Comparison

Streama vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

Streama

Features
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Your content. Your sources. One powerful player. Streama is a fast and elegant IPTV and media player built for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Add your own sources and enjoy Live TV, VOD, series, catch-up, and TV Guide in one beautifully designed app. Its modern playback engine has been carefully optimized for fast channel startup, smooth zapping, stable playback, and compatibility with both standard and less conventional IPTV streams. Key Features • Multiple Source Types Add and manage M3U playlists, Xtream Codes accounts, and supported Stalker Portal sources in one place. • Live TV, VOD & Series Browse live channels, movies, and series from your own provider using a consistent interface across all supported Apple devices. • Fast, Reliable Playback Enjoy quick channel switching, intelligent buffering, automatic stream recovery, and improved audio/video synchronization. • Smart TV Guide Use integrated XMLTV and provider EPG data to see what is currently playing and what is coming next. • Catch-up & Archive Watch previously aired programs when catch-up is available from your provider. • Powerful Playback Controls Resume watching, seek through supported content, select audio tracks and subtitles, and adjust the picture to your screen. • Stream Doctor Get clearer information when a stream is unavailable, unsupported, or temporarily unable to connect. • Search & Personalization Quickly find channels, programs, movies, and series. Organize favorites, pinned content, recent channels, and Continue Watching. • iCloud Sync Keep supported sources, favorites, settings, viewing history, and playback progress synchronized across your Apple devices. • Designed for Apple Devices A tailored experience for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, including background audio and an optimized large-screen interface. Some features require Streama Pro or Pro Plus. Content availability, formats, TV Guide data, catch-up, subtitles, and audio tracks depend on your provider. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER Streama is a media player and does not provide, sell, recommend, or include any channels, playlists, subscriptions, accounts, or media content. Users must provide their own legally obtained content sources, such as an M3U playlist or compatible provider credentials. Streama is not affiliated with any third-party content provider and does not support or promote unauthorized access to copyrighted content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cue

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Your media. Ready when you are. Cue is a media player for your own personal media library. Connect to your media server to stream movies and TV shows on iPhone and iPad, continue where you left off, and keep favourites available offline. Jellyfin is currently supported. A compatible media server and your own media library are required. Cue does not provide, host, or source movies or TV shows. EXPLORE YOUR LIBRARY Browse movies and TV shows with artwork, episode information and cast details. Search your connected library for movies, shows and episodes. KEEP WATCHING Jump back into an unfinished movie or find your next episode. Cue keeps track of your viewing progress so you can pick up where you left off. READY OFFLINE Download movies and episodes already available in your connected media library to your device for offline playback. WATCH YOUR WAY Enjoy AirPlay and Picture in Picture on supported devices. GET MORE WITH CUE PRO Cue includes browsing, streaming and limited offline downloads for free. Upgrade to Cue Pro for: • Unlimited offline downloads from your connected library • Connections to multiple media servers • Streaming quality controls • Download quality controls • Smart Downloads Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Streama4 screens
Cue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cue at daily against Streama's every 6 days. Streama's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Streama sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streama ships an update every 6 days, Cue daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Streama versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamaCue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMTOUCH MARCIN MYNARCZYKCraig Osborne

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Streama

Subscriptions1
  • Streama Pro+$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Streama Pro$9.99
2 purchases

Cue

Subscriptions2
  • Cue Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Cue Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Streama free?
Streama is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Streama or Cue have ads?
Neither Streama nor Cue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Streama or Cue?
Streama ships an update every 6 days, and Cue daily. Most recently, Streama was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cue on October 29, 2026.

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