Perfect IPTV Player vs StbEmuTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Perfect IPTV Player
Stream live TV channels, VOD, and series directly on your iOS devices. Supports various playlist formats and network protocols for a flexible viewing experience. Includes EPG and reminder features.
- M3U and XSPF playlist support
- Xtream-Codes API support
- Built-in IPTV player
- Multiple network protocol support
- Multiple network streaming format support
- EPG support (XMLTV, GZIP)
- Broadcast reminders
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Perfect IPTV is a powerful and easy-to-use IPTV player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Designed with performance and simplicity in mind, Perfect IPTV delivers a smooth, modern viewing experience across all your Apple devices. Features: - Support for M3U and XSPF playlists - Xtream Codes API support - Support EPG XMLTV (including GZIP compressed files) - Built-in high-performance IPTV player - Supports multiple network protocols: FTP, HTTP, MMS, RSS/Atom, RTMP, RTP (unicast or multicast), RTSP, UDP, Sat-IP, Smooth Streaming - Supports multiple network streaming formats: Apple HLS, Flash RTMP, MPEG-DASH, MPEG Transport Stream, RTP/RTSP ISMA/3GPP PSS, Windows Media MMS Important Notice: Perfect IPTV does not provide, host, distribute, or include any TV channels, playlists, or media content. The application is an IPTV player only. Users are responsible for providing their own playlists, streaming sources from providers they are legally authorized to use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights and permissions to access and view any content using the application.
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: Perfect IPTV Player at 4.6 against StbEmuTV's 2.3. Perfect IPTV Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (41% vs 13%). StbEmuTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Perfect IPTV Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.69 per month. StbEmuTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Perfect IPTV Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perfect IPTV Player has 8.3K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Perfect IPTV Player's written reviews are positive against 13% of StbEmuTV's.
Perfect IPTV Player ships an update fortnightly, StbEmuTV every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Perfect IPTV Player | StbEmuTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.3K ratings) — better | 2.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nguyen Van Sy | Junaid Muhammad |
Customer experience
Perfect IPTV Player
StbEmuTV
User reviews
Perfect IPTV Player
From 8.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best IPTV app
- 👍 Great user interface
- 👍 Easy to use and sync across devices
- 👍 Smooth and fast performance
- 👍 Reliable and rarely any issues
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashing and freezing issues
- 🐛 Buffering and playback issues
- 🐛 Disappearing playlists and channels
- 🐛 Compatibility issues on Apple TV
- 🐛 Frequent error messages and playback failures
StbEmuTV
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Fast app loading
- 👍 Good for short-term streaming
- 👍 Menu/guide works well
- 👍 Can type channel numbers
Room to improve
- 광고 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent buffering
- 🐛 Streams stop frequently
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Unusable free version
Bugs and requests
Perfect IPTV Player
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant upgrade prompts in free version
- Channels not working after upgrading
- Inability to watch anything without paying
- Playback issues and crashes on various devices
- Incompatibility with some IPTV providers
Requested features
7 requests- Picture-in-picture support
- Ability to filter and customize channel lists
- Improved EPG integration and functionality
- Support for local M3U playlist files
- Chromecast and AirPlay support
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- Better volume and brightness controls
- Ability to add family members to account
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
Perfect IPTV Player
- Monthly$4.691 Month
- 6 Month$16.996 Months
- Yearly$20.991 Year
- Lifetime$34.99
StbEmuTV
No in-app purchases
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