Comparison

Elastic Player vs DreamPlayer

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

Head to head
About

Elastic Player

Features
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Elastic Player is a fast, modern player for the IPTV service you already have. Add your M3U playlist or Xtream Codes login once, and your live channels, films and series are organised, searchable and ready to resume where you left off. LIVE TV, FILMS AND SERIES โ€ข Live channels sorted into categories, with a TV guide (EPG) showing what's on now and next โ€ข Films and series with posters, details, seasons and episodes โ€ข Continue Watching picks up exactly where you stopped โ€ข Favourites and watch history, one tap away on the Home screen โ€ข Search across everything at once PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS โ€ข Powerful VLC-based engine that handles HLS and most stream formats โ€ข Audio track and subtitle selection, playback speed and aspect ratio โ€ข Picture-in-Picture, so you can keep watching while you use other apps โ€ข Cast to TVs and streaming devices on your network MADE FOR YOUR TV TOO โ€ข Send a playlist to your TV by scanning the code on its screen โ€” no typing with a remote โ€ข Use your phone as a remote for Elastic Player on your TV, with a keyboard for search YOURS, AND PRIVATE โ€ข No account to create. Playlists, favourites and history stay on your device โ€ข Parental controls: lock categories and titles behind a PIN โ€ข Available in 13 languages, following your phone's language automatically IMPORTANT Elastic Player is a media player only. It does not provide, host or sell any channels, films, series or playlists, and it comes with no content. To use it you need a playlist or login from an IPTV provider you are entitled to use.

About

DreamPlayer

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DreamPlayer โ€” the video player for your entire collection. Plays virtually any video and audio file you throw at it โ€” 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 โ€ข Local: Files app, SD card, USB โ€” add any folder to Your Library โ€ข NAS / Network: SMB, WebDAV, Jellyfin/Emby, FTP/SFTP, UPnP/DLNA, or direct http(s) URL โ€ข iPad: Files "Open with", bookmarked folders, WebDAV/Jellyfin/SMB โ€ข TMDB posters, backdrops, cast, trailers, season/episode stills โ€” cached offline PLAYER THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY โ€ข Gestures: brightness, volume, horizontal seek โ€ข Subtitles: embedded + sideloaded (SRT, ASS, VTT, TTML, SAMI, MPL2) โ€ข Continue watching, watched marks, Picture-in-Picture, background audio LIBRARY, NOT A FILE BROWSER Add folders once โ€” 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 โ€” core playback and all sources work free, connections are only to servers you own. DREAMPLAYER PREMIUM โ€” 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. โ€ข Advanced Monthly โ€” auto-renewing subscription โ€ข Advanced Yearly โ€” auto-renewing subscription โ€ข Advanced Lifetime โ€” 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

Screenshots

Elastic Player4 screens
DreamPlayer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elastic Player at none against DreamPlayer's 3. Elastic Player also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). DreamPlayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DreamPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Elastic Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elastic Player ships an update every 8 days, DreamPlayer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Elastic Player versus DreamPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElastic PlayerDreamPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size102 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKadir Caner ErgunMangesh Ghodke

In-app purchases

None

Elastic Player

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DreamPlayer

Subscriptions2
  • DreamPlayer Premium โ€” Monthly$1.991 Month
  • DreamPlayer Premium โ€” Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • DreamPlayer Premium โ€” Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Elastic Player free?
Elastic Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DreamPlayer free?
DreamPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elastic Player or DreamPlayer have ads?
Elastic Player shows ads; DreamPlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, Elastic Player or DreamPlayer?
Elastic Player ships an update every 8 days, and DreamPlayer weekly. Most recently, Elastic Player was updated on October 19, 2026 and DreamPlayer on October 24, 2026.

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