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Users are solely responsible for ensuring that they comply with applicable laws, regulations, and copyright agreements when accessing and streaming content. The app and its developers assume no liability for any misuse of the service. If you do not have the necessary rights to access certain content, you must refrain from using the app for such purposes.","facts":{"developer_id":1497473330,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2020-02-14T08:00:00Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"1.29.5","release_notes":"- Added a download all button for series seasons\n- Added ability to use Metal for player 2 - access from player controls\n- Added ability to tweak when hardware decoding fallbacks to software decoding for player 2 - access from player controls\n- Added automatic fallback to the Metal player when the native player stalls in player 3\n- Updated profile refresh button to remember selected content to refresh - long press button to change content to refresh\n- Updated player 3 library\n- Fixed an issue with reporting Trakt authentication failures\n- Fixed some UI issues and made some UI improvements","rating_current_version":4.57456,"rating_count_current_version":1777,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Entertainment"],"languages":["AR","EN","FR","DE","HI","PL","ZH","ZH","TR"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence","Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes","Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor","Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes"],"device_families":null,"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-24T02:59:12.736Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-24T03:07:13.332Z","placed_at":"2026-10-24T02:26:13.045Z","scored_at":"2026-10-24T14:57:13.199Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Plays IPTV streams from MAC address (Stalker Middleware), Xtream Codes API and M3U playlist providers on iOS.","what_is":"ISTB is an entertainment app for watching IPTV from MAC address based providers using Stalker Middleware, providers using the Xtream Codes API, and M3U playlists. 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