Comparison

X vs BoxPlayer

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

Head to head
About

X

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X-Control为用户提供最直观的智能家居控制界面,让家聆听您的声音,让房屋服从您的命令,让一切变得安全、舒适、轻松、简单,无论您安坐在家中或是在世界上任何一个地方,无论是在白天深夜或是任何一个时间,打开X-Control都可以轻松控制您家中的灯光、家电、门窗、安防,并能随时随地查看家里的视频,知晓家里的一切,掌控家里的一切。

About

BoxPlayer

Consolidate your media from cloud storage, network drives, and servers into a single, organized library. Enjoy high-quality playback with support for 4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision, along with features like subtitle control and offline downloads. It also organizes music and book libraries, syncing data across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Connect cloud storage, NAS, and media servers
  • High-quality 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision playback
  • Automatic metadata and poster retrieval
  • Organize music and book libraries
  • Sync data across Apple devices via iCloud
  • Offline media downloads
Features
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BoxPlayer brings videos from your cloud drives, NAS, media servers, and local devices together into one beautiful, easy-to-use personal media library. From discovering movies through a rich poster wall to resuming playback with a single tap, everything happens in one app. Connect Your Media Sources Cloud Storage: Aliyun Drive, Baidu Netdisk, 115, 123, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and more. NAS & Network Shares: SMB, NFS, WebDAV, and AList. Media Servers: Emby, Jellyfin, and Plex. IPTV, TVBox sources, and local video files. Enjoy High-Quality Playback Compatible with popular video formats, including MP4, MKV, MOV, and M4V. Supports high-quality content such as 4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision, depending on your device and media files. Switch audio tracks and subtitles with ease. Enjoy danmaku comments, playback speed controls, gestures, and Picture-in-Picture. Download media for convenient offline viewing. Keep Your Media Library Organized Automatically identify movies and TV shows and retrieve posters, plot summaries, cast information, and other metadata. Browse and organize content by genre, year, rating, studio, and more. Personalize your home screen with your favorite media sources, collections, and categories. Sync watch history, favorites, and other supported data with Trakt. More Than a Video Player Build a music library with automatic metadata retrieval and enjoy an immersive particle music player. Organize your book library and keep your personal media collections together. Sync supported data across Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, using iCloud. BoxPlayer does not provide movies, TV shows, or other media content. Please connect only content you have the right to access and legally authorized media sources. Some features may require in-app purchases. Playback quality and compatibility depend on your device, media formats, and network conditions. Privacy Policy https://xbyvideohub.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA) https://xbyvideohub.com/terms/

Screenshots

X4 screens
BoxPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X at none against BoxPlayer's 6. X also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). BoxPlayer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. BoxPlayer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. X asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 4 months, BoxPlayer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
X versus BoxPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXBoxPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—93.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—62 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB216 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer远 赵三玉 高

Bugs and requests

X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BoxPlayer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes on older devices
  • Playback stuttering with high-bitrate files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for VOD sources
  • Integrated subtitle management
  • Chromecast/AirPlay integration

In-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

BoxPlayer

Subscriptions2
  • BoxPlayer 月度会员$0.991 Month
  • BoxPlayer 年度会员$4.991 Year
One-time4
  • BoxPlayer Pro tvOS LifeTime$7.99
  • BoxPlayer Pro macOS LifeTime$7.99
  • BoxPlayer Pro iOS LifeTime$7.99
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  • BoxPlayer Pro LifeTime$24.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxPlayer free?
BoxPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do X or BoxPlayer have ads?
Neither X nor BoxPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X or BoxPlayer?
X ships an update every 4 months, and BoxPlayer every 3 weeks. Most recently, X was updated on November 3, 2026 and BoxPlayer on November 4, 2026.

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