IPTV StreamBoxPlayer vs IPTV Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IPTV StreamBoxPlayer
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StreamBoxPlayer è un player M3U/M3U8 progettato per organizzare e riprodurre contenuti multimediali personali o autorizzati dall’utente, in modo semplice, fluido e intuitivo. L’app consente di aggiungere URL playlist, gestire canali Live, Film e Serie TV, organizzare i contenuti in preferiti, continuare la visione da dove era stata interrotta e visualizzare informazioni disponibili nei dati della playlist, come EPG, dettagli dei contenuti e immagini, quando presenti. Tra le principali funzioni sono inclusi supporto Picture in Picture, ricerca rapida, gestione preferiti, sezione Da vedere, Protezione genitori con PIN e filtro dei contenuti sensibili, oltre a un’interfaccia ottimizzata per un’esperienza moderna e immediata. StreamBox non fornisce, ospita, vende o distribuisce contenuti, playlist, accessi IPTV, abbonamenti, canali televisivi, film, serie TV o altri contenuti di terze parti. L’utente è responsabile dei contenuti caricati e deve disporre dei relativi diritti o autorizzazioni per l’utilizzo. Privacy Policy: https://www.guzzettiapp.it/privacy.html Terms of Use / EULA: https://www.guzzettiapp.it/privacy.html StreamBoxPlayer is an M3U/M3U8 player designed to organize and play personal or user-authorized multimedia content in a simple, smooth, and intuitive way. The app allows users to add playlist URLs, manage Live channels, Movies, and TV Series, organize content into favorites, continue watching from where they left off, and view information available in playlist data, such as EPG, content details, and images, when provided. Key features include Picture in Picture support, fast search, favorites management, a Watch Later section, Parental Controls with PIN protection and sensitive-content filtering, as well as an interface optimized for a modern and immediate viewing experience. StreamBox does not provide, host, sell, or distribute content, playlists, IPTV access, subscriptions, television channels, movies, TV series, or any other third-party content. Users are responsible for the content they add and must have the appropriate rights or authorization to use it. Privacy Policy: https://www.guzzettiapp.it/privacy.html Terms of Use / EULA: https://www.guzzettiapp.it/privacy.html
IPTV Deck
Transform your playlists into a comprehensive TV experience with a full program guide, catch-up functionality, and offline downloads. Enjoy smooth playback on extensive channel lists, personalized profiles, and seamless cross-device syncing. Securely manage your provider passwords and enhance viewing with features like multiview and AirPlay support.
- Full program guide with catch-up
- Offline downloads for movies and series
- Personalized profiles with kids mode
- Cross-device syncing of playlists and watchlists
- Multiview up to nine channels
- End-to-end encryption for passwords
- Support for M3U, Xtream Codes, and MAC portals
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IPTV Deck is an IPTV player that turns your own playlist into a proper TV experience. Bring an Xtream Codes account, an M3U link or a file from your device — everything else is handled: a full programme guide, catch-up, favourites, offline downloads, and playback that stays smooth on playlists with over 100,000 channels. HIGHLIGHTS • Profiles — everyone in the house gets their own favourites, history and watchlist, with a kids profile and a PIN • Live sync — start on your phone, finish somewhere else; playlists, favourites, watchlist and your exact position follow you • End-to-end encryption — your provider passwords never sit readable in the cloud • Multiview — up to nine channels at once, side by side or stacked • Send to TV — pick something on your phone and it starts playing on a television running IPTV Deck • Picture in Picture and lock screen controls • MAC portals — add a Stalker or Ministra portal next to Xtream Codes and M3U • Remembered tracks — subtitles and audio stay as you chose them for every film and episode, on all your devices • Genres — browse your films and series by genre (with a TMDB account) • Recording — record live programmes and watch them later • AirPlay — send a film or a channel to an Apple TV or an AirPlay 2 television PLAYLISTS • Xtream Codes, M3U link, or a local file • Several playlists with a quick switcher • 100,000+ channels without lag — the catalogue lives in a local database • Automatic refresh every 6, 12 or 24 hours, Wi-Fi-only option, refresh on demand • Per-playlist User-Agent and alternative provider hosts LIVE TV • Now and next on every channel, with a progress bar • Categories, your own groups, hidden channels, PIN-locked categories • Favourites in the order you choose • 4K and HD filters, jump to a letter, instant search • Channel versions (HD / FHD / 4K) detected and grouped automatically TV GUIDE • Full grid with logos, reaching back as far as your provider's catch-up allows • Tap a programme that already aired to watch it from catch-up; tap a future one to set a reminder • Several XMLTV sources, automatic channel matching, time offset • Reminders arrive even when the app is closed MOVIES & SERIES • Posters, metadata, resume bars, watched episodes • Sort by date added, name, year or rating • Watchlist and Continue watching • Offline downloads — whole films or single episodes PLAYER • Plays what other apps choke on, HEVC and AC-3 included • Subtitles from OpenSubtitles, matched to the title, with adjustable size • Edge gestures for brightness and volume, double-tap to skip, pinch to zoom • Sleep timer, background audio, autoplay next episode • Catch-up playback with "go live" and "from the start" CHROMECAST • Cast anything and pick audio and subtitle tracks from your phone PRIVACY & PARENTAL CONTROL • App lock with a PIN and PIN-locked categories • Selective sync — you decide which data ever leaves the device • Backup and restore to a file IPTV Deck does not include, provide or sell any channels, films or subscriptions, and contains no content of its own. You need your own playlist from your provider.
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Verdict
IPTV StreamBoxPlayer and IPTV Deck are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. IPTV StreamBoxPlayer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and IPTV Deck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IPTV StreamBoxPlayer ships an update every 4 days, IPTV Deck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPTV StreamBoxPlayer | IPTV Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guzzetti | Zbigniew Szepczyski |
In-app purchases
IPTV StreamBoxPlayer
- StreamBox Premium Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
IPTV Deck
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99








