Comparison

nPlayer vs MiruXR

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

Head to head
About

nPlayer

Play virtually any video or audio file format without conversion. Stream media from remote devices and cloud services, and control playback with intuitive gestures. Offers extensive subtitle and audio codec support for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Plays all video and audio formats without conversion
  • Streams media from network devices and cloud services
  • Supports DTS and Dolby audio codecs
  • Advanced subtitle customization and synchronization
  • Gesture-based playback controls
  • Hardware acceleration for H.264, HEVC, AV1
Features
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** nPlayer officially supports DTS (DTS HD ), DTS Headphone:X. ** nPlayer supports Dolby (AC3, E-AC3). ** nPlayer is the universal app. You can install it in any other iOS device without additional purchase. - 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. * Features - Supports officially DTS audio codec (DTS HD) - Supports Dolby audio codec (AC3, E-AC3) - Supports iXpand Drive - Supports Chromecast - Supports video cast for Smart TV - 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 Dolby, DTS HDMI Bitstream (Passthru) - 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

MiruXR

Transform your AR glasses and phone into a personal theater and a spatial workspace. Enjoy a giant virtual screen for browsing, watching videos, and viewing your media anywhere. Experience immersive 360° content and manage multiple floating windows.

Highlights
  • Giant virtual cinema screen
  • Stream from home media servers
  • Immersive 360° and VR video
  • Multiple spatial window modes
  • Glanceable AR widgets
  • iPhone as a spatial controller
Features
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MiruXR turns your XREAL glasses and your iPhone into a personal theater and a space of screens that float in the real world. Watch, browse and enjoy on a giant screen in front of you — wherever you are. CINEMA SCREEN Open any website on a huge virtual screen that follows you. Watch videos, read the news or browse with the comfort of a giant monitor — on the bus, in bed or on a plane. YOUR MEDIA ON THE BIG SCREEN Play the movies and shows from your home servers — Plex, Jellyfin, SMB and DLNA — with cover art and adaptive quality. Plus your iPhone's photos and videos, like a private cinema. 360° & IMMERSIVE VIDEO 360 and VR videos respond as you turn your head, like being inside the scene. With side-by-side 3D support. THREE SPATIAL MODES • Theater: one or several flat screens fixed in front of you. • Spatial: windows anchored around you in space — turn your head to move between them. • Canvas: your HUD with widgets always at hand. Open several pages at once and move between them with a gesture — a true spatial window manager. HANDY WIDGETS Clock, weather, calendar, notes, Pomodoro timer, activity, and even a map for walking — glanceable over the real world. YOUR IPHONE IS THE CONTROLLER Your phone is the cursor: trackpad, air-mouse with the gyroscope, or point with your gaze. All the content lives in the glasses, so the phone never gets in your way.

Screenshots

nPlayer4 screens
MiruXR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MiruXR at 100% against nPlayer's 54%. MiruXR also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). nPlayer's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 8) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On ads, 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

MiruXR is free to download; nPlayer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MiruXR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer has 1.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of nPlayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of MiruXR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nPlayer ships an update every 9 days, MiruXR every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
nPlayer versus MiruXR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternPlayerMiruXR
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB95 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNewin Inc.Felipe Mansilla

Customer experience

nPlayer

All ratings1,904 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews730 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral12.6%
Negative33.7%

MiruXR

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

nPlayer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Playback position not saved after app exit
  • Inability to connect to some network drives
  • Inconsistent behavior when playing certain video formats
  • Subtitles not displayed correctly in some cases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for Apple TV
  • Improve Chromecast support
  • Implement sleep timer for audio
  • Allow customization of subtitle size/color
  • Add option to disable metadata fetching
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  • Improve file sorting and playlist management

MiruXR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

nPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

MiruXR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nPlayer free?
nPlayer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiruXR free?
MiruXR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, nPlayer or MiruXR?
MiruXR is rated higher. nPlayer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while MiruXR averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do nPlayer or MiruXR have ads?
Neither nPlayer nor MiruXR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nPlayer or MiruXR?
nPlayer ships an update every 9 days, and MiruXR every 4 days. Most recently, nPlayer was updated on October 20, 2026 and MiruXR on October 10, 2026.

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