Comparison

ProperIpTv vs StreamTV Player

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

Head to head
About

ProperIpTv

Features
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ProperIpTv is a player for the IPTV service you already subscribe to. It provides no channels of its own. SIGN IN IN SECONDS Your provider sends a long link with your username and password buried inside it. Paste that link and ProperIpTv fills in all three sign-in fields for you. Your password goes straight into the system Keychain. If your provider gave you a plain M3U or m3u_plus playlist link instead, paste that โ€” there is no username or password to find. BUILT FOR A REAL SUBSCRIPTION A 28,000-channel list is not a list, it is a wall. ProperIpTv reads the country, genre and quality that providers bury in channel names, so "uk sport hd" is a search that actually works. And it shows you what it understood, as chips you can remove one word at a time. ONE ROW PER CHANNEL SD, HD, FHD and 4K copies of the same channel collapse into a single row. On a real provider that removed nearly 4,000 duplicate rows. IT PICKS THE VERSION YOUR DEVICE CAN PLAY Not the one with the biggest number in its name. What you have actually watched counts for more than any label on the feed. WHEN A STREAM FAILS, IT TELLS YOU WHY Not a hexadecimal error code. "The provider refused this channel, it may not be in your package, or your one connection is already in use elsewhere." Then it offers the versions of that channel your device can play, one tap away. A SECOND DECODER, BUILT IN Playback starts on Apple's own player, so you keep AirPlay, Picture in Picture and the native controls. For the formats Apple's frameworks cannot open, a bundled decoder takes over by itself. ALSO INSIDE - Programme guide showing what is on now across your favourites - Pin a programme and it writes a real Calendar event with an alert - Movies and series, with resume points and Continue Watching - Favourites, recently watched, and search by country, genre and quality - Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac Requires an active subscription from an IPTV provider. ProperIpTv does not include, host, resell or index any channels, films, series or playlists. You supply your own provider's address and login. Not affiliated with any provider or broadcaster.

About

StreamTV Player

Features
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StreamTV Player is a video player for your own streaming sources. Add an M3U playlist or Xtream account, then browse your catalog with: - Live, Movies, and Series categories when supplied by your source; - title search; - language and region filters; - content rails for quick browsing; - favorites and recent playback; - native playback on mobile and TV; - portrait, landscape, and Picture in Picture when supported; - audio track and subtitle selection when available. StreamTV Player does not provide a catalog of channels, movies, or series. You are responsible for adding sources you are authorized to access. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ProperIpTv4 screens
StreamTV Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

ProperIpTv and StreamTV Player are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ProperIpTv sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StreamTV Player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProperIpTv ships an update every 4 days, StreamTV Player every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ProperIpTv versus StreamTV Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProperIpTvStreamTV Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhans jerry U PMarc BOISBINEUF

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ProperIpTv

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99
1 purchases

StreamTV Player

Subscriptions1
  • Stream TV Premium1 Month trial$2.991 Year

Questions

Is ProperIpTv free?
ProperIpTv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StreamTV Player free?
StreamTV Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ProperIpTv or StreamTV Player have ads?
Neither ProperIpTv nor StreamTV Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProperIpTv or StreamTV Player?
ProperIpTv ships an update every 4 days, and StreamTV Player every 6 days. Most recently, ProperIpTv was updated on November 10, 2026 and StreamTV Player on November 6, 2026.

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