SETAR Live vs Pipul TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SETAR Live
Stream live TV channels, movies, sports, and news on any device connected to your home internet. Easily record shows, catch up on missed programs, and pause live broadcasts. Access a world of television content with personalized favorites and extensive TV listings.
- Watch Live TV on multiscreen
- Access 80 channels
- Network Personal Video Recorder (nPVR)
- CatchupTV for past programs
- StartoverTV for current programs
- Pause Live TV functionality
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SETAR Live brings your favorite shows, movies, sports, and news together in one place. Watch Live TV on any device connected to your home Internet. Quickly tag your favorite networks and shows, browse through TV listings and On Demand, schedule recordings, and more. Key features: - Watch Live TV on multiscreen - On 80 channels - nPVR- A network personal video recorder that makes it easy to watch or record live TV and provides features like series recordings - Includes 80 hours of recordings with a one year retention - CatchupTV- Restarting of already aired programs from EPG - Up to 7 days in the past - StartoverTV- Start current program from the beginning - Pause Live TV- Ability to pause and resume current program Watch, search, discover, and record the world of TV on your device. The App works within Setar network only.
Pipul TV
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Pipul TV is a first-of-its-kind Nigerian-based IPTV (Internet Protocol television) service. Pipul TV solves the two critical domestic (African) challenges to online (data network-based) video offerings – poor network service and expensive data subscription fees. Via this unique platform, virtually anyone in such African countries can stream live TV and video-on-demand (VOD) at no extra cost than our flat-rate monthly subscription fee. The Pipul TV pilot service launched on October 1, 2019, and has been live non-stop. Pipul TV is a next-generation, Nigerian-based national education and entertainment television and media communications network established to provide premium, high-quality media content. The initiative is geared towards providing rich broadcast media content, hitherto usually expensive and available only to the affluent, now to everyone regardless of social status, income level, creed, or standing. This service spearheads a new era of home media, combining the best of television, social, and digital life. It is an IPTV service that has eliminated the data access cost and poor connectivity bottlenecks to subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa. Pipul TV is the flagship service of Pipul Communications Limited, set up by a group of enterprising and visionary young Nigerians resolved to do something positive about changing the status quo rather than just whining about it. Pipul TV is a platform that has integrated major players in every sphere of our educational, financial, social, and entertainment sectors to provide a service and a commercial venture that creates over 20,000 direct job opportunities as well as supports every sector and industry in the Nigerian economy. As the Federal Government of Nigeria spearheads the drive towards migrating the national broadcast industry from analog to digital, Pipul TV serves as the one-stop solution that both digitalizes the medium as well as provides the populace with an experience more than value for money, introducing a first-of-its-kind service not available anywhere on the planet! Privacy policy - https://pipultv.gizmott.com/privacy-policy Terms and conditions - https://pipultv.gizmott.com/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pipul TV at 5.0 against SETAR Live's 2.8. Pipul TV also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). SETAR Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads 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. Pipul TV sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. SETAR Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pipul TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
SETAR Live ships an update every 3 months, Pipul TV every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | SETAR Live | Pipul TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Setar NV | PIPUL COMMUNICATIONS NIGERIA LIMITED |
In-app purchases
SETAR Live
No in-app purchases
Pipul TV
- Monthly subscription$7.991 Month









