Comparison

Streama vs IPlayerTV Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€ข Multiple Source Types Add and manage M3U playlists, Xtream Codes accounts, and supported Stalker Portal sources in one place. โ€ข Live TV, VOD & Series Browse live channels, movies, and series from your own provider using a consistent interface across all supported Apple devices. โ€ข Fast, Reliable Playback Enjoy quick channel switching, intelligent buffering, automatic stream recovery, and improved audio/video synchronization. โ€ข Smart TV Guide Use integrated XMLTV and provider EPG data to see what is currently playing and what is coming next. โ€ข Catch-up & Archive Watch previously aired programs when catch-up is available from your provider. โ€ข Powerful Playback Controls Resume watching, seek through supported content, select audio tracks and subtitles, and adjust the picture to your screen. โ€ข Stream Doctor Get clearer information when a stream is unavailable, unsupported, or temporarily unable to connect. โ€ข Search & Personalization Quickly find channels, programs, movies, and series. Organize favorites, pinned content, recent channels, and Continue Watching. โ€ข iCloud Sync Keep supported sources, favorites, settings, viewing history, and playback progress synchronized across your Apple devices. โ€ข 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

IPlayerTV Player

Features
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IPlayerTV is a modern player for playlists and subscriptions that users already own. Pair a device from your IPlayerTV account, then browse Live TV, movies and series in a fast, native interface. Features include Continue Watching, favourites, search, series seasons and episodes, programme guide and catch-up where supported by the user's provider, resume and progress sync, subtitles and audio tracks, AirPlay and Picture in Picture on supported Apple devices. IPlayerTV does not provide, sell, host or retransmit channels or media. Users must supply their own lawful playlist and have the rights required to access its content. Feature availability depends on the playlist provider.

Screenshots

Streama4 screens
IPlayerTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

Streama and IPlayerTV Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Streama sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and IPlayerTV Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streama ships an update every 6 days, IPlayerTV Player every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Streama versus IPlayerTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamaIPlayerTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEMTOUCH MARCIN MYNARCZYKVirgil Baldovin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Streama

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

IPlayerTV Player

One-time1
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Streama free?
Streama is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IPlayerTV Player free?
IPlayerTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Streama or IPlayerTV Player have ads?
Neither Streama nor IPlayerTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Streama or IPlayerTV Player?
Streama ships an update every 6 days, and IPlayerTV Player every 4 days. Most recently, Streama was updated on October 25, 2026 and IPlayerTV Player on October 21, 2026.

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