tofa vs NaboTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
tofa
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tofa plays the movies and shows you already own. You run a tofa server on a computer at home and point it at your media folders. Sign in to this app with your tofa account and your server is there, with your libraries, your artwork, and your place in every episode. WATCH ON EVERY SCREEN Your progress follows you. Start a film on Apple TV, finish it on your phone on the train. There is nothing to copy across and nothing to sync by hand. BUILT FOR YOUR LIBRARY Movies and shows are organized automatically, with posters, backdrops, descriptions, and cast. Seasons and episodes land in the right order. When something is named unusually, you can correct the match yourself and it stays corrected. PLAYS YOUR FILES AS THEY ARE Most of your library plays exactly as it sits on disk, which means the best picture your device can show. When a file needs converting, your server handles it and playback keeps up. PICTURE AND SOUND Dolby Vision, HDR10, and 4K on the hardware that supports them. Surround audio passes through to your receiver. Pick the audio track and subtitles you want, and tofa remembers the choice. SUBTITLES THAT WORK Text and image subtitles both render, including styled subtitles. Sidecar files sitting next to your media are picked up automatically. SHARE WITH PEOPLE YOU TRUST Give family or friends access to some or all of your libraries. Everyone gets their own profile, their own watch history, and their own place in each show. YOUR MEDIA STAYS YOURS tofa does not host any content. It plays the files on the server you run. We do not track you across apps or websites, we do not serve ads, and we do not sell your data. You need a tofa server to use this app. Setting one up takes about ten minutes.
NaboTV
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NaboTV brings everything you can watch into one place, no matter where it lives. Instead of opening app after app to work out what to watch and where it is playing, you get a single library built around you and the services you already pay for. WHERE TO WATCH, INSTANTLY Search any movie or show and see exactly where it is available. NaboTV tracks streaming availability across services, so you know at a glance whether something is included with a subscription you already have, available to rent or buy, or already sitting on your own server. One tap opens the right app at the right title. YOUR OWN MEDIA, BUILT IN Connect a Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin server and your personal library sits right alongside everything else. Your movies, shows, and episodes become searchable, resumable, and ready to play, with subtitles and audio handled for you. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Continue Watching follows you from room to room. Start an episode on the television, finish it on your phone, and your progress, your on-deck episodes, and your season tracking stay in sync. DISCOVER SOMETHING WORTH YOUR TIME Browse a deep catalog with real detail: cast and crew, ratings, reviews, and collections. Filter by genre, decade, rating, or what you can actually watch tonight, then save any search you like as a row on your home screen. Build watchlists and keep the good stuff organized. MADE FOR THE BIG SCREEN NaboTV is designed for television first and is at home on iPhone and iPad. Cast to the big screen, or use your phone as a remote for the room. WATCH TOGETHER Add friends, send recommendations, and talk about what to watch next. You stay in control, with the ability to block or report anyone at any time. BUILT FOR A WHOLE HOUSEHOLD Every profile can have its own maximum rating, blocked genres, daily time limit, and viewing window. The service enforces these settings, not the app on the television, so a bedtime cannot be lifted by changing the clock on the TV. Blocked titles become a request an adult can approve from their own device, and any profile can be locked with a PIN. New kids profiles start restricted rather than open. WHEN NOBODY IS WATCHING Let the screen go idle, and NaboTV drifts into an ambient mode with artwork, local weather, and trivia, so the television is worth looking at between shows. YOUR VIEWING IS YOURS NaboTV collects only what it needs to make the experience work, and location is entirely optional. GETTING IN NaboTV is in early access and requires an account. If you do not have one yet, join the waitlist at nabo.tv, and we will send you an invitation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NaboTV at 15.0 against tofa's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tofa | NaboTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tofa Software ehf. | WatchBetter, Inc. |
In-app purchases
tofa
No in-app purchases
NaboTV
No in-app purchases





