Presto! IPTV Player vs Perfect Stream Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Presto! IPTV Player
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Presto! is built for speed. Bring your own Xtream Codes account or M3U playlist and get to what you want to watch in seconds — on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, with one subscription across all of them. Big playlists are where an IPTV app is really tested: tens of thousands of entries to fetch, parse, sort and search. Presto! is engineered around exactly that. BUILT FOR SPEED • Opens straight into your catalogue. Your channels, movies and shows are stored on device and ready before any network request finishes — no waiting on a refresh to start watching. • Parallel refresh. On Xtream accounts Presto! fetches your categories, channels, movies and series at the same time, so a full refresh takes about as long as the slowest single request instead of the sum of all of them. • Instant browsing and search. The catalogue is indexed on device, so switching category, sorting and searching stay immediate as your playlist grows. • Nothing heavy on the main thread. Parsing, indexing, sorting and search all run in the background, so scrolling stays smooth — even while a refresh is running. • The programme guide is parsed once and kept ready, so opening the EPG for any channel is immediate rather than re-reading the whole guide. • Artwork is cached in memory and on disk, so rails and grids fill instantly when you come back to them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no analytics, no third-party trackers • Your accounts, catalogue and downloads stay on your device • Passwords are kept in the secure iOS Keychain • Presto! talks only to your provider, and automatically uses an encrypted (HTTPS) connection whenever your provider supports one • An optional, off-by-default film-info lookup keeps browsing private Presto! ships with no channels or content of its own. You connect the service you already pay for (or any source you're entitled to use), and Presto! turns it into a fast, organised library. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Live TV with a full programme guide (EPG) — a scrollable grid across all your channels, with "on now" highlighting • Catch-up: jump back to a programme that has already aired, on providers that keep an archive • Movies and shows, organised by category, with seasons and episodes • Fast search across your entire catalogue • Favourites, bookmarks, Recent Channels and Continue Watching that remembers where you stopped • Offline downloads on iPhone & iPad to watch without a connection • Picture-quality badges (SD, HD, FHD, 4K), subtitle selection and 10-second skip controls • Sleep timer, aspect-ratio control and quick channel zapping • Background audio with lock screen and Control Center playback • Works with Xtream Codes and M3U / M3U8 playlists, plus XMLTV guides A PLAYER, NOT A PROVIDER Presto! does not provide, sell or include any TV channels, films or streams. Use only content you are legally entitled to access — your own provider subscription, free over-the-air streams, or other sources you have the rights to. PRESTO! PREMIUM Fast. Smooth. Presto! A subscription unlocks the full player across iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, including offline downloads on iPhone and iPad, and starts with a 7-day free trial. Presto! Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly and Annual options are available; prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. • New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://presto-privacy-policy.pages.dev/
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 in-app purchases: Perfect Stream Player at none against Presto! IPTV Player's 2. Perfect Stream Player also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Presto! IPTV Player's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Presto! IPTV Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Perfect Stream Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Presto! IPTV Player ships an update every 5 days, Perfect Stream Player monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Presto! IPTV Player | Perfect Stream Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EITC | Muhammad Asad Saleem |
In-app purchases
Presto! IPTV Player
- Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
Perfect Stream Player
No in-app purchases
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