Lightning Player Pro vs KinoPlayer

Lightning Player is the elegant player for your own IPTV and M3U playlists. Enter your credentials – done. No detours, no content, just a really good player. YOUR PLAYLIST, YOUR PLAYER • Xtream Codes and M3U playlists • Multiple profiles with separate progress (Plus) • Lightning-fast startup thanks to a persistent cache – even with huge playlists of 100,000+ titles LIVE TV WITH EPG • Electronic program guide (XMLTV) with now/next and full-day schedule • Fast zapping, automatic channel categories (Live Auto) • Parental controls with PIN for bouquets, channels and titles MOVIES & SERIES • Hero recommendations: large rotating suggestions with movie backdrops • Watch trailers right inside the app • Covers, plots, cast, genres and ratings (TMDB) • Discover and Popular views, "New" and "Continue Watching" rows • Smart Search with personal ranking and actor search • Country and language filters – also shows versions available in other languages • German public broadcaster library (Mediathek): browse, stream and download – free, no playlist needed ON THE GO & OFFLINE • Download movies and watch offline (Plus) • Device sync: profiles, favorites, progress and watched status on all your devices – across platforms, even beyond the Apple universe. End-to-end encrypted, paired in seconds via QR code (Plus) FULL CONTROL • Playlist editor: sort bouquets, hide items, favorites (Plus) • All common formats and codecs (MKV, HEVC, AC3 …) – no transcoding, no quality loss PRICING Try free for 7 days – all features included. Then: Basic as a one-time purchase (core player with one playlist) or Plus as a subscription (all features). Transparent and cancellable anytime via the App Store. IMPORTANT Lightning Player is a pure player and contains NO IPTV content, channels or playlists. You need your own, legally obtained IPTV or M3U source (e.g. from your TV provider). The developer does not provide content and does not promote third-party providers. No ads, no tracking. Privacy: https://www.lightning-player.de/privacy Help & guides: https://www.lightning-player.de/help

KinoPlayer plays the playlists you already own: M3U links and Xtream logins from your own provider, on Apple TV and iPhone, in a fast and clear interface. WHAT KINOPLAYER IS A media player. It contains no channels, no playlists and no subscriptions. You enter your own source; KinoPlayer plays it. INSTANT START Your list is prepared once and is then ready at once: your television starts in seconds, even with very large lists. FILMS AND SERIES, PROPERLY Description, cast, rating and trailer in your language. Series with seasons and episodes, and Continue Watching exactly where you stopped. LIVE TV Programme guide (EPG), zapping between channels, recordings and timeshift where your provider allows it. Up to four channels at once in multiview. FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Profiles without sign-in, each with its own favourites and history. A kids profile with a PIN: locked folders simply do not exist there. YOUR IPHONE AS THE REMOTE Control the Apple TV in the same household straight from your iPhone. YOUR DATA No accounts, no advertising, no tracking. Your video goes straight from your provider to your device and never touches our servers. Settings and favourites are backed up encrypted and restored after a reinstall. LANGUAGES English, German, Arabic. TRY IT FREE Every device runs for seven days at no cost, with no sign-up. Note: KinoPlayer provides no content. You are responsible for being entitled to use the sources you enter.