VLC Streamer

Name: VLC Streamer
Rating: 4.4 (414 reviews)
Author: Hobbyist Software Limited

By: Hobbyist Software Limited App

Stream movies from your PC

Overview

Version:

6.23.5

Last updated: 2023-03-14

Ranking

#79,889 ▼ 1

Overall

Features & Capabilities

VLC Streamer lets you watch movies and TV shows stored on your PC on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad over your home Wi‑Fi. Use the companion helper app to browse local drives and Windows shares, then stream directly to your iOS device with configurable resolutions and streaming quality.

Key features include fast setup, customizable gesture controls, live streaming after a short processing delay, and support for streaming over a local network on Windows and Mac. DRM restrictions apply; DRM-protected videos (such as iTunes content) won’t stream. Subscriptions remove ads and unlock all functions, including downloading movies to your device.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment

By:

Hobbyist Software Limited

Rating:

4.40

(414) 1 new ratings

Version:

6.23.5 Last updated: 2023-03-14

Version code:

855512000

Creation date:

2010-12-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

64.31MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-08

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Ranking

# 79,889 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

Hobbyist Software Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vlc-streamer/id410036516

Website:

http://hobbyistsoftware.com/vlcstreamer

User Reviews

Users praise the app as a useful tool for streaming their own media to iOS devices, with a clean interface and fast performance on a local network. Yet intrusive advertising and a subscription-based shift that erases prior purchases mar the experience. Stability issues and bugs worsen after updates, causing crashes and unreliable playback. Internet-based streaming and cross-network use are inconsistent, and some workflows require a helper app and file conversions that degrade quality. Overall, it's valuable for home media streaming when it works, but ads, pricing changes, and reliability concerns are major drawbacks.

Pros

Stream and watch your own media library (including DVDs) on iPad
Clean interface and easy to use
Fast streaming with low lag on a local network
Paid version removes ads and adds more features
Access to your entire media library from a home network

Cons

Intrusive ads, including full-screen banners and subtitles being blocked by ads; ads persist after purchasing
Shift to subscription model, with prior purchases erased and poor support
Frequent crashes and bugs worsened by updates; reliability issues
Inconsistent internet/outer-network streaming; often requires being on the same Wi-Fi
Helper app requirement and file conversions that slow things down and degrade quality

Recent reviews

It’s a great piece of software designed by greedy little goblins. You’d have to be insane to pay $5.99/mo because these goblins hold a 6th of your screen hostage You can do the same thing for free and without an artificial ad in the VLC app if you know what you are doing.

by Gr*****, 2026-06-25

While the automatic connection doesn’t always work, this is such a useful app for me! I’m certainly glad you made it and I hope it continues to survive. Particularly, it’s great to be able to watch my DVD’s on my iPad. I also appreciate that there was careful effort put into writing the various instructions on the site.