Comparison

Fjord IPTV Player vs Swiftly Player

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

Head to head
About

Fjord IPTV Player

This app allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your own IPTV service on Apple devices. It organizes your content with a clean interface, supports M3U and Xtream Codes, and offers features like offline viewing and AirPlay.

Highlights
  • Import M3U and M3U8 playlists
  • Connect using Xtream Codes
  • Browse live TV with guide data
  • View detailed media information
  • Download compatible content for offline viewing
  • AirPlay and Picture in Picture support
  • Profiles, favorites, and search
Features
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Bring your own IPTV service to iPhone and iPad and enjoy it through a clean, fast and cinematic interface. Fjord organizes your live channels, movies and series into one library, with the same design as Fjord on Apple TV. FEATURES • Import M3U and M3U8 playlists • Connect using Xtream Codes • Browse live TV with what is on now and next, when your provider supplies a guide • View artwork, descriptions, ratings, cast and episode details • Download compatible movies and episodes from sources that permit offline viewing • AirPlay films, series and live TV to your TV, and Picture in Picture • Plays the formats providers use, including MKV and HEVC • Continue watching from where you left off • Profiles, favourites and search across your library • Choose which languages and countries appear in your library • Select available audio tracks and subtitles PRIVATE BY DESIGN Fjord requires no separate Fjord account and contains no advertising or tracking. Your playlists, provider credentials, favourites and viewing progress are stored on your device and, while iCloud sync is on, in your own iCloud account so your other Apple devices can use them. Sync can be turned off in Settings. IMPORTANT Fjord is a media player only. It does not provide, host, sell or distribute television channels, playlists, subscriptions or other media. You must provide your own M3U/M3U8 playlist or Xtream Codes credentials from a legally authorized provider. Users are responsible for having the necessary rights to access and stream their content, and the source's express permission before downloading it for offline viewing. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

Swiftly Player

This app provides a seamless playback experience for your personal media server, ensuring content plays as intended without transcoding. It offers cross-device resume, offline downloads, and advanced playback controls.

Highlights
  • Direct playback without transcoding
  • Cross-device playback resume
  • Offline downloads of original files
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Support for multiple servers
  • Customizable home screen layout
  • Skip Intro and Skip Credits
Features
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Swiftly plays the films on your Jellyfin server just as they are. Most apps have the server rebuild a film while you're watching. Swiftly leaves it alone — and tells you beforehand that it will. If something ever does have to be converted, you'll see which part of the file was responsible. Picture in Picture is built in, so a film can carry on in the corner while you get on with something else. RESUME ON THIS DEVICE Something playing on the Apple TV turns up as a button on your iPhone. One tap and it carries on here, at the second you left it. It works in every direction between iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. SERVERS AND ACCOUNTS Add more than one Jellyfin, stay signed in to all of them, and switch from your profile without typing a password again. DOWNLOADS Take episodes and films with you. Swiftly downloads the original file, so what you watch offline is the same quality as what you stream. MORE • Request what your server doesn't have yet, through Seerr, without leaving the app • Skip Intro and Skip Credits, via the Jellyfin plugin • People pages: tap a name in the cast for a biography and everything of theirs you own • Your home screen in your order — rows off, rows moved, genres as rows or as chips • Custom headers per server, for Jellyfin behind Cloudflare Access, Authelia, Authentik or Pangolin • Collections and each library, straight from the Movies and Shows title • Sign in with a Quick Connect code instead of a password • Lock screen and headphone controls, plus background audio • Your audio and subtitle language, chosen once • Next episode on its own, sleep timer, playback speed • Watchlist, filters and search • English and German Swiftly brings no films of its own — it simply shows what's already on your server. And it collects nothing: no analytics, no advertising, no account with us. Your viewing position goes to your server and nowhere else. You'll need a Jellyfin server of your own, 10.8 or newer, on a secure (https) address, and an iPhone or iPad with iOS 18. Uses VLCKit and libVLC by VideoLAN under the LGPL 2.1 or later. Licenses and source code: https://swiftlyplayer.com/licenses/ SUPPORT - All features are free, for everyone. - Optional Supporter extras (app icons, accent colours, a heart in About): Monthly 1.99 EUR per month, or Lifetime 19.99 EUR once. Optional tips: 1.99, 4.99 or 9.99 EUR. Monthly Supporter is an auto-renewable subscription (1.99 EUR per month). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is a one-time purchase and lasts for as long as Swiftly Player exists, on all your devices. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://swiftlyplayer.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Fjord IPTV Player4 screens
Swiftly Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fjord IPTV Player at none against Swiftly Player's 5. Swiftly Player's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Swiftly Player sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fjord IPTV Player 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 Fjord IPTV Player against 5.0 for Swiftly Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fjord IPTV Player ships an update weekly, Swiftly Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fjord IPTV Player versus Swiftly Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFjord IPTV PlayerSwiftly Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB61 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEven LarsenPaul Herter

Customer experience

Fjord IPTV Player

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

Swiftly Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fjord IPTV Player

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Swiftly Player

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$1.991 Month
One-time4
  • A coffee$1.99
  • Coffee and cake$3.99
  • A movie night$8.99
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  • Swiftly Supporter Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Fjord IPTV Player free?
Fjord IPTV Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftly Player free?
Swiftly Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fjord IPTV Player or Swiftly Player?
Fjord IPTV Player and Swiftly Player are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Fjord IPTV Player or Swiftly Player have ads?
Neither Fjord IPTV Player nor Swiftly Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fjord IPTV Player or Swiftly Player?
Fjord IPTV Player ships an update weekly, and Swiftly Player every 6 days. Most recently, Fjord IPTV Player was updated on November 5, 2026 and Swiftly Player on November 6, 2026.

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