Y Media TV vs StbEmuTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y Media TV
Stream a 24/7 infotainment channel dedicated to the global South Asian community. Access live news, entertainment, sports, business, and lifestyle programming. Engage with live talk shows featuring panel members and callers.
- 24/7 infotainment channel
- News coverage
- Entertainment shows
- Sports broadcasts
- Business updates
- Lifestyle and health segments
- Live talk shows
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Channel Y is a 24/7 infotainment channel serving the global South Asian community. Channel Y covers current news, Entertainment, Sports, Business, Lifestyle & Health shows.Live talk shows with panel members & callers. Y Media Group is the biggest SouthAsian Media Group - Newspaper - Midweek, Radio- Southasian Pulse, TV - Channel Y and online
StbEmuTV
Watch IPTV content on your iPhone and iPad with a user-friendly interface that mimics your provider's TV experience. Manage multiple portals, channels, video on demand, and TV series with ease. Supports various streaming protocols and includes EPG functionality.
- Stalker IPTV support
- Multiple portal management
- EPG support
- Video on Demand (VOD)
- TV Series support
- Unlimited profiles
- Favorite lists
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Best Stalker IPTV with complete support for iPad and iPhone, the way everyone wants to watch tv on their iPhone and iPad! Great user interface that will also allow you to manage your portals. You can maintain multiple portals using this app. StbEmuTV offers you the same UI feel as provided by your IPTV Service provider for your TV. Now you can easily use your stalker portal if you have an iPhone or an iPad. Features: - Unlimited Profiles - Stream video from multiple protocols (HTTP, RTMP, RTSP, TS, MMS) - EPG support - TV (Manage TV channels) - VOD (Video on Demand) - Series (TV Series) - Add, Edit, Delete, Share, Duplicate, Select Profiles and (Fast Switch) - Favorite List added (TV, VOD, Series) Disclaimer: - StbEmuTV does not provide or include any media or stream content - Users must enter their own portal details - We do not endorse the streaming of copyright-protected material without the permission of the copyright holder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Y Media TV at 5.0 against StbEmuTV's 2.3. Y Media TV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). StbEmuTV's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Y Media TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StbEmuTV has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Y Media TV's written reviews are positive against 13% of StbEmuTV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Y Media TV ships an update every 5 months, StbEmuTV every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y Media TV | StbEmuTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 13.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIVE247STREAM | Junaid Muhammad |
Customer experience
Y Media TV
StbEmuTV
Bugs and requests
Y Media TV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
StbEmuTV
Reported bugs
28 issues- Streams stop after 30 seconds
- Channels won't launch
- App not working
- Error m3u08 not supported
- Other devices stopped working
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- Pro version runs worse
- Streams not working
- App not starting after update
- App freezes
- Frequent ad every 3 min 25 sec
- Frequent ad every 2-3 min
- Mac address install and host not working
- Video keeps playing in background while ad blocks screen
- App pauses streaming due to ads
- Streaming interrupts every 2 minutes due to ads
- 1 minute 1 ad in free version
- Video play won't work after some time, keeps buffering
- App keeps crashing
- App doesn't work
- App stopped working after updates
- Channels take longer to load
- Channels freeze after a short time
- Network connection lost error
- App crashes when editing URLs
- App not working on jailbroken devices
- App not working on iOS 12x
- App not working on jailbroken iPad
- App not working on WiFi after some time
Requested features
12 requests- Make app available for Android
- Make app available for PC/macOS
- Allow users to close full-screen ads
- Fix pro version compatibility with older iOS
- Allow editing existing URLs
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- Add panel editing option
- Add panel deletion option
- Improve audio/video sync
- Detect Apple TV for screen mirroring
- Offer pro and xtream package discount
- Lower pricing for Turkey
- Single purchase for all platforms
In-app purchases
Y Media TV
No in-app purchases
StbEmuTV
No in-app purchases
