An IPTV Smarters alternative, compared honestly

What both have in common

• Both are players only: they open the M3U playlist or Xtream Codes account you already have and include no channels.
• Live TV with an XMLTV programme guide, films and series from the playlist, favourites and parental controls.
• A free way to start and a paid part for the extras.

What OndalyTV adds

• Subtitles that sync themselves to the dialogue (Windows app) and skip intro that learns each series from its sound.
• Your own Jellyfin, Emby or Plex server in the same app as your playlist.
• Recordings on Windows, multi-view of 2 to 4 channels, catch-up when your provider keeps an archive, and Chromecast.
• The same account and licence on Android TV, Android phones and Windows 10/11.

When IPTV Smarters may suit you better

• If you watch on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Samsung or LG TV: OndalyTV runs on Android TV, Android phones and Windows only.
• If you depend on Fire TV: OndalyTV is not in the Amazon Appstore.
• If your provider ships a customised Smarters build with their own settings, keeping it may be simpler.

Moving over takes a few minutes

1. Install OndalyTV: on Android TV or an Android phone, the APK from ondaly.tv; on Windows, the Microsoft Store or ondaly.tv.
2. Add the same playlist: paste the M3U address, or type the Xtream Codes server, username and password your provider gave you.
3. If your provider has a separate guide (XMLTV) address, add it too; with Xtream Codes it usually comes by itself.
4. Try it first with the built-in demo playlist if you want to see the app before touching your own list.

Price

Live TV is free, with no account. Premium unlocks the rest: the yearly plan (7.99 € a year + VAT, first 7 days free) or a lifetime licence (24.99 € once + VAT), on 5 devices with 2 watching at once.