Comparison

Vyx Player vs Tiny TV

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

Head to head
About

Vyx Player

Features
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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.

About

Tiny TV

Features
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Tiny TV is the coziest way to watch live TV, shows, and movies — beautifully displayed, natively, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Bring your own sources and Tiny TV turns them into a premium, Apple-native experience: a real TV guide, rich detail pages, and a player that feels right at home on every screen. A TV GUIDE HUMANS ACTUALLY LIKE • The classic channel grid, minus everything you hated about it • Fast, smooth scrolling with channel logos and program info • Categories, favorites, and instant channel previews EVERYTHING YOU'D WANT. INCLUDED. • Live TV with a full program guide • Movies & shows with rich detail pages — ratings, trailers, cast & more • Global search across everything • Offline downloads • Picture in picture and AirPlay • Dolby Vision + HDR playback • Subtitles and playback speed control • Continue watching, synced with iCloud • Custom app icons DESIGNED FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES • Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV — one app, every screen • Watch history and favorites follow you across devices with iCloud BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Tiny TV is a player and organizer, not a content service. Connect your own provider or playlist. Tiny TV does not provide any content. Use Tiny TV only with content you are allowed to access. Privacy Policy: https://tinytv.stream/privacy Terms of Use: https://tinytv.stream/terms

Screenshots

Vyx Player4 screens
Tiny TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tiny TV at 4 against Vyx Player's 2. Vyx Player's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vyx Player ships an update every 6 days, Tiny TV every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Vyx Player versus Tiny TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVyx PlayerTiny TV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB96 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSmidige USA, Inc.ZMH

In-app purchases

None

Vyx Player

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vyx Player free?
Vyx Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny TV free?
Tiny TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vyx Player or Tiny TV have ads?
Neither Vyx Player nor Tiny TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vyx Player or Tiny TV?
Vyx Player ships an update every 6 days, and Tiny TV every 10 days. Most recently, Vyx Player was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tiny TV on October 15, 2026.

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