Comparison

AVPlayer vs nPlayer Lite

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

Head to head
About

AVPlayer

Play virtually any computer video format on your iPhone or iPad without conversion. Supports external subtitles and offers advanced playback controls, including speed adjustment and gesture navigation. Easily transfer files via USB or Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Plays AVI, WMV, Xvid, and more
  • Supports external SRT and SMI subtitles
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5x to 2.0x)
  • Gesture controls for navigation and speed
  • USB and Wi-Fi file transfer
  • Folder management with passcode
  • Resume playback from last position
Features
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Do you enjoy watching videos on your iPhone? Do you hate not being able to because your iPhone cannot support the video format? Or do you hate the inconvenient and time-consuming hassle of trying to convert video formats to fit into one that your iPhone can support? This is why the AVPlayer was created. The AVPlayer can play almost any computer video file format such as AVI, Xvid, WMV and much more clearly and effortlessly. No converting hassles. Just copy files via USB and just drag and drop into the AVPlayer’s Media Explorer. The AVPlayer can also support external subtitle files such as SMI and SRT. So if you enjoy watching videos on your iPad, then the AVPlayer is an absolute necessity. • Support Formats - Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) - Support High quality video clips ( 720P, 1080P ) - MP4,MOV,M4V - XVID,AVI,WMV,RMVB,ASF,H264,MKV… most of all movie file formats. - SMI, SRT, TXT, SubStationAlpha Subtitles • Post Processing - High quality video processing - Contrast,Saturation,Brightness - TV-Out • Control the playback speed (From 0.5X to 2.0X) - User setting support - Sweep to the left : move to backword 10 sec - Sweep to the right : move to forward 10 sec - Sweep to the top : 1.5X speed - Sweep to the down : normal speed • Additional features - Rotation Lock / Aspect ratio:auto/16:9/4:3/Full screen - Folder Management:Pass code/Move/Rename/Create - Resume play from last position - Scrubbing search - supports e-mail attachment by "Open In" feature • USB/WIFI Transfer • Note 1. How to add video with USB - Run iTunes 9.1 or above - Device->My Device(My iPad)->Apps, drag and drop files to the AVplayer's documents 2. Support High quality video clips ( 720P, 1080P ) - High quality video clips of 720P (1280 x 720) or more are recommended for MP4 format. - MP4, MOV, M4V formats that QuickTime supports can be played up to 1080P by using H/W Decoder but, Post Processing function isn’t provided. - Support H/W decoding for MKV and AVI (720P supported on iPad1, 1080P supported on iPad2 / The New iPad) - Hybrid decoding mode is added and now it is able to play high resolution videos by using hardware accelerator feature embedded in iPhone/iPad even for mkv or avi in h264. Also battery use time has extended. - Application may crash in iPhone 3GS / iPod Touch due to heavy use of memory in Hybrid decoding. Try turning off all application running in background and reboot the device by holding down sleep mode button for long time.   - If screen shakes it means hardware decoding is not supported. Try turning off hybrid decoding. - When the file formats are available for MKV or AVI the player supports hardware decoding. - If you cannot choose audio in mp4 or avi, change the extension to mkv temporarily and chosen audio channel will be applied. 3. The optimal speed when advancing its playing speed can differ depending on the way it’s compressed and the size. Video clips of XVID (AVI) 720 x 480 can be fast played up to 1.3-1.5 times faster than normal.

About

nPlayer Lite

Play any video format without conversion. Stream media from remote devices and cloud storage. Offers extensive subtitle support and gesture controls for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Plays all video and audio formats without conversion
  • Stream media from network devices and cloud storage
  • Advanced subtitle support with customization
  • Gesture controls for playback and subtitles
  • Hardware acceleration for smooth playback
  • File and playlist management
Features
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- You don't need to convert video files to MP4 to play them in your mobile device. nPlayer enable you to play all kinds of video formats and codecs without file converting efforts. - You don't need to store video files in your device with limited storage space. nPlayer's powerful and various network technologies will help you to stream them from remote devices. - With your finger tip, you can adjust playback position, move to previous and next subtitle position, adjust location and font size of subtitles, control volume and brightness. - Experience nPlayer, thousands of users recommendations. * This version of nPlayer contains advertisements. * Features - Supports iXpand Flash Drive - Supports HDMI output - Supports video files : MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, ASF, FLV, OGV, RMVB, TP etc. - Supports audio files : MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, APE etc. - Supports subtitle files : SMI, SRT, SSA, IDX, SUB, LRC, SUP, MLP2 etc. - Supports image files : JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF etc. - Supports playlist files : CUE, M3U, PLS - Supports WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, SMB/CIFS, NFS - Supports UPnP/DLNA (supports subtitles if DLNA server provides subtitles information.) - Supports cloud service (Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) - Supports in-app web browser - Supports iTunes video/audio play (except for DRM contents) - Supports videos and pictures in Album - Playback speed control : 0.5x ~ 4.0x - Resume playback - AB repeat(specific section repetition) - Screen lock - Supports AV1/HEVC/H.264/MPEG4 Hardware acceleration - Supports 3D video mode - Screen flip horizontally, vertically. brightness and saturation control - Aspect ratio : Default, 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 1.85:1 etc - Supports multi-track audio - Supports audio boost - Supports audio sync - Supports lyrics display - Supports embedded subtitles - Supports multi-track subtitles - Supports user’s selection of subtitle files - Supports addition of optional subtitle files while playback - Supports subtitles font, color, shadow, outline customization - Supports subtitles sync - Supports external subtitle fonts - Supports SAMI(SMI) tag - Supports SSA/ASS with full styling, embedded subtitles - File management : Delete, Move, Rename, Create a folder - Playlist management : Add, Delete, Modify - Supports recently played list - Folder lock - Supports Open-in - Supports UI theme * Gesture Features - Tap : Menu - Double tap : Pop-up play - Drag horizontally : Playback position adjustment - Drag vertically on right half of the screen : Volume control - Drag vertically on left half of the screen : Brightness control - Pinch on the screen : Screen size adjustment - Drag horizontally on subtitle text : Move to previous/next subtitle text - Drag vertically on subtitle text : Subtitle position adjustment - Pinch on subtitle text : Subtitle font size adjustment - Supports finger gesture customization

Screenshots

AVPlayer4 screens
nPlayer Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: nPlayer Lite at Free against AVPlayer's $2.99. nPlayer Lite also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). AVPlayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 42%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

nPlayer Lite is free to download; AVPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

nPlayer Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer Lite has 3.8K ratings behind it against 281, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of AVPlayer's written reviews are positive against 42% of nPlayer Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, nPlayer Lite every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AVPlayer versus nPlayer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVPlayernPlayer Lite
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (281 ratings)4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews — better41.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2813.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEPLAYWORKSNewin Inc.

Customer experience

AVPlayer

All ratings281 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews1,543 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative19.2%

nPlayer Lite

All ratings3,801 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews322 reviews
Positive41.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative49.1%

Bugs and requests

AVPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

nPlayer Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Locked folders issue
  • Subtitle not showing up
  • Downloading files not working
  • Streaming from NAS/DLNA not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search option in cloud storage
  • Improve subtitle handling and customization
  • Implement equalizer and audio settings
  • Add Chromecast/AirPlay support
  • Provide a trial version without ads

In-app purchases

None

AVPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

nPlayer Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVPlayer free?
AVPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is nPlayer Lite free?
nPlayer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AVPlayer or nPlayer Lite?
nPlayer Lite is rated higher. AVPlayer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 281 ratings, while nPlayer Lite averages 4.6 from 3.8K ratings.
Do AVPlayer or nPlayer Lite have ads?
nPlayer Lite shows ads; AVPlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, AVPlayer or nPlayer Lite?
AVPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, and nPlayer Lite every 9 days. Most recently, AVPlayer was updated on September 27, 2026 and nPlayer Lite on September 27, 2026.

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