Comparison

Outplayer vs Panel Flow

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Panel Flow

Features
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Read comics and manga like never before. Panel Flow uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect panels and speech bubbles in your comics, delivering a guided, immersive, and accessible reading experience. No more pinching and zooming. Just tap to move between panels in the correct reading order — AI does the heavy lifting for you. Features - AI-Powered Guided Reading — Automatic panel detection with smart zoom. Tap to navigate frame by frame. - Speech Bubble Translation — Read comics in any language. AI recognizes bubble text and translates it right on the page. - Text-to-Speech (TTS) — Listen to your comics read aloud. Perfect for accessible reading or multitasking. - CBZ & CBR Support — Easily import your comic file collection. - Reading Modes — Western (left-to-right) and Manga (right-to-left). - Minimal Interface — Clean design that keeps the focus on reading. - SwiftData Integration — Organized library with automatically saved reading progress.

Screenshots

Outplayer3 screens
Panel Flow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Panel Flow at none against Outplayer's 1. Outplayer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Outplayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Panel Flow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Panel Flow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Outplayer versus Panel Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutplayerPanel Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (502 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings502 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB158 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStephen SalernoLuciano Bastos Nunes

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
Show 10 more
  • 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

Panel Flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Outplayer

One-time1
  • Outplayer Advanced$7.99
None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outplayer free?
Outplayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Outplayer or Panel Flow have ads?
Neither Outplayer nor Panel Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Outplayer or Panel Flow?
Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Panel Flow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Outplayer was updated on October 16, 2026 and Panel Flow on October 14, 2026.

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