Comparison

Dreem vs Arc

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

Head to head
About

Dreem

Experience cinematic interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative. Engage with characters, explore diverse paths, and uncover multiple endings in genres like romance and drama. Save your progress and revisit your favorite worlds anytime.

Highlights
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Cinematic story episodes
  • Character relationship building
  • Multiple story paths and endings
  • Save and revisit stories
Features
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An interactive storytelling experience where every choice shapes what happens next. Discover cinematic stories across romance, drama, and more, then step inside and become part of the experience. Watch immersive story episodes, make meaningful decisions, and explore different paths and endings. Chat with characters, build relationships, and continue your journey beyond the story itself. Save your favorites, follow the worlds you love, and return anytime to see where your choices lead. If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at support@manna-world.com. Terms of Service: https://studio.dreem-world.ai/terms Privacy: https://studio.dreem-world.ai/privacy

About

Arc

Discover original shows and documentaries crafted by real people, offering a curated streaming experience free from AI-generated content. Enjoy vertical short-form series, in-depth documentaries, and a growing catalog of human-made films and music.

Highlights
  • Human-created original shows
  • Vertical short-form series
  • In-depth documentaries
  • Curated content by genre and creators
  • Watchlist and cross-device syncing
  • Creator upload and audience building
Features
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Arc is a home for human storytelling. Every series, documentary, and chapter on Arc is made by people written by people, shot by people, edited by people, performed by people. In a world flooded with AI-generated content, Arc is a deliberate choice: real voices, human craft, people centric stories worth your full attention. WHAT YOU'LL FIND ON ARC • Vertical short-form series and reels from a community of independent creators, made for focused, binge-friendly viewing on your phone • Documentaries and creator-driven deep-dives from people who lived the story, did the reporting, or know the subject cold • Songs, albums, movies, short-films, feature-films, and more • New chapters released every week, with a catalog that grows daily MADE BY HUMANS. ON PURPOSE. No AI-generated scripts. No AI-generated voices. No AI-generated performers. The people you see and hear on Arc are real, the words they say were written by someone with something to say, and the worlds they build were imagined by human minds. We think that still matters. A DIFFERENT KIND OF STREAMING Open the app, tap play, and the story arrives. Move between chapters with a swipe. Save anything to your Watchlist. Pick up where you left off on any device. No autoplay slop, no algorithmic chaos; just the next thing worth watching. CURATION OVER CHAOS Arc is built around taste. Browse by genre, follow the creators you trust, or step into Spotlight to see what's defining the conversation right now. The more you watch, the sharper the recommendations get without dragging you into the spiral. A STAGE FOR REAL CREATORS Arc is also a home for filmmakers, journalists, actors, and storytellers building something serious in short form. Upload from your phone, build a season, find an audience that watches all the way through. If your work deserves the screen, Arc is built to show it that way and to make sure it stands next to other human work, not buried under a wave of generated noise. WHY ARC • Real stories, made by real people, watched on the screen you actually use • Premium craft in a format that fits your life • Light on ads, easy on data, never loses your place • A space that respects the work, the maker, and your attention BUILT WITH CARE Arc is designed with safety and respect at the core. Every upload is reviewed before it goes live, and our policies require that the work on Arc be the product of human creativity. You can mute, block, and shape your own feed at any time. We follow age-appropriate design principles so every viewer gets an experience that fits them. Open Arc, queue up something made by someone who cared, and see what storytelling looks like when there's a person behind it. Questions, feedback, or a show in mind? support@arcapp.stream

Screenshots

Dreem4 screens
Arc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arc at none against Dreem's 10. Arc also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Dreem's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Dreem sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Arc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Dreem's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dreem ships an update weekly, Arc every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dreem versus Arc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreemArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better8
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB41 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCappy AIMark Calvin

Customer experience

Dreem

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

Arc

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dreem

Subscriptions3
  • Dreem Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Dreem Max Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Dreem Max Annual$479.991 Year
One-time5
  • Dreemin 1002 variants$0.99
  • Dreemin 5002 variants$4.99
  • Dreemin 1,000$9.99
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  • Dreemin 5,000$49.99
  • Dreemin 25,000$249.99
None

Arc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dreem free?
Dreem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arc free?
Arc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dreem or Arc?
Arc is rated higher. Dreem averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Arc averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Dreem or Arc have ads?
Arc shows ads; Dreem does not.
Which is updated more often, Dreem or Arc?
Dreem ships an update weekly, and Arc every 3 days. Most recently, Dreem was updated on November 5, 2026 and Arc on October 31, 2026.

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