Ultimate Player Pro vs Perfect Stream Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate Player Pro
A free, minimal media player for iPhone and iPad. It allows importing local videos, organizing libraries, browsing network folders, and playing direct streams with advanced playback controls and subtitle support.
- Import local videos
- Organize media library
- Browse WebDAV/HTTP folders
- Play direct streams
- Fullscreen player
- Subtitle support
- Speed control
- AirPlay and Picture in Picture
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Ultimate Player is a free minimal media player for iPhone and iPad. Import local videos, organize your library, browse WebDAV and HTTP folders, play direct streams, and use a clean fullscreen player designed for subtitles, speed control, AirPlay, Picture in Picture, and precise playback settings. The first release focuses on a stable iOS 26 foundation with no ads, no tracking, no subscription, no in-app purchases, and no forced account. Advanced codec, cloud, subtitle, and casting parity work is tracked in the product roadmap and will be enabled as implementation and licensing allow.
Perfect Stream Player
This media player allows you to stream live TV, movies, and series from your own IPTV service. It supports hardware-accelerated playback and offers features like catch-up TV and automatic resume for VOD content. Manage multiple provider accounts with encrypted storage.
- Stream Live TV, Movies, and Series
- Hardware-accelerated VLC playback
- Catch-up TV up to 7 days
- Automatic resume for VOD
- Multi-profile account management
- Encrypted credential storage
- Offline favorites caching
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Perfect Stream Player is a fast, elegant media player for your own IPTV service. Sign in with credentials from your provider an Xtream Codes panel URL, username and password and instantly browse Live TV, Movies, and Series in a dark, focused interface built for iPhone and iPad. BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Perfect Stream Player is a standalone media player. It does not include, sell, host or stream any channels, movies or series. You must supply your own authorised provider credentials; the app only plays what your provider makes available to you. LIVE TV • Thousands of channels grouped by category, with a two-column grid panel and per-category counts • Instant search across channel names • One-tap favourites • Catchup TV: rewind up to 7 days on channels with TV Archive enabled, with a date and time picker • Live with EPG: now-playing and next-programme guide, plus "Watch Live" and "Watch from Start" MOVIES • Poster grid with categories, search and swipe-to-refresh • Rich detail screen: backdrop, plot, cast, director, year, duration, rating and genre chips • Trailer link • Favourite toggle • Automatic resume from your last position SERIES • Full season and episode browser • Episode titles formatted as "Name – SxxExx" • Same detail rich layout as movies • Favourite and resume support PLAYER • Hardware accelerated VLC playback (HLS, MPEG-TS, MP4) • Auto-retry with increasing backoff on weak networks (3 attempts, 3s / 6s / 9s) • Stream cooldown to protect your provider's connection slots • Six aspect ratio modes: Fill, Fit, 16:9, 4:3, Original, Fit Screen • Audio track and subtitle picker (including Off) • ±10 second skip and auto-hiding controls on VOD • Buffering overlay with live progress percentage • LIVE badge with live-tuned controls • Wake lock for long sessions PROFILES & ACCOUNT • Multi-profile switcher: save credentials for several panels and swap instantly, without signing out • Encrypted credential storage in the iOS Keychain • Account screen: status, expiry countdown in days and hours, active vs. max connections, allowed output formats DESIGNED FOR YOU • Dark-first Material 3 theme with Urbanist typography • Shimmer loading, empty and retry states everywhere • Optimised for iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape • Offline favourites: your lists are cached locally on-device DISCLAIMER PLEASE READ • This application is a media player only. It does not host, store, or distribute any media content. • We do not promote or endorse the use of copyrighted material. Any unauthorised use of copyrighted content is solely the user's responsibility. • We do not operate any servers and do not provide users with any content sources. Users must supply their own provider credentials. • Users are solely responsible for ensuring they hold the necessary rights and licences for the content they access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Perfect Stream Player at 15.0 against Ultimate Player Pro's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ultimate Player Pro ships an update every 2 months, Perfect Stream Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Player Pro | Perfect Stream Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lim Sangjin | Muhammad Asad Saleem |
Customer experience
Ultimate Player Pro
Perfect Stream Player
In-app purchases
Ultimate Player Pro
No in-app purchases
Perfect Stream Player
No in-app purchases
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