Cloud Media Player vs CryptCloudViewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Media Player
Stream media files directly from popular cloud storage services without needing to download them first. Supports a wide range of video, audio, document, and image formats, with offline playback options.
- Cloud storage integration (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Put.io, WebDAV)
- Direct streaming of media files
- Offline download for later viewing
- Supports video, audio, PDF, Office documents, and images
- Gesture controls for media playback
- Transcription features for audio/video
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Cloud Media Player is a general player for contents stored in common cloud platforms without downloading them to device. The following cloud platforms supported: - Google Drive - One Drive - Dropbox - Box Cloud - Put.io - WebDAV compatible NAS In addition, when playing or viewing a file you can download it into local device to check it later when not connected to internet. The following media are currently supported: - Video Files (mov, mp4, m4v, mkv, flc, fli, avi, mwv, ts, m2ts and more) - Audio Files (mp3, mp4, wav, caf, aif, aiff, ...) - PDF Documents - Most Office Documents - Images Audio and Video players are equipped with special gestures for easy navigation and transcription. Enjoy.
CryptCloudViewer
Access and manage encrypted files across multiple cloud storage services. Stream media directly from your encrypted cloud with support for various formats and Chromecast.
- Supports Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and more
- Rclone, CarotDAV, and Cryptomator encryption
- Encrypted media playback
- Software decoder for non-native media
- Cloud file management (upload, delete, rename)
- Chromecast support with encoding
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This is cloud drive viewer with encryption. App supports device folders and remote storages: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, pCloud, Filen.io, S3, SFTP, WebDAV, Samba. Available encryption: rclone, CarotDAV, Cryptomator and gocryptfs. This app can play media files with keeping encrypted. In addition, this app can play non-native media files (ex. mpeg2) with software decoder. You can edit your cloud storages: upload, make folder, rename, move, delete items. Also this app supports Chromecast, can send media to a device with encoding in app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CryptCloudViewer at 71% against Cloud Media Player's 25%. CryptCloudViewer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). Cloud Media Player's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Cloud Media Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CryptCloudViewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CryptCloudViewer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cloud Media Player's written reviews are positive against 71% of CryptCloudViewer's.
Cloud Media Player ships an update every 9 months, CryptCloudViewer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Media Player | CryptCloudViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayana Networks Ltd | ichiro NAKAHARA |
Customer experience
Cloud Media Player
CryptCloudViewer
In-app purchases
Cloud Media Player
- Upgrade to No Ad$1.99
CryptCloudViewer
- coffee$0.99
- fresh orange juice$4.99
- dinner$12.99
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