Comparison

Skylark IPTV Player vs IPTVS

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

Head to head
About

Skylark IPTV Player

This app organizes and plays your IPTV playlists on all Apple devices. Enjoy a beautiful interface, interactive program guide, and powerful search features. Unlock advanced functionalities like multi-view and catch-up with an optional purchase.

Highlights
  • Supports M3U/M3U8 playlists and Xtream Codes
  • Interactive program guide with EPG
  • Multi-View for watching multiple channels
  • Catch-Up & Replay functionality
  • iCloud Sync across Apple devices
  • Private by design, data stays on device
Features
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Skylark is a native live-TV player that brings your own IPTV playlist to every Apple screen โ€” iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV โ€” with a beautiful, fast interface built for the way you actually watch. Add your Xtream Codes account or M3U/M3U8 playlist, and Skylark organizes everything into a clean home screen with a featured channel, continue watching, favorites, and what's on now. Browse a full program guide, search across thousands of channels by name or by what's playing, and jump straight into anything with a single tap. BRING YOUR OWN PLAYLIST โ€ข Xtream Codes (server, username, password) โ€ข M3U / M3U8 playlist URLs โ€ข Optional XMLTV (EPG) for full program data โ€ข Custom user agent support for provider authentication LIVE TV, DONE RIGHT โ€ข Interactive program guide with a live "On Now" indicator โ€ข Home rails: featured channel, continue watching, favorites, and on-now โ€ข Favorites, channel sorting, and hide channels you don't watch โ€ข Channel logos and categories โ€ข Fast search across thousands of channels โ€” by channel name or current and upcoming programs BUILT FOR EVERY FORMAT โ€ข Powered by a built-in VLC engine for broad compatibility โ€ข Plays HLS, MP4, and transport streams โ€ข Automatic fallback between AVPlayer and VLC โ€ข Tune buffer length, audio language, and subtitle language โ€ข Quick channel zapping and full-screen playback with auto-hiding controls MADE FOR APPLE TV โ€ข Full Siri Remote navigation โ€ข Overscan-aware safe areas and a UI refined for the living room PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your playlists and credentials stay on your device and sync only through your own iCloud โ€” never sent to us, never sold, never tracked. SKYLARK PRO (optional one-time purchase) Unlock the power features, once, across all your Apple devices: โ€ข Multi-View โ€” watch 2 to 4 channels at once in a grid, with audio on the channel you choose โ€ข Catch-Up & Replay โ€” rewatch past programs when your provider supports it โ€ข EPG Reminders โ€” get notified before a show starts โ€ข iCloud Sync โ€” your setup follows you across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV Prefer to keep it simple? You can also remove the watermark with a one-time purchase, or use Skylark free. Note: Skylark does not include or provide any channels or content. You bring your own IPTV service (Xtream Codes or M3U playlist). Catch-up and EPG availability depend on your provider.

About

IPTVS

Features
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IPTVS is a general-purpose media player and organizer for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. IPTVS does not provide, sell, curate or grant access to any channel, playable catalog, media service, playlist, subscription or provider account. The app contains no preset playback endpoints. It plays only titles and streams from sources that a user manually enters and is authorized to use. BRING YOUR OWN AUTHORIZED SOURCE Connect one or more M3U/M3U8 playlists or Xtream-compatible servers that you have the legal right to access. The source chosen by the user supplies all channels, playable movie and series titles, guide data and streams. IPTVS does not select, broker or resell that material. ORGANIZE SOURCE METADATA Create separate lists for channels, movies and series. Pin useful categories, hide others and prioritize the regions that matter to you. Search the metadata supplied by your connected sources and see a clear source label on each item. Movie and series discovery can use public metadata and rankings from TMDB to show views such as Trending, Popular, Top rated, regional Now playing and On the air. These views contain only titles safely matched to a playable movie or series already present in your own sources. TMDB does not provide streams or unlock any title. The local catalog index and TMDB cache contain metadata only. They do not store media, credentials or private playback URLs. GUIDE AND PLAYBACK Browse now and next when your source supplies EPG information or you add an XMLTV URL. Replay is available only when the user's authorized Xtream source explicitly supports TV archive. IPTVS does not download or export media for offline use and does not provide file sharing. For compatibility with some source formats, the app may temporarily remux an active stream into short HLS fragments served only to the local player over the device loopback interface. These temporary playback fragments are not exposed to the user and are removed when playback ends. SYNC YOUR SETUP When iCloud Sync is active on devices using the same Apple Account, IPTVS can keep source setup, favorites, custom lists, movie and episode progress, preferred regions, subtitle language and selected settings in step. Credentials are stored with Apple Keychain where supported and with encrypted fields in the user's private iCloud database for cross-device access. Private playback URLs and credentials are not stored in watch history. FREE TO DOWNLOAD After a user adds an authorized source, IPTVS currently applies no daily playback limits. Use as much as you want. Feel free to support the development with optional Premium. No media, stream or provider access is included with either tier. The app contains no third-party advertising SDK. Only connect sources and play material that you have permission to use. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skylark IPTV Player4 screens
IPTVS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IPTVS at every 2 days against Skylark IPTV Player's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Skylark IPTV Player sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and IPTVS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skylark IPTV Player ships an update every 5 days, IPTVS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Skylark IPTV Player versus IPTVS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkylark IPTV PlayerIPTVS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size103 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh BeckerMeet Your Maker AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Skylark IPTV Player

One-time2
  • Remove Watermark$7.99
  • Skylark Pro$19.99
3 purchases

IPTVS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99

Questions

Is Skylark IPTV Player free?
Skylark IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPTVS free?
IPTVS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skylark IPTV Player or IPTVS have ads?
Neither Skylark IPTV Player nor IPTVS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skylark IPTV Player or IPTVS?
Skylark IPTV Player ships an update every 5 days, and IPTVS every 2 days. Most recently, Skylark IPTV Player was updated on October 8, 2026 and IPTVS on October 4, 2026.

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