Comparison

Flimmer vs IPlayerTV Player

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

Head to head
About

Flimmer

Features
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Flimmer is a player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It comes empty. You enter your own provider's server address, username and password, and Flimmer turns a long, messy list into Channels, Films and Series that are organised, searchable and fast. BUILT FOR BIG CATALOGUES A provider's library can run to hundreds of thousands of items. Flimmer indexes yours on your device, a category at a time, in the background, so browsing and search are instant and keep working without a connection. PLAYS WHAT OTHERS WON'T Many film libraries use formats Apple's built-in player cannot open, such as MKV. Flimmer plays them anyway, and uses the native player, with Picture in Picture and AirPlay, wherever it can. TITLES THAT READ LIKE TITLES Providers pad names with prefixes, tags and separators. Flimmer quietly turns them into a title, a year and a quality badge. LIVE TV, PROPERLY Channel logos, what's on now and next from the guide, quick channel switching, and catch-up where your provider offers it. APPLE TV, SET UP FROM YOUR PHONE Scan the code on your television with your iPhone and your provider comes across. No typing passwords with a remote. GENTLE ON YOUR LINE If your subscription allows only one stream at a time, Flimmer pauses its library work while you watch, so your stream gets the connection. FLIMMER PLUS, IF YOU WANT IT Everything that plays is free, with no ads and no time limits. Flimmer Plus is an optional upgrade that adds sync of favourites and Continue Watching across your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, the provider vault, more than one profile, backup provider lines with automatic failover, and more personal collections. Choose monthly, yearly (with a free trial for new subscribers) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Family Sharing is included, at no extra cost. PRIVACY Your video never passes through our servers. An account is optional. If you create one, we store your account and profile details, favourites and resume points, any provider credential you choose to sync, feedback you send, and limited diagnostics you choose to attach. No trackers, no advertising, no third-party data-collection SDKs. The only measurement is a handful of anonymous milestone counts with no identifier in them, which you can switch off in Settings. Delete your account and account-linked data from Settings at any time. Flimmer is a player only. It does not include, host or provide any channels, films, series, playlists or subscriptions, and it is not affiliated with any IPTV or OTT provider. To use Flimmer you need your own account with a service you already pay for; you enter its address and credentials yourself. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to watch whatever you connect to. Flimmer does not endorse or promote the streaming of copyright-protected material without permission from the copyright holder. Flimmer Plus subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and renewals are charged within 24 hours before the period ends. A free trial, where offered, becomes a paid subscription when it ends unless cancelled. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flimmer.kjetil-dyrland.workers.dev/privacy

About

IPlayerTV Player

Features
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IPlayerTV is a modern player for playlists and subscriptions that users already own. Pair a device from your IPlayerTV account, then browse Live TV, movies and series in a fast, native interface. Features include Continue Watching, favourites, search, series seasons and episodes, programme guide and catch-up where supported by the user's provider, resume and progress sync, subtitles and audio tracks, AirPlay and Picture in Picture on supported Apple devices. IPlayerTV does not provide, sell, host or retransmit channels or media. Users must supply their own lawful playlist and have the rights required to access its content. Feature availability depends on the playlist provider.

Screenshots

Flimmer4 screens
IPlayerTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flimmer at daily against IPlayerTV Player's every 4 days. IPlayerTV Player's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Flimmer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and IPlayerTV Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flimmer ships an update daily, IPlayerTV Player every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Flimmer versus IPlayerTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlimmerIPlayerTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” better
Requires iOS18.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKjetil DyrlandVirgil Baldovin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flimmer

Subscriptions2
  • Flimmer Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Flimmer Plus Yearly14 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flimmer Plus Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

IPlayerTV Player

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Flimmer free?
Flimmer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPlayerTV Player free?
IPlayerTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flimmer or IPlayerTV Player have ads?
Neither Flimmer nor IPlayerTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flimmer or IPlayerTV Player?
Flimmer ships an update daily, and IPlayerTV Player every 4 days. Most recently, Flimmer was updated on October 25, 2026 and IPlayerTV Player on October 21, 2026.

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