Hey guys, I recently found out about Stremio and was curious about something. For those of you who have heard of or used Popcorn Time, in what ways is this platform better? I’m wondering whether I should switch from Popcorn Time to Stremio and could use some input.
I believe stremio with torrentio is roughly similar, although probably has better ui/ux than popcorn time. Stremio with real debrid though is massively better. It costs 3$/month but it is essentially comparable of an experience to having a subscription to every streaming service, rather than a torrent client.
I didn’t even know popcorn time was still a thing. Wow.
Anyway, Stremio is better hands down. Like it’s not even a competition. Just make sure you use it with a Debrid service.
Stremio is better if you use it with Real Debrid.
Otherwise, it’s comparable.
Stremio is legal software, so there’s not really any concern that it might be shut down due to legal pressure (like what happened to the original Popcorn Time and most of its many forks). Like Kodi, Stremio maintains a clear separation between the core app with its official addons and the third-party addons which may have questionably legal use. And the torrent-based third-party addons that provide source links to Stremio are just link aggregators, so are on more solid legal footing than the websites they get those links from.
Popcorn Time’s integration of scrapers makes it more difficult to argue for non-infringing usage, which is why it and its forks keep getting taken down. Stremio’s use of addons keep the core app firmly legal, and also make it more versatile and flexible.
And as others have said, the debrid support provided by the Torrentio addon eliminates the need for a VPN and provides instant streaming even for sources that otherwise wouldn’t have enough active peers to stream reliably. So with a debrid service, Stremio is absolutely better.
My issue with popcorn time was that I was getting letters from my ISP. Torrentio and RD stopped that. I’m sure a vpn would have, but I prefer this set up.
Better UI, library, fast streaming, encrypted using RD, shows that actually stream, discover feature, customizable.
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I don’t really use Stremio as I run my own Plex, however I will say that from all the streaming apps I’ve used for stuff like this, Stremio has the best UI by far. Works really well and fluid and you don’t get bombarded with ads, in fact there’s not a single ad anywhere to be found. With how the streaming works aswell, you are never clicking through to weird links or anything, everything is handled in app.
Popcorn have like 9999 versions and everyone makes their very own copy and it’s kinda hard to get a working copy without fear of it being touched or bundled with something else, Stremio is safe as it’s a legal software, you just add the addon to pirate so they don’t get into trouble. It’s easier to use, you bring your library with you with your account, have phone, pc, tv app, Trakr and more addons.
I use Kodi with real-debrid, Stremio as a backup.
I’d not bother using either without real-debrid.
I haven’t succeeded in using popcorn time at all, seems all repos got down, how can I download it?
Onstream also works.
Popcorn Time supports MPC so I can stream to MPC and use SVP Pro (frame interpolation software). I also like Popcorn Times UI a lot better. I think they’re pretty similar torrent wise but popcorn Time is easier to useb
Popcorn time is full of ads and spyware popups. Stremio beats it hands down.
For android/android TV, stremio is the one, for pc, stremio is a nice option
I felt that on android, popcorn time sucked and for pc, it was OK but stremio is better for sure
The major difference is Popcorn Time users don’t try to evangelize every thread with private paid services with shady business
I don’t understand how it works, I installed it and it doesn’t allow me to stream anything, it just points to paid services
what am i missing ?
stremio with torrentio is roughly similar
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Stremio with real debrid though is massively better.
Wait, you are confusing me.
Don’t I setup Debrid through Torrentio?
Is there another addon directly for debrid services?
Questions about real debrid, what is it and how to add it?