Comparison

BeneTV vs SafeIPTV

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

Head to head
About

BeneTV

Features
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BeneTV is a modern, ultra-fast and ad-free TV player built for maximum comfort and a native experience on iOS and iPadOS. Say goodbye to slow, complicated applications - sit comfortably on the couch and enjoy your favorite live TV in the highest quality. Why BeneTV • INSTANT STREAM: The advanced player engine ensures channel switching without annoying delays and unnecessary buffering. • 100% AD-FREE: No banners, pop-ups or annoying interruptions. Just you and your favorite show. • FULL GRID EPG & CATCH-UP: Convenient TV timeline. Browse what's on now, check the schedule for the next days and rewind your favorite programs (Catch-up function). • SECURITY AND PRIVACY: Your M3U lists and access data are stored only on your device. We do not collect or track your data. MAIN FEATURES: - Comprehensive support for M3U / M3U8 playlists and Xtream Codes API. - Additional support for exotic codecs by VLC - Native player with Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay support. - Chromecast built-in - Instant channel search and clear division into categories. - Quickly add to Favorites. - Support for external EPG sources (XMLTV). --- Important legal information: - The BeneTV app is a media player only and does NOT provide any content, playlists or TV subscriptions. - The user must have his own legal source of content (M3U playlist from his provider).

About

SafeIPTV

This media player prioritizes user privacy and an ad-free experience. It connects directly to your IPTV provider, keeping all your data, history, and settings local to your device. Enjoy uninterrupted streaming with no tracking or hidden costs.

Highlights
  • Privacy-focused design
  • No data collection or tracking
  • Ad-free viewing experience
  • One-time in-app purchase
  • Multi-device support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
  • Quick setup with M3U playlist support
  • Program guide (EPG) with live preview
Features
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Your streams. Your privacy. No ads. Want to enjoy your channels, movies, and series without ad banners, without tracking, and without an app quietly logging everything in the background? Then SafeIPTV is the player for you: built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, connected directly to your own IPTV provider, and designed so your data stays with you. PRIVACY WITHOUT COMPROMISE • No data collection: no tracking, no analytics, no user profiles. We don't run any server that stores your catalog, history, or usage data. What's never collected can never fall into the wrong hands. • No account needed: no sign-up, no email address, no tracking ID. • Everything stays local: SafeIPTV keeps your favorites, history, playback progress, and settings on your device only, never with us. • Passwords locked down: encrypted in the iOS, macOS, and tvOS Keychain, tied to your device, and never stored in plain text. A pasted playlist, including its stream addresses, stays on your device only. • No middleman: SafeIPTV connects directly to your provider. No proxy, no detour through our servers, and no storing of your device's MAC address. • You're in control: clear your history anytime. When you remove an account, SafeIPTV also deletes its password, pasted playlist, catalog, favorites, and history from your device. That's why our App Privacy label reads: Data Not Collected. Developed in Germany, under EU data protection law. AD-FREE, UNDISTURBED VIEWING • Truly ad-free: no banners, no pop-ups, no commercials before your stream. SafeIPTV never inserts ads anywhere, not in the interface and not in the player. • No hidden costs: no subscription, no premium tier. After a 7-day free trial, a single in-app purchase unlocks every feature for good. • No distractions: no push notifications, no ad SDKs running in the background. Just you and your shows. TRY FIRST. BUY ONCE. FOUR DEVICES. Try SafeIPTV with your own provider for 7 days. The trial simply ends; you're never charged automatically. Like it? Unlock the full version once and use it on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. On the big screen, you control everything from the couch with the Siri Remote, and on the Mac with a keyboard and mouse. And with Apple's Family Sharing, your family can use the full version too, without buying it again. MORE FEATURES • Quick setup: enter your server URL, username, and password, or simply paste your provider's M3U link. On iPhone, iPad, and Mac you can also create your own playlist by pasting M3U entries directly. The app checks them right away and points out lines with errors. • Live TV, movies, and series in a clean catalog. You search the current category or the whole catalog, sort by name, date, or rating, and save favorites for titles and entire categories. Everything stays on your device. • Pick up right where you left off, plus “Recently Watched” and “Recently Added” • Program guide (EPG) with live preview and a time offset for each account • Choose the audio track, subtitles, and aspect ratio right in the player • Manage multiple IPTV accounts and switch between them quickly • Playback built on VLC, with advanced settings for power users: buffering, hardware decoding, and automatic reconnection when a live stream stalls GOOD TO KNOW SafeIPTV is a player only and does not include any playlists, channels, movies, series, or other content. The purchase price covers the software only, not IPTV content or a provider subscription. You need your own lawful access from a provider that supports Xtream Codes or M3U playlists. We are not a broadcaster and do not provide any sources. Support: support@safe-iptv.de Website: https://safe-iptv.de/en/ Legal: https://safe-iptv.de/legal/?lang=en

Screenshots

BeneTV3 screens
SafeIPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SafeIPTV at 4 against BeneTV's 2. BeneTV's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. BeneTV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SafeIPTV sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeneTV ships an update every 4 days, SafeIPTV weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BeneTV versus SafeIPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeneTVSafeIPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDominik Storczykthe agile squad GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BeneTV

One-time1
  • BeneTV Pro$6.99
2 purchases

SafeIPTV

One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • SafeIPTV Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is BeneTV free?
BeneTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SafeIPTV free?
SafeIPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeneTV or SafeIPTV have ads?
Neither BeneTV nor SafeIPTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeneTV or SafeIPTV?
BeneTV ships an update every 4 days, and SafeIPTV weekly. Most recently, BeneTV was updated on November 6, 2026 and SafeIPTV on October 31, 2026.

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