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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.
Smarters optimises for reach and for resellers: it is free, it is on every platform, and providers can ship rebranded builds of it. AnyTV optimises for the experience once the playlist is loaded: artwork and episode guides, a guide worth browsing, profiles, offline downloads, and one account that carries your library between devices. If you want something free that plays a playlist on any screen, Smarters does that. If you want the library to look like a streaming service, that is the difference.
What IPTV Smarters does better
- Free, with no paid tier to consider.
- Windows, and a broader set of smart-TV platforms than AnyTV covers.
- Ubiquity, almost every provider's setup guide already mentions it.
What AnyTV does better
- A library, not a list: artwork, cast, ratings, episode guides and continue-watching across every source.
- Media servers, network shares, cloud drives, Stalker portals.
- An account that restores your whole library on a new device, and syncs progress between them.
- Profiles with parental controls, and a Family plan.
- Offline downloads and Season Pass.
| Feature | AnyTV | IPTV Smarters |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | ||
| M3U / M3U8 and Xtream Codes | Yes | Yes |
| Stalker portals | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Plex, Jellyfin, Emby | Yes | No |
| SMB, DLNA, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Real-Debrid, Put.io, TorBox | No | No |
| Add-on catalogues | No | No |
| Live TV | ||
| XMLTV guide | Yes | Yes |
| Per-channel guide matching | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Catch-up / archive | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple channels at once | Up to 4 | ?Not stated |
| Sports hub matched to your channels | Yes | No |
| Build your own channel | Yes | No |
| Watching | ||
| Offline downloads | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Auto-download new episodes | Yes | No |
| Skip intro | Yes | No |
| External subtitle search | Yes | ?Not stated |
| Switchable player engines | 3 | Yes |
| PiP, AirPlay and Chromecast | Yes | Yes |
| Household | ||
| Multiple profiles | Yes | Yes |
| Kids profile and parental controls | Yes | Yes |
| Family plan | 6 members | No |
| Platforms | ||
| iPhone and iPad | Yes | Yes |
| Apple TV | Yes | Yes |
| Mac | Yes | Yes |
| Android phone and tablet | Yes | Yes |
| Android TV and Google TV | Yes | Yes |
| Account | ||
| One purchase honoured on both stores | Yes | No |
| Passwordless sign-in | Yes | No |
| Manage your library from a browser | Yes | No |
| Commercial | ||
| Usable free tier | Yes | Yes |
| One-off lifetime purchase | Yes | No |
| Advertising | 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.
Sourced from the Google Play listing and www.iptvsmarters.com.
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