Nebula vs Jellyfin Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nebula
Access a curated collection of videos, podcasts, and classes from independent creators. Enjoy exclusive original content, extended cuts, and offline downloads. Support creators directly through this ad-free streaming platform.
- Full catalog access
- Exclusive Nebula Originals
- Nebula Plus extended content
- Creator release notifications
- Offline video downloads
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Premium streaming from independent creators. Enjoy exclusive originals, bonus material, and early releases from the best independent creators. Unlimited and ad-free. • Nebula Originals — Documentaries, collaborative series, animated specials, and more. • Nebula Plus — Bonus material including extended cuts, companion videos, and interviews. • Nebula First — Early releases available on Nebula before anywhere else. • Notifications when your favorite creators release a new video • Video downloads for offline viewing Usage of the app and its features requires an active subscription to Nebula. https://nebula.tv/terms
Jellyfin Mobile
Access and stream your entire media collection from your own server. Enjoy your audio, video, and photos on your device with a user-friendly interface. This app requires a Jellyfin server to be set up and running.
- Stream personal media collections
- Access audio, video, and photos
- User-friendly interface
- Watch Live TV and recorded shows
- Official companion app
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The Jellyfin project is an open source, free software media server. No fees, no tracking, no hidden agenda. Get our free server to collect all your audio, video, photos, and more in one place. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your media to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is the official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nebula at 4.8 against Jellyfin Mobile's 4.0. Nebula also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 506). Jellyfin Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Nebula sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Jellyfin Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nebula holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nebula has 14K ratings behind it against 506, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Nebula's written reviews are positive against 49% of Jellyfin Mobile's.
Nebula ships an update every 2 weeks, Jellyfin Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nebula | Jellyfin Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better | 4.0 (506 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews — better | 49.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 506 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Standard | Anthony Lavado |
Customer experience
Nebula
Jellyfin Mobile
User reviews
Nebula
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Ad-free experience
- 💡 Creator-owned platform
- 🚀 Smooth app performance
- 🤩 Excellent content quality
- 💰 Affordable subscription
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Poor content discoverability
- 🔀 Confusing navigation and lack of user-friendly features
- 🔇 No background playback or audio-only mode
- 🔒 Lack of platform-wide login persistence
Jellyfin Mobile
From 506 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Wonderful FOSS app
- 🚀 Light weight and effective
- 🚀 Getting close to Plex
- 👍 Amazing!
- 👍 Works great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio problems with background playback
- 🐛 Download on iPad not working
- 🐛 Background play does not work
- 🐛 Slow on RasPi
- 🐛 Clunky but functional
Bugs and requests
Nebula
Reported bugs
4 issues- Downloaded videos disappearing from the app
- Inability to exit full-screen mode without restarting the app
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes
- Frequent app crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add Chromecast and AirPlay support
- Implement a 'Watch Later' or 'Continue Watching' feature
- Allow users to adjust video quality and playback speed
- Introduce a comments section for user feedback
- Improve content organization and recommendation algorithms
Jellyfin Mobile
Reported bugs
12 issues- Audio problems with background playback
- Download on iPad not working
- Background play does not work
- Slow on RasPi
- Won't connect
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- Couldn't connect to server
- Subtitle scaling issues
- Buggy client state
- Transcoding issues
- Chromecast connection failure
- Stops playing after 30 seconds
- Buggy and feature limited
Requested features
8 requests- Add background playback
- Add Chromecast support
- Add offline downloads
- Add shuffle functionality
- Add Apple TV support
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- Add external subtitle support
- Add lockscreen controls for music
- Add download offline functionality
In-app purchases
Nebula
- MONTHLY$2.991 Month
- MONTHLY3 variants$4.991 Month
- MONTHLY$5.001 Month
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- MONTHLY2 variants$7.001 Month
- YEARLY2 variants$30.001 Year
- YEARLY$49.991 Year
Jellyfin Mobile
No in-app purchases
