck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Pause TeeVee free?
Pause TeeVee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPTV Deck free?
IPTV Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pause TeeVee or IPTV Deck?
Pause TeeVee and IPTV Deck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pause TeeVee or IPTV Deck have ads?
Neither Pause TeeVee nor IPTV Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pause TeeVee or IPTV Deck?
Pause TeeVee ships an update every 3 weeks, and IPTV Deck every 2 days. Most recently, Pause TeeVee was updated on October 15, 2026 and IPTV Deck on October 15, 2026.

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