Comparison

Gplayer vs GiSplay

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

Head to head
About

Gplayer

Features
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Bring your videos, playlists and NAS files together in Gplayer. Organize your media and enjoy them on your compatible devices. Access your NAS files over SMB2/SMB3 and your own M3U/M3U8, Xtream and XMLTV sources. Organize your library, search your media and revisit your viewing history. Download and record when your sources and rights allow it. No content, channels or IPTV subscription are included. Gplayer Premium The annual subscription unlocks the IPTV player, TV guide, favorites, recordings and offline downloads. Free download. Eligible new subscribers receive a 3-day free trial, followed by an auto-renewing annual subscription: €19.99 per year in France. Apple displays your local price before confirmation. Downloading alone does not start a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Technical purchase-validation data is processed to verify access rights and prevent fraud. Your media sources and viewing history are not sent to the validation server. Eligible earlier acquisitions retain access after verification. Privacy: https://www.gplayer-app.com/en/privacy/gplayer/ Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.gplayer-app.com/en/support/#mobile Contact: contact@gplayer-app.com

About

GiSplay

Features
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GiSplay is a player for the TV channels, movies and series you already have access to: your IPTV subscription, a playlist file or your own home media server. Add your list once and GiSplay organizes it with categories and search, plus a program guide, movies and series when your provider offers them. GiSplay runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac. ADD YOUR LIST • Paste an M3U or M3U8 link • Sign in with Xtream Codes to get live channels, movies and series in their categories, as your provider offers them • Pick an M3U file from Files or iCloud Drive • Scan your provider's QR code • Send the details from a computer on the same Wi-Fi network • Sign in to your Jellyfin or Emby home server to watch your own movies and series LIVE CHANNELS • Categories, search and favorites • Six saved-channel keys for the channels you watch most • Swipe up or down on the video to change channels, or type a channel number • Program guide from your provider's XMLTV (EPG) file: what's on now and next, plus a full guide grid • Reminders: a notification five minutes before a program starts • Catch-up: watch past programs from the beginning on channels your provider records • Find channels that no longer respond and hide them IN THE CAR WITH CARPLAY • GiSplay appears on the CarPlay screen with your channels and, when a guide is loaded, what's on now • Choose a channel and listen to it through the car while you drive • The next and previous buttons on the steering wheel step through your saved channels • Siri: say “GiSplay” followed by the name of a saved or favorite channel • After a phone call, the channel comes back by itself • While you drive, GiSplay plays sound only MOVIES AND SERIES • Posters, seasons and episodes • Continue watching, watched marks and the next episode offered as one ends • MKV and AVI movies are converted on your device as they play; choose the audio language (dubbing) and the text subtitles the file contains • Subtitle size, color and background for every video, plus timing adjustment for MKV and AVI movies • Translate the text subtitles of MKV and AVI movies into another language with Apple's on-device translation (each language downloads once) EVERYDAY PLAYBACK • Picture in Picture, background playback and Lock Screen controls • Reconnects by itself when a stream drops • Audio-only mode, a data saver that caps picture quality on cellular data when a stream offers several qualities, and a monthly data counter • Play a single stream link, a video from Files or Photos, or a video on a web page in the built-in browser MAKE IT YOURS • Parental lock: a 4-digit PIN hides adult categories and any others you choose • Hide and reorder categories • Nine app languages: English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Russian and Arabic • Help and glossary explains M3U, Xtream Codes, EPG, catch-up and more in plain words PRIVACY No account and no tracking. Your lists, logins and watch history stay on your device, and passwords are kept in the Keychain. With GiSplay Pro and Sync with iCloud on, they are also kept in your own iCloud, which we can't see. You can clear your watch history at any time. GiSplay Pro GiSplay includes one list. GiSplay Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and adds: • Unlimited lists, switched with one tap • Unlimited listening in the car (without Pro: 10 plays from the CarPlay screen in total) • Downloads of movies and episodes to watch offline, when your provider allows it. Downloads resume where they stopped and use Wi-Fi only unless you change it. • Sync with iCloud: your lists, favorites, watch history and player settings on your iPhone, iPad and Mac GiSplay contains no channels, movies or series and does not sell subscriptions. Use it only with content you have the rights to watch.

Screenshots

Gplayer4 screens
GiSplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GiSplay at every 2 days against Gplayer's every 4 days. Gplayer's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Gplayer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year and GiSplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gplayer ships an update every 4 days, GiSplay every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Gplayer versus GiSplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGplayerGiSplay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuillaume ReynouardSerdar Keskin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gplayer

Subscriptions1
  • Gplayer Premium3 Days trial$17.991 Year
1 purchases

GiSplay

One-time1
  • GiSplay Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Gplayer free?
Gplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GiSplay free?
GiSplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gplayer or GiSplay have ads?
Neither Gplayer nor GiSplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gplayer or GiSplay?
Gplayer ships an update every 4 days, and GiSplay every 2 days. Most recently, Gplayer was updated on October 29, 2026 and GiSplay on October 29, 2026.

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