Comparison

nPlayer Plus vs VidHub

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

Head to head
About

nPlayer Plus

This app plays virtually any video and audio format without conversion. Stream media from various network sources and cloud services. Offers extensive subtitle support and playback controls for a personalized viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Plays all video and audio formats without conversion
  • Stream media from network devices and cloud services
  • Extensive subtitle format and customization support
  • Playback speed control and AB repeat
  • Hardware acceleration for H.264, HEVC, and AV1
  • File and playlist management
  • Gesture controls for playback and settings
Features
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** nPlayer officially supports DTS (DTS HD ), DTS Headphone:X, Dolby (AC3, E-AC3). ** nPlayer is the universal app. You can install it in any other iOS device without additional purchase. ** nPlayer Plus officially supports Dolby Audio codec and Dolby Sound Effect. But if you don't mind using Dolby Audio codec embedded in iOS, please update your iOS to 9.3 version or later and purchase nPlayer in the lower price. - 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. * Features - Supports officially DTS audio codec (DTS HD) - Supports officially Dolby audio codec (AC3, E-AC3) - Supports Dolby Mobile Surround Sound - Supports iXpand Drive - Supports Chromecast - Supports video cast for Smart TV - 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 Dolby, DTS HDMI Bitstream (Passthru) - 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

About

VidHub

This app is a powerful media player and library manager for various video formats. It offers high-quality playback, subtitle support, and seamless integration with cloud storage and media servers. Organize and enjoy your entire video collection with customizable options.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous video formats
  • High-quality playback (HD, 4K, HDR)
  • Subtitle support (embedded & external)
  • Cloud storage and media server integration
  • Extensive media library management
  • Customizable sorting and display options
Features
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Looking for a feature-packed and efficient media player to manage, organize, and play different types of video content? Enter VidHub! As the newest and most popular media player, VidHub serves up more than just the ability to play all types of video formats. With extensive media library management, VidHub promises stable and speedy video playback for an exceptional user experience. Some of the key features that VidHub offers include: - Support iOS, Mac, Apple TV platform, data synchronization through iCloud - Support for a comprehensive range of video formats, including .mkv、.avi、.mp4、.mov、.rmvb、.wmv, and more - High-quality video playback for HD, 4K, HDR, and various other resolutions - The ability to enable and disable subtitles, with support for embedded and external subtitle formats such as SRT, SSA, and SUB - Access your personal media libraries through SMB/CIFS and WebDAV, or connect your authorized accounts from supported cloud storage services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, Aliyun Drive, China Mobile Cloud Drive, and 115. - Support renaming cloud files, support add character, replace character, regular expression renaming method. - Support direct-link to Emby, Jellyfin, Plex media server. - Built-in media library management tools, with an intuitive interface for displaying videos and customizable sorting options by type, date, rating, and more. All in all, VidHub offers a fully-featured and outstanding media player experience, delivering the smoothest and highest-quality viewing experience for all types of video content, with all the customizations and features one could desire. Note: The metadata and artwork are sourced from TMDB, a movie and TV show database that is maintained by the community. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://okaapps.com/privacy_vidhub https://okaapps.com/terms_vidhub

Screenshots

nPlayer Plus4 screens
VidHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VidHub at Free against nPlayer Plus's $8.99. nPlayer Plus's advantage is chart position (#140 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

VidHub is free to download; nPlayer Plus costs $8.99 up front. nPlayer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VidHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 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 — 4.7 for nPlayer Plus against 4.6 for VidHub. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of nPlayer Plus's written reviews are positive against 68% of VidHub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nPlayer Plus ships an update every 10 days, VidHub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
nPlayer Plus versus VidHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternPlayer PlusVidHub
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better4.6 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.5K3.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB176 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperNewin Inc.Nanjing Oumi Software Development Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

nPlayer Plus

All ratings2,529 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative32.6%

VidHub

All ratings3,079 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews682 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.4%

User reviews

nPlayer Plus

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Plays everything
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🔒 Robust codec support
  • 🔌 Seamless network streaming
  • 💡 Useful features (brightness/volume control, gestures)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes/freezes with certain video formats
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔒 DTS audio support removed (paid feature now)
  • 💰 Paid upgrades required for new features

VidHub

From 3.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth performance
  • 👍 Excellent media organization and metadata scraping
  • 🔒 Secure cloud storage integration
  • 💡 Useful video playback controls and customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 Battery drain concerns with some users
  • 👎 Missing support for advanced audio/video formats like Dolby Vision and Atmos
  • 👎 Inconsistent resume playback functionality

Bugs and requests

nPlayer Plus

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Issues with SMB/DLNA connectivity
  • Automatic decoder switching problems
  • Subtitles not displaying correctly
  • Keyboard shortcuts not working
  • Airplay/Chromecast issues
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  • Crashes on iOS 18 update
  • Inability to play certain video formats (e.g. .ts, .flv, .mov)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Chromecast support
  • Gapless playback
  • Ability to edit/delete playlists
  • Support for Dolby Vision
  • Sleep timer
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  • Ability to force delete folders/files
  • Improved SMB/DLNA support
  • Apple TV app

VidHub

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metadata information being lost or reset after rescanning files
  • Playback issues with certain video files, especially high-bitrate 4K content
  • Inconsistent behavior when dealing with external drives or network shares

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Plex and other popular media servers
  • Implement picture-in-picture mode
  • Improve subtitle handling and selection options
  • Provide better integration with cloud storage services like OneDrive for Business

In-app purchases

1 purchases

nPlayer Plus

One-time1
  • Upgrade (ONLY FOR 2.x VERSION USERS)$2.99
10 purchases

VidHub

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Monthly VIP$1.491 Month
  • Yearly VIP$9.991 Year
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  • 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime VIP(iPhone&iPad only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Mac Only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$14.99
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  • Lifetime VIP$25.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$29.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is nPlayer Plus free?
nPlayer Plus costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is VidHub free?
VidHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, nPlayer Plus or VidHub?
nPlayer Plus is rated higher. nPlayer Plus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while VidHub averages 4.6 from 3.1K ratings.
Do nPlayer Plus or VidHub have ads?
Neither nPlayer Plus nor VidHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nPlayer Plus or VidHub?
nPlayer Plus ships an update every 10 days, and VidHub fortnightly. Most recently, nPlayer Plus was updated on November 6, 2026 and VidHub on November 7, 2026.

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