Comparison

Pura Vida FM vs IPTVX

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

Head to head
About

Pura Vida FM

Listen to your favorite radio station, call directly, and connect with social media. Share what you're listening to with friends. Originating from Costa Rica, this app offers a direct link to your preferred broadcasts.

Highlights
  • Listen to favorite radio station
  • Call station directly
  • Access Facebook and Twitter
  • Share listening activity
  • Origin: Costa Rica
Features
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Descubre, sigue y escucha a lo más importante para ti en tu teléfono o tablet, de Pura Vida FM. Con esta aplicación puedes: - Escuchar tu emisora favorita - Llamar directamente a la emisora - Acceder a a Facebook y/o Twitter - Compartir lo que escuchas con tus amigos Origen: Costa Rica Somos: El crecimiento y el desarrollo de Radio Shock ha sido una tremenda bendición, gracias a la ayuda de sus colaboradores y a las oraciones que se emiten a su favor en todos los países oyentes. De esta forma la gerencia general del Grupo Visión de Costa Rica agradece a todos los oyentes de esta emisora su fina sintonía declarando una palabra de victoria y de avance en sus vidas y en sus familias.

About

IPTVX

Organize and stream your digital content, including live TV, movies, and series, with a stylish and user-friendly interface. Supports various formats and services, with features like multi-screens, favorites, and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Stream live TV, movies, and TV shows
  • Supports Xtream API, M3U, M3U8, PLEX, SMB
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG support
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Favorites and Continue Watching sections
  • TV Series with dedicated pages
  • Parental controls
Features
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The first app to revolutionize the OTT/IPTV user experience, attractive and easy to use to stream your digital content to all your devices. We are the original, the firstborn of many imitations, which have influenced this market to move in our direction. Choose the original. Organize and watch your digital content, TV Live, Movies, and TV Shows IN STYLE (WE DO NOT PROVIDE CONTENT)! IPTVX supports the major formats and services including Xtream API, M3U, M3U8, PLEX and SMB (for NAS/Servers and computers). - Dolby vision, HDR10 and HLG supported! - All your data is synchronized on your Apple iCloud to make it available on all your devices and only accessible to you; - Multi-screens; - Added recently section; - “Favorites” and “Continue watching” section; - TV Series with amazing dedicated page; “Next episode” button when the episode approach to the end and much more; - TV Live; - TV Guide tab (EPG Grid); - TV Archive/Catchup; - Picture in Picture; - Airplay 2 casts; - Search EPGs, Movie, TV Series and Live channels; - Auto EPG: if your server contains an EPG file, IPTVX will automatically find it for you; - Possibility to insert an arbitrary EPG URL (supports GZIP); - Parental control; - Hide, sort, and full management of channels and categories; - Multiple playlists; - Subtitles and external subtitles; - Audio tracks selection; - On player EPGs; - TV Live zapping; - Special contents; - Recommended contents; - Popular contents; - Family sharing; - Offline mode (iOS); - STUNNING UI/UX! and much more! ATTRIBUTIONS: - IPTVX uses the TMDb API to provide info about your digital content. IPTVX is however not endorsed or certified by TMDb; - IPTVX uses the various players, including VLCKit player. The player is maintained by the VLC's developer; - IPTVX uses OpenSubtitles.org to provide extra subtitles where possible; - People's playlist avatars are designed by Freepik and distributed by Flaticon; - Full list of attributions can be found at https://iptvx.app/attributions. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: The screenshots shown on this page are provided just as an example and do not point to any real video content. Neither IPTVX nor its founder provides digital content and they are not responsible for your content. To use this app, you are requested to provide your digital content and to have a valid iCloud account. Stay connected and updated: https://twitter.com/matteo_gobbi

Screenshots

Pura Vida FM2 screens
IPTVX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pura Vida FM at none against IPTVX's 10. Pura Vida FM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.0). IPTVX's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 4). On price, rating 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. IPTVX sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pura Vida FM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPTVX holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTVX has 3.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pura Vida FM ships an update every 4 months, IPTVX every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pura Vida FM versus IPTVX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPura Vida FMIPTVX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.4 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—45.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB508 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPeiyes S.A.Bending X - FZE

Customer experience

Pura Vida FM

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

IPTVX

All ratings3,161 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews1,090 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative43.9%

Bugs and requests

Pura Vida FM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IPTVX

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Crashes on Apple TV
  • Playlist not loading
  • Parental controls not working
  • Chromecast not functioning
  • Sync issues between devices
Show 2 more
  • Freezing during playback
  • Buffering problems

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add TV guide notifications
  • Allow volume control via app
  • Improve Chromecast support
  • Implement background audio playback
  • Add multi-view/PIP mode
Show 3 more
  • Improve EPG time shifting
  • Allow more playlist customization
  • Provide lifetime purchase option

In-app purchases

None

Pura Vida FM

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

IPTVX

Subscriptions6
  • FULL - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • FULL - 3 Months$10.493 Months
  • FULL - 6 Months$18.996 Months
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  • FULL for PRO$28.991 Year
  • FULL - Yearly$28.991 Year
  • FULL - Yearly - Family Sharing$56.001 Year
One-time3
  • Rescue Pups Theme$12.99
  • West Coast Streets Theme$12.99
  • PRO - TV2 variants$44.99

Questions

Is Pura Vida FM free?
Pura Vida FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPTVX free?
IPTVX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pura Vida FM or IPTVX?
IPTVX is rated higher. Pura Vida FM averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while IPTVX averages 4.4 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Pura Vida FM or IPTVX have ads?
IPTVX shows ads; Pura Vida FM does not.
Which is updated more often, Pura Vida FM or IPTVX?
Pura Vida FM ships an update every 4 months, and IPTVX every 3 days. Most recently, Pura Vida FM was updated on November 1, 2026 and IPTVX on November 5, 2026.

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