Comparison

IPTV Streamer Max vs Conflux

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IPTV Streamer Max

Manage and stream your IPTV playlists with an intuitive interface. Supports HD and 4K content across multiple platforms, offering EPG, parental controls, and detailed movie information.

Highlights
  • Intuitive playlist and channel management
  • HD and 4K streaming support
  • EPG (TV Guide) integration
  • Multiple streaming protocol support
  • Drag & drop channel sorting
  • Parental control with PIN
  • Movie and TV series details
Features
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IPTV the way you like it! An excellent user interface that allows you to manage your playlists and channels in a very intuitive way. Support for high resolution (HD, 4k) available for all platforms (Mac, Iphone, iPad and Apple-TV) Features: - Video streaming from multiple protocols (http, RTMP, RTSP, TS, MMS ...) - EPG (TV Guide) support - M3U playlist support - Add, modify, delete, sort playlists - Channels can be added, modified, deleted, sorted, copied or moved manually to other playlists. - Drag & drop to sort channels and playlists - Parental control via pin code - View details of movies and TV series: Actors, categories, votes, trailers. Directed by "themoviedb". Performance improvement Detailed information on our Terms of Use is available here - http://iptvstreamer.com/terms.php Privacy Policy - http://iptvstreamer.com/privacy.php Disclaimer: - IPTV Streamer does not provide or include any media or streaming content. - Users must enter their own content - We do not approve of streaming copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder.

About

Conflux

Play any video format on your Apple devices without transcoding. Stream from network drives or cloud services, with advanced subtitle support and immersive audio/visual features.

Highlights
  • Supports all video formats
  • Stream from network drives and cloud
  • Advanced subtitle integration
  • HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos support
  • 4K Ultra HD playback
  • Picture-in-Picture and Spatial Audio
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Conflux: The All-Format Video Player & Media Library for Apple Devices Play videos directly from local storage, NAS, cloud drives, and media servers — no transcoding required. Conflux supports popular and uncommon formats, connects to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin, and works with cloud drives including 115, Aliyun Drive, and Baidu Netdisk. Automatically organize your collection into a smart media library. Native Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos playback (Atmos is currently in Beta), professional subtitles, danmaku, downloads, and a seamless experience across iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. A Better Way to Watch • Native Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos: Enjoy immersive video and audio. Dolby Atmos is currently in Beta. • Media Servers: Connect to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin to browse and play your media libraries. Emby supports rich filtering and browsing. • Flexible Media Sources: Add NAS, network shares, cloud drives, and more. Configure multiple fallback URLs and automatically switch based on your Wi-Fi network. • Smart Media Library: Automatically identify movies and TV shows and retrieve posters, descriptions, ratings, and metadata. • Faster Indexing: Optimized indexing and metadata scraping, including faster 115 file indexing and movie/TV scraping. • Global Search: Quickly find indexed media and access search history. Powerful Playback • Extensive Format Support: Play MKV, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, WMV, MTS, ISO, VIDEO_TS, FLV, OGM, OGV, ASF, 3GP, DVR-MS, WebM, WTV, and more. • HDR & Dolby Vision: Optimized for HDR and Dolby Vision with excellent image quality and color reproduction. • 4K Ultra HD: Smooth playback for high-resolution video. • Faster Startup: Optimized playback, cache I/O, preloading, and media processing. • Professional Subtitles: Multiple subtitle formats, custom styles, true subtitle rendering, local subtitle files, and multi-language subtitle downloads. • Danmaku: Display, search, and customize danmaku while watching. The Conflux Danmaku Service can be enabled to share danmaku data. • AI Danmaku Protection: AI-powered face detection helps keep danmaku away from faces. • Portrait Video: Flexible orientation options for vertical videos, including video ratio, device orientation, and portrait/landscape locks. • Precise Seeking: Accurate time navigation, including Blu-ray disc images. • Picture in Picture: Start PiP directly in Conflux and continue using the app while watching. • AirPlay: Stream videos to compatible devices. • Downloads: Download media for offline viewing. Currently supported for file-based protocols and cloud drive sources. Built for Your Media Collection • New Onboard Flow: Easily add media sources and start watching. • Connection Testing: Automatically test sources when adding them, or check availability manually. • Multiple Media Sources: See playable versions of the same title across different sources. • Watch History: Browse viewing history by date and resume playback. • Intro & Outro Skipping: Automatically or manually skip TV show intros and outros, with conflict detection when marking time ranges. • TV Show Management: Automatically organize seasons and episodes with intro/outro markers. • Reviews & Recommendations: Explore reviews, production companies, recommended titles, and works by the same director. • Cloud Sync: Sync media library settings, watch history, and playback progress across Apple devices. Made for the Apple Ecosystem Conflux is designed for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, providing a consistent experience. Larger-screen devices support multi-column media layouts. Whether your videos are stored locally, on a NAS, in the cloud, or on a media server, Conflux brings everything together in one unified media library. Rediscover your media collection with Conflux.

Screenshots

IPTV Streamer Max4 screens
Conflux4 screens

Verdict

The call

IPTV Streamer Max and Conflux both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Conflux's written reviews are positive against 32% of IPTV Streamer Max's. Conflux also leads on ads (none vs shown). IPTV Streamer Max's advantage is ratings volume (423 vs 67). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IPTV Streamer Max sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.49 per year and Conflux sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for IPTV Streamer Max against 4.2 for Conflux. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPTV Streamer Max has 423 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of IPTV Streamer Max's written reviews are positive against 74% of Conflux's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPTV Streamer Max versus Conflux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV Streamer MaxConflux
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (423 ratings) — better4.2 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings423 — better67
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB75 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHOLD-APPS - FZCO健 刘

Customer experience

IPTV Streamer Max

All ratings423 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative59.2%

Conflux

All ratings67 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.6%

User reviews

IPTV Streamer Max

From 423 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to create favourite groups
  • 👍 Very stable
  • 🚀 Smooth and fast
  • 👍 Reasonable pricing
  • 👍 Good application

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛 Streaming issues and errors
  • 🐛 Playlist management problems
  • 🐛 Lack of features and customization

Conflux

From 67 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and elegant user interface design
  • ⚡ Fast and responsive performance
  • 🆓 Free application with no mandatory subscription
  • 📱 Cross-platform support (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV)
  • 🎬 Excellent Emby integration and compatibility

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes on Apple TV
  • 🐛 Playback stops or becomes unresponsive
  • 🐛 Black screen issues when switching windows
  • 🔌 Limited cloud storage support (few cloud services)
  • ❌ Unable to disable iCloud sync

Bugs and requests

IPTV Streamer Max

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Crashes when changing channels
  • Inability to delete channels
  • Saved playlists not syncing across devices
  • Streaming errors and buffering issues
  • Disappearing channel lists and settings
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  • Resizing and screen proportion problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add picture-in-picture mode
  • Improve channel organization and management
  • Implement automatic EPG updates
  • Add replay/catch-up functionality
  • Improve search and filtering options
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  • Enhance audio and subtitle controls

Conflux

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Apple TV app crashes and freezes
  • Playback stops after ~7 minutes
  • Black screen when switching windows
  • Cannot connect to SMB servers
  • External hard drives not detected
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  • iCloud sync cannot be disabled (button greyed out)
  • Emby login causes app to exit
  • Pro/Ultra purchase button returns 502 error
  • Subtitles fail to display or display incorrectly
  • Audio track and subtitle selection unresponsive
  • WebDAV HTTPS connection fails with NAS
  • Alist media library refresh requires app restart
  • Auto-play next video occasionally skips in order
  • Metadata scraping fails for local files
  • Mac fullscreen playback shows widgets
  • Settings crash on certain Mac versions
  • Cannot open 'More' section on Mac for TV shows/movies
  • Download functionality stops midway
  • Spatial/3D video playback not supported
  • Some UI text remains in Chinese despite English language setting

Requested features

20 requests
  • Skip intro/outro functionality
  • Support for more cloud storage services (Quark, Plex, Jellyfin)
  • Playback speed control (1.5x, 2x, etc.)
  • Offline download capability
  • Music file playback support
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  • Screen casting and AirPlay support
  • IPTV support
  • Subtitle download feature
  • Library sorting options (by release date, genre, rating, etc.)
  • Metadata editing capability for all content types
  • Skip intro/outro detection
  • Caching/buffering options
  • Custom homepage category selection
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode with subtitle support
  • Dark mode for Apple TV
  • 10-second forward/backward buttons in player
  • Cross-device license sharing (Pro/Ultra)
  • Auto-play next episode functionality
  • HDMI/external display support for iPad
  • 3D and panoramic video support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IPTV Streamer Max

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock the video player1 Month trial$8.491 Year
4 purchases

Conflux

One-time4
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime (Promo)$12.99
  • Conflux Ultra Lifetime (Promo)$15.99
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime$17.99
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  • Conflux Ultra - Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is IPTV Streamer Max free?
IPTV Streamer Max is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conflux free?
Conflux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IPTV Streamer Max or Conflux?
IPTV Streamer Max is rated higher. IPTV Streamer Max averages 4.3 out of 5 from 423 ratings, while Conflux averages 4.2 from 67 ratings.
Do IPTV Streamer Max or Conflux have ads?
IPTV Streamer Max shows ads; Conflux does not.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Streamer Max or Conflux?
IPTV Streamer Max ships an update monthly, and Conflux monthly. Most recently, IPTV Streamer Max was updated on October 27, 2026 and Conflux on October 25, 2026.

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