Comparison

IPTV Playlist Player vs YAIP

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Playlist Player

Features
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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

About

YAIP

Features
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YAIP turns the TV service you already subscribe to into a fast, beautiful library on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Add your provider's Xtream Codes details once and YAIP organises everything: live channels with a programme guide, movies and series with posters, and your progress on every title. LIVE TV WITH A REAL GUIDE • Numbered channel list with Now and Next • Full schedule and channel search • Previous and next channel from the player • Favorites and recently watched channels MOVIES AND SERIES • Poster grids with categories and search • Resume or start over, on any of your devices • Seasons, per-episode progress and Next episode • Continue watching, Favorites and Recently watched on Home A PROFILE FOR EVERYONE • Separate history, favorites and preferences for each person • Preferred audio and subtitle languages per profile • Illustrated avatars SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES • Sign in with your email to share playlists, profiles and history between iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and your other devices • Playlist logins are end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase only you know WATCH OFFLINE • Download movies and episodes on iPhone and iPad A PLAYER THAT KEEPS UP • HLS and MPEG-TS live streams, MP4 and MKV files • Audio and subtitle tracks, aspect ratio and playback speed • Automatic reconnect when a stream drops • Designed for the Siri Remote on Apple TV PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Without Sync, nothing about you leaves your device. FREE Every feature is free on every device: no trial, no subscription, no in-app purchases. IMPORTANT YAIP is a media player only. It does not include, sell or link to any channels, movies, series or playlists, and is not affiliated with any provider. You need your own subscription from a service that supports the Xtream Codes API, and you may only use YAIP with content you have the right to watch. Terms of Use: https://yaip.duckdns.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://yaip.duckdns.org/privacy

Screenshots

IPTV Playlist Player4 screens
YAIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

IPTV Playlist Player and YAIP are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTV Playlist Player ships an update every 9 days, YAIP weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IPTV Playlist Player versus YAIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV Playlist PlayerYAIP
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaykaz MelikyanIsmail Cherri

In-app purchases

None

IPTV Playlist Player

No in-app purchases

None

YAIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPTV Playlist Player free?
IPTV Playlist Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YAIP free?
YAIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IPTV Playlist Player or YAIP have ads?
Neither IPTV Playlist Player nor YAIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Playlist Player or YAIP?
IPTV Playlist Player ships an update every 9 days, and YAIP weekly. Most recently, IPTV Playlist Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and YAIP on November 10, 2026.

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