Comparison

Streamora vs Lume

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

Head to head
About

Streamora

Features
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Bring your playlists to life. Streamora is a premium IPTV player built for speed, clarity, and control. Import M3U/M3U8 playlists from URL or file, connect Xtream API accounts, switch between multiple playlists, and find channels instantly with search, groups, and A-Z sorting. Enjoy a polished viewing experience: - Smooth live playback - AirPlay and Chromecast support - Picture in Picture (PiP) - Volume and brightness controls - Fast retry on stream errors Make it yours: - Save favorite channels - Browse watch history - Personalize playback settings - Choose Light, Dark, or Auto theme Streamora does not provide channels or media content. Users must supply their own legal playlists and are responsible for their streaming rights. No account or subscription is required on tvOS. Auto-renewable subscriptions associated with this App Store Connect app record apply only to the iPhone/iPad version. Apple TV playback is unrestricted, and the tvOS app contains no purchase, restore, paywall, or quota flow. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lume

This app is a native IPTV player for Apple devices that transforms your existing playlists into a cinematic library. It supports live TV, movies, and series with detailed program guides, artwork, and ratings. Customize your viewing experience with profiles, favorites, and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Native Apple device design
  • Multiple playback engines
  • 4K HDR support
  • Full program guide
  • Season/episode tracking
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Parental controls
Features
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Lume is a beautiful, native IPTV player for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. Connect your Xtream Codes provider, add a Stalker portal, or import any M3U / M3U8 playlist, and Lume turns it into a fast, cinematic library of Live TV, Movies, and Series — with artwork, ratings, and a full program guide. Lume ships with no channels or content of its own. You bring your own subscription or playlist; Lume just makes it look and feel incredible. WHY LUME • Native on every Apple device — one app, designed for each screen • Four playback engines — KSPlayer, VLC, AVPlayer, and Lume Engine (beta) — with automatic fallback for maximum codec support • 4K HDR, hardware-accelerated, with Picture in Picture and AirPlay LIVE TV • Browse channels by category with logos and now / next EPG • Full program guide with a scrollable timeline • Multi-View — watch up to four channels at once, with a spotlight layout and switchable tiles • Custom XMLTV EPG sources on their own refresh schedule • Catch-up / time-shift and recently-watched zapping MOVIES & SERIES • Poster grids and cinematic detail pages • Ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic • Season / episode tracking with per-episode progress • Artwork, trailers, and cast from TMDB DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE • Save movies and episodes to your device for flights, trains, and dead zones • Downloads keep running while you use other apps • One Downloads screen to manage everything SUBTITLES & AUDIO • Search and load subtitles from OpenSubtitles without leaving the player • Switch audio and subtitle tracks per stream • Deinterlacing options for older SD channels (Lume Engine) MADE PERSONAL • Continue Watching, Favorites, Trending, and a For You rail tuned to your taste • Choose which rows appear on Home, and in what order • Hide and reorder categories and channels — in bulk, with search • Multiple profiles, each with its own history — synced across devices via iCloud • Parental controls with child profiles and PIN protection • Global search across everything, plus Skip Intro / Recap and Next Up auto-play WATCH YOUR WAY • Resume across devices; auto mark-as-watched • Optional Trakt scrobbling and history import • Hand off to Infuse, VLC, or VidHub — for movies, live TV, or both LUME PRO Lume is free to download. Lume Pro — a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock — adds unlimited playlists, offline downloads, Multi-View, multiple profiles, Trakt scrobbling, Next Up / Skip Intro, and the For You row. Bring your own legal IPTV subscription or playlist — Lume does not provide, sell, host, or recommend any content or providers.

Screenshots

Streamora4 screens
Lume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lume at every 5 days against Streamora's every 3 weeks. Streamora's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Streamora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Lume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Streamora ships an update every 3 weeks, Lume every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Streamora versus Lume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamoraLume
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre KosakPhilipp Bischoff

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Streamora

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Lume

One-time1
  • Lume Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Streamora free?
Streamora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lume free?
Lume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Streamora or Lume have ads?
Neither Streamora nor Lume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Streamora or Lume?
Streamora ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lume every 5 days. Most recently, Streamora was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lume on November 5, 2026.

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