Comparison

zFuse vs Galaxy Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

zFuse

Play any video format without conversion, with advanced subtitle effects and direct media streaming from your PC or NAS. Enjoy gesture controls, folder encryption for privacy, and extensive file management features. Supports TV casting and popular media servers.

Highlights
  • Plays all video formats without conversion
  • Supports ASS/SSA/SUP effect subtitles
  • Streams media directly from PC/NAS
  • Gesture controls for playback and settings
  • Folder encryption for privacy
  • File download and management
  • TV casting and media server support
Features
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- zFuse can play all video formats and encodings, allowing you to play video files on your mobile device without the need to convert to MP4. - zFuse supports ASS/SSA/SUP effect subtitles, enabling you to experience full subtitle effects just like on your PC/Mac. - zFuse features powerful networking technologies that allow you to play media from your PC or NAS directly, without occupying any space on your limited device storage and without needing to download anything. - zFuse also allows you to easily download files or directories directly from your PC or NAS, making it the perfect companion for your trips. - zFuse supports a variety of gestures - simply move your fingers to adjust playback position, font size, volume, and brightness. - zFuse carefully protects your privacy with folder encryption, so you no longer need to worry about privacy issues. - zFuse's detailed features include: * SMB/CIFS playback and discovery (easily play media files from your PC). * Download media files or directories from SAMBA/DLNA/WebDAV/FTP directly. * UPnP/DLNA playback and discovery. * Emby and Jellyfin media server support. * AirPlay playback. * Picture-in-Picture mode support. * iPad split-screen multitasking support. * Hardware acceleration. * HDR Tone Mapping support on non-HDR displays. * Subtitle effects support. * 0.5x-3.0x playback speed control. * 0.5x-5.0x screen zoom. * Media preview while seeking. * Built-in audio enhancement. * Multi-soundtrack selection. * Embedded/external subtitle track selection. * Subtitle synchronization. * Audio synchronization. * External subtitle font selection support. * Playlist file preview before playback. * Blu-ray directory playback. * Real-time playlist management and editing. * Screen mirroring. * File Management: - Delete, move, rename, create folders. - Wi-Fi file transfer support without USB cable connection. - Streaming media playlist creation support. - File decompression support: 7z, zip, rar, tar, bz, bz2, etc. * Gesture Controls: - Horizontal drag: adjust playback position. - Vertical drag on left side: adjust volume. - Vertical drag on right side: adjust brightness. - Pinch to zoom: adjust screen size. - Double-tap: play/pause. - Two-finger double-tap: change video aspect ratio. * External Keyboard Support: - Space: pause/play. - Left Arrow: backward seek. - Right Arrow: forward seek. - Esc: exit playback. - S: change playback speed. - B: play previous. - N: play next. - Z: change screen scale. * Supported Video Formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, RMVB, ASF, OGV, Blu-ray ISO and more. * Supported Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, APE and more. * Supported Subtitle Formats: SRT, SSA, ASS, SUP, VTT. * Supported Image Formats: JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, HEIC and more. * Supported eBook Formats: EPUB, TXT, PDF. * Code Editor Supported Languages: JSON, HTML, XML, C/C++, Lua, Java, Objective-C, Swift, Python, JavaScript. * Supported Document Formats: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Numbers, Keynote, Pages, RTF, CSV.

About

Galaxy Player

This media player supports a vast array of video, audio, and image formats. It offers features like Wi-Fi sharing, playback speed control, and privacy protection for your files.

Highlights
  • Extensive format support
  • Wi-Fi sharing
  • Playback speed control
  • File encryption
  • Dark mode
  • Background playback
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Featured features WIFI sharing, devices under the same WIFI can use the WIFI sharing function to scan and play videos without the need for transmission or copying. Supported video formats: Mp4, mkv, avi, flv, f4v, mov, mod, m2v, m4v, mpg, mpe, mpeg, mlv, wmv, wav, webm, rmvb, rm, ra, ram, asf, asx, cpk, dv, dat, divx, dirac, flc, fli, lavf, qt, swf, ts, vob, xvid, 3gp, m2ts, etc. Supported audio formats: MP3, m4a, wav, wma, ogg, aac, amr, alac, ape, aiff, au, cd, cda, cue, caff, dts, flac, pcm, ac3, eac3, etc. Supported image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, SVG, TIFF, etc. Main functions: 1. Import videos, audio, and photos from a computer or album, and classify and manage videos, audio, and photos; 2. Support operations such as search, move, copy, and rename; 3. Support video, audio, and photo encryption to protect privacy; 4. Online playback of online audio and video; 5. Image viewing; 6. Supports dark mode; 7. Supports multiple languages; 8. Support WI-FI sharing and playback; Video player functions: 1. Lock the playback interface to prevent accidental operation; 2. Double speed playback, supports up to 4 times speed, supports saving playback times; 3. Swipe the screen horizontally to adjust the progress, swipe left to rewind and right to fast forward; 4. Vertical sliding to adjust screen brightness or volume, left sliding to adjust screen brightness, right sliding to adjust volume; 5. Long press screen playback at multiple speeds, customizable long press speed, supports 0.3-4 times speed; 6. Fixed duration fast forward and rewind, customizable fast forward and rewind duration; 7. Screenshot, supports saving to the folder where the album or video is located; 8. Double click on the screen to play or pause; 9. Support skipping the beginning and end of the film; 10. Support seamless playback; 11. Support background playback; 12. Support switching playback order; 13. Support subtitle and track switching;

Screenshots

zFuse4 screens
Galaxy Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: zFuse at 4.4 against Galaxy Player's 4.0. zFuse also leads on ratings volume (228 vs 4). Galaxy Player's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 78%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

zFuse costs $4.99 and Galaxy Player $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

zFuse holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: zFuse has 228 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of zFuse's written reviews are positive against 97% of Galaxy Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
zFuse versus Galaxy Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzFuseGalaxy Player
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (228 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
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Customer experience

zFuse

All ratings220 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.1%

Galaxy Player

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

zFuse

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Playback speed switching causes audio stuttering and crackling
  • Video snapshots getting lost (long-standing bug)
  • Green pixel artifacts on iPad Pro M4
  • Pop-out video player discoloration after updates
  • Back and forward seeking stopped working
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  • SMB crashes with large file counts
  • DLNA/UPnP not detecting NAS devices
  • SAMBA unable to read external USB drives
  • Movie channel unresponsive/not clickable
  • Device selection option disappeared after update
  • Subtitle menu difficult to access on Apple TV
  • Long filename display issues
  • Slow response time on video selection
  • Password error handling missing feedback
  • Screen orientation settings not working
  • Progress bar control difficult with remote touchpad
  • Excessive volume sensitivity
  • Unable to cache files from certain network sources
  • App crashes on tvOS 14.5

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Segment/A-B repeat functionality
  • Persistent zoom and aspect ratio settings on loop
  • System time display during playback
  • Subtitle display in picture-in-picture mode
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  • Seamless playback speed switching without pausing
  • Batch file selection and management
  • Persistent subtitle brightness settings
  • Poster wall/cover art display
  • WebDAV support
  • Plugin support
  • Ability to rename favorites
  • History disable option
  • Original quality streaming options for cloud services
  • HDR support on Apple TV
  • Automatic photo/video playback from same folder
  • Custom passcode for Security Space
  • Live stream source subscription support

Galaxy Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

zFuse

No in-app purchases

None

Galaxy Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is zFuse free?
zFuse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Galaxy Player free?
Galaxy Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, zFuse or Galaxy Player?
zFuse is rated higher. zFuse averages 4.4 out of 5 from 228 ratings, while Galaxy Player averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do zFuse or Galaxy Player have ads?
Neither zFuse nor Galaxy Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, zFuse or Galaxy Player?
zFuse ships an update every 3 weeks, and Galaxy Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, zFuse was updated on October 29, 2026 and Galaxy Player on October 30, 2026.

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