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Ghosten-Player vs Sportarr
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Sportarr has 535 stars, 46 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 517% (3,299 vs 535 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; Sportarr is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Sportarr 9%. Ghosten-Player was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (emby, iptv, jellyfin), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Ghosten-Player | Sportarr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 535 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Dart | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 46 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ghosten-Player if
- You weight community size — 3.3K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Sportarr if
- You want the Sportarr feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Sportarr fits your workflow better
About Ghosten-Player
Ghosten Player is a Flutter based video player for Android phone, pad, and TV, with Windows and macOS support in development. It is a Dart app under AGPL 3.0 in the Android media and streaming ecosystem. The project gathers video resources into a local private media library instead of requiring a hosted backend.
read the full Ghosten-Player overview →
About Sportarr
Sportarr is a self hosted sports PVR that monitors sports leagues, searches Usenet and torrent indexers for event releases, and organizes the results into a Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby library — built for people who collect sports events the way Sonarr and Radarr handle series and films.
read the full Sportarr overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or Sportarr more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and Sportarr has 535. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and Sportarr free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Sportarr under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and Sportarr?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and Sportarr in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ghosten-Player or Sportarr?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Sportarr if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.