Racksta Player vs POP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Racksta Player
Play all your favorite movies, videos, music, and audio files on your iPhone and iPad. This media player supports a vast range of formats, ensuring compatibility with your entire media library. Enjoy seamless playback on your mobile devices and even your Apple Watch.
- Supports all media formats
- Plays movies and music
- Apple Watch compatibility
- iPhone and iPad support
- Wide range of codecs
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Racksta Player is a media player, support all formats, support Apple watch, you can easily watch your favorite movie / video, and listen your favorite music / audio on your iPhone and iPad. Supported media formats list: AVI, MOV, MKV, 3GP, 3G2, ASF, WMV, MP4, M4V, TP, TS, MTP, M2T, MPEG-4, H.264, RMVB, XVID, FLV, MS MPEG-4, VP6, H.263, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AAC, Vorbis, FLAC, APE, MP3, MP2, WMA, etc.
POP
This advanced media player supports high-definition resolutions including 2K and 4K. It is designed to play m3u8 URLs, offering a seamless viewing experience for various media streams.
- Plays m3u8 URLs
- Supports HD, 2K, and 4K resolutions
- Advanced media playback
- High-definition streaming
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Advanced media Player which plays m3u8 URLs - it supports HD, 2K and 4K.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Racksta Player at 100% against POP's 27%. Racksta Player also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 15.6). POP's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Racksta Player holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POP has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Racksta Player's written reviews are positive against 27% of POP's.
Racksta Player ships an update every 3 months, POP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Racksta Player | POP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.1 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hui Wang | Yaser Moursi |
Customer experience
Racksta Player
POP
In-app purchases
Racksta Player
No in-app purchases
POP
No in-app purchases
