Entertainment apps
Video and music streaming, podcasts, games and live streaming.
Guides
7.8/10Spotify
Music and podcasts with a free tier; Premium at 65,000 ₫/month
7.7/10Shazam
Free Apple-owned app that identifies the song playing around you in seconds
7.6/10Apple Music
Apple's music streaming service: 100M+ songs, lossless and Spatial Audio
7.6/10YouTube
The world's biggest video library: free with ads, paid to remove them
7.3/10Letterboxd
Social network for film fans: diary, ratings and lists
7.3/10Netflix
Subscription films and series, ad-free on every Vietnam plan, from 74,000 ₫/month
7.2/10SoundCloud
Streaming and uploads for independent music: 400M+ tracks from 30M+ artists
7.2/10YouTube Music
YouTube's music app: official tracks plus videos, covers and remixes in one catalogue
7.2/10Steam
Valve's PC game store, library and community, partly blocked in Vietnam
7.1/10Roblox
A platform for playing and building community-made games, popular with children
7.0/10WEBTOON
Naver's vertical-scroll comics platform; free to read, early access with Coins
6.9/10Fever
Discovery and ticketing app for local events and experiences
6.8/10iQIYI
Chinese, Korean and Thai dramas, anime and shows, with a free ad-supported tier
6.8/10Google Play Games
Google's Android game profile and library, now playable on Windows PCs too
6.7/10Kick
Twitch rival with a 95/5 subscription split and a contested moderation record
6.7/10Zing MP3
VNG's music streaming app with a free tier; Plus from 13,000 ₫/month
6.7/10Garena
Publisher of Free Fire and Arena of Valor; free to play, paid via in-game items
6.7/10Douyin
ByteDance's short-video app for the mainland China market
6.7/10TikTok
Short-video platform with a personalised feed, LIVE and TikTok Shop
6.6/10Delta Force
Free tactical shooter on PC and mobile with large-scale warfare and an extraction mode
6.5/10FOX One
Fox's live sports, news and entertainment streaming, from 19.99 USD/month
6.5/10Prime Video
Amazon's films, series and live sport, bundled with Prime
6.5/10Bilibili
Licensed anime with multilingual subtitles plus community videos, for Southeast Asia
6.5/10Fandom
The fan wiki platform for games, TV and film, paid for by ads
6.5/10Epic Games Store
Epic's PC game store, best known for its regular free game giveaways
6.4/10PineDrama
TikTok's vertical short-drama app: free to install, 1–3 minute episodes, TikTok login
6.4/10Wattpad
Read and publish community-written stories, with an ad-free Premium tier
6.3/10Kwai
Kuaishou's international short-video app, strong in Brazil, with Kwai Shop and rewards
6.3/10WeTV
Tencent's Asian drama streaming service; free titles, VIP 55,000 ₫/month on the App Store
6.2/10NetShort
Vertical short-drama app: 17-language UI, free early episodes, VIP adds HD and downloads
6.2/10Bigo Live
Entertainment live-streaming app: singing, chat, games and virtual gifts for streamers
6.0/10FreeReels
Vertical short-drama app that is free with ads, plus optional VIP plans
6.0/10ReelShort
English-language vertical drama app: free to install, unlock with coins, ads or VIP
6.0/10DramaBox
Vertical short-drama app: free to install, unlock episodes with ads, coins or a plan
5.9/10ShortMax
Vertical short-drama app with a large catalogue, many languages, coins or a weekly pass
Content library with local subtitles, streaming quality and family-plan pricing are the biggest differences.