Comparison

Zee2 IPTV Player vs PickAChannel

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

Head to head
About

Zee2 IPTV Player

Features
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Zee2 IPTV Player is a beautifully clean, fully native player for your own IPTV playlists on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The interface is uncluttered and instantly familiar — designed to feel right at home on Apple platforms — so your channels, movies, and shows are always front and center. No clutter, no confusion, just a polished experience with every feature you actually need. Add an Xtream Codes login or an M3U / M3U8 link and start watching in seconds. A CLEAN DESIGN • A calm, modern layout built with native Apple components — nothing to learn • Light and Dark mode • Universal app for iPhone and iPad, plus Apple TV • Everything one or two taps away — no buried menus EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Live TV, Movies, and Series, neatly organized into folders • Fast search across channels, movies, series, and folders — from any screen • Sort any list: default (provider order), A–Z, Z–A, newest, or oldest • Continue Watching that resumes exactly where you left off • A "Recently Added" home, with your account and expiration shown at a glance A COMPLETE PLAYER • Native AVKit playback on all platforms • On iPhone and iPad: built-in VLC engine for formats other apps reject (MKV, MPEG-TS, HEVC, and more) — with automatic fallback • Picture in Picture and background audio (iPhone / iPad) • Aspect-ratio control (Fit, Fill, Stretch, 16:9, 4:3) • Quality / resolution, audio track, and subtitle selection • Playback speed, skip, and instant next / previous • In-player channel list and episode list, so you never lose your place • Live stream details — resolution, codec, and bitrate YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR CONTROL • Manage multiple playlists — add, edit, and delete • Works with Xtream Codes and M3U / M3U8 providers • Parental controls with a PIN: on-device adult filtering, plus hide any channel, movie, series, or whole folder • Private by design: no accounts, no tracking, no data collection — everything stays on your device An optional free sample playlist can be loaded from the public iptv-org/iptv project on GitHub for evaluation; Zee2 Player is not affiliated with that project and does not host or control its content. DISCLAIMER This app is an independent media player. It includes no channels or media of any kind. You are solely responsible for the playlists you load and for complying with the laws and rights applicable in your region.

About

PickAChannel

Features
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PickAChannel turns any IPTV source you already have into a fast, beautifully organized, native experience — on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. PickAChannel does not provide, sell, or promote any IPTV, streaming, or television service of any kind. All content sources are supplied entirely by you. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the legal right to access any stream, playlist, or content source you connect. CONNECT YOUR WAY Add a connection using any of three standard, open formats: • An M3U / M3U8 playlist URL • An Xtream Codes server (host, username, password) • An XMLTV (EPG) feed, for program-guide data on its own or layered onto either connection type above ONE LIBRARY, EVERY SCREEN Once connected, your channels, movies, and shows are organized into a single searchable, favoritable library — with a live program guide that highlights what's on right now. FEATURES • Live TV, Movies, and Shows, with search and category filters • Favorites, with drag-to-reorder on Apple TV • Live program guide (EPG) with on-air-now highlighting • Rich Movie and Show detail pages — poster, cast, rating, synopsis — when available • iCloud sync of your saved connections across every device — your credentials live only in your own private iCloud account, never on our servers • A native SwiftUI app built specifically for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro — not a stretched-out port Bring your own source. PickAChannel handles the rest.

Screenshots

Zee2 IPTV Player4 screens
PickAChannel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zee2 IPTV Player at none against PickAChannel's 1. Zee2 IPTV Player also leads on ads (none vs shown). PickAChannel's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. PickAChannel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zee2 IPTV Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Zee2 IPTV Player versus PickAChannel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZee2 IPTV PlayerPickAChannel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRafek GorgayRicardo E. Marrero Guzman

In-app purchases

None

Zee2 IPTV Player

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PickAChannel

One-time1
  • PickAChannel Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Zee2 IPTV Player free?
Zee2 IPTV Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PickAChannel free?
PickAChannel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zee2 IPTV Player or PickAChannel have ads?
PickAChannel shows ads; Zee2 IPTV Player does not.

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