Comparison

Flame Painter for iPhone vs Smart IPTV Player

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

Head to head
About

Flame Painter for iPhone

This application allows users to create original artworks, light effects, and backgrounds using unique particle brushes. It offers intuitive controls for mixing colors and gradients, and enables painting over existing photos. Users can also design custom brushes and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Create original artworks and flame effects
  • Design custom brushes with dynamic sliders
  • Mix beautiful colors and gradients
  • Paint over photos from gallery
  • Share artworks via email and social media
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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We believe that everyone can be an artist, we just need an inspiration. That is why Flame Painter was born - a unique paint application that lets you easily create original artworks, light effects, unconventional design or beautiful backgrounds with fantastic particle brushes. Download, be inspired and have fun! • "I'm very impressed. How beautiful and brilliantly executed." - S.C. Kavassalis, painter • "It is a powerful and extremely fun creative tool." - Maura Ackley, artist • "Flame Painter is truly an unique and remarkable instrument to create the most beautiful impressionnist images." - Jean-Michel Paris, painter • "The creative possibilites are innumerable." - Michael F., photographer • "Uaaaaau!!!" - children when painting :) It is a little brother of Flame Painter for Mac OS and Windows, which is used by thousands of professional CG artists, designers, enthusiasts or children in school and we have had nothing but great feedback. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso iPhone and iPad edition not only offers a new ways of creative painting, but we designed a beautiful and intuitive user interface to enjoy and have fun with flame brushes, colors and gradients. We believe that it encourages every grown up and every child to discover and awake an artist within more easily. Flame Painter for iPhone lets you: • paint original artworks and flame effects • create your own brushes with dynamic sliders • mix beautiful colors and gradients • enjoy a beautiful app design • paint over pictures from iOS photo gallery • share your artworks by e-mail and on main social networks • have fun while unleashing your creativity Tip: Try to paint with two fingers.

About

Smart IPTV Player

This app allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your IPTV provider. It offers a cinema-grade experience with features like EPG, VOD details, and cross-device syncing. Manage multiple playlists and enjoy a privacy-focused, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Live TV channel browsing with EPG
  • Movies and series VOD library with details
  • Continue watching across devices via iCloud
  • Favorites and multi-playlist management
  • Native Apple TV interface
  • Multiple audio and subtitle support
Features
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BigPlay is a powerful IPTV player and M3U stream player built for people who actually use their iPhone and iPad every day. Connect your Xtream Codes service or load an M3U / M3U8 playlist and get a clean, fast, native experience for live TV, movies and series, the way Apple apps are supposed to feel. CAST TO CHROMECAST Stream what you're watching to the big screen. Cast live channels, movies and episodes to any Chromecast device, then control playback from a beautiful Now Playing screen — seek, change volume, switch tracks, and keep browsing your library while it plays. LIVE TV, REINVENTED A fully redesigned live TV experience. Browse channels faster, switch instantly, and never lose your place. Full EPG (Electronic Program Guide) support lets you: - See what's on now and what's next - Explore full schedules across channels - Navigate live TV like a modern streaming app MOVIES & SERIES, UPGRADED Your provider's VOD library, finally done right. Every movie and show is enriched with: - High-quality posters and artwork - Detailed descriptions - Cast and crew info - Trailers powered by TMDB DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE Take your content anywhere. Download movies and episodes to your device and watch later — no Wi-Fi, no buffering, no excuses. CONTINUE WATCHING, EVERYWHERE BigPlay remembers exactly where you left off and syncs progress through iCloud. Start an episode on iPhone, finish it on Apple TV without missing a second. FAVORITES & LIBRARY Save channels, movies and series for one-tap access. Everything stays in sync across your devices. MULTI-PLAYLIST SUPPORT One app, all your IPTV services. Add multiple playlists and switch providers in seconds. Supports M3U, M3U8 and the Xtream Codes API. BUILT FOR APPLE TV Not a quick port — a true tvOS app. - Smooth focus-based navigation - Siri Remote gestures - Cinematic big-screen UI POWERFUL PLAYBACK - Multiple audio track selection - Full subtitle support - Adaptive streaming (HLS, M3U8, RTMP) SMART INSIGHTS & MONETIZATION BigPlay uses analytics to improve performance and may show ads in certain parts of the app to support ongoing development. Your playlists and credentials always stay private on your device and in iCloud. PLEASE NOTE BigPlay is a media player. It does not provide, host or distribute any content. A valid IPTV subscription from a third-party provider supporting Xtream Codes API or M3U is required. Terms of Use: https://bigplayhd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bigplayhd.com/privacy

Screenshots

Flame Painter for iPhone4 screens
Smart IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart IPTV Player at 4.8 against Flame Painter for iPhone's 4.0. Smart IPTV Player also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Flame Painter for iPhone's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Flame Painter for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart IPTV Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart IPTV Player holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Flame Painter for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 82% of Smart IPTV Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, Smart IPTV Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flame Painter for iPhone versus Smart IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Painter for iPhoneSmart IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (56 ratings)4.8 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5668 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEscape Motions, s.r.oIrfan Shah

Customer experience

Flame Painter for iPhone

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.2%

Smart IPTV Player

All ratings68 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

Bugs and requests

Flame Painter for iPhone

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Does not restore purchase
  • Interface too large for iPhone 14 plus
  • Menu bars don't show fully and don't work in portrait mode
  • Menus freeze
  • Tabs to switch brushes, etc. don't work
Show 11 more
  • App crashes when loading pictures into the full version
  • Cannot open or save pictures on new iOS
  • App won't save creations to photo library since iOS 11 upgrade
  • Watermarks appear on saved/sent creations after purchasing full version
  • Undo arrow does not work
  • Save, share, import, export buttons do not work
  • Background color selection issues
  • App does not run or open until upgraded for iOS 11
  • Cannot fit or crop normal images on iPhone
  • App not compatible with landscape and portrait images
  • Cannot save what is made and come back later

Requested features

27 requests
  • Update app for new iOS versions
  • Restore purchase option
  • Fix interface size for iPhone 14 plus
  • Improve menu bar display and functionality in portrait mode
  • Allow loading pictures into the full version
Show 22 more
  • Fix app crashes when loading pictures
  • Add ability to save creations to photo library
  • Remove watermarks from saved/sent creations
  • Update app to work with new iOS
  • Fix undo arrow
  • Fix save, share, import, export buttons
  • Fix background color selection
  • Add ability to add custom pictures
  • Improve controls and layout
  • Add layers option
  • Add force touch and Apple pencil support
  • Add more average brush options
  • Allow importing photos/art
  • Expand iPhone version to include iPad options
  • Add more 'how to' tips
  • Higher resolution exports
  • Full version to purchase
  • Improve image fitting and cropping for iPhones
  • Support landscape and portrait images
  • Allow saving progress to come back later
  • Add browns to color palette
  • More features in trial version

Smart IPTV Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flame Painter for iPhone

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree
3 purchases

Smart IPTV Player

Subscriptions2
  • BigPlay Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BigPlay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • BigPlay Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Flame Painter for iPhone free?
Flame Painter for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart IPTV Player free?
Smart IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flame Painter for iPhone or Smart IPTV Player?
Smart IPTV Player is rated higher. Flame Painter for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Smart IPTV Player averages 4.8 from 68 ratings.
Do Flame Painter for iPhone or Smart IPTV Player have ads?
Smart IPTV Player shows ads; Flame Painter for iPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, Flame Painter for iPhone or Smart IPTV Player?
Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, and Smart IPTV Player weekly. Most recently, Flame Painter for iPhone was updated on October 22, 2026 and Smart IPTV Player on October 23, 2026.

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