Comparison

WiTV Viewer 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

WiTV Viewer

Watch Free-to-Air TV on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. This portable tuner receives live broadcast TV and transmits it via WiFi to your device, allowing you to watch and record shows.

Highlights
  • Watch live Free-to-Air TV
  • Record TV shows
  • Playback recorded shows
  • View TV Program Guide (EPG)
  • No internet connection required
Features
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WiTV Viewer lets you watch Free-to-Air TV anywhere you go using your iPhone and iPad device. Enjoy Free to view channels without using your airtime, 3G/LTE or any internet connection! WiTV is a portable tuner that receives live, high-quality broadcast TV and transmits signal via WiFi to your iPhone or iPad. Features: - Watch live FTA TV and change channels - Record FTA TV shows and store in your mobile device - Playback your recorded TV shows - View EPG to check for TV Program Guide Note for users: WiTV Viewer is designed for use in Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and Africa, as it supports both FTA DVB-T and FTA ISDB-T transmissions. WiTV Viewer does not work in North America. System Requirements: - WiTV Viewer with compatible TV tuner (DVB-T/ISDB-T) - iPod touch (3rd generation or later), iPhone (iPhone 3GS or later) or iPad with iOS 5.1 or later

About

Smart IPTV Player

This app transforms your IPTV playlists into a visually appealing streaming experience. It supports M3U links, Xtream Codes, and Stalker portals, offering live TV with a guide, plus movies and series with detailed information. Personalize viewing with profiles and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Live TV with EPG guide
  • Movies and series with details
  • User profiles with PIN protection
  • Multi-View up to four channels
  • Offline downloads (Pro)
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Continue Watching sync
Features
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BigPlay turns your IPTV playlist into a beautiful streaming app. Add an M3U link, an Xtream Codes login or a Stalker portal and get live TV with a full guide, plus films and series with posters, trailers and details, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. No playlist yet? Explore BigPlay with built-in samples first. WHO'S WATCHING? Everyone at home gets their own profile, with their own playlists and My List. Kids profiles and category rules keep the right channels in front of the right people, and a PIN keeps each profile to its owner. LIVE TV WITH A FULL GUIDE • See what's on now and next on every channel • Scroll the full TV guide (EPG) by time • Favorite or hide a channel with a swipe • HD, FHD and 4K versions of a channel fold into one row • Live events gathered in one place MULTI-VIEW Watch up to four live channels on one screen. Tap a picture to hear it, double-tap for full screen. Two screens are free; Pro adds a third and fourth. FILMS AND SERIES, DONE RIGHT Your provider's library matched with posters, backdrops, ratings, cast, trailers and descriptions. Top 10 rows, Continue Watching and My List keep your next watch one tap away. SEARCH THAT GETS IT One ranked list across live TV, films and series, with each title once and typos forgiven. PLAY ON YOUR TV Send anything to Chromecast or AirPlay from one Play on menu and keep browsing while it plays. Screen mirroring plays video full screen on your TV. MADE FOR APPLE TV A real tvOS app with a cinematic design, profiles, Multi-View and a big-screen player built for the Siri Remote. DOWNLOAD AND WATCH OFFLINE With Pro, download films and episodes on iPhone and iPad. Downloads pick up where they stopped. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Continue Watching remembers your place and syncs with iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. A PLAYER THAT JUST PLAYS • Audio tracks and subtitles • 4K and HEVC streams • Picture in Picture • Autoplay for the next episode • M3U, M3U8 and HLS IN YOUR LANGUAGE BigPlay speaks English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. FREE TO START, PRO WHEN YOU WANT MORE BigPlay is free to download and use, with ads. BigPlay Pro, monthly, yearly or lifetime, removes ads and unlocks Live TV all day, every playlist, four-screen Multi-View and downloads. One Pro covers all your devices. PLEASE NOTE BigPlay is a media player. It does not provide, host or sell any channels, films or series. Add a playlist from a provider you are allowed to use. Terms of Use: https://bigplayhd.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bigplayhd.com/privacy

Screenshots

WiTV Viewer3 screens
Smart IPTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart IPTV Player at 82% against WiTV Viewer's 13%. Smart IPTV Player also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 13 months). WiTV Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smart IPTV Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WiTV Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart IPTV Player holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart IPTV Player has 69 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of WiTV Viewer's written reviews are positive against 82% of Smart IPTV Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WiTV Viewer ships an update every 13 months, Smart IPTV Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
WiTV Viewer versus Smart IPTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiTV ViewerSmart IPTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.8 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings569 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB164 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSHENZHEN GENIATECH INC.,LTDIrfan Shah

Customer experience

WiTV Viewer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative80.0%

Smart IPTV Player

All ratings69 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

None

WiTV Viewer

No in-app purchases

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 WiTV Viewer free?
WiTV Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart IPTV Player free?
Smart IPTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WiTV Viewer or Smart IPTV Player?
Smart IPTV Player is rated higher. WiTV Viewer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Smart IPTV Player averages 4.8 from 69 ratings.
Do WiTV Viewer or Smart IPTV Player have ads?
Smart IPTV Player shows ads; WiTV Viewer does not.
Which is updated more often, WiTV Viewer or Smart IPTV Player?
WiTV Viewer ships an update every 13 months, and Smart IPTV Player weekly. Most recently, WiTV Viewer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smart IPTV Player on November 11, 2026.

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