nPlayer Lite vs Link Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nPlayer Lite
Play any video format without conversion. Stream media from remote devices and cloud storage. Offers extensive subtitle support and gesture controls for a seamless viewing experience.
- Plays all video and audio formats without conversion
- Stream media from network devices and cloud storage
- Advanced subtitle support with customization
- Gesture controls for playback and subtitles
- Hardware acceleration for smooth playback
- File and playlist management
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- You don't need to convert video files to MP4 to play them in your mobile device. nPlayer enable you to play all kinds of video formats and codecs without file converting efforts. - You don't need to store video files in your device with limited storage space. nPlayer's powerful and various network technologies will help you to stream them from remote devices. - With your finger tip, you can adjust playback position, move to previous and next subtitle position, adjust location and font size of subtitles, control volume and brightness. - Experience nPlayer, thousands of users recommendations. * This version of nPlayer contains advertisements. * Features - Supports iXpand Flash Drive - Supports HDMI output - Supports video files : MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, ASF, FLV, OGV, RMVB, TP etc. - Supports audio files : MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, APE etc. - Supports subtitle files : SMI, SRT, SSA, IDX, SUB, LRC, SUP, MLP2 etc. - Supports image files : JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF etc. - Supports playlist files : CUE, M3U, PLS - Supports WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, SMB/CIFS, NFS - Supports UPnP/DLNA (supports subtitles if DLNA server provides subtitles information.) - Supports cloud service (Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) - Supports in-app web browser - Supports iTunes video/audio play (except for DRM contents) - Supports videos and pictures in Album - Playback speed control : 0.5x ~ 4.0x - Resume playback - AB repeat(specific section repetition) - Screen lock - Supports AV1/HEVC/H.264/MPEG4 Hardware acceleration - Supports 3D video mode - Screen flip horizontally, vertically. brightness and saturation control - Aspect ratio : Default, 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 1.85:1 etc - Supports multi-track audio - Supports audio boost - Supports audio sync - Supports lyrics display - Supports embedded subtitles - Supports multi-track subtitles - Supports user’s selection of subtitle files - Supports addition of optional subtitle files while playback - Supports subtitles font, color, shadow, outline customization - Supports subtitles sync - Supports external subtitle fonts - Supports SAMI(SMI) tag - Supports SSA/ASS with full styling, embedded subtitles - File management : Delete, Move, Rename, Create a folder - Playlist management : Add, Delete, Modify - Supports recently played list - Folder lock - Supports Open-in - Supports UI theme * Gesture Features - Tap : Menu - Double tap : Pop-up play - Drag horizontally : Playback position adjustment - Drag vertically on right half of the screen : Volume control - Drag vertically on left half of the screen : Brightness control - Pinch on the screen : Screen size adjustment - Drag horizontally on subtitle text : Move to previous/next subtitle text - Drag vertically on subtitle text : Subtitle position adjustment - Pinch on subtitle text : Subtitle font size adjustment - Supports finger gesture customization
Link Player
Create custom playlists of videos and audio from various online sources. Enjoy continuous playback even when the app is in the background and access content offline. Supports live streaming playback.
- Create custom playlists
- Add videos via URL
- Background audio playback
- Offline playback
- YouTube live streaming support
- Integrate videos from different sites
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Let's make your own playlist!! Link Player is a super simple video/audio playing application using posted videos on YouTube and other sites. By using this application, you can manage your own playlists or integrate videos from various sites into a single list. * What services LinkPlayer provides? - Add Video by it sharing URL address. - Continuously play music or sound of video when the app enters background. - Support Youtube live streaming playback. - Playable at offline. - Create and manage your own playlist. - Bind various videos which are posted at different sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nPlayer Lite at 4.6 against Link Player's 3.0. nPlayer Lite also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Link Player's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 45%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
nPlayer Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer Lite has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of nPlayer Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Link Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
nPlayer Lite ships an update every 9 days, Link Player every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nPlayer Lite | Link Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Newin Inc. | Hyunsoo Park |
Customer experience
nPlayer Lite
Link Player
Bugs and requests
nPlayer Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Locked folders issue
- Subtitle not showing up
- Downloading files not working
- Streaming from NAS/DLNA not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add search option in cloud storage
- Improve subtitle handling and customization
- Implement equalizer and audio settings
- Add Chromecast/AirPlay support
- Provide a trial version without ads
Link Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
nPlayer Lite
No in-app purchases
Link Player
No in-app purchases









