# Outplayer — Simple, powerful video player

> iOS video player focused on speed, simplicity, and seamless playback. (iPhone/iPad app by Stephen Salerno.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outplayer/id1449923287 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stephen Salerno](https://appshunter.io/developer/866713970)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 488 App Store ratings · 315 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 36 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-03-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outplayer/id1449923287/reviews.md

## What is Outplayer?

A video player for iOS built around speed, simplicity, and getting out of your way. Outplayer is carefully designed to feel seamless, so you can just focus on what you’re watching. And it's backed by strong, reliable performance to play anything well.

• 4K HDR playback with instant, real-time seeking
• Spatial audio with head tracking and immersive surround sound
• Picture in Picture, seamless for all videos
• Fluid gestures and responsive controls
• Customizable subtitle styling and dual language support
• Quick and easy navigation for chapters and playlists
• Integration with Files app to support SMB and external hard drives
• Play any video format, worry-free (including MKV, MP4, and more)

For free users, Outplayer has no playback restrictions and no ads. A one-time purchase, Outplayer Advanced, is available for a range of additional configuration options.

## Key features

- 4K HDR playback with instant seeking
- Spatial audio with head tracking
- Picture in Picture support
- Customizable subtitle styling
- Play any video format (MKV, MP4, etc.)
- Integration with Files app for external drives

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outplayer Advanced | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Outplayer?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth playback
- 👍 Intuitive and clean UI
- 🚀 Supports wide range of video formats
- 🚀 Excellent codec support
- 🚀 Hardware decoding
- 👍 Minimalist design
- 👍 Gesture controls
- 👍 Subtitle customization
- 👍 Folder organization
- 👍 No ads or bloat
- 👍 One-time purchase model
- 👍 Responsive developer

**Cons**

- 🐛 Audio glitches
- 🐛 Brightness/contrast issues
- 🐛 Restore purchases bug
- 🔋 Causes device heating
- 👎 Lacks external subtitle support
- 👎 No Dolby Vision HDR support
- 👎 No Atmos audio support
- 👎 No AirPlay/casting support
- 👎 No video sorting options
- 👎 Paywall for basic features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Restore purchases bug
- Audio glitches
- Brightness/contrast issues
- Causes device heating
- Incompatibility with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Add next/previous episode buttons
- Implement Trakt integration
- Add WebDAV support
- Implement variable speed playback
- Add video/folder sorting options
- Implement Dolby Vision HDR support
- Implement Atmos audio support
- Add AirPlay/casting support
- Add subtitle delay sync option
- Implement in-app subtitle downloader
- Add video metadata scraping
- Implement folder icons
- Add double-tap to skip gestures
- Implement shuffle playback
- Add in-app URL browser

## Recent user reviews (10 of 315)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outplayer/id1449923287/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Apple TV

*2026-08-15, version 2026.6*

Are we gonna get Apple TV version ? Please make it

### 4/5 — Highest quality video player on IOS… if you pay

*2026-08-13, version 2026.6*

this is basically just reskinned mpv for ios, and that makes it the best player by default. the problem is that if you use it for free it forces low quality scaling that makes everything blurry

would be nice to get more customization similar to the options available in mpv

### 5/5 — Exceptional Value

*2026-08-11, version 2026.6*

Great value for the paid version.   Can play any format that I can toss at it.   Quality is noticeably better than other players, especially for HDR.

### 5/5 — Best local video player on iOS!

*2026-07-27, version 2026.5*

The UI is so intuitive and the app is rock solid. Wouldn’t be without this app now

### 3/5 — Promising App That Can Be Even Better

*2026-07-25*

Outplayer is a really good app with a lot of potential. The UI is clean, and the overall experience is enjoyable. With a few key improvements, it could easily become one of the best video players.

The two features I feel are most important are:

1. More playback speed options – Please add finer controls like 1.1x, 1.2x, 1.3x, etc., instead of only the standard speed presets. This would make watching videos much more comfortable.
2. Manual aspect ratio controls – It would be great to have the ability to manually force different aspect ratios (such as Fit, Fill, Stretch, 16:9, 4:3, or Original). This would help when videos don’t display correctly.

Overall, it’s an excellent app that just needs these features to make it even better. Keep up the great work!

### 5/5 — AWESOME VIDEO PLAYER

*2026-07-15, version 2026.5*

Thank you SOOOOOOOO MUCH…for adding back the volume boost feature.  Unless there was a bug in my installation, I couldn’t get the volume boost feature that I loved so much when I downloaded this app years ago.  I was really hoping to have it back.  Looks like it was bright back in a previous update, but I never noticed it.  Makes such a big difference when in on a noisy train watching a movie with my Bluetooth headphones. 10 STARS!!!

### 1/5 — There are better options.

*2026-07-06, version 2026.5*

Just wanted a free video app, don't want to see features I can click then be informed come on pay up.

I wish there was a way to just hide anything in these apps that was paid junk.

Moved to infuse app, if that fails I'll use Vic.

### 5/5 — Couldn’t ask for anything better

*2026-07-02, version 2026.5*

Probably when I bought it years ago the loop option didn’t save. The developer appears to have made it save the “Mode” when you set it to loop since I’ve last used the app. I tested it after they replied to me. They were hard to contact before when I first purchased the app. App has everything I could ask for at this point and runs amazingly! Thanks for letting me know of the new functionality.

### 5/5 — Better alternative to the ‘bigger’ media players on the App Store

*2026-07-01, version 2026.5*

Best minimal and clean media player app that I have tried out of all the big hitters on the App Store. Bought the pro version without a second thought to support the dev. 

Only thing it’s missing is maybe toggles for mono audio or downsampling, incremental speed adjustments instead of fixed and maybe showing chapters in the seekbar which could all be addressed in future updates. Also maybe ytdlp support for webstreaming…

Please keep this app minimal and free of unnecessary bloat like the others!

### 1/5 — Missing one feature

*2026-06-23, version 2026.5*

It's an amazing app, but I'd like to have videos be able to loop by default as an option. I tried to contact the dev but they seem to be unresponsive.

## Frequently asked questions about Outplayer

### What does Outplayer do?

Outplayer is a video player for iOS designed for speed and simplicity. It allows users to play a wide variety of video formats seamlessly, offering features like 4K HDR playback, spatial audio, and Picture in Picture mode.

### What are the key features of Outplayer?

Key features include 4K HDR playback with instant seeking, spatial audio with head tracking, Picture in Picture, fluid gestures, customizable subtitle styling, chapter and playlist navigation, and integration with the Files app for external storage.

### How much does Outplayer cost?

The core Outplayer app is free with no playback restrictions or ads. An optional one-time purchase, Outplayer Advanced, is available for additional configuration options.

### What video formats does Outplayer support?

Outplayer supports virtually any video format without worry, including popular ones like MKV, MP4, and many others. This ensures you can play all your media files.

### Can I use Outplayer with external hard drives?

Yes, Outplayer integrates with the Files app, allowing you to play videos directly from SMB shares and external hard drives. This provides flexible access to your media library.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.6 — 2026-08-06

• Added new gesture to take screenshots
• Added option to import videos from photo library
• Updated x-callback-url to pass video info back as query parameters
• Bug fixes and design improvements

### 2026.5 — 2026-06-04

• Fixed issue with resuming some videos from the background
• Performance improvements

### 2026.4 — 2026-05-02

• Bug fixes and polish

### 2026.3 — 2026-03-20

• Added Spatial Audio support
• Added options for subtitle background and shadow
• Added volume boost option
• Improved track list design
• Added separate button for playing URLs
• Fixed an issue where video controls hide while buffering
• Fixed an issue where progress scrubber may get stuck
• Other design improvements and bug fixes

### 2026.2 — 2026-02-27

• Fixed an issue where Wi-Fi transfer is unavailable

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