Comparison

Interlace Player vs IPTV Playlist Player

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

Head to head
About

Interlace Player

Features
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Interlace plays your media server – Plex, Jellyfin or Emby – and your IPTV channels in a single, quiet interface. What you own and what is on air, in the same rails, the same search, the same player. WHAT IT DOES • One home: Continue Watching from your media server next to what is on TV right now. • A programme guide that groups your provider's channels, pins favourites and reads like a TV guide: now, next, tonight. • Plays what Plex struggles with: direct play for MKV, TS, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD and 7.1 through the built-in FFmpeg engine, with image and text subtitles rendered on the device. No transcoding on your server. • Made for the living room: the same app on Apple TV, laid out for the remote. Pick the Apple TV from your phone, and the phone becomes the remote. • Discover what is new on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+ and others with your own free TMDB key, and see where a title streams in your region. • Multiview: up to four live channels at once – the sound follows your pick, and on Apple TV any channel opens full screen and back. • Picture in Picture: keep a channel or film running in a corner while you watch something else. • Watch offline: download films and episodes from Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or your provider's catalogue (iPhone, iPad and Mac). Downloads continue in the background and pick up where they stopped. • Optional: connect Overseerr or Jellyseerr to request titles. WHAT YOU NEED • A media server, yours or one shared with you: Plex, Jellyfin or Emby. With Plex, remote streaming needs a Plex Pass on the server owner's account or a Remote Watch Pass on yours; on the home network it plays without either. Or skip the media server and use only IPTV. • For live TV: an M3U playlist or Xtream login from your own IPTV provider. Interlace ships no channels. What a playlist contains, and your right to watch it, is between you and that provider. PRIVACY • No account with us, no analytics, no tracking. Your credentials stay on the device and in your own iCloud keychain. INTERLACE PRO • Try everything free for 30 days. • Afterwards, watching needs Interlace Pro: 14,99 € per year (auto-renewing) or 39,99 € once. Browsing, the guide and search stay free. • One purchase unlocks iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. Family Sharing included. • Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Interlace is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed or certified by Plex Inc., the Jellyfin project or Emby LLC. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Streaming availability by JustWatch. Player engine: KSPlayer. Screenshots show fictional demo content. Film clips: Sintel, Tears of Steel, Big Buck Bunny and Elephants Dream © Blender Foundation (CC BY).

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IPTV Playlist Player

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IPTV Playlist Player is a bring-your-own playlist app for live TV, movies, and series on iPhone and iPad. Add an M3U / M3U8 playlist by URL or from Files, or sign in with your Xtream Codes host, username, and password. The app does not include any preloaded channels — you provide the content you already have the right to access. KEY FEATURES Playlists & library • Import M3U / M3U8 by URL or Choose from Files • Optional XMLTV guide URL per playlist • Xtream Codes login for live, VOD, and series when your provider supports it • Swipe to refresh remote playlists; optional daily or weekly auto-refresh • Replace a playlist from Files while keeping favorites and continue-watching matches Live TV & playback • Live channel list with favorites and recently watched filters • AVPlayer with VLC fallback; choose Automatic, AVPlayer, or VLC in Settings • Auto-reconnect when a live stream stalls or drops • AirPlay, Chromecast, and Picture-in-Picture where available • Lock Screen Now Playing controls with next/previous when a playlist context exists • Live Activity on Lock Screen / Dynamic Island with channel and programme info TV Guide & discovery • Guide tab with programme schedules (XMLTV or Xtream guide when available) • On-now programme rows on Live when EPG is available • Global search across channels, movies, and series from all playlists • Optional TMDB posters, plots, and ratings on movie and series detail screens (your own free API key) Favorites, Home & widgets • Favorites tab with swipe to remove • Home screen Favorites widget with on-now titles • Deep links: open a channel with streamapp://channel/CHANNEL-ID Parental controls & sync • Hide adult groups • PIN lock for categories and playback • Optional iCloud sync for playlists and favorites (Xtream passwords stay in Keychain on device) Built for everyday use • Clean dark interface for iPhone and iPad • On-device playlist storage • Share the app and contact support from Settings WHY IPTV PLAYLIST PLAYER? • Content freedom: you bring the playlists • Privacy-minded: playlists stay on your device unless you enable iCloud sync • Fast import and a simple library • Built for live TV and on-demand watching IMPORTANT This app is a media player only. You are responsible for using playlists and streams you are authorized to access. We do not host, sell, or redistribute TV channels. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/iptv-playlist-player/privacy-policy Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/iptv-playlist-player/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Interlace Player4 screens
IPTV Playlist Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IPTV Playlist Player at none against Interlace Player's 3. Interlace Player's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Interlace Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. IPTV Playlist Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interlace Player ships an update every 3 days, IPTV Playlist Player every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Interlace Player versus IPTV Playlist Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterlace PlayerIPTV Playlist Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan KochHaykaz Melikyan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Interlace Player

Subscriptions1
  • Interlace Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • 30-Day TrialFree
  • Interlace Pro Lifetime$34.99
None

IPTV Playlist Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interlace Player free?
Interlace Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPTV Playlist Player free?
IPTV Playlist Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interlace Player or IPTV Playlist Player have ads?
Neither Interlace Player nor IPTV Playlist Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interlace Player or IPTV Playlist Player?
Interlace Player ships an update every 3 days, and IPTV Playlist Player every 9 days. Most recently, Interlace Player was updated on October 29, 2026 and IPTV Playlist Player on October 10, 2026.

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