Side by side
| StbEmu | TiviMate | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Emulates Infomir set-top boxes (MAG 250, 270, 322) and loads your provider’s portal | An IPTV player with its own TV guide interface |
| Logins | Portal address plus a MAC address only | M3U, Xtream Codes and Stalker Portal |
| M3U playlists | Not supported | Supported |
| Interface | Your provider’s portal, as on a MAG box | TiviMate’s grid guide, the same for every provider |
| Devices | Android 7.0 or later: TV devices, phones and tablets | Designed for Android TV and remote control; not optimised for touch |
| Video players | Exo by default, with VLC, MPV, Ijk and others | Built in |
| Cost | Free with ads, or StbEmu (Pro), a paid app without ads | Free, with Premium as an in-app purchase |
| Developer | M Vasilchuk | Armobsoft FZE |
From the Google Play listings and StbEmu’s documentation, checked 5 October 2026.
The real difference: whose interface you get
With StbEmu, what you see is your provider’s portal: its menus, its guide and its film library, as a MAG box would show them. That’s ideal if you’re used to a MAG box, but it means the experience depends entirely on the provider.
With TiviMate, the portal (or playlist) is just a source of channels and guide data. You get TiviMate’s own interface, with its grid guide, favourites, catch-up, recording and multiview, whatever your provider uses.
Setting each up
- StbEmu: add a profile with the Portal URL, choose an STB model such as MAG 250, and give your provider the MAC address (most portals expect one starting
00:1A:79). See StbEmu setup. - TiviMate: add a playlist and choose Stalker portal for a portal login, or Xtream Codes or M3U if you have those. See add a playlist to TiviMate.
Either way, a portal login is tied to a MAC address registered with your provider; see MAC address for IPTV. If your provider can give you an Xtream Codes login instead, that’s usually simpler to use in any player; see Stalker portals explained.