Qanat compared with other IPTV players
Qanat is a player only. Bring your own subscription. Every app on this page works the same way: you add a playlist from your own IPTV provider and the app plays it. None of them ships channels, movies or provider links, and none of them is endorsed by us.
What the table tells you
✓ the app has this · ✗ it does not · — not verified from the published listing. The table shows the state of each app in October 2026; Qanat's Google Play build is on the way, so its row is what you can install today.
| Feature | Qanat | TiviMate | IPTV Smarters Pro | XCIPTV Player | OTT Navigator | Sparkle TV | Perfect Player | Televizo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price model | Free | Free + paid upgrade | — | Free + ads | — | Free + Plus | Free + paid full version | Free + paid upgrade |
| Contains ads | ✗ | ✗ | — | ✓ | — | ✗ | — | ✓ |
| Xtream Codes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| M3U | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stalker / MAC | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| EPG grid | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Catch-up | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Timeshift | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Recording (DVR) | ✗ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Multi-view | ✗ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Chromecast | ✗ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Profiles + PIN | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phones by touch | ✓ | ✗ | — | — | — | ✗ | — | — |
| Full Arabic RTL | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| On Google Play | Coming soon | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
The seven comparisons
Each page has its own angle, straight from the listings we checked.
- Qanat vs TiviMate — The mature all-rounder, with recording and multi-view.
- Qanat vs IPTV Smarters Pro — The best-known name; the official app is not on Google Play.
- Qanat vs XCIPTV Player — Two built-in players (ExoPlayer and VLC) and a scheduled DVR.
- Qanat vs OTT Navigator — The deeply customizable player, for people who want to change everything.
- Qanat vs Sparkle TV — The DVR/PVR player with many back-ends (Plex, Tvheadend, HdHomeRun…).
- Qanat vs Perfect Player — The lightweight classic; no release newer than 1.6.0.1 (2022) that we could find.
- Qanat vs Televizo — The free player that can cast to a Chromecast.
How to try Qanat
Qanat is free and installs in about a minute. On a Fire TV, open the free Downloader app, enter code 3328259 and confirm the install. On an Android TV box or an Android phone, download the same signed APK. The Google Play build is on the way. Either way Qanat stays a player: add a playlist from your own provider and your channels appear.