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How AnyTV compares.
An honest matrix, not a sales sheet. Every competitor row comes from that company's own published material, each page links to it, and each page says what they do better than we do.
Head to head
Pick a comparison.
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Chillio vs AnyTV
The closest comparison, and the fairest fight. Both are media-first players for Apple and Android with a real guide, TMDB artwork and cross-device sync. The difference is where the content is allowed to come from.
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IPTVX vs AnyTV
IPTVX has been at this since 2019 and it shows in the depth of its live-TV tooling. It is also the one competitor here that ships its own media server.
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TiviMate vs AnyTV
TiviMate is the benchmark on Android TV and Fire TV, and deservedly so. It is also the narrowest comparison here, because it does not exist on Apple platforms at all.
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IPTV Smarters vs AnyTV
The most widely installed player in this category, and usually the first one a provider tells you to download. It runs almost everywhere and costs nothing.
Everything at once
The whole matrix.
| Feature | AnyTV | Chillio | IPTVX | TiviMate | IPTV Smarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sources | |||||
| M3U / M3U8 and Xtream Codes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stalker portals | Yes | No | ?Not stated | ?Not stated | ?Not stated |
| Plex, Jellyfin, Emby | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| SMB, DLNA, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP | Yes | WebDAV, FTP | Own server | No | ?Not stated |
| Real-Debrid, Put.io, TorBox | No | Yes | ?Not stated | ?Not stated | No |
| Add-on catalogues | No | ChillLink | No | No | No |
| Live TV | |||||
| XMLTV guide | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Per-channel guide matching | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Catch-up / archive | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple channels at once | Up to 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Sports hub matched to your channels | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Build your own channel | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Watching | |||||
| Offline downloads | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ?Not stated |
| Auto-download new episodes | Yes | ?Not stated | ?Not stated | No | No |
| Skip intro | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes | No | No |
| External subtitle search | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated | ?Not stated |
| Switchable player engines | 3 | ?Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PiP, AirPlay and Chromecast | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes |
| Household | |||||
| Multiple profiles | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes |
| Kids profile and parental controls | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Family plan | 6 members | 6 members | Apple only | No | No |
| Platforms | |||||
| iPhone and iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Apple TV | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Android phone and tablet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Android TV and Google TV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Account | |||||
| One purchase honoured on both stores | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Passwordless sign-in | Yes | ?Not stated | ?Not stated | No | No |
| Manage your library from a browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Commercial | |||||
| Usable free tier | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| One-off lifetime purchase | Yes | Yes | ?Not stated | ?Not stated | No |
| Advertising | None | None | None | None | ?Not stated |
Checked on 16 September 2026. Compiled from each product's own website, store listing and documentation on the date above. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. Names and trademarks belong to their owners, and none of these companies is affiliated with AnyTV.
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