Outplayer vs ARVELOUS viewer
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.
ARVELOUS viewer
Experience interactive merchandise with augmented reality. Point your device at compatible mugs and t-shirts to reveal hidden animations and clever designs. Discover a new way to engage with your favorite apparel and drinkware.
- Augmented reality experiences
- Interactive mugs
- Animated t-shirts
- Discover hidden designs
- Engaging merchandise
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Coffee sip, pew pew a few baddies and then sip a little more with our Augmented Reality mugs. Using tech that's built into your phone and the ARVELOUS app bring our mugs to life. It also could be a mug decorated with a serene painting of a snow covered barn brought to life. Did we mention some of our t-shirts work with this same technology? A cleverly clever t-shirt is one thing. One that's clever and high tech is another. Don one of our ARVELOUS compatible t-shirts, have your friends use the ARVELOUS app and see what cleverness is hidden inside! We have so many great AR products this app will bring to life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARVELOUS viewer at none against Outplayer's 1. ARVELOUS viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Outplayer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (513 vs 2). On price, 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. Outplayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARVELOUS viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARVELOUS viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outplayer has 513 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of ARVELOUS viewer's.
Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, ARVELOUS viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outplayer | ARVELOUS viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (513 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Stephen Salerno | ARVELOUS |
Customer experience
Outplayer
ARVELOUS viewer
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
ARVELOUS viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outplayer
- Outplayer Advanced$7.99
ARVELOUS viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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