Comparison

IPTV Smart Player vs Stream Master

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

Head to head
About

IPTV Smart Player

Easily stream live TV, movies, and series from your IPTV playlists. Organize your content automatically and enjoy smooth playback across Apple devices. Setup takes less than a minute.

Highlights
  • M3U & Xtream API support
  • Automatic content categorization
  • Universal search
  • Favorites and watch history
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV)
  • AirPlay support
  • Privacy with Face ID/Touch ID
Features
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Meet Nova — the easiest way to watch your IPTV playlist. Add it once and all your live channels, movies, and series are ready on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No clutter, no learning curve: just your content, beautifully organized. GET STARTED IN 3 STEPS 1. Paste your M3U playlist link, or sign in with Xtream 2. Nova sorts everything into live TV, movies, and series for you 3. Tap and watch — setup takes less than a minute EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE - Live channels, movies, and series from your playlist, neatly arranged - Automatic categories so you find what you want fast - Search across your entire library in an instant - New arrivals collected for you, so there is always something fresh SMOOTH ON EVERY SCREEN - One app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV - AirPlay to the big screen whenever you like - Reliable libVLC-based playback that reconnects automatically if a stream drops YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY - Favorites — pin the channels and groups you love - Watch history with resume, so you jump back in where you stopped - Multiple playlists — keep different setups side by side - Face ID / Touch ID on iPhone and iPad to keep your library private FORMATS & SOURCES - M3U, M3U8, and M3U Plus playlists - Xtream API login - Large playlists welcome — 20,000+ channels stay fast and responsive PREMIUM Unlock the best of Nova: - Unlimited watch time, every day — the free version includes a limited amount of viewing per day LANGUAGES & DEVICES - Available in 8 languages: English, Turkish, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean - iPhone & iPad (iOS 16+) and Apple TV (tvOS 16+) Download Nova today — add your playlist and start watching in under a minute. COMPATIBLE WITH - M3U / M3U8 / M3U Plus / Xtream API - AirPlay / libVLC engine This app does not provide any content. You need your own IPTV subscription or M3U playlist URL.

About

Stream Master

This app is an IPTV player that allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your own playlists. It supports M3U and Xtream Codes, offers a TV guide, recording capabilities, and casting to your TV. Enhance your viewing experience with features like Multi-View and offline downloads in the Pro version.

Highlights
  • Plays M3U and Xtream playlists
  • Live TV guide (EPG)
  • Program reminders and catch-up
  • Multi-View and recording (DVR)
  • Casting to TV (AirPlay, Chromecast)
  • Offline downloads
Features
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Stream Master is an IPTV player for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It plays the M3U, M3U8 and Xtream Codes playlists you already have, with a TV guide, Multi-View, recording and casting to your TV. WHAT YOU NEED Stream Master is a player only. It does not provide, sell or include any channels or content. Add your own M3U playlist URL or your Xtream Codes login (server, username and password) from your provider, and your live channels, movies and series appear, sorted into the provider's categories. WHAT IT DOES • Live TV, movies and series in one app, with search across all of them • TV guide (EPG): now and next on every channel and a guide grid for today and tomorrow, from Xtream, or from XMLTV for M3U playlists (the playlist's own guide or an XMLTV link you add) • Program reminders that notify you when a show starts • Catch-up: replay past programs from the guide on Xtream channels your provider archives • Continue Watching, favorites and watch history • Picture in Picture for HLS streams and most movies • Plays HLS, MPEG-TS, MKV, AVI and more, switching between Apple's player and a VLC-based engine automatically • Recovers live streams that drop, and offers another quality or the next channel when one fails • Parental control: lock categories with a 4-digit PIN • Large playlists with thousands of channels load quickly STREAM MASTER PRO • Unlimited playlists and favorites • Multi-View: watch up to 4 channels at once • Recording (DVR): record live TV and watch it later • Offline downloads of movies and series episodes • AirPlay and Chromecast: send a channel to your TV • iCloud Sync of playlists, favorites and watch history across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV • Picture settings and watch stats • No ads One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The free version has one playlist and up to five favorites, and shows ads on iPhone and iPad. APPLE TV The Apple TV app is included: browse with the Siri Remote, change channel with Up and Down, use the TV guide with catch-up, Multi-View and recording. PRIVACY Xtream passwords are kept in your device's Keychain and are never stored in iCloud. Stream Master has no account to create. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IPTV Smart Player4 screens
Stream Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IPTV Smart Player at 5.0 against Stream Master's 4.2. IPTV Smart Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Smart Player sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Stream Master sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPTV Smart Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPTV Smart Player ships an update every 5 days, Stream Master every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IPTV Smart Player versus Stream Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPTV Smart PlayerStream Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB163 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNihat BasmacıCmoonTech

Customer experience

IPTV Smart Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stream Master

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

IPTV Smart Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly | 1-Week Free Trial |3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly | 1-Week Free Trial |3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Use$39.99
  • Unlimited$49.99
4 purchases

Stream Master

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • Premium Montly Plan$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$69.99

Questions

Is IPTV Smart Player free?
IPTV Smart Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stream Master free?
Stream Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IPTV Smart Player or Stream Master?
IPTV Smart Player is rated higher. IPTV Smart Player averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Stream Master averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do IPTV Smart Player or Stream Master have ads?
Stream Master shows ads; IPTV Smart Player does not.
Which is updated more often, IPTV Smart Player or Stream Master?
IPTV Smart Player ships an update every 5 days, and Stream Master every 5 weeks. Most recently, IPTV Smart Player was updated on November 8, 2026 and Stream Master on November 4, 2026.

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