Comparison

Iptv Max Live vs The Modern IPTV

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

Head to head
About

Iptv Max Live

This media player allows you to load and watch your own IPTV playlists, including live TV, movies, and series. It offers a modern interface with extensive customization options and supports various playlist formats. The app is designed for both phone and car use, with features like Picture-in-Picture and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Load M3U and Xtream playlists
  • Picture-in-Picture support
  • AirPlay and external display
  • Phone and Car modes
  • Customizable interface and themes
  • Content organization (Live TV, Movies, Series)
  • Parental controls
Features
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IPTV MAX LIVE is the premium IPTV player for iPhone and iPad. Load your personal playlists and enjoy live TV, movies, and TV series with a modern, fast, and beautifully designed interface. IPTV MAX LIVE does not provide, include, or sell any channels, content, or subscriptions. It is a media player only. You must provide your own playlists from your IPTV provider or personal sources LOAD ANY PLAYLIST • Support for M3U and M3U8 playlists from URL or local files • Xtream Codes login with server, username, and password • Additional supported formats: PLS, XSPF, ASX, WPL, SMIL, DPL, CSV, and JSON • Automatic format detection with full UTF-8 support • No channel limits: even very large playlists are handled smoothly with optimized storage • Quick access to recently used playlists with automatic reload of the last opened list • Automatic playlist refresh: Never, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly PROFESSIONAL PLAYER • Smooth HLS playback with ultra-fast channel loading • Picture in Picture (PiP) support • AirPlay and external display support • Aspect ratio controls: Fit, Fill, Stretch, and Original • Per-channel custom zoom with automatic memory • Gesture-based brightness control • Double-tap to seek forward or backward with cumulative skipping • Precision seek bar for movies and TV series • Screen lock to prevent accidental touches • Configurable channel zapping mode • Side channel list for instant channel switching • Subtitle support with customizable appearance • Audio track selection • Video and audio preferences are automatically remembered TWO VIEW MODES • Phone Mode: Optimized vertical navigation with compact layouts, touch controls, and instant search • Car Mode: Landscape interface with large buttons, customizable backgrounds, and selectable car brand logos CUSTOMIZABLE INTERFACE • Six different layouts including streaming rows, classic list, compact grid, tablet grid, vertical, and horizontal views • Beautiful single-color and duotone themes • Adjustable text size and card size • Soft or standard corners with configurable glass effect • Elegant dark theme designed for comfortable day and night viewing CONTENT ORGANIZATION • Automatic separation of Live TV, Movies, and TV Series • Nested categories and subcategories detected automatically • Persistent favorites that remain available after playlist updates • Watch history with resume playback for movies and series • Fast search across all channels • Filters for SD, HD, Full HD, and 4K content • Automatic channel name cleanup for a cleaner and more organized experience PRIVACY & SECURITY • PIN-protected parental controls • Your playlists stay on your device • No account registration required • Prevent screen sleep during playback MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Available in Italian, English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Punjabi, with automatic language detection based on your device settings. Download IPTV MAX LIVE and turn your iPhone or iPad into a fast, elegant, and powerful IPTV player built for the best viewing experience

About

The Modern IPTV

Features
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Modern IPTV is a player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to. It contains no channels, films or shows of its own. WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE IT WILL PLAY ANYTHING 1. An account with an IPTV provider. You buy that from the provider, not from us. We do not sell, host, bundle or supply any channels, films, shows or playlists, and none come with the app. 2. A Modern IPTV membership, sold here as an in-app purchase. Free for your first year, then $1.00 per year (or the local equivalent). Without both of the above, there is nothing for the app to play. The screenshots show the app signed in to our own demo service: its films are Blender Studio's open movies (© Blender Foundation, CC BY, studio.blender.org), and everything else in it is invented. LIVE TV, DONE RIGHT • A real guide: every channel you get with what's on now and next, hours ahead, on one screen • Browse by category, keep favorites, and jump back to recent channels • Search live shows by name and see when and where they air • Reliable playback, even for streams that other players stumble on MOVIES AND SHOWS • Artwork, cast, ratings and details, matched automatically to what your provider carries • Up Next picks up right where you left off, on every device • Seasons and episodes laid out so you can just press play • Plays the formats providers actually use, including MKV • Ask about any title and get an answer on your device from Apple Intelligence YOUR TEAMS • Follow your teams across football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer, from major leagues to college and European competitions • See who's playing, when, and which of your channels has the game • Optional game reminders. Never marketing. EVERY APPLE DEVICE One membership works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. Sign in with Apple on one device and your login, favorites, teams and progress follow you through iCloud. Apple TV signs in by scanning a code with your iPhone, so there's nothing to type with the remote. Siri and Shortcuts can open your channels and shows. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your provider login stays in your devices' Keychain and your own iCloud. We run no servers and never see what you watch. ABOUT THE MEMBERSHIP The membership is what you buy from us, and it unlocks the app itself, not any content. It is free for your first year, then $1.00 per year. That dollar covers Apple's yearly developer fee, and it is the only reason there is a price at all. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the free year ends. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store subscription settings; you keep access until the period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://devmastermike.github.io/modern-iptv-legal/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://devmastermike.github.io/modern-iptv-legal/terms.html This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Screenshots

Iptv Max Live4 screens
The Modern IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iptv Max Live at none against The Modern IPTV's 1. Iptv Max Live also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). The Modern IPTV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On price 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. The Modern IPTV sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per year. Iptv Max Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Iptv Max Live versus The Modern IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIptv Max LiveThe Modern IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGiovanni Emanuele SpinaMichael Berinshteyn

In-app purchases

None

Iptv Max Live

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Modern IPTV

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Membership1 Year trial$1.001 Year

Questions

Is Iptv Max Live free?
Iptv Max Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Modern IPTV free?
The Modern IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Iptv Max Live or The Modern IPTV have ads?
Iptv Max Live shows ads; The Modern IPTV does not.

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