Comparison

ProperIpTv vs Novastream 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.

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Novastream Player

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IMPORTANT โ€” READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING Novastream Player is a video player only. We do not provide, offer, sell, broker, host, or have any affiliation with any IPTV service, television channel, movie, or series. You must already have an active, independent subscription with your own third-party IPTV or M3U provider. By using this app, you confirm you have full legal authority and the right to access and use any service you connect it to, and that your use complies with all applicable laws and that service's own terms. Novastream Player can optionally send anonymous device and app-performance diagnostics tied only to a random device identifier โ€” never your provider login, email, or account details. This can be turned off anytime in Settings. โ€” โ€” โ€” Novastream Player turns your own IPTV subscription into a fast, native-feeling app. CONNECT YOUR PROVIDER Sign in with Xtream Codes, an M3U/M3U8 URL, pasted playlist text, or QR pairing from another device. Manage multiple providers and switch between them anytime. HOME A real dashboard: trending movies and series, continue watching, favourites, and what's newly added โ€” built from your provider's own catalogue. LIVE TV & GUIDE Browse live channels with a full programme guide (EPG). See what's on now and next before you switch. ON-DEMAND LIBRARY Browse movies and series by category. Fast search across your entire catalogue as you type. OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download movies and episodes to watch without a connection. Manage downloads and storage from one place. PROFILES FOR EVERYONE Separate profiles per person, each with its own provider, guide, and watch history. A dedicated Kids profile with a PIN and content filtering. BUILT FOR REAL PLAYBACK Adjustable playback speed, aspect ratio, audio tracks, and subtitles. Resume where you left off. Picture-in-picture support. Questions or issues? novastreamplayer.com/support.dc.html

Screenshots

ProperIpTv4 screens
Novastream Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Novastream Player at none against ProperIpTv's 1. ProperIpTv's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Novastream Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ProperIpTv versus Novastream Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProperIpTvNovastream Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developerhans jerry U PSaid Elyas Said Aminuddin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ProperIpTv

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99
None

Novastream Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProperIpTv free?
ProperIpTv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Novastream Player free?
Novastream Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProperIpTv or Novastream Player have ads?
Neither ProperIpTv nor Novastream Player shows ads.

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