Comparison

NoBudge vs Troma NOW!

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

Head to head
About

NoBudge

Discover a curated daily selection of new short films and features from emerging filmmakers. This platform celebrates low-budget cinema, DIY visions, and student films across various genres, offering exclusive content not found elsewhere.

Highlights
  • Daily new film releases
  • Exclusive content
  • Extensive browsing and curation
  • Diverse filmmaker selection
  • Focus on low-budget cinema
Features
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NoBudge is a streaming platform for young & emerging filmmakers. Curated daily, it's a unique collection of short films and features from new talent in the indie film world. Operating since 2011, it's a well-established platform started by filmmakers and focused on low-budget cinema, DIY visions, youth culture, and student films. It features a wide range of narrative, experimental, animation, documentary, sketch, web series and dance/music videos. -New films daily -Exclusive films not available anywhere else -Extensive browsing and curation -Diverse selection of filmmakers -Filmmaker friendly "One of the best places to sample what’s happening in low-budget cinema worldwide." -Glenn Kenny, The New York Times. "NoBudge celebrates the creative freedom often only found in work made free from commercial considerations. It’s a place to discover fun, stimulating short works from artists you didn’t previously know." -Mark Asch, Vulture "One of the most singular streaming outlets on the block." -Guy Lodge, The Guardian. "Like a great film festival shorts section beamed into your home, NoBudge is one of the internet’s top showcases for independent work. The scope of its programming spans and defies genres; it’s a place where the concept of film-as-art always feels honored." -Eric Allen Hatch, Endcrawl. "One of the premier destinations for true independent movies" -No Film School. To access all features and content you can subscribe to NoBudge 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.nobudge.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.nobudge.com/privacy

About

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.

Highlights
  • Extensive Troma film library
  • Curated content
  • Subtitles available
  • Special features
  • Classic and cult movies
  • Independent cinema
Features
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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

Screenshots

NoBudge4 screens
Troma NOW!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: NoBudge at free with in-app purchases against Troma NOW!'s subscription. Troma NOW!'s advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. NoBudge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NoBudge against 5.0 for Troma NOW!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Troma NOW! has 141 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of NoBudge's written reviews are positive against 97% of Troma NOW!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoBudge ships an update every 3 months, Troma NOW! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoBudge versus Troma NOW!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoBudgeTroma NOW!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better5.0 (141 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB102 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNoBudge LLCTroma Entertainment Inc.,

Customer experience

NoBudge

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Troma NOW!

All ratings139 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

NoBudge

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

2 purchases

NoBudge

Subscriptions2
  • NoBudge Monthly$5.991 Month
  • NoBudge Yearly$54.991 Year
1 purchases

Troma NOW!

Subscriptions1
  • Troma NOW! Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is NoBudge free?
NoBudge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Troma NOW! free?
Troma NOW! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoBudge or Troma NOW!?
NoBudge is rated higher. NoBudge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Troma NOW! averages 5.0 from 141 ratings.
Do NoBudge or Troma NOW! have ads?
Neither NoBudge nor Troma NOW! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoBudge or Troma NOW!?
NoBudge ships an update every 3 months, and Troma NOW! every 4 months. Most recently, NoBudge was updated on November 3, 2026 and Troma NOW! on November 7, 2026.

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