Kanopy vs Darya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanopy
Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.
- Free film streaming
- Ad-free viewing
- Library card required
- Festival award-winning films
- Documentaries
- The Criterion Collection
- Kanopy Kids with parental controls
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.
Darya
Stream a diverse collection of TV shows and movies in Dari, Farsi, and Pashto. Enjoy Afghan, Turkish, Western, Indian, and Korean content, including series, documentaries, news, sports, and cartoons.
- Watch in Dari, Farsi, Pashto
- Afghan content
- Turkish series
- Western movies
- Indian dramas
- Korean shows
- Documentaries and news
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Watch in Dari, Farsi and Pashto the best Afghan, Turkish, Western, Indian and Korean series, movies, TV shows, documentaries, news, sport, kids cartoons and more ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kanopy at 4.8 against Darya's 3.5. Kanopy also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 31%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Darya sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Kanopy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kanopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 150K ratings behind it against 218, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Kanopy's written reviews are positive against 31% of Darya's.
Kanopy ships an update every 2 weeks, Darya every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kanopy | Darya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (150K ratings) — better | 3.5 (218 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 150K — better | 218 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #134 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kanopy | Moby Media FZ-LLC |
Customer experience
Kanopy
Darya
User reviews
Kanopy
From 150K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎥 Eclectic and engaging selection of films and series
- 🎬 Great movies and documentaries
- 🏆 Excellent content and thoughtful entertainment
- 🌍 Wide selection of various international material
- 🧠 Fantastic educational content like The Great Courses
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes, freezes, and has stability issues
- 🔍 Difficult to search and navigate, poor user experience
- 🕰️ Losing credits just for resuming a movie
- 🔇 No way to turn off closed captions
- 📺 Chromecast and TV integration problems
Darya
From 218 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great app for entertainment
- 👍 Variety of content
- 🙌 Helpful for travelers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 📺 Incomplete series and missing episodes
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation
- 🔇 Audio and translation issues
Bugs and requests
Kanopy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
- Chromecast and TV streaming problems
- Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
- Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
- Improve search and browsing functionality
- Provide more content filtering and parental control options
- Add support for offline viewing and downloads
- Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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- Improve video quality and playback stability
Darya
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos getting stuck or freezing
- Subscription issues and inability to unsubscribe
- Inconsistent content updates
- Compatibility problems on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more Turkish and war/mafia series
- Improve episode availability and completeness
- Provide better search and filtering options
- Enhance audio and translation quality
- Offer ad-free subscription option
In-app purchases
Kanopy
No in-app purchases
Darya
- Darya+$3.991 Month
