StbEmuTV vs Smart STB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Smart STB
Stream your favorite content directly on your mobile device. This app supports live TV, video clubs, and M3U playlists, offering advanced features like multi-audio, subtitles, and timeshift. It requires a valid subscription from a streaming service provider.
- Live TV streaming
- Video club support
- M3U Playlist support
- Multi-audio and subtitles
- Timeshift & TV Archive
- Up to 8 portal positions
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With Smart STB you can watch your favorite streaming content directly on your mobile device. App Features: - Up to 8 portal positions available - Most popular portal solutions are supported - Live TV streaming - Video club support - M3U Playlist support - Categories, Favorites, Search and Sort functions - Multi-audio and subtitles (including closed captions) - Timeshift & TV Archive Disclaimer: Please note that Smart STB is an application to establish a connection between you and your IPTV Provider. You need a valid subscription from a streaming service provider. We do not deliver, broadcast or transmit TV channels, TV portals or playlists. Smart STB does not provide for any unauthorized use of third-party material protected by copyright and distances itself from it in all forms. Terms of Service: https://www.smart-stb.net/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.smart-stb.net/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StbEmuTV at none against Smart STB's 3. StbEmuTV also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Smart STB's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (2.7 vs 2.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Smart STB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. StbEmuTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart STB holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of StbEmuTV's written reviews are positive against 17% of Smart STB's.
StbEmuTV ships an update every 4 days, Smart STB monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StbEmuTV | Smart STB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (50 ratings) | 2.7 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 17.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Junaid Muhammad | SMARTIPTVSOLUTIONS LIMITED |
Customer experience
StbEmuTV
Smart STB
User reviews
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
Smart STB
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well on TV
- 👍 Smooth performance
- 👍 Cheaper than alternatives
- 👍 Supports multiple portals
- 👍 Works on WiFi (sometimes)
Room to improve
- 😞 Does not work on mobile data
- 😞 Poor customer service
- 😞 Broken promises
- 😞 Conflicting explanations
- 😞 No meaningful assistance
Bugs and 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
Smart STB
Reported bugs
70 issues- App does not work
- Errors not fixed in months
- Keep getting error
- Unable to access virtual touch control
- Portal disappeared
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- Login doesn't launch
- No support to help
- Videos won't load on phone network
- Pathetic customer service
- Paid app with unresolved critical issues
- Cannot change aspect ratio on Apple TV
- File Not Found Error
- Movies not playable
- App jumps back to list screen
- Paid version not working after update
- Black screen
- Worst customer service ever
- Waste of money
- Not worth IPTV provider activation
- Does not work with iPad Pro
- Useless support
- No refund
- Scrolling through Apple TV remote is challenging
- Takes forever to scroll
- Video movies not playing
- Blank screen, no video
- Too many buffering
- No stream login
- Slow loading
- Lack of features
- App breakdown all the time
- Losses sound
- Developer not responding
- Complete rip off
- Terrible
- Worked for demo then stopped
- Can't do anything
- No search or sort function
- Worst app
- Paid and cannot set up
- No help
- Audio sync problem
- Can't search anything up on Apple TV
- No blue button on remote
- Don't work properly on Fire Stick
- Can't access colored buttons
- Stuck on blue screen
- No RW and FW in archives
- Buttons do not work
- GUI needs fixing
- Jumps back to main page
- Timeline is missing
- Cannot understand how to use color buttons
- Skipping forward by minutes, not seconds
- Overpriced licenses
- Misleading advertising
- Force closes on playing movies
- App terminated automatically
- Needs restart
- No fast forward and back option
- TV shows only play 1st episode
- Does not load IPTV channels
- Only VOD
- Cannot exit app
- Not working
- Bundle option for lifetime licenses does not work
- App does not work in cellular data
- Unable to bundle with Smart TV
- Cannot apply license key to iOS device
- Only trial version available
Requested features
27 requests- Improve aspect ratio adjustment
- Improve navigation
- Add virtual touch control
- Add more portals
- Add subtitle option
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- Add video resume playback option
- Add mapping for color buttons
- Add mapping for red, green, yellow buttons
- Add search function
- Add sort function
- Add instructions for Apple TV remote usage
- Add PiP feature
- Add manual MAC address typing
- Add manual STB model number typing
- Add localization menu for 12H time format
- Add 'hold and continuous scroll' feature
- Add option to hide/unhide categories
- Add skip FF or RW in archive playback mode
- Add skip playback option (15 sec, 30 sec, 1 min)
- Add drag on timeline for fast forward
- Add time shift for live TV
- Add vertical view for mobile devices
- Improve GUI
- Make time views more transparent
- Add switch channels option while in playback
- Add favorite channels section
- Add ability to exit app
In-app purchases
StbEmuTV
No in-app purchases
Smart STB
- Smart STB App License (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Smart STB App License (Yearly)$22.991 Year
- Smart STB App License (Lifetime)$59.99
