Grain vs Antenna IPTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grain
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Grain es un reproductor IPTV para organizar tu propia biblioteca de televisión en directo, películas y series en el iPhone y el iPad. Conecta el servidor y las credenciales de tu proveedor compatible, explora por idioma o categoría y encuentra títulos con la búsqueda. Compatible con iPhone Duo, con una interfaz que se adapta al tamaño de la pantalla y a su orientación. Crea perfiles, guarda favoritos y continúa desde donde lo dejaste. Tu maratón permite ordenar listas de películas y retomarlas otro día. Las fichas pueden mostrar tráilers, sinopsis y reparto cuando están disponibles. Una guía rápida explica los gestos y los controles; puedes volver a verla desde Ajustes. La compra y la prueba de siete días se comparten entre las plataformas de esta misma ficha con tu cuenta de Apple. Tus conexiones, perfiles y avances pueden mantenerse entre dispositivos mediante tu iCloud privado. Grain no incluye canales, películas, series, listas ni suscripciones de televisión de un proveedor. Necesitas una fuente compatible y autorización para acceder a su contenido. Los títulos y su disponibilidad dependen del proveedor. Una demostración con catálogo ficticio permite conocer la app antes de añadir una conexión.
Antenna IPTV
This app plays your M3U playlists and XMLTV guides with a clean interface. It supports multiple playback engines and offers features like channel zapping, audio/subtitle selection, and guide integration. Your data remains private as it operates without accounts, ads, or tracking.
- M3U playlist playback
- XMLTV guide integration
- Dual playback engines (AVPlayer, VLC)
- Channel zapping and search
- Audio track and subtitle selection
- Automatic playlist refresh
- Private by design (no tracking)
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Antenna IPTV is a player for your own M3U playlists and XMLTV guides. You bring the content; Antenna IPTV plays it with a clean, fast interface designed for iPhone, iPad and Mac. IMPORTANT: Antenna IPTV ships with no channels, playlists or guides, and never suggests any. Only load content you are entitled to watch: free-to-air broadcasters, services you subscribe to, or your own server. PLAYBACK • Two engines: AVPlayer (HLS, Picture in Picture and AirPlay) and VLC (MPEG-TS, RTSP, UDP, DASH and more). • Pick the engine automatically or switch by hand; if one fails, Antenna IPTV tries the other. • Zap with a swipe, by number or with the keyboard; jump back to the last channel instantly. • Choose audio tracks and subtitles. GUIDE • XMLTV guide (.xml and .xml.gz) as an hourly grid with a live “now” line and programme details. • Now and next in the channel list, with a progress bar. • Time shift in case your provider’s guide is off. YOUR PLAYLISTS • Add M3U/M3U8 playlists by link or by importing a file. • Groups, favorites, recents and search. • Automatic refresh by age. • Supports tvg-id, tvg-logo, group-title, tvg-chno and a per-playlist User-Agent. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. • Your playlists, favorites and recents stay on your device. • Antenna IPTV only connects to the addresses you add. DESIGN • Liquid Glass on the latest iOS and macOS. • Keyboard shortcuts on Mac and iPad. Antenna IPTV is free with no limits. If you like it, you can leave an optional tip from Settings; it unlocks nothing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Antenna IPTV at every 2 days against Grain's every 6 days. 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
Both are free to download. Grain sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Antenna IPTV sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grain ships an update every 6 days, Antenna IPTV every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Grain | Antenna IPTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Los del Más Acá | IVAN SEVILLA RUANO |
In-app purchases
Grain
- 7-day free trialFree
- Grain · Lifetime Unlock$17.99
Antenna IPTV
- Propina pequeña$1.99
- Un café$3.99
- Una propina generosa$8.99
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- Una propina increíble$89.99









