OVID vs Num
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
Num
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There are puzzles in which the same numbers are connected by lines. This puzzle is unique in that it is more often solved by intuition or on-the-spot inspiration rather than by careful accumulation of logic. It is practically impossible to solve these puzzles by logic, but this application, Nanrin Solver, uses the smartphone's CPU to verify all patterns and solve the puzzle. These puzzles are often published in puzzle magazines and newspapers, but as I mentioned earlier, they take a considerable amount of time to solve. Of course, puzzle magazines exist to help you kill that kind of time, but if you don't want to spend that kind of time and want to solve puzzles quickly, this is the puzzle for you. Some puzzles can be solved in less than a second, while others can take several hours, depending on the pattern of the problem. While your smartphone is solving the puzzle, the app also allows you to listen to music to pass the time. Note that there are no examples or practice problems in this app. This app is only specialized for solving puzzles. How to use 1. Look at a puzzle in a newspaper or magazine, and tap to input the board size and number sequence. Instead of numbers, you can use animal pictograms or fruit pictograms. (Optional) 2. Select one of the playlists registered in the "Music" application to take some time while the application solves the puzzle. When you have finished entering the puzzle board, press the "Solve" button and the app will start solving the puzzle. Please wait until the puzzle is solved while listening to the music in the playlist you have selected. When the puzzle is solved, or you find that there is no solution, you will receive a push notification, so please start the app to check the solution. Rules of this puzzle 1.Draw lines in the squares and connect the same numbers. 2.The lines must be drawn vertically and horizontally so that they go through the squares. Lines must not cross each other or branch off. 3. Lines must not pass through numbered squares. 4. No more than two lines may be drawn in a square.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OVID at none against Num's shown. Num's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. OVID sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Num sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OVID ships an update every 3 months, Num every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OVID | Num |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Docuseek, LLC | Sato Kazushige |
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
Num
- Animal key panel$0.99
- Fruit key panel$0.99









