Comparison

My Pocket IPTV Player vs Darkwave IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

My Pocket IPTV Player

This app plays live TV, movies, and series from your own M3U or Xtream Codes playlists. It allows you to manage your content, resume playback, and use picture-in-picture. A premium version offers ad-free viewing and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Plays M3U/M3U8 playlists
  • Supports Xtream Codes
  • Resume playback
  • Picture-in-picture and casting
  • Favorites and content locking (Premium)
  • Multiple stream viewing (Premium)
Features
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Your IPTV playlists, together in one player. My Pocket IPTV Player plays live TV, movies and series from your own M3U/M3U8 playlist URLs and Xtream Codes-compatible sources. Bring a source you are authorized to use. No channels, media or IPTV service are included. FOUR STREAMS. YOU CHOOSE THE SOUND. With Premium, watch up to four streams on one screen. Tap a stream to hear its audio while the others stay muted, or expand one to full screen. Your provider must allow simultaneous connections. ADD YOUR SOURCE • Enter an M3U or M3U8 playlist URL. • Connect with an Xtream-compatible server URL, username and password. • Browse live channels, movies, seasons and episodes when your source provides them. • Search within each section and browse by group or category. KEEP WATCHING YOUR WAY • Resume supported movies and episodes from where you stopped. • Keep a mini player open while browsing the app. • Use picture-in-picture and casting on compatible devices. • Switch between portrait and landscape layouts on phones and tablets. MAKE YOUR LIBRARY YOURS Premium adds favorites, content locks, hidden groups, unlimited playlists, theme colors, ad-free use and playback without the free time limit. Choose light or dark mode and change the app language in Settings. FREE AND PREMIUM The free experience includes ads and limits on playback time and features. Optional monthly and yearly Premium plans are available. The purchase screen shows the current local price and billing terms before you subscribe. BRING YOUR OWN LEGAL CONTENT My Pocket IPTV is a media player. It does not supply, host or sell channels, movies, series, playlists or IPTV subscriptions. Only play content you have the right to access. Available content and playback quality depend on your source, connection, format and device. Support: support@ktappsngames.com Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Darkwave IPTV Player

Features
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arkwave IPTV Player is a modern media player for media sources that you own or are authorized to use. Darkwave does not provide TV channels, movies, series, playlists, IPTV subscriptions, or access credentials. You connect only a source that you are authorized to access. FEATURES • Live TV with clear channel and bouquet navigation • EPG / TV guide for program data configured by the user or provided by the connected source • Movies and series from the connected user-provided media source • Favorites and viewing history • Xtream, M3U and Stalker/MAG compatibility • Stalker/MAG with a visible virtual app MAC for portals that use MAC-based client registration • Channel filters: collapse duplicate channel variants, prefer best quality, filter HD/FHD/UHD/SD • Bouquet filters: Select All, Deselect All, German Only, English Only, manual selection and bouquet search • Parental controls and age/FSK filtering • bundled public Sample Library for exploring the player without external credentials • optional premium features such as MultiView, AI Lab and film-selection games, depending on the selected Darkwave plan Bouquet and channel filters never modify or delete playlist data. “Select All” restores the complete bouquet view from the connected source at any time. STALKER/MAG For compatible Stalker/MAG portals, Darkwave can use a persistent virtual app MAC. This identifier belongs only to the Darkwave app and is not the hardware MAC address of the iPhone or iPad. SUBSCRIPTIONS BASIC, PRO and ULTRA are auto-renewable monthly subscriptions offered through the App Store. LIFETIME is a one-time in-app purchase. Price and duration are displayed by the App Store before purchase. Purchases can be restored in the app. Darkwave is a player only. Responsibility for the source, access and media rights remains with the user and/or the respective provider. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darkwave.gmbh/privacy.php

Screenshots

My Pocket IPTV Player4 screens
Darkwave IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Darkwave IPTV Player at none against My Pocket IPTV Player's shown. Darkwave IPTV Player also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. My Pocket IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Darkwave IPTV Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Pocket IPTV Player ships an update every 2 months, Darkwave IPTV Player every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
My Pocket IPTV Player versus Darkwave IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Pocket IPTV PlayerDarkwave IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKashif TasneemAndre Lampenscherf

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Pocket IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$7.991 Year
4 purchases

Darkwave IPTV Player

Subscriptions3
  • Darkwave_basic$2.991 Month
  • Darkwave Pro$5.991 Month
  • Darkwave Ultra$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Livetime$229.00

Questions

Is My Pocket IPTV Player free?
My Pocket IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darkwave IPTV Player free?
Darkwave IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Pocket IPTV Player or Darkwave IPTV Player have ads?
My Pocket IPTV Player shows ads; Darkwave IPTV Player does not.
Which is updated more often, My Pocket IPTV Player or Darkwave IPTV Player?
My Pocket IPTV Player ships an update every 2 months, and Darkwave IPTV Player every 10 days. Most recently, My Pocket IPTV Player was updated on October 13, 2026 and Darkwave IPTV Player on October 8, 2026.

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