NPO Start

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1.9
35.5K reviews
5M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Stream everything from the public broadcaster on your Android device. In this app you will find NPO Start and NPO Plus. Watch live or stream the best Dutch series, documentaries and reality series. Everything from the public broadcaster appears online for free in this app shortly after broadcast.

Please note: this app was completely updated in November 2023!

The application has the following functionalities for Android 7.0 and higher:

Streaming: stream endless homegrown reality, documentary and fiction series

Missed: Search and find programs you missed

Watch live: watch NPO 1, 2 and 3 and the digital theme channels live

Watch further: the app remembers where you left off in a program, so you can continue watching at another time

Chromecast: watch videos via Chromecast on your television

Also good to know:

If you use an Android version older than 7.0, the entire app will not be available

Due to rights, some programs and theme channels may not be viewable from abroad

If you use a non-original Android version such as Cyanogenmod, we cannot guarantee the operation of the app
Updated on
Mar 31, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

1.9
28.5K reviews
Henk Noordermeer
January 15, 2024
While in the USA impossible to watch most titles. Lots of buffering and sometimes doesn’t play at all. Unusable this way. Used to work better. We have fast glass fiber optic internet, and can play FaceTime, live YouTube church broadcasts etc without buffering. The problem is only with the NPO app. All other apps works well except the NPO engineers seem to be incapable of making it work.
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Natasja Noesjika
March 3, 2025
Terrible, it's nice to be able to watch the shows, but having to use the app is almost not worth it. Half the time it doesn't even start, then the screen will just stay blue. Also logging in took me 5 tries, as it just didn't work. The "next episode" button is not there and it is not easy to find the next episode, you have to look it all up again for every new episode you want to watch. Casting also works for 1 ep, but the app has to be restarted as it disconnects after every episode.
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NPO
March 6, 2025
Bedankt voor je review. Jammer om te horen dat je niet tevreden bent met NPO Start. Zou je contact op kunnen nemen met ons webcare-team via https://npo.nl/service/contact-service#stel-je-vraag? Zij helpen je graag verder. Vriendelijke groet, Team Android.
Dave Doppenberg
March 11, 2025
I never write a review but this app is one of the most faulty apps out there. Every update something goes wrong. This time I can't cast at all, I can cast fine with Prime or Netflix and I can cast NPO stuff from my desktop. But it's painfully obvious that the devs don't care about the quality of their service; and I even pay a monthly fee. What a sad display of skill.
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NPO
March 13, 2025
Bedankt voor je review. Jammer om te horen dat je niet tevreden bent met NPO Start, zeker aangezien wij developers dagelijks zo ons best doen voor een zo goed mogelijke app. Zou je contact op kunnen nemen met ons webcare-team via https://npo.nl/service/contact-service#stel-je-vraag? Zij helpen je graag verder. Vriendelijke groet, Team Android.

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