Comparison

Bandit TV vs Vizi Player

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

Head to head
About

Bandit TV

Access all long-form videos, series, and shorts from a creator in one ad-free, noise-free platform. Continue watching across devices and engage with the community through comments and likes.

Highlights
  • All creator videos in one place
  • Browse series and shorts
  • Continue watching across devices
  • Community comments and likes
  • Ad-free and noise-free experience
Features
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Bandit TV is The Bandit's own channel, in one place and without the noise โ€” every long-form video, every series and every short, straight from the creator. โ€ข THE SHELVES โ€” the latest videos, full series and shorts, laid out like a saloon wall. Browse and watch without an account. โ€ข PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF โ€” start on the telly or the website, finish on your phone. Your place follows you when you sign in. โ€ข SHORTS โ€” the best moments, thumb-scrolled. โ€ข THE CONVERSATION โ€” sign in to comment, like and follow along with the community. One account, one login: the same as your Backinamo Vault account, created right here in the app. Nothing is for sale in this app: no in-app purchases, no memberships, no adverts. The videos are the creator's own recorded commentary.

About

Vizi Player

This app allows you to play your own custom playlists, including live TV channels and on-demand movies and series. It offers advanced playback features, offline viewing, and parental controls. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks additional premium features.

Highlights
  • Bring your own playlist (Xtream Codes/M3U)
  • Live TV with program guide
  • On-demand films and box sets
  • Advanced playback controls
  • Offline downloads
  • Parental controls and kids profiles
  • Cross-device playlist syncing
Features
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Vizi Player is a player for the playlist you already have. It comes with nothing โ€” no channels, no catalogue, nothing to browse until you connect something. A small demo library is built in so you can look around first; everything in it is invented. What it does is play the playlist you point it at properly, with the kind of interface the content deserves. BRING YOUR OWN PLAYLIST Add an Xtream Codes login or an M3U URL and Vizi does the rest: live channels grouped the way your playlist groups them, films and box sets with posters, ratings, runtimes and plots, and a search that looks across everything at once. Add as many playlists as you like, free, and browse them together. LIVE TV, WITH A GUIDE Where your playlist supplies a guide, a full programme guide with now and next for every channel it covers, laid out as a grid of the hours ahead. Xtream logins bring theirs automatically; an M3U playlist uses the guide it names, or a guide link you add. Where an Xtream playlist offers catch-up, you can scroll back through the week and watch what you missed. FILMS AND BOX SETS Posters at a glance or a tighter list view, sorted newest first or however you prefer. Series remember which episode you were on, and films pick up where you stopped. A PLAYER THAT DOES THE JOB Two engines under the bonnet, so formats that defeat other players still open. Aspect controls, a screen lock for pockets, and a mini player you can drag away without losing your place. Picture in picture works with everything, live TV included. With Vizi+, watch on your TV with AirPlay or Screen Mirroring. FROM ONE DEVICE TO ANOTHER Already set up on one phone or iPad? Send its playlists to another with a short code or a QR code, encrypted so that only the device you are sending to can read them. A code signs a device in to your Vizi account, too. YOURS, OFFLINE Download films and episodes to watch without a connection. Record live television while Vizi is open โ€” Keep Screen Dark lets it carry on with the phone in your pocket. FOR THE HOUSEHOLD Kids profiles that show only what you allow, with a PIN you control. Parental controls on the rest. VIZI+ The free version is supported by adverts. Vizi+ removes them and unlocks: โ€ข Downloads and live TV recording โ€ข The full TV guide and catch-up โ€ข Favourites, continue watching and your own collections โ€ข Kids profiles and parental controls โ€ข Picture in picture, live TV included โ€ข Multiview: up to four things at once, side by side โ€ข Sending several playlists to another device at once โ€ข Watching on your TV with AirPlay โ€ข Theme colours and a matching app icon โ€ข Volume boost to 150%, Clear voice and Night sound presets โ€ข Subtitle size and a dark box behind subtitles โ€ข Double-tap to skip, autoplay, and Keep playing while you browse Or pay once for Vizi+ Lifetime: every current Vizi+ feature, plus five Lifetime themes (Silver, Gold, Obsidian, Damascus and Cosmic, each with its own logo and app icon) and any colour you like from a colour wheel, for as long as Vizi runs. Or watch one advert for an hour of most Plus features โ€” downloads, recording and theme colours excepted, and the app tells you that before the advert starts. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Vizi has no real content of its own and no way to find any โ€” only the invented demo library, so you can see how it works before connecting anything. You are responsible for having the right to watch whatever you connect it to, and that is a condition of use rather than a disclaimer in a footer. Accounts are optional, and nothing about what you watch ever reaches us. The free tier's adverts come from Google. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings โ€บ your name โ€บ Subscriptions. Vizi+ Lifetime is a single payment. Terms: https://viziplayer.com/terms Privacy: https://viziplayer.com/privacy

Screenshots

Bandit TV4 screens
Vizi Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bandit TV at none against Vizi Player's 3. Bandit TV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Vizi Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and iOS requirement 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. Vizi Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bandit TV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bandit TV ships an update every 2 days, Vizi Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
Bandit TV versus Vizi Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBandit TVVizi Player
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFree โ€” betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple TV โ€” better
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB79 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developerjamie mckayeOMWSD Ltd

Customer experience

Bandit TV

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vizi Player

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bandit TV

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Vizi Player

Subscriptions2
  • Vizi+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vizi+ Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vizi+ Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Bandit TV free?
Bandit TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vizi Player free?
Vizi Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bandit TV or Vizi Player have ads?
Vizi Player shows ads; Bandit TV does not.
Which is updated more often, Bandit TV or Vizi Player?
Bandit TV ships an update every 2 days, and Vizi Player weekly. Most recently, Bandit TV was updated on October 29, 2026 and Vizi Player on November 1, 2026.

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