Ulearn vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ulearn
This app acts as a comprehensive local media and file manager, supporting various video, audio, and document formats. It offers features like file transfer, privacy encryption, format conversion, and a QR scanner to organize your local files efficiently.
- Local video and audio playback
- Document viewer for office files
- Privacy protection with encryption
- Multi-way file transfer
- Audio & video format converter
- QR and barcode scanner
- Archive compression and extraction
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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 $7.99 / Year Lifetime one-time purchase: $9.99. 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.
X
A versatile media player and file manager supporting all formats without transcoding. Enjoy online playback with floating windows, adjustable speeds, and screen casting. It also offers a private space for secure storage of sensitive files.
- Supports all media formats
- No transcoding required
- Online playback with floating window
- Adjustable playback speed
- Screen casting support
- Private space for secure storage
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X-File，更全面、更稳定、更安全的万能播放器。 这是一款功能强大的播放器和文件管理器，是由8年视频工具开发经验的团队倾力打造的看片神器。我们支持多种媒体格式的播放。 【格式全能】支持所有格式的流媒体、电影、视频等文件，无需转码，立即观看！ 【在线播放】网页内视频可以使用悬浮窗播放；倍速、投屏、看视频刷网页两不误~ 【隐私保护】专属私密空间，存放你的小秘密~ 现在就打开X-File，感受极致的观看体验吧～ 若您在使用过程中有任何建议或意见，欢迎通过App內的意见反馈告诉我们，感谢您的支持！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ulearn at 4.6 against X's 2.2. Ulearn also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 43%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. X asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ulearn holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ulearn has 237 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Ulearn's written reviews are positive against 43% of X's.
Ulearn ships an update every 5 days, X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ulearn | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better | 2.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 景元 肖 | 长江 卫 |
Customer experience
Ulearn
X
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
X
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
X
No in-app purchases
