Subtitles Player vs Twings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subtitles Player
Play all video formats and various subtitle files directly on your iPhone or iPad without conversion. Sync movies via USB or stream from your computer and network drives. Customize appearance with dark and white themes.
- Plays all video formats
- Supports SRT, SUB, and TXT subtitles
- Subtitle time shifting and FPS adjustment
- Download subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org
- Stream from Samba/DLNA network sources
- USB iTunes sync for movie transfer
- Customizable dark and white themes
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"Subtitles Player" is an application that allows play all video formats directly on iPhone / iPad without converting. Major functions of Subtitles Player: * universal app that supports iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch * allows to play movies with subtitles from seperate files * opens subtitles in .srt, .sub and .txt formats (mDVD frame format, mplayer2 time format, tmp time format and srt format) * supports different code pages. * allows to shift subtitles in time, to perfect fit movie dialogues * allows to change fps (frame per second) rate in imported subtitles * allows to download subtitles directly from OpenSubtitles.org * built in SAMBA (SMB) client which allows you to play movies directly from any windows or mac computer * built in DLNA (UPnP) client which allows you to play movies directly from the most of popular local network disks. * USB iTunes sync allows to fast download movies to your iOS device. * ability to change application appearance. App contains two different themes: dark and white Supported File Format Extension - movies: XVID/DIVX AVI, MKV, TS, WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, M2TS etc. - subtitles: SUB, SRT, TXT, ASS, SSA
Twings
This multitasking app allows you to use multiple applications simultaneously on your iPhone and iPad. It integrates various tools like a video player, dual web browsers, PDF reader, and note-taking features for enhanced productivity.
- PIP Multitasking
- 7 apps in 1 integration
- Online video playback
- Dual web browser
- PDF reader
- Photo viewer
- Universal UI/UX
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This is a kind of multitasking app for your iPad & iPhone. It’s supported on iOS 16 or later versions. We hope you enjoy this app when you watch online videos and more. [ Features ] ● PIP Multitasking ● 7 apps in 1 - Online Video (Youtube, Twitch, Reuters, Ororo-TV) - Dual Web Browser - PDF Reader - Photo Viewer - Simple Note - Simple Timer - Calculator ● Universal Ui-Ux (iPhone, iPad)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Twings at Free against Subtitles Player's $1.99. Twings also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Subtitles Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Twings is free to download; Subtitles Player costs $1.99 up front. Twings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Subtitles Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Twings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Subtitles Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of Twings's.
Subtitles Player ships an update every 2 months, Twings every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subtitles Player | Twings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peritum.Net | Minjae Kwon |
Customer experience
Subtitles Player
Twings
In-app purchases
Subtitles Player
No in-app purchases
Twings
- Twings Pro$18.99
