Cabin Media Player vs StarPlayer+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cabin Media Player
Stream movies and other protected media content from an airline's wireless entertainment portal directly to your iOS device. This player is essential for enjoying inflight entertainment on select airlines. Download it before your flight for seamless playback.
- Stream digitally-protected media
- Connect to airline wireless portals
- iOS device compatibility
- Required for specific airlines
- Pre-flight download recommended
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Cabin Media Player is a video player application for airline passengers to provide them the ability to stream movies and other “digitally-protected” media content to their iOS devices from an airline’s wireless Infight Entertainment portal. This application is required by some airlines for proper media playback and should be downloaded prior to boarding.
StarPlayer+
This app allows for seamless playback of MP4 video content on mobile devices. It offers advanced playback controls, including speed adjustment, A-B repeat, and gesture-based navigation. Manage your video library with ease using folder management and bookmarking features.
- MP4 content playback
- Speed control (0.5x - 2.0x)
- Gesture controls for brightness and playback
- A-B repeat playback
- Bookmark management with memo feature
- Folder management
- Background MP4 download
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Axissoft Mobile StarPlayer+ has been developed for supporting the MP4 content playback. StarPlayer+ is the player that can be used for mobile video content playback. Now, You can play any MP4 contents on your computer, cafe as well as subway at anytime, anywhere. The contents of each folder can be managed by the content manager very easily. StarPlayer+ supports the screen brightness adjustment and RWD/FWD by using gestures. In addition, StarPlayer+ supports the bookmark, speed control, display aspect ratio, rotation lock and A-B repeat features. - Support features - 1. Speed control : 0.5x ~ 2.0x 2. Display aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9, fullscreen 3. Brightness change of the screen by using gestures 4. Rewind, fast forward of playback by using gestures 5. A- B repeat playback 6. Playlist feature of the latest downloaded content playback 7. Multiple content download 8. Bookmark : create/delete/play 9. Folder management 10. Thumbnail images 12. Bookmark thumbnail memo feature - Procedures (1) Play the content (MP4 or MP3) (2) touch the bookmark button (3) add the bookmark thumbnail image (4) touch the bookmark edit button (5) select the bookmark thumbnail image (6) the bookmark memo view will be loaded (7) write the memo 13. Support the MP4 background download ( iOS9.3 later ) - Support content format - MP4 format playable on mobile devices content
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cabin Media Player at 100% against StarPlayer+'s 29%. Cabin Media Player also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9). StarPlayer+'s advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cabin Media Player holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StarPlayer+ has 95 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Cabin Media Player's written reviews are positive against 29% of StarPlayer+'s.
Cabin Media Player ships an update every 4 months, StarPlayer+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cabin Media Player | StarPlayer+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.9 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panasonic Avionics Corporation | Axissoft |
Customer experience
Cabin Media Player
StarPlayer+
In-app purchases
Cabin Media Player
No in-app purchases
StarPlayer+
No in-app purchases
