nPlayer Lite vs Flex Samba 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
Flex Samba Player
Stream video content directly from your Samba (SMB) network shares. This app offers a powerful built-in player for various formats and allows easy management of files and folders on your network. It also includes parental controls for secure access.
- Play video from Samba (SMB) shares
- Supports all popular video formats
- Fast access to favorite network folders
- Discover SMB devices on network
- List, create, and delete directories/files
- Upload files to network folders
- Parental control with Touch ID/PIN
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Flex Samba Player allows you to play video from Samba (SMB) network shares Features: ► Powerful built-in player supports all popular formats ► Fast access to favourite network folders ► Discover SMB devices on your network ► List/create/delete directories and files ► Uploading files to network folders ► Parental control with Touch ID and pin
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nPlayer Lite at 4.6 against Flex Samba Player's 1.0. nPlayer Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). Flex Samba Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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. Flex Samba Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. nPlayer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
nPlayer Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer Lite has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of nPlayer Lite's written reviews are positive against 40% of Flex Samba Player's.
nPlayer Lite ships an update every 9 days, Flex Samba Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nPlayer Lite | Flex Samba Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.6% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Newin Inc. | artur tagirov |
Customer experience
nPlayer Lite
Flex Samba 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
Flex Samba Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
nPlayer Lite
No in-app purchases
Flex Samba Player
- Pro Version$0.99









