Ulearn vs FirePlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ulearn
A versatile media player and file management tool supporting numerous video, audio, and document formats. It offers advanced features like password protection, file encryption, and barcode scanning for a comprehensive user experience.
- Universal video playback
- Universal audio playback
- Document quick view
- Privacy protection (password/gesture)
- File encryption/decryption
- Zip decompression/compression
- Barcode scanning/generation
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An all-in-one local media & file manager, centralize all your local videos, audio, documents, images and ZIP archives. Equipped with file transfer, privacy encryption, format converter and QR scanner to organize local files effortlessly. Core Features ● Local Video Player: Offline files only. Supports MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, M2TS, M4V, TS, VOB, WMV, MPEG and more mainstream formats; ● Local Audio Player: Full format support including MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WAV, WMA for lossless local music playback; ● Document Viewer: Open PDF, Word, TXT, HTML, PPT, Numbers, Pages, Keynote office files; ● Privacy Protection: Fingerprint / gesture lock, file encryption & decryption for private data; ● Local image browsing & editing; ● Archive tools: ZIP compression; extraction supports ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, GZ, BZ2 (incl. password-protected archives); ● Multi-way file transfer: Wi-Fi LAN transfer, iTunes wired transfer, device-to-device sharing; ● Local audio & video format converter; ● QR & barcode scanner, QR code generator; ● Playback history, incognito local playback, custom skip intro/outro for media files; ● Markdown preview & editing support. All core features above are available for free users. Subscribe to unlock all premium perks, remove in-app ads and access batch encryption, incognito playback and other advanced tools. Auto-Renewable Membership Terms Auto-renew subscriptions: Monthly $0.99 / Month, Yearly $6.99 / Year Lifetime one-time purchase: $17.99. One single payment for permanent full premium access, no recurring charges. Subscription Rules Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew, and renewal fees will be charged 24 hours prior to the end of each billing cycle. To turn off auto-renewal, go to [Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions] at least 24 hours before your current period expires. Your membership access remains active until the end of the paid billing cycle after cancellation. If you reinstall the app or switch devices, log in with your original purchase Apple ID and tap [Restore Purchase] to recover your membership at no extra cost. Support & Legal Links For billing issues, missing premium access or function errors, visit our official support page or email us: xiaodeve@163.com Terms of Use: https://xiaodev.com.cn/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://xiaodev.com.cn/privacy.html App Support Page: https://xiaodev.com.cn/support.html This app only processes locally stored files and provides offline media & file management functions solely. Report bugs or compatibility issues via email: xiaodeve@163.com.
FirePlayer
Stream audio directly from MediaFire without needing to store files locally. Download tracks for offline listening and manage your music library with advanced features like playlists and an equalizer. Supports various audio formats and casting devices.
- Stream from MediaFire
- Offline playback
- Audio equalizer
- Playlist management
- Download manager
- Background playback
- Playback speed control
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Listen to your music anywhere directly from MediaFire. Save space on your device as you no longer need to keep large audio files on your iPhone and sync with iTunes. You can also download your tracks and listen to your music, even when you aren’t connected to the Internet. Features: - Audio formats: MP3, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, M4R - Audio equalizer - Download manager - Audio playlists - Chromecast, Airplay, Sonos - Audio bookmarks - Playback speed control - Sleep timer - Background playback - File manager - Advanced search
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ulearn at every 5 days against FirePlayer's every 3 months. Ulearn also leads on ratings volume (237 vs 42). FirePlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Ulearn sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FirePlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ulearn against 4.5 for FirePlayer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ulearn has 237 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Ulearn's written reviews are positive against 63% of FirePlayer's.
Ulearn ships an update every 5 days, FirePlayer every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ulearn | FirePlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better | 4.5 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 景元 肖 | Igor Meleshko |
Customer experience
Ulearn
FirePlayer
Bugs and requests
Ulearn
Reported bugs
13 issues- 🐛 App crashes when adding files to zip archive
- 🐛 Browser's top buttons obstruct website headers
- 🐛 Video freezes with only audio
- 🐛 Overlapping audio when connected to Bluetooth speaker
- 🐛 App does not detect internal subtitles within MKV files
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- 🐛 Ads can be annoying with small close buttons
- 🐛 Encrypted folders cannot be decrypted, showing decryption failure
- 🐛 Cannot play .swf files
- 🐛 Cannot decide between hardware or software decoder
- 🐛 Some users report issues with deleting imported files
- 🐛 Glitchy performance
- 🐛 Poorly designed browser
- 🐛 Video playback issues
Requested features
21 requests- 💡 Adblock functionality
- 💡 Tab management for browser
- 💡 Script capabilities (like Tampermonkey)
- 💡 Full resolution photo and media extraction
- 💡 Feature to play videos using the app's player
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- 💡 Ability to copy m3U8 link and download to library
- 💡 More features for the video player
- 💡 History playback record
- 💡 AB repeat function for listening/watching
- 💡 Multilingual support
- 💡 Dark mode option
- 💡 Ability to delete imported files
- 💡 Option to disable network signal
- 💡 Folder sorting with folders at the front
- 💡 Grid preview for all folders
- 💡 Cast photos and videos to TV
- 💡 Improved browser functionality
- 💡 Better handling of website headers
- 💡 Support for .swf files
- 💡 Improved subtitle handling
- 💡 Better decoder selection
FirePlayer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ulearn
- Ulearn Monthly Member$0.991 Month
- Ulearn Annual Membership$7.991 Year
- File encryption$2.99
- Block Ads$2.99
- Longest Member$9.99
FirePlayer
- Fireplayer PRO - music player with equalizer and downloader for Mediafire$2.99
