Nova Stashy
Entertainment
$2.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Browse, stream, search, and download scenes from your self-hosted Stash library, with Nova's own fast player for iPhone and iPad.
Nova Stashy is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Stash media server.
Enter your server address, connect instantly, and browse your entire library from your device. Stash handles your media. Nova Stashy gives you a clean, fast iOS interface to explore it.
BROWSE & SEARCH
- Browse scenes, performers, and studios in a native dark-mode interface.
- Search, sort, filter, favourite, rate, and edit supported metadata.
- Global Library Search finds scenes, performers, and studios together from Home.
THE PLAYER
- Nova Stashy's own player, built on Apple's playback engine.
- Scenes start fast. The original file plays directly when your device can decode it, and falls back to your server's conversion when it cannot.
- Markers from your server appear on the scrubber, with buttons to jump between them.
- Drag the scrubber to see a preview picture of that moment.
- Double-tap to skip ten seconds, press and hold for double speed, or choose a speed from 0.5x to 2x.
- Subtitles and captions, including in Picture in Picture and over AirPlay.
- Picture in Picture, AirPlay, and a choice of what happens when you leave the app.
- Resume where you left off, or start over.
DOWNLOAD & WATCH OFFLINE
- Download compatible scenes and keep watching when your server is unavailable.
- Direct Downloads use your local network for dramatically faster transfers.
- An Offline Home keeps your saved scenes and Continue Watching at hand.
- Markers, subtitles and preview pictures are saved with a download.
- Set a storage limit, track usage, and manage downloads with swipe or multi-select.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No accounts, no analytics, no advertising, no third-party tracking.
- Credentials are stored in Apple Keychain; downloads stay on your device.
- Optional Face ID lock for the app.
- All content comes from the Stash server you configure.
Requires a running self-hosted Stash server and iOS 17 or later.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
A NEW PLAYER
- Nova Stashy now has its own player, built on Apple's playback engine.
- Scenes start faster. The original file plays directly when your device can handle it, and falls back to your server's conversion only when it cannot.
- Markers from your server appear on the scrubber, with buttons to jump between them.
- Drag the scrubber to see a preview picture of that moment.
- Double-tap the left or right half to skip ten seconds. Press and hold to watch at double speed.
- Choose a speed from 0.5x to 2x, loop a scene, and fill or fit the screen.
- Playback Info shows what is playing, the format, picture size, bitrates and buffer.
SUBTITLES AND CAPTIONS
- Subtitle files on your server now appear in the player, and your chosen language is remembered.
- Subtitles show in Picture in Picture and over AirPlay, and follow your Subtitles & Captioning style from Settings.
- Downloaded scenes keep their subtitles for watching offline.
LEAVING THE APP
- Choose what happens when you leave the app mid-scene: keep playing in Picture in Picture, or pause.
- With the app lock on, nothing plays until you unlock.
WATCHING AND HISTORY
- Resume where you left off, or start over, from the scene's artwork.
- Plays and watch time now reach your server the way its own player records them.
- Markers, subtitles and preview pictures are saved with a download.
The developer, Henry Ling, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Henry Ling
- Size
- 12 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Frequent
Mature or Suggestive Themes
- Copyright
- © 2026 Henry Ling

