Comparison

E2linkTV vs The Modern IPTV

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

Head to head
About

E2linkTV

Features
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E2linkTV is a native front end in 8*LANGUAGES for the Enigma2 receiver you already own. Point it at your set-top box on your home network and your bouquets, channels and programme guide appear on your iPhone (available also for tvOS and macOS), in an app that opens in a second and then gets out of the way. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. There is no account to create, no server in the middle and no advertising. The app talks to your box, and to nothing else. *THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MY WORK* WATCHING • Every bouquet and every channel, with the picons your box already publishes • Now and Next in the list, and the whole day's schedule for any channel while it plays • Zap to the next channel instantly, or open the strip along the bottom and jump anywhere in the bouquet • Audio track, aspect ratio and deinterlacing set per channel and remembered • Buffer size per channel, from off to five seconds, for connections that need the headroom • A stream that drops out is picked back up on its own, without leaving the channel YOUR SETUP • Up to four receivers, switched from the header without leaving the channel list • Each receiver keeps its own channel sort order • Choose which bouquet opens at start-up • Direct IPTV for boxes carrying IPTV bouquets — station logos and a programme guide come from the portal when the box itself has none • Transcoding where your image supports it PARENTAL CONTROL • A PIN locks individual channels or whole bouquets • Locks are kept per receiver, so the box in the kids' room and the one in the living room stay separate • A locked channel is masked in the list, in the guide and in the zap strip — not merely blocked when you try to play it WORKS WITH Receivers running Enigma2 with OpenWebIF enabled: OpenPLi, OpenATV and similar images on Octagon, Vu+, Dreambox, Zgemma and others. Playback is powered by VLC, so unusual codecs and containers are handled. FREE AND PRO The free tier covers one receiver and the first ten channels of your first bouquet — enough to see the app working against your own box before you pay for anything. Pro unlocks up to four receivers and every channel in every bouquet. Neither tier carries advertising. Seven interface languages: English, Slovak, German, Spanish, French, Polish and Hungarian. E2linkTV is not affiliated with any receiver manufacturer or Enigma2 image project. E2linkTV Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: • E2linkTV Pro — 6 Months • E2linkTV Pro — Year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://e2linktv.carrd.co

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The Modern IPTV

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Modern IPTV is a free player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to. It contains no channels, films or shows of its own, and there is nothing to buy in the app. WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE IT WILL PLAY ANYTHING An account with an IPTV provider. You get that from the provider, not from us. We do not sell, host, bundle or supply any channels, films, shows or playlists, and none come with the app. Without one, there is nothing for the app to play. The screenshots show the app signed in to our own demo service: its films are Blender Studio's open movies (Ā© Blender Foundation, CC BY, studio.blender.org), and everything else in it is invented. LIVE TV, DONE RIGHT • A real guide: every channel you get with what's on now and next, hours ahead, on one screen • Browse by category, keep favorites, and jump back to recent channels • Search live shows by name and see when and where they air • Reliable playback, even for streams that other players stumble on MOVIES AND SHOWS • Artwork, cast, ratings and details, matched automatically to what your provider carries • Up Next picks up right where you left off, on every device • Seasons and episodes laid out so you can just press play • Plays the formats providers actually use, including MKV • Ask about any title and get an answer on your device from Apple Intelligence YOUR TEAMS • Follow your teams across football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, from major leagues to college and European competitions • See who's playing, when, and which of your channels has the game • Optional game reminders. Never marketing. EVERY APPLE DEVICE Free on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. Sign in with Apple on one device and your login, favorites, teams and progress follow you through iCloud. Apple TV signs in by scanning a code with your iPhone, so there's nothing to type with the remote. Siri and Shortcuts can open your channels and shows. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your provider login stays in your devices' Keychain and your own iCloud. We run no servers and never see what you watch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devmastermike.github.io/modern-iptv-legal/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://devmastermike.github.io/modern-iptv-legal/terms.html This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Screenshots

E2linkTV4 screens
The Modern IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Modern IPTV at none against E2linkTV's 2. The Modern IPTV also leads on device support (5 vs 3). E2linkTV's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. E2linkTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 6 months. The Modern IPTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E2linkTV ships an update every 3 days, The Modern IPTV every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
E2linkTV versus The Modern IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterE2linkTVThe Modern IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRonald PinkeMichael Berinshteyn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

E2linkTV

Subscriptions2
  • E2linkTV Pro — 6 Months$8.996 Months
  • E2linkTV Pro — Year$12.991 Year
None

The Modern IPTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is E2linkTV free?
E2linkTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Modern IPTV free?
The Modern IPTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do E2linkTV or The Modern IPTV have ads?
Neither E2linkTV nor The Modern IPTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E2linkTV or The Modern IPTV?
E2linkTV ships an update every 3 days, and The Modern IPTV every 2 days. Most recently, E2linkTV was updated on November 10, 2026 and The Modern IPTV on November 10, 2026.

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