StreamlyTV vs Stage Reel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreamlyTV
Access over 100 live television channels streamed directly to your mobile devices. This service prioritizes digital rights and respects content owner protections, drawing on decades of industry experience.
- Over 100 live TV channels
- Mobile streaming (OTT)
- Digital rights protection
- Ad-free experience
- Supports Apple TV and iOS devices
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Streamly provides its subscribers access to over 100 channels of live television via mobile apps, also known as over-the-top (OTT). As we are streaming this content over the internet, we are keenly aware of the importance of digital rights, and protecting the rights of the content owners is paramount to our business. We have operated within the cable industry for over 30 years, and respect and will always adhere to the procedures and processes laid out by the industry.
Stage Reel
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Stage Reel is a vertical micro-series streaming app. Short cinematic episodes shot for the phone, built for the way you actually watch. Real series. Real cliffhangers. No 30-second TikTok-style scroll trap. WHAT YOU GET Hand-curated series — Each show is produced by Stage Reel's team or by select creators. We don't ingest user-generated content. Every episode meets a quality bar. Vertical, full-screen — Shot 9:16. No black bars. No tilting your phone. The whole frame is the show. 10-minute episodes, real arcs — Each episode is the length of a podcast segment. Each season tells a real story. Watch one on the subway. Finish a season on a flight. Continue where you left off — Pick up an episode mid-stream, on any device, exactly where you stopped. Community per series — Each show has its own chat room. Discuss episodes with other watchers, react to drops, follow the cast. Library — Save shows to your library, like episodes, build a watch list you'll actually finish. WHAT'S COMING We're launching with a free catalog. Pay-per-episode passes, season passes, and membership tiers (Insider, All-Access, Founders) light up after launch. We don't sell user data and we don't train AI on your watch history.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stage Reel at every 2 weeks against StreamlyTV's monthly. StreamlyTV's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StreamlyTV ships an update monthly, Stage Reel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreamlyTV | Stage Reel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adaptive Media Inc | Brendan Armstrong |
In-app purchases
StreamlyTV
No in-app purchases
Stage Reel
No in-app purchases








