20,000+ channels ready in about a second. No ads. Catch-up TV, movies & series, and your account on up to 5 TVs - bring your own playlist.
Big, bold and easy from the couch - your whole library on the screen everyone already gathers around.
Most players re-download and re-parse your whole playlist every launch. Nebula caches it on the TV and defers everything else, so you are watching in seconds - not staring at a spinner.
M3U or Xtream Codes. Favorites, recently watched, and a live channel preview as you browse.
Poster grids, seasons & episodes, and Continue Watching that resumes where you left off.
A real EPG with now/next, auto timezone, and replay of past programmes where your provider supports it.
Pick subtitle and audio language in one press, set a default language, and style subtitle size.
Scan a QR code and add your playlist from your phone - no painful typing on the TV remote.
Signed offline licensing means a brief outage never locks you out of a subscription you paid for.
The common complaints about other Samsung-TV IPTV players - and where Nebula is different.
| Nebula TV | TiViMate | IPTV Smarters | Smart IPTV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Samsung Tizen | ✓ | ✗Android only | ⚠removed / blocked on Tizen | ✓ |
| No ads | ✓ | ✓premium | ✗ad-heavy free tier | ✓ |
| Account-based licence (not MAC-locked) | ✓ | ✓ | ⚠ | ✗tied to the TV's MAC |
| Keeps working when you replace the TV | ✓ | ✓ | ⚠ | ✗new MAC = pay again |
| Fast with 20,000+ channels | ✓~1.2s | ⚠ | ⚠slow / cache bloat | ✗laggy on big lists |
| EPG + catch-up | ✓ | ✓ | ⚠ | ⚠ |
| Self-service device management | ✓ | ⚠via phone app | ✗ | ✗email support only |
| Free trial (no card) | ✓7 days | ⚠demo only | ✗ | ⚠ |
| Lifetime option | ✓$35 | ✗subscription | ⚠ | ✓per MAC |
| Price | $10/yr or $35 onceup to 5 TVs | ~$/yrper device | varies | one-timeper TV |
Comparison reflects publicly reported behaviour and common user complaints as of 2026; other apps' features and pricing change over time. Nebula is a player - it does not include any channels.
Bring your own M3U or Xtream playlist. Every plan covers up to 5 TVs.
Nebula TV is a media player. It does not include any TV channels or content - you connect your own IPTV playlist.
No. Nebula is a player. You bring your own M3U or Xtream Codes playlist - the same one you already use.
Samsung Tizen smart TVs from 2019 onward (Tizen 5.0+). It is built natively for the platform, not a port.
Up to 5, on every plan. Your licence follows your account, so you can add or remove TVs yourself anytime.
Just sign in on the new one and remove the old one from your account. No re-purchase, unlike MAC-locked apps.
Yes - it is built for 20,000+ channels and tens of thousands of movies, and stays fast by caching the parsed list on the TV.
Nothing automatic - we never take card details for the trial. Subscribe ($10/yr) or go lifetime ($35) only if you want to keep watching.
7-day free trial. $10/year or $35 for life. Up to 5 TVs.
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