Comparison

nPlayer Lite vs Play Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Play Remote

Control your DMP series Digital Audio Player from your mobile device. Manage music libraries, playlists, and player settings for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Mobile control for DMP audio players
  • Music library management
  • Playlist organization
  • Favorite song management
  • Working mode settings
Features
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Play remote is the mobile control APP of DMP series Digital Audio Player. It working with the Audio Player to birng you a covenient music playing experience. Easily to the management of albums, files, music lists and favorites in the music player, quickly set the working mode of the player and a real faest for music lover.

Screenshots

nPlayer Lite4 screens
Play Remote2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: nPlayer Lite at 45% against Play Remote's 0%. nPlayer Lite also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). Play Remote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

nPlayer Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer Lite has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of nPlayer Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Play Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nPlayer Lite ships an update every 9 days, Play Remote every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
nPlayer Lite versus Play Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternPlayer LitePlay Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNewin Inc.Shenzhen Yuemei Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

nPlayer Lite

All ratings3,801 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews614 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative46.4%

Play Remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Play Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

nPlayer Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Play Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nPlayer Lite free?
nPlayer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Remote free?
Play Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, nPlayer Lite or Play Remote?
nPlayer Lite is rated higher. nPlayer Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Play Remote averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do nPlayer Lite or Play Remote have ads?
nPlayer Lite shows ads; Play Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, nPlayer Lite or Play Remote?
nPlayer Lite ships an update every 9 days, and Play Remote every 10 days. Most recently, nPlayer Lite was updated on November 2, 2026 and Play Remote on November 3, 2026.

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