Comparison

Enigmote vs Aether Player

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Enigmote

Features
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With Enigmote, you can easily control your receiver running the Enigma2 operating system from home or on the go*. Why Enigmote? Channel List (TV/Radio): • Display of bouquets • Display of channels with the current program • Display of program details with EPG • Display of program details with MultiEPG* • Stream a channel* • Switch to a channel • Create a prime-time timer* Bouquet Editor (TV/Radio): • Add, delete, and move bouquets • Add, delete, and move channels Timer List*: • Add, edit, delete, and clean up timers • Manual and automatic timers Recordings List*: • Manage recordings • Group series recordings • Stream a recording Remote Control: • Full remote control • Screenshot of the current screen (OSD only, TV only, or both) Profiles: • Create multiple profiles (receivers) Plugins*: • Enigmote Push • AutoTimer (add, edit, delete, enable, disable) • EPGRefresh (settings, enable, disable, start) Remote Access*: • Remote access via VPN (configured in Enigmote) Security: • Passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID Design: • Simple, clean, and intuitive design Various Other Features: • iCloud backup • Sleep timer • Macros (remote control command sequences) • Picons • Sat finder • Wake on LAN* (if supported) • Wake on WLAN* (if supported) • WoL via FRITZ!Box* (if supported) • Transcoding settings* (VU+) Pro Features*: • Timers • Recordings • Streaming • Plugins • Remote access • Wake on LAN/WLAN • Transcoding • Pro features are available via an in-app subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.apply-it.de/datenschutzrichtlinie-enigmote/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Aether Player

Features
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Aether is a personal media player for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and your own files — built natively for every Apple screen. Connect your server and your whole library appears: movies, shows, music, Continue Watching, Recently Added. Add a second server and both merge into one deduplicated view, with a picker that tells you which copy is the better file. Your media, not theirs. PLAY ANYTHING • Direct play or server-transcoded — Aether follows the best path automatically, per title. • MKV, HEVC, Dolby Vision, DTS: formats other players choke on play through a modern engine, GPU-accelerated for smooth 4K. • Picture in Picture, AirPlay, Dolby Atmos, lock-screen controls. • Switch audio and subtitle tracks mid-playback on every platform. • Offline downloads, including whole seasons — and Smart Downloads that keep the next unwatched episodes ready. EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE • Profiles: separate Continue Watching, watchlist, ratings, Home rails and trackers, with a PIN on the way in and per-profile library visibility. • A child's profile can be held to an age rating. • Pair a profile to your Plex Home profile, or to its own Jellyfin or Emby user, so watched state stays separate on the server too. • Two profiles are included; up to five with Supporter. SUBTITLES, DONE PROPERLY • Aether reads subtitle files itself and times them against the picture, so they sit where you put them — in the black bars or over the video, in your own style, with sync and size adjustable in the player. • Search OpenSubtitles from a title's own page in thirty-one languages, ranked against the exact file you're playing. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • One library across every connected source, filtered by genre, year, rating, country, audio language, server or the libraries you curated on them. • Continue Watching, Up Next and a Discover tab with trending titles and Where to Watch availability in your region. • Person pages, franchise collections, and ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. • Music as its own tab — artists, albums, playlists, and a player built for it, with the catalog kept on disk so it opens offline. • Live TV from a playlist you already have, with a full guide, categories you make yourself, Xtream Codes accounts and HDHomeRun tuners. Bring-your-own: Aether provides no channels. BEAUTIFUL ON EVERY SCREEN • iPhone and iPad: cinematic hero art, a page that grows out of the poster you tapped. • Apple TV: precision focus design, and your Continue Watching in the top shelf. • Apple Vision Pro: an auditorium around the picture — raked seating, masking walls, house lights down. • Mac: a native app with a menu-bar mode, a series browser, and Apple's own decoder for what it can play. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Aether connects only to the servers you configure. No account of ours, no cloud, no ads, no cross-app tracking. Your ratings, watchlist and resume positions live on your devices and in your own iCloud. Optional anonymous usage statistics can be turned off any time. SOURCES • Plex (multi-server, multi-account) • Jellyfin (multi-server) • Emby (multi-server, Live TV, music) • Silo • SMB / network shares, with Bonjour discovery • WebDAV • Local files Optional, all bring-your-own: connect your own Seerr to request what you don't have, your own Trakt or Simkl account to track what you watch, and your own OpenSubtitles account for subtitle search. Aether requires a Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Silo media server, an SMB or WebDAV share, or local video files. It is not a streaming service and does not provide any content. Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Silo, Trakt, Simkl and OpenSubtitles are trademarks of their respective owners. Aether is an independent, third-party client and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aetherplayer.com/privacy

Screenshots

Enigmote4 screens
Aether Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aether Player at weekly against Enigmote's every 6 weeks. Aether Player also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Enigmote's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Enigmote sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Aether Player sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enigmote ships an update every 6 weeks, Aether Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Enigmote versus Aether Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnigmoteAether Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerapply IT UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Vaclav Zmrhal

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Enigmote

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Features7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro Features7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Pro Features6 Months trial$7.991 Year
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  • Pro Features3 Months trial$7.991 Year
  • Pro Features1 Year trial$7.991 Year
5 purchases

Aether Player

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter$0.991 Month
  • Supporter$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Enigmote free?
Enigmote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aether Player free?
Aether Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Enigmote or Aether Player have ads?
Neither Enigmote nor Aether Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Enigmote or Aether Player?
Enigmote ships an update every 6 weeks, and Aether Player weekly. Most recently, Enigmote was updated on September 26, 2026 and Aether Player on September 24, 2026.

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