Loft vs Pellu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loft
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Loft is a native player for the media account you already own. Add it once and Loft turns it into a proper library: films, series and live channels, searchable in an instant, with artwork, descriptions and everything you are part way through in one place. Loft does not include, sell or recommend any content. It plays what your own account gives you access to. A REAL LIBRARY Favorites, a watchlist, lists of your own and a Continue Watching shelf that survives your provider reshuffling its catalogue. Loft remembers the title, not the link. PLAYS WHAT OTHERS REFUSE Matroska, AVI and transport streams play as they are. Loft rewrites the container on the device as it goes, so the picture starts while the rest is still being prepared. Audio tracks and subtitles appear in the system menus you already know. INSTANT, BECAUSE IT IS ALL HERE Your catalogue is stored on the device. Browsing, filtering and search never wait on a slow connection, and search answers as you type. THE PLAYER YOU ALREADY KNOW Picture in Picture, AirPlay and full screen, with the system controls and gestures Apple built. On Apple TV it is made for a remote rather than squeezed onto one. EVERY SCREEN, ONE LIBRARY Turn on sync and your watchlist, your lists and your place in everything arrive on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. It travels through your own iCloud, encrypted end to end. Nobody else can read it, including us. RESPECTS YOUR CONNECTION Most accounts allow one stream at a time. Loft gives the connection back the moment you stop, tells you which of your devices is using it, and lets you take over. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account to create. No tracking. No analytics. Your details live in the Keychain and the only server Loft talks to is the one you typed in. Try it before you type anything: a few openly licensed short films ship inside the app. Works with Xtream compatible accounts.
Pellu
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Pellu is a clean, fast media player for two worlds: IPTV channels from the playlists and servers you add, and the movies and series on your computer at home. In English and Hebrew, on iPhone and iPad. Pellu does not provide any content. Everything comes from M3U playlists, Xtream Codes servers or the computers you link to the app. Media player for your home network • Install Pellu Home Server on your computer, and its movies and series appear in the app • Playback goes straight from your computer to your device over your home network – no cloud upload • Your computers are found on the network automatically; linking a new one takes a short code Live TV • A full TV guide for every channel: what's on now and next • Rewind live TV, and play past programmes when your server supports catch-up • Favorites and the channel groups you choose Movies and series • Rich movie and series pages, with seasons and episodes • Continue watching where you stopped, even on another device • Hebrew titles and search in Hebrew Subtitles • Find subtitles by release name, matched to your file automatically • Style subtitles your way – size, color and background – including built-in ones On all your devices • Playlists, favorites and watch positions stay in sync • On pellu.co you can import and edit playlists: choose which groups and channels show, rename and reorder them Privacy and security • A new device signs in only after you approve it by email • Server logins are stored encrypted • No ads, and your data is never sold Use Pellu only with content you have the right to watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pellu at 16.4 against Loft's 18.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Loft | Pellu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduards Abisevs | Yoni Krispil |
In-app purchases
Loft
No in-app purchases
Pellu
No in-app purchases








