Video Frame Player vs Player Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Frame Player
This app allows users to meticulously examine videos and GIFs by playing them frame by frame, both forward and backward. It also enables the extraction of individual frames or entire segments for saving or creating new animations. Advanced features include onion skinning, drawing on frames, and FPS conversion.
- Step-play frames forward/backward
- Extract frames to Photos
- Create GIFs from video segments
- Onion Skinning for frame comparison
- Draw on frames and export annotated video
- Convert video FPS
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Sometimes we want to play a video frame by frame, so we can observe every detail, and differences between details. Functions: 1) Step-play frames, you can easily play video/GIF forward or backward frame by frame with clicking buttons or dragging finger. 2) Extract frames, you can extract frames and save them to Photos. You can extract the current frame, you also can extract all frames between 2 time point in batch mode. 3) Support for making GIF animation from any segment of videos. 4) Support video imported by iTunes. 5) Support for zooming in/out video with 2-finger gesture to see more details. 6) Support video/gif from "Files" App. 7) Onion Skin. You can overlay the half-transparent previous and next frames on the current frame. 8) Convert FPS. You can easily convert the video to your desired FPS number in case you need it. 9) Support external(USB or Bluetooth) keyboard. You can use hotkeys to control playing conveniently. 10) Support Drawing on every frame. Your drawing can be saved automatically. And you can export your video+annotations.
Player Master
This versatile media player supports virtually all video and audio formats without conversion. It offers advanced file management, background playback, adjustable playback speed, and secure privacy protection for your media files.
- Supports all video and audio formats
- No video conversion needed
- File manager with sorting
- Background playback
- Adjustable playback speed
- USB and Wi-Fi transfer
- Privacy lock and encryption
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Player Master is a powerful video and audio player with local file management, network streaming, playlists, and Wi-Fi transfer. Play your media files directly on iPhone and iPad without converting formats. Import videos, music, and other media files, organize them in folders, create playlists, and enjoy smooth playback with subtitle, playback history, and queue controls. Key Features - Video Player: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, WMV, M4V, WebM, TS, MPG, VOB, RMVB and more - Audio Player: MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, M4A, WMA, OGG, APE, AIFF and more - File Manager: folders, rename, move, delete, sort, list view and grid view - Playback History with progress indicators - Playlists and playback queue - Network streaming for HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, M3U8 and other media links - Wi-Fi transfer from a browser on the same network - Subtitle support, passcode lock and background audio playback Player Master makes it easy to manage, play and enjoy your media library anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Player Master at 4.1 against Video Frame Player's 2.7. Video Frame Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Video Frame Player sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Player Master sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Player Master holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Video Frame Player's written reviews are positive against 40% of Player Master's.
Video Frame Player ships an update every 2 months, Player Master every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Frame Player | Player Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (42 ratings) | 4.1 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 叮咚 康 | 国辉 满 |
Customer experience
Video Frame Player
Player Master
In-app purchases
Video Frame Player
- Keyboard Control$1.99
- Extract Frame$3.99
- Make GIF from video$3.99
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- Convert FPS$3.99
- Extract frames in batch$4.99
- Onion Skin$4.99
- Drag To Seek$4.99
- Draw$4.99
- Play frames$8.99
Player Master
- Premium$0.99
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