Comparison

PlaySat TV vs Figimi IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Figimi IPTV Player

Features
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Figimi is a media player for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Point it at a playlist you already have and it handles the rest: large catalogues, awkward file formats and a proper program guide. Figimi supplies no channels, films or series of its own. You add your own playlist or portal login, and the app plays it. ADD YOUR OWN PLAYLIST • M3U and M3U8 playlist URLs, and direct HLS stream addresses • Xtream Codes logins, with live, movies and series as separate sections • Portal and MAG logins, with paging built for libraries of 100,000+ entries • Optional XMLTV guide URL and custom User-Agent • Save several playlists and switch between them anytime Useful for public playlists, your own media server or NAS, internet radio, and any stream you are entitled to play. LIVE CHANNELS DONE PROPERLY • Full channel list with the categories from your playlist, plus favourites • Program guide showing what is on now and what is up next • Instant search across the whole list • Channel switcher while you watch, no need to go back MOVIES AND SERIES • Poster grids with categories and search • Episode picker for series, season by season • Continue Watching, with resume or start over when you return • Your position is kept even if the stream reconnects PLAYS WHAT OTHER PLAYERS REFUSE Many on-demand libraries store files as Matroska, which the system player cannot open. Figimi bundles a software decoder for exactly those cases, so an .mkv film plays with hardware-accelerated decoding instead of failing. WATCH YOUR WAY • Pick any audio track or subtitle the stream carries • Your preferred audio and subtitle language is remembered • Picture in Picture, so playback follows you around the system • Background audio and full system media controls • Keyboard shortcuts and fullscreen on Mac BUILT FOR UNRELIABLE STREAMS Streaming hosts throttle, stall and drop connections. Figimi detects a stalled stream, reconnects, and returns to the same position instead of starting over. Buffering adapts to whether you are watching live or on demand. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no profile • Playlist logins are stored in the system Keychain, device-only, never synced • No advertising SDK, no analytics SDK, no tracking • Your playlists never leave your device, and never reach us FAMILY CONTROLS Lock any category behind a PIN. Locked titles show a badge and ask for the code before they play. TRY IT BEFORE ADDING ANYTHING On first launch, a built-in demo catalogue plays immediately using public test streams, so you can see how the player behaves before adding a playlist of your own. FIGIMI PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Every playback feature is free. The optional subscription simply removes in-app promotional prompts. It does not unlock playlists, formats, quality or any player capability. • Monthly: $2.99, with a $0.99 first month for new subscribers • Yearly: $27.99 Prices shown are for the United States store; you pay in your local currency at the price your App Store displays. One subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. IMPORTANT Figimi is only a player. It does not host, index, resell or redistribute any content, and it is not affiliated with any content source. The app cannot know what a playlist contains before you add it, and you are responsible for using only playlists and streams you are authorised to access. Terms of Use: https://figimi.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://figimi.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

PlaySat TV4 screens
Figimi IPTV Player3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Figimi IPTV Player at every 5 days against PlaySat TV's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PlaySat TV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Figimi IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaySat TV ships an update monthly, Figimi IPTV Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PlaySat TV versus Figimi IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaySat TVFigimi IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperALEXANDER WAEL MIROAymen Lasfar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlaySat TV

One-time1
  • 1-Year Device Activation$9.99
2 purchases

Figimi IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$27.991 Year

Questions

Is PlaySat TV free?
PlaySat TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Figimi IPTV Player free?
Figimi IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlaySat TV or Figimi IPTV Player have ads?
Neither PlaySat TV nor Figimi IPTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaySat TV or Figimi IPTV Player?
PlaySat TV ships an update monthly, and Figimi IPTV Player every 5 days. Most recently, PlaySat TV was updated on October 29, 2026 and Figimi IPTV Player on October 31, 2026.

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