Comparison

Perfect Stream Player vs Astra IPTV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Astra IPTV

This app transforms your M3U or Xtream playlists into a streamlined viewing experience for live TV, movies, and series. It offers a TV guide, search functionality, and customizable organization, all within a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Connect M3U/M3U8 URLs or Xtream servers
  • Browse channels with TV guide
  • Search for movies and series
  • Save favorites and viewing history
  • Organize categories and appearance
  • Supports AirPlay and Picture in Picture
Features
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Your playlist. A better way to watch. Turn your own M3U or Xtream playlist into a place you look forward to opening. Astra IPTV brings live TV, movies and series together in a beautifully considered experience for iPhone and iPad. BRING YOUR OWN LIST Connect an Xtream server, add an M3U/M3U8 URL or import a file from Files. Switch between your lists while keeping each catalog, favorites and viewing history separate. MAKE LIVE TV FEEL SIMPLE Browse channels, save favorites and see what's on now and next with the TV guide. Program information comes from your source and its XMLTV guide. FIND YOUR NEXT WATCH Explore the movies and series available in your list, search within your source and browse by category. Choose episodes, save favorites and pick up on-demand video where you left off. MAKE IT YOUR SPACE Organize and hide categories, choose a light or dark appearance and keep supported lists, favorites and progress in sync through your private iCloud account. Files imported locally need to be imported again on another device. WATCH YOUR WAY Use available audio and subtitle tracks. AirPlay and Picture in Picture are available with the native player where the system and media format support them. Astra includes no advertising of its own. You can separately choose to share usage statistics with Firebase Analytics and crash reports with Crashlytics. Both options are initially off and can be changed in Settings. We do not send titles, search text, playlists or credentials to these services. Optional trailers open outside Astra in YouTube or your browser and are subject to their terms. Credentials are stored in the system Keychain. Astra IPTV is a player. It does not provide channels, playlists, movies, series or TV subscriptions. Add your own source and ensure you have the rights or permission to play its content. Catalogs, guides and playback features depend on your source. Requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later.

Screenshots

Perfect Stream Player4 screens
Astra IPTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Astra IPTV at fortnightly against Perfect Stream Player's monthly. Perfect Stream Player's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Perfect Stream Player against 5.0 for Astra IPTV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfect Stream Player ships an update monthly, Astra IPTV fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Perfect Stream Player versus Astra IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect Stream PlayerAstra IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB106 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMuhammad Asad SaleemJuan Cazalla Estrella

Customer experience

Perfect Stream Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Astra IPTV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Perfect Stream Player

No in-app purchases

None

Astra IPTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perfect Stream Player free?
Perfect Stream Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astra IPTV free?
Astra IPTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Stream Player or Astra IPTV?
Perfect Stream Player and Astra IPTV are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Perfect Stream Player or Astra IPTV have ads?
Neither Perfect Stream Player nor Astra IPTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfect Stream Player or Astra IPTV?
Perfect Stream Player ships an update monthly, and Astra IPTV fortnightly. Most recently, Perfect Stream Player was updated on November 6, 2026 and Astra IPTV on November 1, 2026.

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