OVID vs Troma NOW!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OVID
Discover a curated selection of independent documentaries, art-house films, and global cinema. This subscription service offers unique titles not found on other platforms, with new content added monthly. Enjoy high-quality independent films and television series.
- Curated streaming for indie films
- Documentaries and global cinema
- Art-house film collection
- Exclusive titles not on other platforms
- 20-35 new films added monthly
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A curated streaming destination for documentaries, art-house films, and global cinema. A new subscription video-on-demand service, OVID draws from the collections of the leading distributors of high-quality, independent, art-house, documentary, and social issue films and television series. Most of the films on OVID are not available on any other subscription streaming platform. We add 20-35 new films every month. To access all features and content you can subscribe to OVID on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://www.ovid.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.ovid.tv/privacy
Troma NOW!
Access Troma Entertainment's extensive 47-year film library, featuring classic and cult movies. Enjoy curated content with subtitles and special features. Subscribe for full access to this unique collection of independent cinema.
- Extensive Troma film library
- Curated content
- Subtitles available
- Special features
- Classic and cult movies
- Independent cinema
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Troma Entertainment's Entire 47 year Library, easily accessible & meticulously curated... featuring as many subtitles & special features as inhumanly possible. Established in 1974 by Yale friends Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma Entertainment is the longest-running independent movie studio in North America, and it's one of the very few genuine brand names in the industry. Troma is worldfamous for producing and distributing classic films such as Kaufman's "The ToxicAvenger", Trey Parker's "Cannibal, the Musical", "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead", "Class of Nuke 'Em High", Charles Kaufman's "Mother's Day" and "Tromeo & Juliet". Early works of many of today's luminaries can be found in Troma's library of 1000 films, cartoons, TV shows and shorts. Jenna Fischer, Robert De Niro,Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Costner, Fergie, Vincent D'Onofrio, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gunn and Eli Roth are just a few notable Troma alumni. Troma's latest in house productions are "Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volumes 1 & 2". www.twitter.com/lloydkaufman, www.twitter.com/troma_team, www.facebook.com/troma.entertainment To access all features and content you can subscribe to Troma NOW! on a monthly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: http://watch.troma.com/tos Privacy Policy: http://watch.troma.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Troma NOW! at 5.0 against OVID's 4.8. Troma NOW! also leads on ratings volume (141 vs 40). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. OVID sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Troma NOW! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Troma NOW! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 141 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of OVID's written reviews are positive against 97% of Troma NOW!'s.
OVID ships an update every 3 months, Troma NOW! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OVID | Troma NOW! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Docuseek, LLC | Troma Entertainment Inc., |
Customer experience
OVID
Troma NOW!
Bugs and requests
OVID
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Troma NOW!
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on iPhone
- Unable to watch in full screen
Requested features
2 requests- French version of the app
- More detailed descriptions for different movie versions
In-app purchases
OVID
- OVID Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- OVID Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- OVID.tv - 499$4.99
- OVID.tv - 999$9.99
- OVID.tv - 1299$12.99
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- OVID.tv - 1499$14.99
Troma NOW!
- Troma NOW! Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month









