Comparison

DStv Stream vs Magic Theatre

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

Head to head
About

DStv Stream

Stream your favorite TV shows, movies, and live sports from your subscription. Watch live, catch up on missed episodes, or download content to enjoy offline. Personalize your experience with profiles and plan your viewing with the TV guide.

Highlights
  • Live TV streaming
  • Catch Up on demand content
  • Offline downloads
  • Personalized profiles
  • 8-day TV Guide
  • Kids section with PIN control
Features
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As a DStv customer you can enjoy the shows, movies and sport you love with the DStv app. Download now and get watching! Never miss your favourite TV shows, sports team or breaking news with the DStv app, watch live on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV; catch up on the latest episodes and movies or download to watch offline later on your mobile app. As a DStv customer you can enjoy all of these features on the DStv app. - Watch it as it happens, tune in and start live streaming selected TV channels via 3G/4G or WIFI. - Missed it live, catch it later by watching a selection of the most popular shows, sport highlights, and movies on Catch Up. - Don’t want to use mobile data to watch shows or movies, download up to 25 videos on Catch Up while on WIFI to enjoy offline later across 4 mobile devices. - Want your own experience based on the sport, shows and movies you like to watch, setup up to 6 profiles to personalise each family members viewing experience. - Want to plan your viewing in advance, add Catch Up items to your watchlist to come back to later or access the full 8-day TV Guide and set reminders to arrange your viewing. - Need to keep the kids entertained, our Kids section on the mobile app is a safe and fun viewing environment with PIN controlled access so your kids can enjoy the coolest shows and movies unattended. The DStv mobile app gives you the freedom to watch your best-loved DStv entertainment when you’re on the move. If you don’t have DStv, no problem, just download the app, sign-up, and start watching our selection of free live streaming channels and video on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV (available in South Africa only). As long as you’ve got the data, you’re good to go. *The Live TV and Catch Up content on the DStv app will be as per your subscription package and country. Due to geo-blocking this content can only be played within the countries in the DStv territories.

About

Magic Theatre

Features
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Magic Theatre comes to life with stories and this app is how you fill it with them. Send Magic Theatre the fairy tales wirelessly to your Magic Theatre device in seconds. No cables, no computers. Just open the app, pick a story, and watch the magic begin. YOUR PERSONAL STORY LIBRARY Every story lives in your library, ready to download and install whenever you like. Build a collection your children will return to again and again. ONE-TAP WIRELESS INSTALL Connect to your Magic Theatre over Bluetooth, choose a story, and send it straight to the device. The app handles everything. MANAGE YOUR MAGIC THEATRE See which stories are loaded on the device, switch the active story, adjust the volume, and remove titles you no longer need, all from the app. GROWING CATALOGUE New stories are added regularly. Classic fairy tales, original adventures, and seasonal special; there is always something new to discover. Magic Theatre is a physical storytelling toy that performs stories with moving characters, coloured lights, and sound. This companion app is required to install stories onto the device.

Screenshots

DStv Stream4 screens
Magic Theatre3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Theatre at none against DStv Stream's shown. Magic Theatre also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DStv Stream versus Magic Theatre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDStv StreamMagic Theatre
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMultichoice Support Services (Pty) LtdIvan Benjamin Garcia Tora

Bugs and requests

DStv Stream

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disappearing downloaded content
  • Inability to resume playback from last position
  • Constant log-out issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow multi-device streaming
  • Add rewind and fast-forward controls
  • Improve channel guide and program discovery
  • Introduce 4K streaming support
  • Expand availability to more regions

Magic Theatre

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DStv Stream

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Theatre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DStv Stream free?
DStv Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Theatre free?
Magic Theatre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DStv Stream or Magic Theatre have ads?
DStv Stream shows ads; Magic Theatre does not.

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