# 倒班助手 vs iPlayer

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iPlayer at 100% against 倒班助手's 33%. iPlayer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). 倒班助手's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 倒班助手 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and iPlayer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

iPlayer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 倒班助手's written reviews are positive against 100% of iPlayer's.

倒班助手 ships an update every 4 months, iPlayer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 倒班助手 | iPlayer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1034242836/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iplayer/id1567362382/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 199 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Beijing Shougang Automation Information Technology Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1034242835) | [世朋 康](https://appshunter.io/developer/1567328398) |

## What reviewers say

### 倒班助手

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1034242836)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 12点券 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 18点券 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡开通一月原价6元 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡开通一月活动价3元 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡续费一月原价6元 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡续费一月活动价3元 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 28点券 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 42点券 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡续费一年活动价18元 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 立盾卡续费一年原价30元 | $4.99 | one-time |


### iPlayer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iplayer/id1567362382)

This app plays various streaming protocols like RTMP, RTSP, M3U8, and MP4. It offers features such as background recording, playback, and exporting recordings and screenshots, with some advanced functionalities requiring in-app purchases.

**Highlights:** Supports RTMP, RTSP, M3U8, MP4 streams, Customizable decoding (software/hardware), Background recording and playback, Export recordings and screenshots, Multi-task playback, JS script execution

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 编写运行JS代码 | $0.99 | per month |
| 购买获得文件导出至相册功能 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 购买获得后台录播功能 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 购买多任务播放功能 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 画中画 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 购买全部功能 | $5.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 倒班助手 free?

倒班助手 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is iPlayer free?

iPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, 倒班助手 or iPlayer?

iPlayer is rated higher. 倒班助手 averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while iPlayer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do 倒班助手 or iPlayer have ads?

Neither 倒班助手 nor iPlayer shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 倒班助手 or iPlayer?

倒班助手 ships an update every 4 months, and iPlayer every 3 days. Most recently, 倒班助手 was updated on October 29, 2026 and iPlayer on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*