Comparison

Live TV IPTV Stream vs vuplusTV

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

Head to head
About

Live TV IPTV Stream

Stream live TV channels from Germany and internationally on your mobile device. Choose from over 200 streams, with options for HD quality and data-saving modes for on-the-go viewing. Enjoy a free trial and no mandatory registration.

Highlights
  • Stream over 200 live TV channels
  • HD/720p and HD/1080p quality options
  • Data-saving mode for mobile viewing
  • Filter channels by language, country, and topic
  • Picture-in-Picture for background viewing
  • AirPlay support
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Your TV. Always with you. With Live TV, you can watch German and international television on your iPhone and iPad – at home and on the go. Discover channels and see at a glance what’s currently playing. LIVE TV, EASY EVERYWHERE. News, sports, series or entertainment: Choose from over 200 TV streams and find your favorite channels with search, favorites and filters by language, country and topic. The Live TV quote shows you which programs are particularly popular right now. PAUSE, REWIND, CONTINUE WATCHING. With Timeshift, you can pause and rewind supported streams. The clear timeline helps you find a specific point or a program that is already running. TELEVISION IN PORTRAIT FORMAT. Adjust the size of the TV picture. On the iPhone, you switch between the channel list and program details under the running picture. Smart Zoom helps you follow the action even with a narrow image section. YOUR CHANNELS DIRECTLY IN VIEW. With widgets for the Home and lock screen, you can see what’s playing on your channel. Additional widgets show your favorites, popular channels or open your saved TV Wall. FOUR CHANNELS SIMULTANEOUSLY. With TV Wall 4x, you can keep up to four streams in view and switch to the channel that currently interests you. THE WAY YOU WANT TO WATCH TV. • Continue watching while using other apps with picture-in-picture. • Stream supported streams via AirPlay to a larger screen. • Adjust picture quality and data consumption to your connection. • Select available subtitles and audio tracks. • View program information and discover more about the connection to TV Pro and TV Pro Mediathek. In addition, Live TV offers an integrated clip editor with precise editing tools and customizable image formats. Live TV does not add its own commercials when changing channels. The streams come directly from the channels; advertising within the broadcast program remains. You can try a selection of channels without registration. Additional channels and features are available via in-app purchases. You need an internet connection. Channel availability, picture quality and available functions depend on the respective source and your package. Widgets require iOS 17 or later. Privacy and terms of use: https://www.tvproapp.de/rechtliches/

About

vuplusTV

Stream live TV and recordings from your Enigma2 set-top box directly to your Apple devices. Control audio, subtitles, and zap through channels with an intuitive interface. Access your favorite stations and recorded content seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Stream live TV and recordings
  • Supports multiple bouquets
  • Audio channel selection
  • Subtitle activation
  • Channel zapping
  • Recording playback controls
Features
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This App is a simplistic playback client for TV and Radio streams served by Enigma2 based set-top-boxes (STB) using the OpenWebIF web service running on the STB. Just enter the IP-Address and the port number of your Enigma2-based TV receiver and start watching Live-TV-Streams or Recordings stored on the STB. This App supports use of multiple Bouquets with TV and Radio services and multiple locations with recordings on the STB. With the upper HUD (Swipe Down during playback) you can select the audio channel and activate subtitles. The bottom HUD (Swipe Up during playback) enables zapping through LiveTV streams. During playback of recordings you can pause or use fast forward playback, which is limited because of using an HTTP connection for streaming. Enigma2 is a Linux based Open Source operating system widely used in receivers for satellite or cable TV. The App does not require file sharing (like SMB, FTP, NFS) enabled on the box. It only uses OpenWebIF via HTTP to read the Bouquets with your favorite TV stations and their current EPG information. Same applies for showing all the recordings you made on the STB. HTTPS for accessing OpenWebIF is not yet supported. FTP is used to backup some App data. This App is using VLCKit, licensed with its LGPLv2 license. VLC and VLCKit is a trademark of videolan.org. Vu+ is a registered trademark of Vu+ and Ceru Company Ltd., Korea. This App is not affiliated or endorsed by Vu+ or Ceru Company Ltd. The Vu+ Logo and vuplus as part of the product name are used with kind permission of Vu+ and Ceru Company Ltd. Special thanks to the www.vuplus-support.org forum and their members for the support and the testing efforts.

Screenshots

Live TV IPTV Stream4 screens
vuplusTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

Live TV IPTV Stream and vuplusTV both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of vuplusTV's written reviews are positive against 36% of Live TV IPTV Stream's. vuplusTV also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Live TV IPTV Stream's advantage is ratings volume (343 vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Live TV IPTV Stream sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. vuplusTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Live TV IPTV Stream against 4.6 for vuplusTV. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live TV IPTV Stream has 343 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Live TV IPTV Stream's written reviews are positive against 85% of vuplusTV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live TV IPTV Stream ships an update monthly, vuplusTV every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Live TV IPTV Stream versus vuplusTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive TV IPTV StreamvuplusTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (343 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews84.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings343 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLive TV GmbHStefan Schmidt-Bilkenroth

Customer experience

Live TV IPTV Stream

All ratings343 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral10.4%
Negative53.2%

vuplusTV

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Live TV IPTV Stream

Subscriptions10
  • Mein Live TV$0.997 Days
  • Tagesprogramm: iPhone/iPad$2.996 Months
  • Mein Live TV$3.491 Month
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  • iPhone/iPad$6.496 Months
  • Mein Live TV$7.496 Months
  • Mein Live TV$9.491 Year
  • TV Pro Alles Inklusive Paket$9.491 Month
  • Mein Live TV Jahrespaket7 Days trial$13.991 Year
  • Mein Live TV: Universal$27.991 Year
  • Alles-Inklusive-Paket$92.991 Year
None

vuplusTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live TV IPTV Stream free?
Live TV IPTV Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vuplusTV free?
vuplusTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Live TV IPTV Stream or vuplusTV?
vuplusTV is rated higher. Live TV IPTV Stream averages 4.6 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while vuplusTV averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Live TV IPTV Stream or vuplusTV have ads?
Neither Live TV IPTV Stream nor vuplusTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live TV IPTV Stream or vuplusTV?
Live TV IPTV Stream ships an update monthly, and vuplusTV every 3 months. Most recently, Live TV IPTV Stream was updated on October 24, 2026 and vuplusTV on October 24, 2026.

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