CinePlay vs NDI Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CinePlay
A professional media player designed for video professionals, offering features like timecode overlays, markers, and masking. It supports various import methods and cloud collaboration for seamless project review and feedback.
- Timecode overlays
- Marker creation and export
- Safe area guides (4:3, 16:9)
- Masking to common aspect ratios
- Multiple import sources (Camera Roll, iTunes, URL)
- Cloud project access via Kollaborate
- Synced collaborative viewing sessions
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CinePlay is a professional media player with timecode overlays, markers, masking and safe areas. It is ideal for dailies, portfolios, client feedback, mobile note taking and much more. TIMECODE All timings are specified in timecode notation and CinePlay can read timecode stored in a movie file. You can even add a draggable timecode overlay to the movie. MARKERS Add markers during playback and export them to a range of common marker formats. SAFE AREAS View 4:3 and 16:9 title and action safe areas over your movie. MASKING Mask to a range of common aspect ratios. WIDE RANGE OF SOURCES CinePlay can import from Camera Roll, Videos app, iTunes file sharing, Kollaborate and direct web URL links. KOLLABORATE Access your cloud projects on the move, watch videos and sync notes with your colleagues. SYNCED SESSIONS Take part in collaborative viewing sessions with a colleague controlling the playhead via Kollaborate. MAINTAIN COLOR ACCURACY Upload a Color Decision List (CDL) to Kollaborate, link it as a CDL to a movie in the Relationship Editor and CinePlay will automatically color correct the movie according to the CDL. HOW TO IMPORT VIDEOS * Record videos with the Camera app * Drag videos into iTunes and sync them to your device * Connect your device to iTunes, click on the device in the left-hand bar and go to Apps. Under File Sharing, select CinePlay and click the Add button to add a movie. * In CinePlay, click the + button, select Web URL and enter the URL (e.g. http://www.example.com/movie.mp4). * Connect to your Kollaborate cloud account Note: all movies must be H.264. Supported audio formats are WAV, MP3 and AIFF.
NDI Capture
Easily share your iPhone screen to your network with this application. It allows seamless integration with NDI-enabled software and hardware, offering a simple push-button experience for screen sharing.
- Screen sharing from iPhone
- NDI integration
- Push-button sharing
- Personalize sender name
- Define NDI Grouping
- Select transport protocol
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Screen-sharing your iPhone to your network has never been easier! NDI Capture is the official app that enables you to share your iPhone screen with any NDI-enabled software or hardware, with the push of a button. New features with v1.8: - Modernized UI for a cleaner look New features with v1.7: - Personalize sender name for added privacy - Define NDI Grouping and preferred transport protocol
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: NDI Capture at free against CinePlay's paid. NDI Capture also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 4) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). CinePlay's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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
CinePlay costs $9.99 and NDI Capture $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for CinePlay against 2.7 for NDI Capture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NDI Capture has 47 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of CinePlay's written reviews are positive against 28% of NDI Capture's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CinePlay | NDI Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 27.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #134 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Rebellion LLC | Vi(z)rt, Inc |
Customer experience
CinePlay
NDI Capture
In-app purchases
CinePlay
No in-app purchases
NDI Capture
No in-app purchases
