DreamScreen BLE vs CryptoPLAY OTT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DreamScreen BLE
Enhance your TV viewing with responsive LED backlighting that syncs with any HDMI video source. This system expands your screen's perceived size, softens the picture, and reduces eye strain. Enjoy immersive experiences for movies, games, music visualization, and ambient lighting.
- HDMI video source synchronization
- Responsive LED backlighting
- Music audio visualizer
- Ambient lighting modes
- Adjustable brightness and color
- Remote control functionality
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DreamScreen is a television enhancement product that uses responsive LED backlighting that reacts to any HDMI video source. DreamScreen stretches the size of your screen, softens the picture and is easier on your eyes. It is the first of its kind worldwide to use any HDMI Video Content. DreamScreen TV App operates like a remote and offers a full range of control. Easily toggle through the different modes, adjust brightness and color settings. Three Ways to Enjoy a DreamScreen! Video. Music. Ambient Lighting Video – The LED lights behind your television react to the color pixels on your screen at 60 frames a second! DreamScreen creates an even better way to enjoy your favorite movies, tv shows and video games. No matter what the HDMI source, (Cable TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, AmazonFire, Roku, PlayStation, Xbox, and so many more) DreamScreen casts your movie or game to create an incredible new home theater experience. Music – DreamScreen comes with a LED light audio visualizer that reacts to the music you are listening to. Watch the LED lights dance to your beats and create a party scene in any home or venue. Music mode will react to all of your favorite listening channels like Pandora, iTunes Media, Amazon, and more. Ambient Lighting – Choose from an array of colored lighting to create a special ambiance at your home or event. The app offers a full range of colors and brightness.
CryptoPLAY OTT
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The 'CryptoPLAY OTT' app offers a TV/VOD service with quality content and convenient access on mobile devices. Subscribers can enjoy, record the television channels and programs in high definition, without loyalty and with the option of watching on up to 5 devices simultaneously. The app offers program guide, works at home with wireless networks and also with 4G. The recommended bandwidth is 8 Mbit/s. CryptoPlay is a complete, affordable end-to-end OTT solution for Pay TV operators. CryptoPlay supports linear TV, catch up, start-over, network recordings and video on demand. CryptoPlay contains transcoders, packagers, OTT servers and Origin Servers. Together with CryptoGuard’s CAS and DRM solutions the Pay TV operator can establish a complete OTT and Pay TV solution at very affordable rates. Please download the CryptoPlay application to see how it can look like. Statistics are showing that more and more consumers watch their favorite TV programs when they can through catch up. Also start over and network recordings have become popular. Consumers want such TV services not just in their home but also on their tablets and smartphones wherever they are. Pay TV operator without OTT services in markets where competitors offer OTT services faces a serious churn. Establishing such services is therefore a necessity for most Pay TV operators; however, consumer’s willingness to pay for such services is very low. As OTT solutions till now has been complex and expensive it has been a challenge for Pay TV operators to fulfill consumer’s expectations and stop churn.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DreamScreen BLE at 8.0 against CryptoPLAY OTT's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DreamScreen BLE ships an update every 2 months, CryptoPLAY OTT every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DreamScreen BLE | CryptoPLAY OTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rakesh Reddy | Cryptoguard AB |
Bugs and requests
DreamScreen BLE
Reported bugs
56 issues- App crashes upon opening
- App crashes continuously
- App only crashes upon opening
- App stopped working years ago
- App no longer functions
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- App won't open
- App crashes on startup
- App broken in iOS 14
- App crashes immediately
- App doesn't work with iOS 13.1.2
- App crashes every time I try to open it
- App always closes after trying to open
- App has not been updated in years
- App will not work with current iOS
- App broken by update
- App crashes as of iOS 13
- App crashes on start
- App no longer supported
- App stopped working after iOS 13 update
- App not updated in over two years
- App does not work with the latest iOS update
- App closes when opened
- App crashes when trying to launch
- App force closes immediately after opening
- App no longer works with new iOS
- App crashes before opening
- App crashes every time
- App force closes immediately
- App doesn't work with latest iOS
- App disabled by iOS update
- App crashes and developer has not updated in years
- App stopped working
- iOS 13 does not work
- App doesn't work since updating to iOS 13
- App will not open on iOS 13
- App keeps crashing
- App crashes immediately on iOS 13
- Recent update 13.1.2 crashed app
- App crashes immediately for iOS 13
- App doesn't work for iOS 13
- App died when iPhones updated
- App crashes every time I open it
- App crashes when I try to open it
- App never fails to start, but new update broke it
- App crashes immediately on iPhone 11
- App crashes on open
- Rarely connects
- Device only responds half the time
- Bluetooth constantly drops out
- Trouble re-connecting Bluetooth
- Loses Bluetooth connection sometimes
- App needs an auto off feature
- Cannot turn off device without connecting Bluetooth
- App needs ability to save presets
- App needs better music lighting
- App needs integration with Phillips Hue lights
Requested features
10 requests- Update the app
- Fix the app
- Update the Dreamscreen App
- Add more options in ambient section
- Add auto off feature
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- Ability to save presets
- Better music lighting effects
- RGB grid for perfect color selection
- Add-ons to ambient themes
- Integrate with Phillips Hue lights
CryptoPLAY OTT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DreamScreen BLE
No in-app purchases
CryptoPLAY OTT
No in-app purchases









