Comparison

DEEN TV vs PixelPlay

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

Head to head
About

DEEN TV

Stream a 24/7 selection of popular halal entertainment videos from around the globe. Access a curated library of content directly on your mobile device or through the web.

Highlights
  • 24/7 halal entertainment streaming
  • Global popular halal videos
  • Mobile app access
  • Web streaming available
  • Curated content library
Features
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DEEN.TV is the first online halal entertainment channel streaming the best halal entertainment 24/7 to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. DEEN TV airs the most popular halal videos from around the world. You can watch DEEN.TV online at www.deen.tv or through this mobile app.

About

PixelPlay

This app is a native media player for IPTV streams on iPhone and iPad. It supports M3U and Xtream playlists, offering playback of various formats and casting to external devices. An optional Pro version unlocks advanced features like multi-view and picture-in-picture.

Highlights
  • IPTV stream playback
  • M3U and Xtream playlist support
  • Chromecast and AirPlay casting
  • Picture-in-Picture mode (Pro)
  • Multi-View up to 4 streams (Pro)
  • Face ID/Touch ID channel locks (Pro)
  • Advanced TV Guide (Pro)
Features
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PixelPlay is a native iPhone and iPad player for IPTV streams. Bring your own M3U or Xtream playlist, or start from a free catalog of legal public channels. No ads. No tracking. PixelPlay runs two playback engines. AVPlayer handles HLS, MPEG-TS and MP4, and when it refuses a stream, VLCKit takes over, so a source that stalls in one still plays in the other. Cast to a Chromecast device or AirPlay to an Apple TV. Plug into a TV or monitor and the video moves to the big screen while the controls stay on your phone. Background audio works the way iOS users expect. WHAT YOU GET FREE - Core playback for HLS, MPEG-TS and MP4 streams - Pause and rewind live TV, or start the current program over - Catch-up: scroll back through a channel's guide and play what already aired, where your provider offers it - One content source of any type: M3U URL, M3U file, Xtream Codes API, or the free Public Catalog - Favorites, in an order you choose, plus a Recently Watched shelf on Home - Channels known to be offline sink to the bottom and carry a badge, so you stop tapping them. PixelPlay hides nothing by itself. Hide a channel yourself and it leaves every row at once - Ask Siri to play a channel, and get suggestions for the ones you watch most - Spotlight search: channels you have played are indexed into iOS system search - Chromecast (Google Cast) and AirPlay - Optional Sign in with Apple or Google to sync favorites across devices - Pinch to switch between fit and fill WHAT PIXELPLAY PRO ADDS PixelPlay Pro unlocks everything below. Buy it once and keep it for good, or subscribe yearly if you would rather try it first. - Multi-View: watch up to 4 streams at once on iPhone or iPad - Picture-in-Picture: keep watching while you use another app - Channel Lock and Category Lock, secured by Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode - Advanced TV Guide: a full EPG grid across time and channels - Unlimited content sources: separate playlists for sports, news and kids PRIVACY PixelPlay shows no ads and does not track you across apps or websites. The privacy manifest declares NSPrivacyTracking as false. Anonymous analytics are never linked to your identity. Signing in is optional. It stores the email address you provide and syncs your favorites and locks, so they follow you between devices. Your playlists and stream URLs stay on your device. DESIGNED FOR iOS PixelPlay is built with SwiftUI, StoreKit 2, SwiftData and AVKit. It is not a port of a cross-platform shell. That is why Spotlight search, Face ID locks, AirPlay, Picture-in-Picture and native iOS gestures behave the way they do in Apple's own apps. PURCHASES, RESTORES AND REFUNDS Buy Pro once and it stays yours, with nothing to cancel. The yearly plan starts with a one-week free trial, then renews each year until you cancel it in Settings. Restore Purchase, on the paywall or in Settings, brings Pro back on any device signed in to the same Apple Account. Refunds go through Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. IMPORTANT: WHAT PIXELPLAY IS AND IS NOT PixelPlay is a media player. It does not provide, host, sell, resell or rebroadcast any TV channels, films or other media. Content is loaded from playlists and stream URLs that you supply, or from the optional free Public Catalog of openly published legal streams. You are responsible for ensuring that the content you load is lawful in your region and that you have the right to view it. PixelPlay has no affiliation with the providers of any third-party playlist or stream. Support: https://www.srstech.in/pixelplay/support/ Privacy Policy: https://www.srstech.in/pixelplay/privacy/

Screenshots

DEEN TV4 screens
PixelPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DEEN TV at none against PixelPlay's 3. DEEN TV also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). PixelPlay's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PixelPlay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. DEEN TV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DEEN TV against 5.0 for PixelPlay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of DEEN TV's written reviews are positive against 100% of PixelPlay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEEN TV ships an update every 12 months, PixelPlay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DEEN TV versus PixelPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEEN TVPixelPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB135 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVisDevelop LLCRahul Kumar Gupta

Customer experience

DEEN TV

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

PixelPlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DEEN TV

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PixelPlay

Subscriptions1
  • PixelPlay Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • PixelPlay Pro$9.99
  • PixelPlay Pro$24.99

Questions

Is DEEN TV free?
DEEN TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelPlay free?
PixelPlay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DEEN TV or PixelPlay?
DEEN TV and PixelPlay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DEEN TV or PixelPlay have ads?
Neither DEEN TV nor PixelPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DEEN TV or PixelPlay?
DEEN TV ships an update every 12 months, and PixelPlay every 5 days. Most recently, DEEN TV was updated on November 1, 2026 and PixelPlay on November 9, 2026.

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