An IPTVX alternative with Jellyfin and Emby in it.
The same shape of app, minus the ads and the watermark, plus Jellyfin and Emby beside your playlists.
- Apple TV
- iPhone & iPad
- Mac
- M3U & Xtream
- XMLTV guide
- Catch-up
- Jellyfin & Emby
- No watermark
Same playlists. Different libraries.
On live television the two overlap almost completely, and the ties below say so. What separates them is which media servers each one talks to, and what the free tier puts between you and the picture.
| Capability | Spectati | IPTVX |
|---|---|---|
| Native on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac | Yes | Yes |
| M3U, M3U8 and Xtream playlists | Yes | Yes |
| Full XMLTV program guide with now and next | Yes | Yes |
| Catch-up from your provider’s archive | Yes | Yes |
| Plex libraries | Yes | Yes |
| SMB and network shares, with no media server | Yes, in beta | Yes |
| Jellyfin and Emby libraries | Yes, Emby in beta | No |
| Free tier with no ads and no watermark | Yes | No |
| Merge SD/HD/FHD duplicates into one channel | Yes | No |
| Plays a real film before you connect anything | Four sample films | No |
| Runs outside Apple’s platforms | No | Android announced |
| Minimum operating system | tvOS and iOS 26 | tvOS 15, iOS 15 |
Written by Spectati and checked against IPTVX's own site and App Store listing in August 2026. Spectati is not affiliated with IPTVX or Bending X; feature sets change, so check theirs before you decide.
Jellyfin and Emby, beside your channels.
Plenty of people running IPTV also run a server at home, and the moment that server is Jellyfin rather than Plex, a player that only speaks Plex sends you back to a second app. Spectati connects Jellyfin, Emby, Plex and SMB shares alongside your playlists, and everything lands in one library with one search and one Continue Watching row. Emby and SMB carry a beta badge in the app.
- Jellyfin, Emby and Plex servers, plus SMB shares with no server at all
- One search across movies, shows, episodes and live channels
- The same film on two servers merged into one entry, best copy played
- Direct play of high-bitrate 4K remuxes, with your server CPU idle
- Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos passed straight through
Every feed the provider ever had, down to the ones you open.
A provider hands you every feed it has ever carried, four times over, and the app you choose decides whether that is usable. Spectati hides channels and whole categories, keeps favorites, renames and reorders, groups them your way, and collapses every SD, HD and FHD copy of one channel into a single entry. None of it is undone by the next playlist refresh.
- Hide channels and whole categories from browsing, search and the guide
- Custom categories, renaming and sorting that outlive a refresh
- Automatic SD/HD/FHD duplicate merging, with the feed variants you pick
- Wildcard rules that match thousands at once, with a subscription
- Channel up and down zapping straight from the player
Press play before you connect anything.
A new install is not an empty shelf asking for a server address. Four films are already on Home, and they play in seconds with no account, no playlist and no card. It is the real player on your own television, not a demo mode.
- Four Blender open movies, ready the moment you open the app
- Singularity is served in HDR10, so you see what full quality buys
- Nothing to sign up for and nothing that expires
- Connect Plex, Jellyfin or a playlist whenever you feel like it
HDR10
1440p
1080p
720pBlender open movies, licensed CC BY. Spectati streams them to a fresh install so there is something to watch before you connect anything.
Free to use. Pay only for full quality.
No ads, and nothing to decide before you have watched something. Free direct-plays your 4K remuxes with no transcoding, in SDR. HDR and surround sound are what a subscription adds.
Free
No account neededInstall it and press play. There is no trial clock and no card.
- Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, IPTV and SMB file shares
- Up to 2 sources running at once
- Direct play of high-bitrate 4K remuxes, no transcoding
- Live TV with a full XMLTV program guide
- Favorites, hiding, renaming and sorting, channel by channel
- Parental PIN, age-rating limits and per-provider locks
Full quality
OptionalOr $2.99/month, or $99.99 once and never again
- HDR and surround sound
- More than 2 sources at once
- Offline downloads
- IPTV catch-up and on-demand
- Bulk channel tools and program reminders
- iCloud sync across your devices
- Automatic subtitles
- SIMKL watch-history sync
Bought inside the app, whenever you decide you want it. Apple handles it via In-App Purchase, with Family Sharing. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID.
- Unlimited devices
- All providers
- tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and macOS
- Family Sharing
- Cancel anytime
Switching questions, answered.
Already have a playlist in IPTVX? Get in touch.
Same playlist. Nothing over the picture.
Spectati is free on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Press play on a sample film to see how it feels, then scan the QR code and paste your Xtream details in from your phone instead of typing them with the Siri Remote.
Also on Apple TV, iPad and Mac
Requires tvOS, iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26