AerioTV vs SeraphIRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
SeraphIRC
A modern, native IRC client for iOS devices. It offers a customizable interface, robust IRCv3 support, and push notifications. The app prioritizes privacy with no ads or analytics, and supports secure connections and file sharing.
- 27 built-in color themes
- Multiple presentation modes
- Pinned channel/query favorites
- Extensive IRCv3 support
- Background push notifications
- Photo and file sharing
- Log searching and filtering
- FiSH encryption support
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SeraphIRC is a native IRC client for iPhone and iPad, supporting direct IRC and ZNC/Soju bouncer connections. Notable features: - 27 built in color themes - 3 presentation modes: Chat bubbles, classic UI, Modern UI (default) - Pinned channel/query favorites at the top of your treebar - Extensive IRCv3 support - Push notifications even when app is in the background - Photo and file sharing through a compatible filehost. - Search through your logs with filtering options and context windows. - Thread replies, with plain-text fallback so they read correctly on every other client - Reactions & Message Redactions where server support exists - Every message and control is labeled and ordered for screen reader use - GIF search with your own Giphy key. SeraphIRC ships no key and does not see your searches - FiSH (Blowfish) encryption support using CBC or ECB for channels, queries, and channel topics - Privacy-first: no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs of any kind. Credentials live in the iOS keychain - Pairs with SeraphIRC for desktop on Linux, Windows, and macOS to synchronize user ignore lists via Soju.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AerioTV at Free against SeraphIRC's $3.99. AerioTV also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3). SeraphIRC's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
AerioTV is free to download; SeraphIRC costs $3.99 up front. 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 AerioTV against 5.0 for SeraphIRC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AerioTV ships an update every 11 days, SeraphIRC every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AerioTV | SeraphIRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #75 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Logan Jones | Seraph Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
AerioTV
SeraphIRC
In-app purchases
AerioTV
No in-app purchases
SeraphIRC
No in-app purchases









