Playlist editor & IPTV Player
Playlist editor & IPTV Player is an IPTV management utility for iOS that allows users to manually reorder and filter live, movie, and series playlists.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users want to curate their own channel lists and categories to remove clutter, a task that standard IPTV players often fail to support.
For IPTV users who require manual playlist management and organization tools for their own content sources.
What does it look like?
Key features
Allows manual reordering and enabling/disabling of channels and categories locally before export. Revenue link: Retention lever via interface lock-in.
Password-protected access for specific categories and channels. Revenue link: Retention lever for household users.
Removes ads and provides priority email support. Revenue link: Paid-tier gate ($24.99 CAD/year).
How much does it cost?
Freemium model anchored at $24.99 CAD/year, using ad-removal and priority support as primary conversion incentives.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentperformanceShow more...
The app currently operates in a maintenance state, with 166 days having passed since the latest release. Development activity is limited to minor bug fixes and platform-specific patches, such as the recent Google Cast update. There is no evidence of active feature development or live operations, and the cadence remains well below the threshold for active status.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Chromecast connectivity drops within seconds of starting a session, preventing users from casting content to televisions
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Playlist editor & IPTV Player
How's the Entertainment market?
Playlist editor & IPTV Player occupies a niche utility segment within the Entertainment category, maintaining a 4.2-star rating across 24 total reviews. The lack of updates for 166 days signals a maintenance-mode posture that leaves it exposed to more active rivals.
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Key takeaways for Playlist editor & IPTV Player
Where is it heading?
The IPTV player market is consolidating around stable, feature-rich media hubs that prioritize cross-device connectivity. Playlist editor & IPTV Player remains exposed due to its maintenance-mode cadence and broken casting functionality, which will likely accelerate churn to more reliable competitors in the coming quarter.
- The 166-day update gap suggests the developer is in maintenance mode, which prevents rapid resolution of critical connectivity regressions.
- Chromecast connectivity failures in the latest release erode the primary television-viewing use case, directly driving user churn.
The SWOT
- Granular playlist reordering provides a defensible utility barrier for power users
- Category-level parental controls address safety requirements for family-shared devices
- Implementing cloud-sync for edited playlists would increase user switching costs
- Expanding EPG integration for portals could improve daily session frequency
Next best moves
Rebuild Chromecast integration because the current connection drop is the #1 churn driver → restore core casting functionality
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's manual playlist editor is a retention…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Stable native Chromecast casting (available in TiviMate but broken here)
Bottom line
Restoring stable Chromecast connectivity is the immediate requirement to prevent total churn of the television-viewing segment. Once stability is achieved, shifting focus toward cloud-based playlist synchronization will provide the stickiness needed to compete with established media-hub rivals.
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Is Playlist editor & IPTV Player suitable for casual users?
How does Playlist editor & IPTV Player compare to TiviMate?
Does Playlist editor & IPTV Player have intrusive ads?
What is a good alternative for IPTV casting?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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