Comparison

Novastream 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

Novastream Player

Features
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IMPORTANT โ€” READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING Novastream Player is a video player only. We do not provide, offer, sell, broker, host, or have any affiliation with any IPTV service, television channel, movie, or series. You must already have an active, independent subscription with your own third-party IPTV or M3U provider. By using this app, you confirm you have full legal authority and the right to access and use any service you connect it to, and that your use complies with all applicable laws and that service's own terms. Novastream Player can optionally send anonymous device and app-performance diagnostics tied only to a random device identifier โ€” never your provider login, email, or account details. This can be turned off anytime in Settings. ACCOUNT REQUIRED Novastream Player requires a free Novastream Player account before you can stream. Create one in seconds at novastreamplayer.com (no card required for the trial), then enter the activation code from your account on the app's first-launch screen to unlock the app. โ€” โ€” โ€” Novastream Player turns your own IPTV subscription into a fast, native-feeling app. CONNECT YOUR PROVIDER Sign in with Xtream Codes, an M3U/M3U8 URL, pasted playlist text, or QR pairing from another device. Manage multiple providers and switch between them anytime. HOME A real dashboard: trending movies and series, continue watching, favourites, and what's newly added โ€” built from your provider's own catalogue. LIVE TV & GUIDE Browse live channels with a full programme guide (EPG). See what's on now and next before you switch. ON-DEMAND LIBRARY Browse movies and series by category. Fast search across your entire catalogue as you type. OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download movies and episodes to watch without a connection. Manage downloads and storage from one place. PROFILES FOR EVERYONE Separate profiles per person, each with its own provider, guide, and watch history. A dedicated Kids profile with a PIN and content filtering. BUILT FOR REAL PLAYBACK Adjustable playback speed, aspect ratio, audio tracks, and subtitles. Resume where you left off. Picture-in-picture support. Questions or issues? novastreamplayer.com/support.dc.html

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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

Novastream Player4 screens
DreamPlayer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Novastream Player at none against DreamPlayer's 3. Novastream Player also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). DreamPlayer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Novastream Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novastream Player ships an update every 3 weeks, DreamPlayer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Novastream Player versus DreamPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovastream PlayerDreamPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size71 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSaid Elyas Said AminuddinMangesh Ghodke

In-app purchases

None

Novastream 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 Novastream Player free?
Novastream Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DreamPlayer free?
DreamPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Novastream Player or DreamPlayer have ads?
Neither Novastream Player nor DreamPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Novastream Player or DreamPlayer?
Novastream Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and DreamPlayer every 9 days. Most recently, Novastream Player was updated on October 31, 2026 and DreamPlayer on November 6, 2026.

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