nPlayer Plus vs It's Playing for Dropbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
It's Playing for Dropbox
Stream videos directly from your Dropbox account without conversion. Enjoy high-performance playback with subtitle support, background playback, and adjustable playback speeds. This app offers a seamless entertainment experience for your video library.
- Direct Dropbox video streaming
- High-performance playback up to 1080p
- Direct subtitle search and download
- Background playback and earbud controls
- Adjustable playback speed
- Multi-language audio tracks and subtitles
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Play any video on your dropbox account, no conversion, direct streaming, pure entertainment. • Spotlight · High performance playback, up to 1080p; · Direct subtitle search and download; · TV-Out and Air Play; · Easy gestures, including pinch-to-zoom. • Formats · Video playback for MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, RMVB; · Audio playback for MP3, M4A, WMA, OGG, FLAC; · Consult the detailed format list on our website. • Playback · Background playback and earbud controls; · Auto-advance/playlist within folders; · Auto-repeat mode; · Audio gain; · Playback speed, from 1/8x to 8x adjustments; • Video forensics · Frame by Frame video image navigation; · Photographic pinch-to-zoom gestures; · Image contrast, brightness and saturation adjustments; • International features · multi language audio tracks; · multi channel audio support; · fetch subtitles for any movie with one tap; backed by OpenSubtitles.org. (*) It's playing aims at handling every video from anything around your iPhone/iPod/iPad. You'll always be able to find videos that surpass your devices processing capabilities or which are encoded in unsupported audio or video formats. (**) DTS playback is currently unavailable, check our website for updates or use the helper app. •• Check out http://itsplayingapp.com for demonstration videos and detailed information •• Contact us at support@itsplayingapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: It's Playing for Dropbox at Free against nPlayer Plus's $8.99. It's Playing for Dropbox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). nPlayer Plus's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). On review sentiment, ads, 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
It's Playing for Dropbox is free to download; nPlayer Plus costs $8.99 up front. nPlayer Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. It's Playing for Dropbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
nPlayer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nPlayer Plus has 2.5K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of nPlayer Plus's written reviews are positive against 55% of It's Playing for Dropbox's.
nPlayer Plus ships an update every 10 days, It's Playing for Dropbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nPlayer Plus | It's Playing for Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 2.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews — better | 55.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Newin Inc. | Addition, Lda |
Customer experience
nPlayer Plus
It's Playing for Dropbox
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
It's Playing for Dropbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
nPlayer Plus
- Upgrade (ONLY FOR 2.x VERSION USERS)$2.99
It's Playing for Dropbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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