Comparison

StreamX vs Decastory

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

Head to head
About

StreamX

A modern IPTV player for Apple devices that supports M3U and Xtream Codes playlists. Enjoy fast playback, content management, and advanced features like catch-up, multi-screen viewing, and offline downloads.

Highlights
  • M3U and Xtream Codes playlist support
  • Fast playback and smooth navigation
  • Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
  • Catch-up TV support
  • Multi-screen and Picture-in-Picture viewing
  • Cross-device sync
  • User profiles and parental controls
  • Offline viewing
Features
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StreamX is an IPTV and media player that brings live TV, movies and series together on iPhone and iPad. Add your M3U, M3U8 or Xtream Codes playlists, or connect to Jellyfin, Plex or Emby, and enjoy your media in one place. Your Media Libraries: Browse your movie collection, view movie and series details, and explore episodes from your connected server. Keep favourites close at hand and choose what to watch alongside your IPTV playlists. Live TV and EPG: See what's on now and what's coming next in your IPTV playlists with a modern TV guide. Browse programme schedules and move between channels with navigation designed for touch. Global Search: Find live channels in your playlists, and movies and series across your added playlists and media libraries. Spend less time browsing menus and more time watching. Continue Watching: Pick up movies and series from where you left off. Return to an unfinished film or carry on with an episode without searching for your place again. Sync Across Apple Devices: Keep your IPTV playlists, favourites, recent views and viewing progress in sync across your Apple devices. Move between screens without rebuilding your playlist setup. Picture-in-Picture: Watch in a smaller, resizable video window while using other apps. Reply to a message or continue browsing StreamX without interrupting playback. AirPlay and Chromecast: Send compatible streams from iPhone or iPad to a bigger screen. Choose what to watch on your device, then cast it to your television and control playback from your phone or tablet. Multi-Screen Viewing: Follow multiple live channels at once. Keep up with sports, news and different events without repeatedly switching streams. Profiles: Create separate profiles for members of your household. Keep each person’s favourites, recently watched items, viewing progress and preferences together for a more personal viewing experience. Advanced Playlist Customisation: Arrange your playlists around the way you watch. Rename and reorder categories, shuffle content, organise channels and media, and keep your favourites within easy reach. Audio Tracks and Subtitles: Select from available audio tracks and search for subtitles while watching. Switch between languages and choose the combination that works for you. Parental Controls: Use Face ID or Touch ID to protect locked categories and keep them out of favourites and recently watched sections. IPTV Catch-Up Playback: Revisit earlier programmes with catch-up playback from your IPTV playlist. Offline Playback: Save compatible movies and episodes for flights, commutes or time away from Wi-Fi, then watch on your iPhone or iPad without an internet connection. Built-in VPN: Choose your preferred server location and manage your VPN connection directly within StreamX, without switching between apps. Important Notice: StreamX is a standalone media player and playlist manager. It does not provide, sell, host, upload, retransmit or distribute television channels, films, series, playlists or playable media sources. No media or provider catalogue is included with the app. StreamX does not operate a content-provider directory, add-on catalogue, or mechanism for discovering third-party playable sources. Users must add their own authorised playlist or connect a supported media server they are authorised to access. Users are solely responsible for ensuring they have all rights and permissions required to access and play the content. StreamX is not affiliated with or endorsed by any content provider or media-server platform. Use of StreamX with unauthorised content is prohibited. StreamX does not provide, record, host or archive programmes; catch-up availability and access rights are determined solely by the user’s authorised source. Metadata: Certain movie and series metadata is provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Terms and Privacy Policy: https://streamx-app.com/legal

About

Decastory

Embark on finite AI-driven text adventures where your choices permanently shape the narrative. Select a genre and story length, then make decisions that influence your character's stats and lead to unique endings. Explore alternate timelines by branching your story at any point.

Highlights
  • Finite AI text adventures
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Branching timelines
  • Stat-based climax
  • Multiple endings
  • Genre and length selection
Features
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Every choice matters. Every story ends. DecaStory is a finite AI text adventure. Pick a genre — Action, Suspense, Fantasy, or Romance — set your story length, and make choices that permanently shape where the tale goes. Unlike endless AI chatbots, every DecaStory has a fixed number of slides and builds toward a real climax and a real ending. HOW IT WORKS Choose your genre, length (5, 10, or 20 slides), and content maturity Each slide, pick from three choices — every one shifts your Caution, Boldness, and Cunning Your accumulated choices trigger stat checks at the story's climax — pass or fail is determined by how you played, not by chance Reach one of many endings, then fork your story at any past moment to explore the timeline you didn't take FEATURES Timeline Tree: branch any story at any choice and watch your alternate histories grow The Vault: your archive of every story, favorite, and unfinished tale Achievements and statistics that track how you play Rewrite choices in your own words in Fantasy mode Play as a guest instantly — no account needed Short stories, real endings, and the roads not taken. Write your fate in ten slides or less.

Screenshots

StreamX4 screens
Decastory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decastory at none against StreamX's 9. Decastory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). StreamX's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, ads 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. StreamX sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Decastory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decastory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StreamX has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StreamX versus Decastory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamXDecastory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStreamX Technologies L.L.C-FZAshwin John Charles

Customer experience

StreamX

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

Decastory

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

StreamX

Subscriptions6
  • StreamX PRO – Individual Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • StreamX PRO Family – Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • StreamX PRO – Individual 6 Months7 Days trial$8.996 Months
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  • StreamX PRO Family – 6 Months7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • StreamX PRO – Individual Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • StreamX PRO Family – Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Espresso Tip$0.99
  • Latte Tip$3.99
  • Latte + Cake Tip$5.99
None

Decastory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StreamX free?
StreamX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decastory free?
Decastory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StreamX or Decastory?
Decastory is rated higher. StreamX averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Decastory averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StreamX or Decastory have ads?
Neither StreamX nor Decastory shows ads.

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