IPTV Guard vs AerioTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPTV Guard
Organize and enhance your IPTV experience with a user-friendly interface, detailed program information, and smart recommendations. Monitor stream health, manage connections, and enjoy personalized profiles for the whole family. This app requires your own IPTV subscription.
- Built-in player with EPG and quality switching
- Browse library with posters and descriptions
- AI mood picker for content discovery
- AI calendar for upcoming events
- Stream health monitoring and channel scanner
- Account protection with connection management
- Multiple profiles for family members
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Your IPTV playlist has thousands of channels, movies, and series buried in a messy text file. IPTV Guard turns that chaos into something that actually feels like Netflix. WATCH Built-in player with live TV channel zapping, EPG program info, quality switching (4K/FHD/HD), and X-Ray cast overlay while you watch. Pick up where you left off on any device. EXPLORE Browse your library with posters, ratings, and real descriptions instead of cryptic filenames. Curated collections, actor filmographies, and an AI mood picker — tell it what you're in the mood for and it finds it in your catalog. STAY AHEAD AI calendar with upcoming matches (exact channel included), predicted movie release dates on your provider, and push alerts before kickoff. Never miss what matters. KNOW YOUR PLAYLIST Health score, uptime, ping, channel scanner. See which streams are dead, which are slow, and whether it's your connection or your provider's fault. PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNT Stream Guard prevents you from getting banned by managing simultaneous connections. See every device connected. Automatic user agent rotation so your provider sees normal traffic. FAMILY READY Multiple profiles with separate favorites, watch history, and recommendations for each person. Free. No ads. No tracking. IPTV Guard does not provide or host any IPTV content. You need your own IPTV subscription to use this app.
AerioTV
Stream live TV, movies, and series from your own server. Features an electronic program guide, picture-in-picture playback, and iCloud sync across Apple devices. Optimized for Apple TV with full Siri Remote support.
- Live TV streaming
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
- Movies and Series browsing
- Picture-in-picture playback
- iCloud sync across devices
- Apple TV optimized interface
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AerioTV is a native IPTV streaming application for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS (using the iPad app). It connects to your own server via Dispatcharr API, Xtream Codes, and/or M3U playlists to deliver live TV, movies, and series with a full electronic program guide (supplied by user). Features: Live TV Stream live channels with MPV-powered playback. Browse channels in a scrollable list or a full EPG guide view (iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS) with program titles, descriptions, and time slots. Minimize playback to a picture-in-picture style mini player while browsing other content. Electronic Program Guide tvOS supports grid and list views while iOS supports list view for viewing channels and programs. Program data is cached locally and configurable from 6 hours to the full available window. Movies and Series Browse and filter on-demand content by category. Categories are pulled from the server's VOD library and can be toggled on or off through the filter menu. iCloud Sync Server configurations and preferences sync across devices using iCloud Key-Value Storage. Set up once on one Apple device and your subsequent Apple devices will pick up the same servers automatically if you select to import during the onboarding process. Apple TV Optimized Full support for the Siri Remote with directional navigation, focus management, and context menus. The guide view extends edge to edge and text is sized for the living room viewing distance. Supported Server Types
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IPTV Guard at every 5 days against AerioTV's every 11 days. IPTV Guard also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IPTV Guard against 5.0 for AerioTV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively.
IPTV Guard ships an update every 5 days, AerioTV every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPTV Guard | AerioTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mouhamadou Soumare | Logan Jones |
Customer experience
IPTV Guard
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In-app purchases
IPTV Guard
No in-app purchases
AerioTV
No in-app purchases








