Comparison

PickAChannel 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

PickAChannel

Organize and access your existing IPTV sources with a fast, native experience across Apple devices. Supports M3U, Xtream Codes, and XMLTV formats for a unified library with program guides and rich media details.

Highlights
  • Connect M3U, Xtream Codes, or XMLTV sources
  • Unified, searchable channel library
  • Live program guide (EPG)
  • Rich media detail pages
  • iCloud sync for connections
  • Native SwiftUI experience
Features
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PickAChannel turns any IPTV source you already have into a fast, beautifully organized, native experience — on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. PickAChannel does not provide, sell, or promote any IPTV, streaming, or television service of any kind. All content sources are supplied entirely by you. You are solely responsible for ensuring you have the legal right to access any stream, playlist, or content source you connect. CONNECT YOUR WAY Add a connection using any of three standard, open formats: • An M3U / M3U8 playlist URL • An Xtream Codes server (host, username, password) • An XMLTV (EPG) feed, for program-guide data on its own or layered onto either connection type above ONE LIBRARY, EVERY SCREEN Once connected, your channels, movies, and shows are organized into a single searchable, favoritable library — with a live program guide that highlights what's on right now. FEATURES • Live TV, Movies, and Shows, with search and category filters • Favorites, with drag-to-reorder on Apple TV • Live program guide (EPG) with on-air-now highlighting • Rich Movie and Show detail pages — poster, cast, rating, synopsis — when available • iCloud sync of your saved connections across every device — your credentials live only in your own private iCloud account, never on our servers • A native SwiftUI app built specifically for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro — not a stretched-out port Bring your own source. PickAChannel handles the rest.

About

The Modern IPTV

Features
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Modern IPTV is a free player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to. It contains no channels, films or shows of its own, and there is nothing to buy in the app. WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE IT WILL PLAY ANYTHING An account with an IPTV provider. You get 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. Without one, 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 Free 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. 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

PickAChannel4 screens
The Modern IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Modern IPTV at none against PickAChannel's shown. The Modern IPTV also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). 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. PickAChannel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Modern IPTV sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PickAChannel ships an update every 9 days, The Modern IPTV every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
PickAChannel versus The Modern IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPickAChannelThe Modern IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.526.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB56 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRicardo E. Marrero GuzmanMichael Berinshteyn

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PickAChannel

One-time1
  • PickAChannel Pro$12.99
1 purchases

The Modern IPTV

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Membership1 Year trial$1.001 Year

Questions

Is PickAChannel free?
PickAChannel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Modern IPTV free?
The Modern IPTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PickAChannel or The Modern IPTV have ads?
PickAChannel shows ads; The Modern IPTV does not.
Which is updated more often, PickAChannel or The Modern IPTV?
PickAChannel ships an update every 9 days, and The Modern IPTV every 2 days. Most recently, PickAChannel was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Modern IPTV on November 6, 2026.

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