Outplayer vs Accelerate for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outplayer
A video player designed for iOS that prioritizes speed and simplicity. Enjoy seamless playback of various video formats with advanced features like 4K HDR and spatial audio. Easily manage your media with intuitive controls and file integration.
- 4K HDR playback with instant seeking
- Spatial audio with head tracking
- Picture in Picture support
- Customizable subtitle styling
- Play any video format (MKV, MP4, etc.)
- Integration with Files app for external drives
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A video player for iOS built around speed, simplicity, and getting out of your way. Outplayer is carefully designed to feel seamless, so you can just focus on what you’re watching. And it's backed by strong, reliable performance to play anything well. • 4K HDR playback with instant, real-time seeking • Spatial audio with head tracking and immersive surround sound • Picture in Picture, seamless for all videos • Fluid gestures and responsive controls • Customizable subtitle styling and dual language support • Quick and easy navigation for chapters and playlists • Integration with Files app to support SMB and external hard drives • Play any video format, worry-free (including MKV, MP4, and more) For free users, Outplayer has no playback restrictions and no ads. A one-time purchase, Outplayer Advanced, is available for a range of additional configuration options.
Accelerate for Safari
Enhance your video viewing experience in Safari with customizable playback speed controls and keyboard shortcuts. Easily manage playback, Picture-in-Picture, and AirPlay across popular streaming platforms.
- Control HTML5 video playback speed
- Personalize keyboard shortcuts
- Playback control via keyboard or popup
- Supports Picture-in-Picture
- Supports AirPlay
- Works with major streaming services
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Accelerate is a Safari extension with powerful, customizable features for controlling video playback and speed. FEATURES • Control playback speed of HTML5 video in Safari • Personalize keyboard shortcuts for common media controls, e.g., play/pause, skipping, mute, Picture-in-Picture, etc. • Control playback with your keyboard or the extension popup menu in Safari • Supports Picture-in-Picture and AirPlay • Works with YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Twitch, and more Privacy Policy: https://ritam.me/projects/accelerate/privacy FAQ: https://ritam.me/projects/accelerate/faq/ GitHub: https://github.com/ritamsarmah/accelerate
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Outplayer at every 3 weeks against Accelerate for Safari's every 6 months. Outplayer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (87% vs 71%). Accelerate for Safari's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Outplayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Accelerate for Safari sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Outplayer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outplayer has 510 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Outplayer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Accelerate for Safari's.
Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Accelerate for Safari every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Outplayer | Accelerate for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (510 ratings) — better | 4.2 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 510 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Salerno | Ritam Sarmah |
Customer experience
Outplayer
Accelerate for Safari
User reviews
Outplayer
From 510 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth playback
- 👍 Intuitive and clean UI
- 🚀 Supports wide range of video formats
- 🚀 Excellent codec support
- 🚀 Hardware decoding
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio glitches
- 🐛 Brightness/contrast issues
- 🐛 Restore purchases bug
- 🔋 Causes device heating
- 👎 Lacks external subtitle support
Accelerate for Safari
From 53 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Essential
- 👍 Works as expected
- 🚀 Useful on all websites
- 🚀 Perfect for speeding up videos
- 👍 Awesome extension
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work consistently
- 🐛 Confusing to use
- 🐛 Doesn't work on certain websites
- 🐛 Doesn't work on iPad
- 🐛 Causing performance issues
Bugs and requests
Outplayer
Reported bugs
5 issues- Restore purchases bug
- Audio glitches
- Brightness/contrast issues
- Causes device heating
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
15 requests- Add next/previous episode buttons
- Implement Trakt integration
- Add WebDAV support
- Implement variable speed playback
- Add video/folder sorting options
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- Implement Dolby Vision HDR support
- Implement Atmos audio support
- Add AirPlay/casting support
- Add subtitle delay sync option
- Implement in-app subtitle downloader
- Add video metadata scraping
- Implement folder icons
- Add double-tap to skip gestures
- Implement shuffle playback
- Add in-app URL browser
Accelerate for Safari
Reported bugs
4 issues- Shortcuts don't work
- Settings don't save
- Causes Safari to crash or become unresponsive
- Incompatible with macOS Monterey
Requested features
5 requests- Lower speed interval options
- Keyboard shortcuts for more controls
- Looping functionality
- Automatic replay
- Subtitle controls
In-app purchases
Outplayer
- Outplayer Advanced$7.99
Accelerate for Safari
- Coffee Tip$1.99
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