Comparison

ntPlayer vs Galaxy Player

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

Head to head
About

ntPlayer

Stream live TV, on-demand videos, TV series, and shows on your iPhone and iPad. This media player supports various playlist formats and offers features for easy channel management and quick access to favorites.

Highlights
  • Supports M3U, M3U8, TXT files
  • Add playlists via local files, LAN, or URLs
  • Manage channels by groups
  • Favorite channels
  • Watch live TV, VOD, series, and shows
Features
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App Description ntPlayer is a lightweight streaming media video player that lets you easily watch live TV, on-demand videos (VOD), TV series, and shows on your iPhone and iPad. With a simple and user-friendly interface and convenient features, it provides an enjoyable viewing experience. Features Supports M3U, M3U8, and TXT files Add playlists via local files, LAN, or online URLs Manage channels by groups to easily find your favorite channels Favorite channels for quick access Disclaimer Does not provide any media content; all content is supplied by the user Not affiliated with any third-party content providers This app does not support playing copyrighted content without permission from the copyright owner

About

Galaxy Player

This media player supports a vast array of video, audio, and image formats. It offers features like Wi-Fi sharing, playback speed control, and privacy protection for your files.

Highlights
  • Extensive format support
  • Wi-Fi sharing
  • Playback speed control
  • File encryption
  • Dark mode
  • Background playback
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Featured features WIFI sharing, devices under the same WIFI can use the WIFI sharing function to scan and play videos without the need for transmission or copying. Supported video formats: Mp4, mkv, avi, flv, f4v, mov, mod, m2v, m4v, mpg, mpe, mpeg, mlv, wmv, wav, webm, rmvb, rm, ra, ram, asf, asx, cpk, dv, dat, divx, dirac, flc, fli, lavf, qt, swf, ts, vob, xvid, 3gp, m2ts, etc. Supported audio formats: MP3, m4a, wav, wma, ogg, aac, amr, alac, ape, aiff, au, cd, cda, cue, caff, dts, flac, pcm, ac3, eac3, etc. Supported image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, SVG, TIFF, etc. Main functions: 1. Import videos, audio, and photos from a computer or album, and classify and manage videos, audio, and photos; 2. Support operations such as search, move, copy, and rename; 3. Support video, audio, and photo encryption to protect privacy; 4. Online playback of online audio and video; 5. Image viewing; 6. Supports dark mode; 7. Supports multiple languages; 8. Support WI-FI sharing and playback; Video player functions: 1. Lock the playback interface to prevent accidental operation; 2. Double speed playback, supports up to 4 times speed, supports saving playback times; 3. Swipe the screen horizontally to adjust the progress, swipe left to rewind and right to fast forward; 4. Vertical sliding to adjust screen brightness or volume, left sliding to adjust screen brightness, right sliding to adjust volume; 5. Long press screen playback at multiple speeds, customizable long press speed, supports 0.3-4 times speed; 6. Fixed duration fast forward and rewind, customizable fast forward and rewind duration; 7. Screenshot, supports saving to the folder where the album or video is located; 8. Double click on the screen to play or pause; 9. Support skipping the beginning and end of the film; 10. Support seamless playback; 11. Support background playback; 12. Support switching playback order; 13. Support subtitle and track switching;

Screenshots

ntPlayer4 screens
Galaxy Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ntPlayer at Free against Galaxy Player's $2.99. ntPlayer also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 4) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). Galaxy Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ntPlayer is free to download; Galaxy Player costs $2.99 up front. ntPlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Galaxy Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ntPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ntPlayer has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of ntPlayer's written reviews are positive against 97% of Galaxy Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ntPlayer ships an update every 8 days, Galaxy Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ntPlayer versus Galaxy Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterntPlayerGalaxy Player
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (83 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Hengdian Technology Co., Ltd.坤 左

Customer experience

ntPlayer

All ratings83 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative23.5%

Galaxy Player

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

ntPlayer

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14
  • No sound in new version
  • App crashes after updating to black icon version
  • App crashes after updating to latest version
  • App crashes when updating m3u list
Show 9 more
  • App crashes on iOS 16
  • App crashes on iOS 12
  • App crashes on 2.6.1 latest version
  • App crashes on 2.6.1 new version
  • Export source unresponsive
  • Favorites disappear after restart
  • Error when adding deleted URL
  • App unusable after update
  • Favorite does not work

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add Apple TV version
  • Add macOS version
  • Add iPad version
  • Add picture-in-picture
  • Add background playback
Show 12 more
  • Add screen casting
  • Add recording function
  • Add locking for categories
  • Add channel sorting by letter
  • Add thumbnail previews
  • Add program guide
  • Add Italian language support
  • Add WebDAV support
  • Add fast-forward/rewind shortcuts
  • Change ads to only startup ads
  • Allow progress bar dragging in portrait mode
  • Return to 2.0 version

Galaxy Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ntPlayer

One-time1
  • 免广告会员$1.99
None

Galaxy Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ntPlayer free?
ntPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galaxy Player free?
Galaxy Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ntPlayer or Galaxy Player?
ntPlayer is rated higher. ntPlayer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Galaxy Player averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ntPlayer or Galaxy Player have ads?
ntPlayer shows ads; Galaxy Player does not.
Which is updated more often, ntPlayer or Galaxy Player?
ntPlayer ships an update every 8 days, and Galaxy Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, ntPlayer was updated on October 8, 2026 and Galaxy Player on October 13, 2026.

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