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Yagi vs Opus
Opus is a modern Xtream and M3U player with its own account for sync. Yagi syncs through your own iCloud, with one price for every device. Here is the honest difference.
Checked against the App Store listings in .
The short version
A modern Xtream and M3U player with rich movie and series pages, continue watching, and its own account to sync. Plans are priced by how many devices you use, and its privacy label declares usage data used to track you and your email linked to you.
- 4.3 from 927 ratings
- Updated this month
- English only
Where each one is ahead
The rows in our table where one of them does more than the other, or where the other's listing doesn't say.
- Apple TV app
- TV guide
- Native Mac app
- Programme reminders
- Pause and rewind live TV
- Several streams at once
- Downloads to watch offline
- Instant Subtitles
- Subtitles translated into your language
- Handoff
- AirPlay
- No tracking
- Collects no data at all
- No ads
- Family Sharing
- In 20 languages or more
Feature by feature
"Not stated" means the developer's listing and site don't say, not that the app can't.
| Feature | Yagi | Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | ||
| Native Mac appBuilt for the Mac, not the iPad app run on one | Yes | Partly The iPad app |
| iPhone and iPad | Yes | Yes |
| Apple TV app | No AirPlay from iPhone, iPad or Mac | Yes |
| Playlists | ||
| Xtream Codes login | Yes | Yes |
| M3U playlist link | Yes Live channels | Yes |
| Media serversPlex, Jellyfin, Emby, SMB | No | Not stated |
| Live TV | ||
| TV guide | Partly With Xtream, not M3U | Yes |
| Programme reminders | Yes | Not stated |
| Pause and rewind live TVWithout the provider's catch-up | Yes Up to 2 hours back | Not stated |
| Catch-upYour provider's archive of past programmes | No | Not stated |
| Recording | No | Not stated |
| Several streams at once | Yes A window each on Mac | Not stated |
| Movies and series | ||
| Movies and series | Yes With Xtream | Yes |
| Continue watching | Yes | Yes |
| Downloads to watch offline | Yes Whole seasons | Not stated |
| Instant SubtitlesSubtitles made on the device when a movie has none | Yes | No |
| Subtitles translated into your language | Yes | No |
| Subtitle files or OpenSubtitles | No | Not stated |
| Across devices | ||
| Sync between devices | Yes iCloud | Yes Opus account |
| Continue on another device | Yes | Yes |
| Handoff | Yes | Not stated |
| Picture in Picture | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | Yes | Not stated |
| Privacy and price | ||
| No trackingPer the App Store privacy label | Yes | No |
| Collects no data at allPer the App Store privacy label | Yes | No |
| No ads | Yes | Not stated |
| Try before paying | Yes 7-day trial | Yes Viewing limit |
| Family Sharing | Yes | Not stated |
| In 20 languages or more | Yes 50 | No English only |
Devices
| App | iPhone | iPad | Mac | Apple TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yagi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Opus | Yes | Yes | Partly iPad app | Yes |
What it costs over the years
US prices, on the cheapest way to keep every feature. Prices in your App Store may differ by country.
| App | To try it | To pay for it | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yagiyearly | 7-day free trial | $0.99 a month or $9.99 a year, Family Sharing | $9.99 | $29.97 | $49.95 |
| Opus2 devices yearly, or once | Free with a viewing limit | $2.99 to $9.99 a month by number of devices, $19.99 to $39.99 a year, $79.99 once | $19.99 | $59.97 | $79.99 |
Privacy labels
Yagi: Data Not Collected. The developer says the app collects no data at all.
Opus: Tracking: Usage Data. Linked: Email Address, User ID. Not linked: Device ID, Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Diagnostics.
From the App Store privacy label each developer declares. Opus on the App Store
Questions
Does Opus need an account?
Opus syncs through its own Opus account, and its privacy label declares an email address linked to you. Yagi has no account: it syncs through your own iCloud.
How is Opus priced?
By how many devices you use: $2.99 to $9.99 a month, $19.99 to $39.99 a year, or $79.99 once, with a free version that has a viewing limit. Yagi is $0.99 a month or $9.99 a year for iPhone, iPad and Mac together.
Can I use my Opus playlist in Yagi?
Yes. Your playlist belongs to your provider, not to the player. Enter the same Xtream Codes server, username and password, or paste the same M3U link. Many providers allow only one or two streams at a time, so stop playing in the other app first.
Does Yagi have an Apple TV app?
Not yet. Yagi runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and sends the picture to an Apple TV with AirPlay.
Where do these facts come from?
From each app's US App Store listing and its developer's own site, read in October 2026. Where a listing doesn't say, the table says "Not stated" rather than guessing.
More comparisons
Try Yagi free for 7 days.
On iPhone, iPad and Mac, with the Xtream or M3U playlist from your own provider. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Download on the App StoreFree for 7 days. Then A$1.99 a month or A$14.99 a year, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Cancel any time in your App Store settings. Prices in your App Store may differ by country. Works with Family Sharing.
Yagi doesn't come with channels: it plays the playlist from your own provider.