Comparison

UniPlayer vs RubyPlay

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

Head to head
About

UniPlayer

This application allows you to watch IPTV or OTT playlists on your iPhone and iPad. It offers features like playlist synchronization across devices, program guides, and content archives. You can also manage playlists, get viewing recommendations, and utilize parental controls.

Highlights
  • Playlist synchronization
  • Integrated program guide
  • Content archives
  • Parental controls
  • Viewing recommendations
  • Playlist management
Features
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Turn any M3U playlist into real TV. UniPlayer plays your IPTV and OTT streams on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — with a full programme guide, catch-up archive and 4K playback. Add your playlist once. It syncs to every device on your account, along with your favorites, your channel order and everything you've hidden. FULL TV GUIDE A built-in EPG shows what's on now and what's next, on every channel. Prefer your own guide? Attach your own EPG source to any playlist. CATCH-UP ARCHIVE Pause live TV. Rewind to any moment. Restart a programme that's already halfway through. Archive depth comes from your provider — UniPlayer shows exactly how far back each channel goes. SPORTHUB Football fixtures matched to the channels in your own playlist. See what's on today, tap, watch. Spoiler-free mode hides scores until you're ready. CHOOSE YOUR ENGINE Standard for fast startup and Picture in Picture. VLC for 4K, H.265, audio track selection and deinterlacing. The Custom engine adds HDR, hardware decoding and Auto Frame Rate. Set it per playlist or per channel. YOUR CHANNELS, YOUR ORDER Mark favorites, drag them into the order you want, hide the categories you never watch. An 800-channel playlist becomes the twelve channels you actually use. WHAT TO WATCH Not sure what to put on? UniPlayer suggests programmes and films worth watching right now, based on their ratings. PARENTAL CONTROL Lock channels and categories behind a PIN, so children only reach what you've allowed. PAY ONLY FOR THE DAYS YOU WATCH No subscription. No auto-renewal. You buy credits — one credit covers one day across four devices — and they never expire on their own. Start with 30 days free, no payment details required. SUPPORT THAT ANSWERS Written by the people who build the app. team@uniplayer.net IMPORTANT: UniPlayer does not provide any channels, streams or playlists. It is a player — you add your own M3U or M3U8 playlist from your own provider, the same way you would open a file in any media player. Channel logos, artwork and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

About

RubyPlay

Stream content from your favorite studios and creators in a centralized platform. Organize your viewing with profiles, folders, and a personal list. Download videos for offline playback to enjoy entertainment anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Centralized content streaming
  • Personalized profiles
  • Movie collection folders
  • Favorites and watch history
  • Offline video downloads
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Welcome to the feature of theatres! RubyPlay is an app for online theatres, where you can watch to your favourite studio's, movie creators content in one place. Our team worked very hard to deliver you the best user experience, we paid attention to the smallest details so you can enjoy the app without any frustration. The application provides you with lot's of functionality such as: Profiles - have a profile for every one of your family member Folders - Sort & build your own movie collections My List - Your favourites, folders & watch history in one place Offline watch - save your videos to watch them later when you do not have access to the internet Join us to explore all RubyPlay's features! If you are a movie studio, movie creator & want to share and build your theatre on RubyPlay - join us! We will help you with every step on doing this & have your Ruby up with no-time. Visit https://rubyplay.app/integration to integrate a Ruby

Screenshots

UniPlayer4 screens
RubyPlay3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RubyPlay at 100% against UniPlayer's 59%. RubyPlay also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). UniPlayer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UniPlayer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. RubyPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UniPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, RubyPlay every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
UniPlayer versus RubyPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniPlayerRubyPlay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB19 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperVadim SuproviciRETSEND LTD

Customer experience

UniPlayer

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.2%

RubyPlay

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

UniPlayer

One-time6
  • Base$1.99
  • Essential$2.99
  • Power Pack$5.99
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  • Annual$19.99
  • Pro+ Bundle$29.99
  • Ultimate$49.99
None

RubyPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniPlayer free?
UniPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RubyPlay free?
RubyPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UniPlayer or RubyPlay have ads?
Neither UniPlayer nor RubyPlay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UniPlayer or RubyPlay?
UniPlayer ships an update every 3 weeks, and RubyPlay every 7 months. Most recently, UniPlayer was updated on October 2, 2026 and RubyPlay on September 30, 2026.

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