Comparison

YAIP vs FreeTV

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

Head to head
About

YAIP

Features
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YAIP turns the TV service you already subscribe to into a fast, beautiful library on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Add your provider's Xtream Codes details once and YAIP organises everything: live channels with a programme guide, movies and series with posters, and your progress on every title. LIVE TV WITH A REAL GUIDE β€’ Numbered channel list with Now and Next β€’ Full schedule and channel search β€’ Previous and next channel from the player β€’ Favorites and recently watched channels MOVIES AND SERIES β€’ Poster grids with categories and search β€’ Resume or start over, on any of your devices β€’ Seasons, per-episode progress and Next episode β€’ Continue watching, Favorites and Recently watched on Home A PROFILE FOR EVERYONE β€’ Separate history, favorites and preferences for each person β€’ Preferred audio and subtitle languages per profile β€’ Illustrated avatars SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES β€’ Sign in with your email to share playlists, profiles and history between iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and your other devices β€’ Playlist logins are end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase only you know WATCH OFFLINE β€’ Download movies and episodes on iPhone and iPad A PLAYER THAT KEEPS UP β€’ HLS and MPEG-TS live streams, MP4 and MKV files β€’ Audio and subtitle tracks, aspect ratio and playback speed β€’ Automatic reconnect when a stream drops β€’ Designed for the Siri Remote on Apple TV PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Without Sync, nothing about you leaves your device. FREE Every feature is free on every device: no trial, no subscription, no in-app purchases. IMPORTANT YAIP is a media player only. It does not include, sell or link to any channels, movies, series or playlists, and is not affiliated with any provider. You need your own subscription from a service that supports the Xtream Codes API, and you may only use YAIP with content you have the right to watch. Terms of Use: https://yaip.duckdns.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://yaip.duckdns.org/privacy

About

FreeTV

Features
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FreeTV is a privacy-first IPTV player for your own playlists. FreeTV does not include any channels or content. Add an M3U, Xtream Codes or Stalker playlist from a provider you are authorised to use. PRIVACY FIRST β€’ No FreeTV servers, no accounts β€’ No ads, analytics or third-party SDKs β€’ Playlists are fetched and parsed on your device β€’ Passwords are kept in the Keychain FEATURES β€’ M3U / m3u8, Xtream Codes and Stalker portals β€’ Deep filtering: type β†’ category β†’ favorites β†’ search. Search ignores case, spaces and punctuation β€’ Picture in Picture and AirPlay β€’ Web manager: edit playlists from a computer browser over your local network, PIN-protected (Pro) β€’ iCloud sync through your own private iCloud database and iCloud Keychain (Pro) β€’ OpenSubtitles search with your own free API key (Pro) β€’ Live subtitle translation, on-device (Pro, iOS 18+) β€’ Batch stream validation (Pro) β€’ Offline downloads for video-on-demand files (Pro) β€’ Unlimited playlists (Pro) FREE TO USE The basics are free forever: 1 playlist, with browsing, search, favorites and playback. No account and no payment needed. FREETV PRO Monthly and yearly subscriptions, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, including the free trial. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings β€Ί Apple Account β€Ί Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eryueniao7350.github.io/freetv-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

YAIP4 screens
FreeTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YAIP at none against FreeTV's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FreeTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. YAIP asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
YAIP versus FreeTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYAIPFreeTV
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIsmail Cherriζ…§ 杨

In-app purchases

None

YAIP

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FreeTV

Subscriptions2
  • FreeTV Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • FreeTV Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is YAIP free?
YAIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreeTV free?
FreeTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do YAIP or FreeTV have ads?
Neither YAIP nor FreeTV shows ads.

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