Comparison

VRPlayer vs PLAY'A

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

Head to head
About

VRPlayer

Experience immersive virtual reality with this lightweight application. It supports various video formats and 360-degree viewing for photos and videos, offering full control for an enhanced VR experience.

Highlights
  • Light-weight and immersive VR experience
  • Support for 2D, 3D, and 360-degree viewing
  • Plays multiple video formats (mp4, mov, flv, avi, mkv, rmvb, webm)
  • Easy connection and configuration with VR CardBoard
Features
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One of the fast changing field in today’s time of IT Industry is Virtual Reality. You should be captivated by VR unless you’ve been living under a rock. As demands in the market for the same increases, people gets more curious to use the same. They will look for such applications that gives them the Virtual Effect of the Reality. Hence, to meet the demands of the User we created a VRPlayer – Virtual Reality App that offers full control and support all the modes. Features : 1. Light-weight and immersive VR experience with simplistic approach. 2. Support 2D, 3D and View the Photos and Videos in 360 degree. 3. Support different formatted Video Files like mp4, mov, flv, avi, mkv rmvb and webm and battery life to fully exploit the hardware capability of diverse phones. 4. Easy-to-connect and configure with VR CardBoard for an ideal experience

About

PLAY'A

This app is a versatile VR video player and viewer designed for ease of use. It supports a wide range of video formats and playback options, including local files and online streaming, all within an intuitive VR environment.

Highlights
  • Supports 2D, 3D, 180°, and 360° videos
  • Plays 4K and MP4 formats
  • Plays all video formats
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Playback from local files and network streams
  • VR video adjustments (tilt, zoom, speed)
  • Automatic pause on headset removal
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Exclusive to users that don’t like complications - Play’a is the versatile Video VR Player and Viewer created to match a busy lifestyle. Whether it’s a Simple and Intuitive Interface, a very Hip Contemporary Design of the app, Playback of the downloads from the Local File Storage or Streaming Online from the Network Connected Servers, Play’a does it right and it does it with style! Navigation is the best and easy in and out of VR. Just jump on a couch and turn it on - you are ready to watch! At their fingertips, the users like you will find: 2D, 3D, flat, fisheye, 180° and 360° Videos automatically recognized 4K, mp4 playback All Video Formats Supported Intuitive user interface Shake smoothing Cinematic mode Privacy modes Hands-free mode Convenient folder navigation Picture adjustments: brightness, contrast, saturation VR Video adjustments: tilt, height, zoom, playback speed Automatic pause if the headset is removed For your ultimate convenience, PLAY’A VR supports all stereo video formats including 3D side-by-side and 3D top-bottom frame packing, as well as all the traditional video formats. Just download the app and see it for yourself ! ;)

Screenshots

VRPlayer4 screens
PLAY'A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PLAY'A at 3.8 against VRPlayer's 1.0. PLAY'A also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). VRPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PLAY'A holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PLAY'A has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VRPlayer versus PLAY'A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRPlayerPLAY'A
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.8 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings137 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB271 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRahim Ramzanali MakhaniSwearl, LLC

Customer experience

VRPlayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PLAY'A

All ratings37 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative55.7%

Bugs and requests

VRPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PLAY'A

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Shaking/spinning screen
  • Inability to add websites
  • No sound in certain scenarios
  • Playback issues with high-resolution videos
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  • Unreliable DLNA/SMB connectivity

Requested features

6 requests
  • Multi-tasking support
  • Improved SMB/network file support
  • Customizable text/cursor size
  • YouTube integration
  • Passthrough mode for mixed reality
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  • Ability to adjust VR screen size

In-app purchases

None

VRPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

PLAY'A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VRPlayer free?
VRPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PLAY'A free?
PLAY'A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VRPlayer or PLAY'A?
PLAY'A is rated higher. VRPlayer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PLAY'A averages 3.8 from 37 ratings.
Do VRPlayer or PLAY'A have ads?
Neither VRPlayer nor PLAY'A shows ads.

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