Comparison

Emby vs AM3U Pro

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

Head to head
About

Emby

Unite your personal videos, music, and photos into a single, accessible library. Stream your media to any device with automatic on-the-fly conversion and elegant organization. Share with friends and family, and manage access with robust parental controls.

Highlights
  • Personal media aggregation
  • On-the-fly media conversion
  • Elegant media organization
  • Media sharing with friends/family
  • Parental controls
  • Cloud-synced media streaming
Features
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Bringing all of your personal media together into one place has never been easier! Emby unites your personal videos, music, and photos and streams them to your devices. Get the free Emby Media Server from the Emby website (required as part of your Emby install). • Emby automatically converts your media on-the-fly to play on any device. • Emby organizes your media into an elegant display with artwork, rich metadata and related content. • Easily share your media with friends and family. • Rich parental control and management features allow the Emby Server administrator to easily control access for your entire family. • Stream your cloud-synced media (with installed cloud sync providers) The app is free to browse your media collection, and free to cast media to other devices. Playback requires a small one-time in-app purchase, or an active Emby Premiere subscription, also available in-app. Emby Premiere is available in-app as a monthly subscription for $6.99 USD per month. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the renewal cost is $6.99 USD. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Our privacy policy can be found at https://emby.media/privacy. Please also see our terms of use at https://emby.media/terms. All content displayed here is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. The videos displayed are available on the Open Movie Project, found at http://www.blender.org/

About

AM3U Pro

Stream IPTV channels on your mobile device using M3U and M3U8 playlists. Add content via iCloud, URL, GitHub, or sharing from other apps. Supports various playlist formats and offers customizable appearance options.

Highlights
  • M3U/M3U8 IPTV playback
  • Add playlists via iCloud
  • Add playlists via URL
  • Add playlists via GitHub
  • Share playlists from other apps
  • Dark Mode and Light Mode support
Features
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Watch IPTV on your phone The application is only a player and does not contain any preset channels. You can add a playlist with: • iCloud • Url • GitHub • Share from other App Support: M3U M3U8 TXT Appearance (iOS 13+): • Dark Mode • Light Mode • Auto

Screenshots

Emby1 screens
AM3U Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Emby at Free against AM3U Pro's $0.99. Emby also leads on ratings volume (654 vs 163) and device support (5 vs 3). AM3U Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Emby is free to download; AM3U Pro costs $0.99 up front. Emby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. AM3U Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AM3U Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 654 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Emby's written reviews are positive against 44% of AM3U Pro's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Emby versus AM3U Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbyAM3U Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.1 (654 ratings)4.7 (163 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings654 — better163
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEmby Media汝泉 张

Customer experience

Emby

All ratings654 ratings
Positive48.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative44.5%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral12.2%
Negative57.1%

AM3U Pro

All ratings163 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Emby

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Playback errors
  • Inability to play certain file formats
  • Disconnection issues
  • Syncing problems
  • Crashes on launch
Show 2 more
  • Orientation issues
  • Transcoding problems

Requested features

7 requests
  • Picture-in-picture mode
  • Swipe gestures for navigation
  • Improved music management
  • Offline playback enhancements
  • Chromecast improvements
Show 2 more
  • Faster server scanning/indexing
  • Better codec/format support

AM3U Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Emby

Subscriptions1
  • Emby Premiere$6.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Playback2 variants$4.99
None

AM3U Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emby free?
Emby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AM3U Pro free?
AM3U Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emby or AM3U Pro?
AM3U Pro is rated higher. Emby averages 3.1 out of 5 from 654 ratings, while AM3U Pro averages 4.7 from 163 ratings.
Do Emby or AM3U Pro have ads?
Neither Emby nor AM3U Pro shows ads.

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