PlaySat TV vs SafeIPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaySat TV
Organize and stream your legally obtained IPTV playlists, including live TV, movies, and series. Manage multiple playlists, save favorites, and browse content by category. Features parental controls and electronic program guide support.
- Stream live TV, movies, and series
- Supports Xtream Codes, M3U/M3U8, and Stalker portals
- Manage multiple playlists
- Save favorites and continue watching
- Search and browse by category
- Electronic program guide support
- Parental controls with PIN protection
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PlaySat TV is a media player for organizing and playing your own legally obtained IPTV playlists on iPhone and iPad. Key features: • Live TV, movies, and series in one app • Support for Xtream Codes, M3U/M3U8 playlists, and Stalker portals • Manage multiple playlists • Save favorites and continue watching • Search and browse by category • View electronic program guide information when available from your provider • Select available audio tracks and subtitles • Parental controls to hide adult categories with PIN protection • Multiple interface languages Device activation: A one-year activation for the current device is available as a one-time in-app purchase through the App Store. Activation lasts 365 days and does not renew automatically. A separate activation is required for each device. Content information: PlaySat TV does not sell or provide access to television channels, movies, series, or IPTV subscriptions. Except for the included demonstration material, all playlists and media content must be supplied by the user. Users must have the legal right to access and view their content. The included demo playlist contains only demonstration material to showcase the app’s interface and functionality. Device activation does not include any IPTV service or media subscription.
SafeIPTV
This media player prioritizes user privacy and an ad-free experience. It connects directly to your IPTV provider, keeping all your data, history, and settings local to your device. Enjoy uninterrupted streaming with no tracking or hidden costs.
- Privacy-focused design
- No data collection or tracking
- Ad-free viewing experience
- One-time in-app purchase
- Multi-device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
- Quick setup with M3U playlist support
- Program guide (EPG) with live preview
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Your streams. Your privacy. No ads. Want to enjoy your channels, movies, and series without ad banners, without tracking, and without an app quietly logging everything in the background? Then SafeIPTV is the player for you: built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, connected directly to your own IPTV provider, and designed so your data stays with you. PRIVACY WITHOUT COMPROMISE • No data collection: no tracking, no analytics, no user profiles. We don't run any server that stores your catalog, history, or usage data. What's never collected can never fall into the wrong hands. • No account needed: no sign-up, no email address, no tracking ID. • Everything stays local: SafeIPTV keeps your favorites, history, playback progress, and settings on your device only, never with us. • Passwords locked down: encrypted in the iOS, macOS, and tvOS Keychain, tied to your device, and never stored in plain text. A pasted playlist, including its stream addresses, stays on your device only. • No middleman: SafeIPTV connects directly to your provider. No proxy, no detour through our servers, and no storing of your device's MAC address. • You're in control: clear your history anytime. When you remove an account, SafeIPTV also deletes its password, pasted playlist, catalog, favorites, and history from your device. That's why our App Privacy label reads: Data Not Collected. Developed in Germany, under EU data protection law. AD-FREE, UNDISTURBED VIEWING • Truly ad-free: no banners, no pop-ups, no commercials before your stream. SafeIPTV never inserts ads anywhere, not in the interface and not in the player. • No hidden costs: no subscription, no premium tier. After a 7-day free trial, a single in-app purchase unlocks every feature for good. • No distractions: no push notifications, no ad SDKs running in the background. Just you and your shows. TRY FIRST. BUY ONCE. FOUR DEVICES. Try SafeIPTV with your own provider for 7 days. The trial simply ends; you're never charged automatically. Like it? Unlock the full version once and use it on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. On the big screen, you control everything from the couch with the Siri Remote, and on the Mac with a keyboard and mouse. And with Apple's Family Sharing, your family can use the full version too, without buying it again. MORE FEATURES • Quick setup: enter your server URL, username, and password, or simply paste your provider's M3U link. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac you can also create your own playlist by pasting M3U entries directly. The app checks them right away and points out lines with errors. • Live TV, movies, and series in a clean catalog. You search the current category or the whole catalog, sort by name, date, or rating, and save favorites for titles and entire categories. Everything stays on your device. • Pick up right where you left off, plus “Recently Watched” and “Recently Added” • Program guide (EPG) with live preview and a time offset for each account • Choose the audio track, subtitles, and aspect ratio right in the player • Manage multiple IPTV accounts and switch between them quickly • Playback built on VLC, with advanced settings for power users: buffering, hardware decoding, and automatic reconnection when a live stream stalls GOOD TO KNOW SafeIPTV is a player only and does not include any playlists, channels, movies, series, or other content. The purchase price covers the software only, not IPTV content or a provider subscription. You need your own lawful access from a provider that supports Xtream Codes or M3U playlists. We are not a broadcaster and do not provide any sources. Support: support@safe-iptv.de Website: https://safe-iptv.de/en/ Legal: https://safe-iptv.de/legal/?lang=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PlaySat TV at 5.0 against SafeIPTV's 4.0. PlaySat TV also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). SafeIPTV's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. PlaySat TV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SafeIPTV sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlaySat TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
PlaySat TV ships an update monthly, SafeIPTV weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | PlaySat TV | SafeIPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ALEXANDER WAEL MIRO | the agile squad GmbH |
Customer experience
PlaySat TV
SafeIPTV
In-app purchases
PlaySat TV
- 1-Year Device Activation$9.99
SafeIPTV
- 7-Day TrialFree
- SafeIPTV Full Version$8.99









