# Emotional Life vs CMSPlayer

The clearest difference is price: Emotional Life at Free against CMSPlayer's $2.99. Emotional Life also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). CMSPlayer's advantage is ratings volume (160 vs 3). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Emotional Life is free to download; CMSPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Emotional Life holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMSPlayer has 160 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Emotional Life's written reviews are positive against 80% of CMSPlayer's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Emotional Life | CMSPlayer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emotional-life/id1142092467/reviews)** | [4.7 (160 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsplayer/id6450680262/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **160** |
| Positive reviews | **81.5% of reviews** | 80.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 46 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **6.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [森 袁](https://appshunter.io/developer/513885536) | [Yuzhou Zhuang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721516046) |

## What reviewers say

### Emotional Life

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/emotional-life/id1142092467)

Relax and immerse yourself in a collection of captivating audio stories focused on romance and relationships. New content is added daily across various categories, ensuring a fresh and extensive listening experience.

**Highlights:** Romantic audio story collection, Daily content updates, Multiple romance categories, Enhanced user interface, Extensive content library

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### CMSPlayer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsplayer/id6450680262)

This app provides a seamless playback experience for VOD sources, offering features like playback speed adjustment, AirPlay, and Picture in Picture. It allows users to manage multiple sources, search for content, and track watch history. Optimized for Apple devices, it integrates with iCloud for cross-platform syncing.

**Highlights:** Seamless playback experience, Playback speed adjustment, AirPlay and Picture in Picture support, Manage multiple VOD sources, Aggregate search with history, iCloud sync across platforms

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, SharePlay, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple, lightweight, excellent
- 👍 Powerful app, has most things
- 👍 Very easy to use
- 👍 Solved Apple TV viewing issues
- 👍 Great interface, powerful features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Account banned inexplicably
- 🐛 Few resources, inactive community
- 🐛 Too many ads, intrusive
- 🐛 App crashes on Apple TV
- 🐛 App seems abandoned

**Reported bugs**

- iOS 18.1 system crashes
- Apple TV version keeps crashing
- App keeps prompting for rating
- Playback interface cannot switch episodes
- Playback interface cannot adjust brightness

**Requested features**

- Add more high-quality, ad-free sources
- Improve built-in player for smoother scrubbing
- Support Android TV Box protocol
- Add more protocols and fix UI
- Add iOS 12 system version


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Emotional Life free?

Emotional Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is CMSPlayer free?

CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Emotional Life or CMSPlayer?

Emotional Life is rated higher. Emotional Life averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CMSPlayer averages 4.7 from 160 ratings.

### Do Emotional Life or CMSPlayer have ads?

Neither Emotional Life nor CMSPlayer shows ads.

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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.*