Comparison

FC2Video Viewer vs Conflux

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

Head to head
About

FC2Video Viewer

Watch your purchased videos and albums comfortably. Sync your content across devices and enjoy your favorite videos anytime. Offers features like secret mode and double-speed playback for a personalized viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Cross-device content sync
  • Video quality selection
  • Viewing history
  • Album organization
  • Secret viewing mode
  • Double speed playback
Features
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Comfortable watch your purchased videos and albums with the FC2 video viewing App! Newly uploaded videos of accounts you follow, videos watched yesterday, and favorite videos registered in your albums are all securely synced between smartphone site, PC, and applications. You can enjoy your favorite FC2 videos any time using the application. Main features · Sync smartphone and PC account information · Video quality selection feature (high quality for paid members only) · Search feature (detailed search for paid members only) · History feature (viewing history/purchase history) · Album feature · Follow feature · Purchase paid member registration ticket · Passcode lock feature · Secret mode (viewing history is not saved) · Double speed playback feature Premium membership -Please register for a paid member after reviewing and agreeing to the terms of use. -Billing will be made to the iTunes account. -For monthly plan, an additional month will be automatically renewed at the expiration date.* -For annual plan, there are no automatic renewal and would have to be purchased each time. As a first time promotion, the first year will be $64.99, and at the time of renewal it will be normal price of $99.99. *The cancellation of automatic renewal cannot be performed from the FC2 Video Viewer App. If you would like to cancel the automatic renewal, make sure to follow the below instruction before the expiration date from the home screen of your iOS device. 1. Tap “Setting” on the home screen of iOS device. 2. Tap “iTunes & App Store” 3. Tap “Display Apple ID” from the very top of “Apple ID:” 4. Tap “Register” 5. Tap “Cancel registration” from FC2 Video Viewer App column “Reference” iTunes Store:View, change, or cancel your subscriptions (Apple Website) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Summary on 1 month ticket -Service name : FC2 Video -Duration of subscription : 1 month -Price of subscription : $9.99 -Billing will be processed after purchase confirmation through iTunes account. -Subscription is managed by yourself -Subscription automatically continues even if you unsubscribe by 24 hours before the expiration date. -Privacy policy https://fc2.com/en/privacy.html -Terms and conditions https://help.fc2.com/viewer_ios/tos/en#service_viewer_ios

About

Conflux

Play any video format on your Apple devices without transcoding. Stream from network drives or cloud services, with advanced subtitle support and immersive audio/visual features.

Highlights
  • Supports all video formats
  • Stream from network drives and cloud
  • Advanced subtitle integration
  • HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos support
  • 4K Ultra HD playback
  • Picture-in-Picture and Spatial Audio
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Conflux: The All-Format Video Player & Media Library for Apple Devices Play videos directly from local storage, NAS, cloud drives, and media servers — no transcoding required. Conflux supports popular and uncommon formats, connects to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin, and works with cloud drives including 115, Aliyun Drive, and Baidu Netdisk. Automatically organize your collection into a smart media library. Native Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos playback (Atmos is currently in Beta), professional subtitles, danmaku, downloads, and a seamless experience across iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. A Better Way to Watch • Native Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos: Enjoy immersive video and audio. Dolby Atmos is currently in Beta. • Media Servers: Connect to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin to browse and play your media libraries. Emby supports rich filtering and browsing. • Flexible Media Sources: Add NAS, network shares, cloud drives, and more. Configure multiple fallback URLs and automatically switch based on your Wi-Fi network. • Smart Media Library: Automatically identify movies and TV shows and retrieve posters, descriptions, ratings, and metadata. • Faster Indexing: Optimized indexing and metadata scraping, including faster 115 file indexing and movie/TV scraping. • Global Search: Quickly find indexed media and access search history. Powerful Playback • Extensive Format Support: Play MKV, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, WMV, MTS, ISO, VIDEO_TS, FLV, OGM, OGV, ASF, 3GP, DVR-MS, WebM, WTV, and more. • HDR & Dolby Vision: Optimized for HDR and Dolby Vision with excellent image quality and color reproduction. • 4K Ultra HD: Smooth playback for high-resolution video. • Faster Startup: Optimized playback, cache I/O, preloading, and media processing. • Professional Subtitles: Multiple subtitle formats, custom styles, true subtitle rendering, local subtitle files, and multi-language subtitle downloads. • Danmaku: Display, search, and customize danmaku while watching. The Conflux Danmaku Service can be enabled to share danmaku data. • AI Danmaku Protection: AI-powered face detection helps keep danmaku away from faces. • Portrait Video: Flexible orientation options for vertical videos, including video ratio, device orientation, and portrait/landscape locks. • Precise Seeking: Accurate time navigation, including Blu-ray disc images. • Picture in Picture: Start PiP directly in Conflux and continue using the app while watching. • AirPlay: Stream videos to compatible devices. • Downloads: Download media for offline viewing. Currently supported for file-based protocols and cloud drive sources. Built for Your Media Collection • New Onboard Flow: Easily add media sources and start watching. • Connection Testing: Automatically test sources when adding them, or check availability manually. • Multiple Media Sources: See playable versions of the same title across different sources. • Watch History: Browse viewing history by date and resume playback. • Intro & Outro Skipping: Automatically or manually skip TV show intros and outros, with conflict detection when marking time ranges. • TV Show Management: Automatically organize seasons and episodes with intro/outro markers. • Reviews & Recommendations: Explore reviews, production companies, recommended titles, and works by the same director. • Cloud Sync: Sync media library settings, watch history, and playback progress across Apple devices. Made for the Apple Ecosystem Conflux is designed for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, providing a consistent experience. Larger-screen devices support multi-column media layouts. Whether your videos are stored locally, on a NAS, in the cloud, or on a media server, Conflux brings everything together in one unified media library. Rediscover your media collection with Conflux.

Screenshots

FC2Video Viewer4 screens
Conflux4 screens

Verdict

The call

FC2Video Viewer and Conflux both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Conflux's written reviews are positive against 25% of FC2Video Viewer's. Conflux also leads on ratings volume (67 vs 11) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FC2Video Viewer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Conflux sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for FC2Video Viewer against 4.2 for Conflux. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conflux has 67 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of FC2Video Viewer's written reviews are positive against 74% of Conflux's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FC2Video Viewer ships an update every 5 weeks, Conflux monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FC2Video Viewer versus Conflux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFC2Video ViewerConflux
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (11 ratings)4.2 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1167 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFC2,inc.健 刘

Customer experience

FC2Video Viewer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Conflux

All ratings67 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.6%

Bugs and requests

FC2Video Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Conflux

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Apple TV app crashes and freezes
  • Playback stops after ~7 minutes
  • Black screen when switching windows
  • Cannot connect to SMB servers
  • External hard drives not detected
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  • iCloud sync cannot be disabled (button greyed out)
  • Emby login causes app to exit
  • Pro/Ultra purchase button returns 502 error
  • Subtitles fail to display or display incorrectly
  • Audio track and subtitle selection unresponsive
  • WebDAV HTTPS connection fails with NAS
  • Alist media library refresh requires app restart
  • Auto-play next video occasionally skips in order
  • Metadata scraping fails for local files
  • Mac fullscreen playback shows widgets
  • Settings crash on certain Mac versions
  • Cannot open 'More' section on Mac for TV shows/movies
  • Download functionality stops midway
  • Spatial/3D video playback not supported
  • Some UI text remains in Chinese despite English language setting

Requested features

20 requests
  • Skip intro/outro functionality
  • Support for more cloud storage services (Quark, Plex, Jellyfin)
  • Playback speed control (1.5x, 2x, etc.)
  • Offline download capability
  • Music file playback support
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  • Screen casting and AirPlay support
  • IPTV support
  • Subtitle download feature
  • Library sorting options (by release date, genre, rating, etc.)
  • Metadata editing capability for all content types
  • Skip intro/outro detection
  • Caching/buffering options
  • Custom homepage category selection
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode with subtitle support
  • Dark mode for Apple TV
  • 10-second forward/backward buttons in player
  • Cross-device license sharing (Pro/Ultra)
  • Auto-play next episode functionality
  • HDMI/external display support for iPad
  • 3D and panoramic video support

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FC2Video Viewer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium member (1 Month)$9.991 Month
One-time2
  • Premium member (12 Month)$64.99
  • Premium member (12 Month)$99.99
4 purchases

Conflux

One-time4
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime (Promo)$12.99
  • Conflux Ultra Lifetime (Promo)$15.99
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime$17.99
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  • Conflux Ultra - Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is FC2Video Viewer free?
FC2Video Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conflux free?
Conflux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FC2Video Viewer or Conflux?
Conflux is rated higher. FC2Video Viewer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Conflux averages 4.2 from 67 ratings.
Do FC2Video Viewer or Conflux have ads?
Neither FC2Video Viewer nor Conflux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FC2Video Viewer or Conflux?
FC2Video Viewer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Conflux monthly. Most recently, FC2Video Viewer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Conflux on October 27, 2026.

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