Media Player for iPhone and iPad
The iPhone and iPad app pairs to the same account as your TV, so your playlist, favourites and viewing progress are already there when you open it — you do not set anything up twice.
Every device gets its own 7-day free trial, and no card is required to start it. Access is per device, so pairing a second TV starts its own trial rather than sharing the first one.
Get it from the App Store
The only way to install an iPhone or iPad app, and the right one.
There is no sideload on iPhone or iPad — and we would rather say so
iOS only runs apps signed for your device by Apple. Every "download the IPA" route you will find either needs a paid Apple Developer account and a computer re-signing the app every seven days, or an enterprise certificate being used in a way Apple revokes on sight. Neither is something we are going to point you at.
What you need
- An iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or newer
- An M3U playlist URL or Xtream Codes login from your provider
Setting it up
Install IPlayerTV
The App Store is the only route onto an iPhone or iPad — use the App Store button at the top of this page, or search "IPlayerTV" in the App Store on the phone. The pairing flow below is what you see on first launch.
Open the app and note the pairing code
The first time IPlayerTV opens on your iPhone it shows a 6-digit pairing code and a QR code, with a countdown. The code stays valid for about 15 minutes, and the app keeps checking on its own — once you finish the next step it continues by itself.
Enter the code on iplayertv.com/activation
On your computer, or the same phone in a browser, go to iplayertv.com/activation and sign in (or create an account). Type in the code. You can also scan the QR code with a phone camera, which opens the same page with the code already filled in.
The iPhone picks up the pairing within a few seconds — there is no need to restart the app.
Add your playlist
IPlayerTV is a player, not a content provider — it ships with no channels. On the dashboard, add the playlist you already have from your provider: either an M3U URL, or an Xtream Codes login (server address, username, password).
The playlist is imported once and cached against your account, so the app opens quickly afterwards rather than re-downloading a large file every time.
Start watching
Back on the iPhone, your channels, films and series appear in the app. Progress, favourites and the last channel you watched are stored on your account, so they follow you to any other device you pair.
What the phone app adds over the TV app
Picture-in-Picture, so a channel keeps playing in a corner while you use another app. AirPlay, to push what you are watching to a TV. Background audio, which makes news and radio channels usable with the screen off. And gesture controls for seeking, brightness and volume that have no equivalent on a remote.
There is no sideload on iPhone or iPad — and we would rather say so
iOS only runs apps signed for your device by Apple. Every "download the IPA" route you will find either needs a paid Apple Developer account and a computer re-signing the app every seven days, or an enterprise certificate being used in a way Apple revokes on sight. Neither is something we are going to point you at.
There is nothing to work around: IPlayerTV is on the App Store, so the Get button above is the whole install. On the phone itself — App Store, search IPlayerTV, Get.
Ready to try it on iPhone and iPad?
Pair your device and start a 7-day free trial — no card required.
Frequently asked questions
IPlayerTV does not provide, host, resell or index any channels, and it comes with no content of any kind. You supply a playlist you are entitled to use. If you do not already have one, this app is not where you get it.
Yes. Access is per device, so a phone counts the same as a TV and gets its own trial.