Digi vs DreamPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Digi
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The sanctuary of Asclepius, or Asclepieion, stretches over a verdant plain with countless water sources among mountains and hills. The earliest indications of a cult development can be traced to the nearby Mount Kynortion, as early as the second millennium B.C. Initially, a specific tribe used to worship their ancestors there, and around 800 B.C., this evolved into a cult of Apollo. Malos, the founding king of the area, gave his name to the cult of Apollo Maleatas. The pilgrims in this sanctuary strived for health through cleansing and culinary rituals. Practical reasons soon saw the cult moving to the plain. Apolloβs son, Asclepius, became a major subject of worship, soon after he first appeared, in the 6th century B.C. Asclepiusβ fame rose rapidly and many affiliated sanctuaries were established throughout Greece. The gathering of a large number of pilgrims saw a vertical increase of the sanctuaryβs income. All this money is invested toward building the most important buildings of the sanctuary in the 4th century B.C. The period of significant prosperity lasted for about three centuries. However, raids by pirates and foreign tribes caused excessive damage to the buildings. Despite this, the Roman senator Antoninus funded a reconstruction, offering the sanctuary its last major heyday in the 2nd century AD. Three centuries later, the sanctuary is shut down and abandoned by order of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius to ban all ancient cults.
DreamPlayer
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DreamPlayer β the video player for your entire collection. Plays virtually any video and audio file you throw at it β MKV, MP4, TS, AVI, WebM and more, with hardware decoding and a buttery native refresh rate. AUDIO THAT JUST PLAYS DTS, DTS-HD MA, TrueHD (incl. Atmos), E-AC3 JOC, AC3, FLAC, AAC. No codec hunting. YOUR FILES, WHERE THEY ARE β’ Local: Files app, SD card, USB β add any folder to Your Library β’ NAS / Network: SMB, WebDAV, Jellyfin/Emby, FTP/SFTP, UPnP/DLNA, or direct http(s) URL β’ iPad: Files "Open with", bookmarked folders, WebDAV/Jellyfin/SMB β’ TMDB posters, backdrops, cast, trailers, season/episode stills β cached offline PLAYER THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY β’ Gestures: brightness, volume, horizontal seek β’ Subtitles: embedded + sideloaded (SRT, ASS, VTT, TTML, SAMI, MPL2) β’ Continue watching, watched marks, Picture-in-Picture, background audio LIBRARY, NOT A FILE BROWSER Add folders once β DreamPlayer groups series, fetches TMDB metadata and keeps resume state. Pull to refresh, manual groups, per-episode details. PRIVACY & NO ACCOUNT Passwords stored in Keychain, never logged. No login required β core playback and all sources work free, connections are only to servers you own. DREAMPLAYER PREMIUM β in-app purchase An optional subscription or one-time purchase unlocks extra features: Dolby Vision / HDR10+ playback, subtitle styling, playback speed, A-B loop, sleep timer, download to device, and online subtitle search. β’ Advanced Monthly β auto-renewing subscription β’ Advanced Yearly β auto-renewing subscription β’ Advanced Lifetime β one-time purchase 7-day free trial for new users. Subscriptions auto-renew; cancel anytime in your Apple ID Settings. Free users can restore purchases anytime. Terms of Use: https://mangeshghodke.github.io/DreamPlayer/terms Privacy Policy: https://mangeshghodke.github.io/DreamPlayer/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DreamPlayer at every 9 days against Digi's every 2 months. Digi's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Digi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DreamPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Digi ships an update every 2 months, DreamPlayer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digi | DreamPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moptil Ltd | Mangesh Ghodke |
In-app purchases
Digi
- Digi-Past Epidaurus Content$12.99
DreamPlayer
- DreamPlayer Premium β Monthly$1.991 Month
- DreamPlayer Premium β Yearly$14.991 Year
- DreamPlayer Premium β Lifetime$49.99









