Outplayer vs Collections S
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.
Collections S
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Collections is a database program. You can create a collection of data. From text, images or other media components. A database consists of columns, rows, and cells. Each column has its own column type, for example, image or text. You add cells of a specific column type below each other. Creating a new document Click the “New” button in the main window. Then the new document creation window will open. Select the column type (Column type), column width (Column width) and column title (Column title). And click the “Add” button, then a new entry will appear in the columns list (Columns). If you do not want this entry, select the entry in the list, click the “Remove” button. When all columns have been entered, click the “OK” button and the document is created. Saving a document If you want to save a document. Then click the “File” menu and the “Save” menu item. The default file name is database.ccs. Select the file location in the files window and click the “Confirm” button. Then the file is saved. The program itself does not check whether the file has been saved or not. Menu In the “File” menu, you can save the document and save media files. In the “Cell” menu, you can edit columns, rows, and cells. When adding a new column, press the “Add column” button. And the new column add window will open. Enter the column type, column width and column title. And press the “OK” button. When adding a new row, press the “Add row” menu button. When changing the column width, press the “Column width” menu button. Then the column width change window will open, where you can change the column width. To change the column title, press the “Column title” menu button. When the new column title is entered, press the “OK” button in the title window. You can change the row height in the row height window. To do this, press the “Row height” menu command in the Cell menu. Change the column height in the text box and press the “OK” button. If you want to delete a column, press the “Delete column” button. And when deleting a row, press the “Delete row” menu button. You can make a column width automatic by selecting the “Auto Column width” option. You can make a row height automatic by selecting the “Auto Row height” option. Automatic options only work with the “Text” column type. Toolbar With the toolbar buttons, you can: 1. Move the cursor left and right. 2. Move the cursor up or down. 3. Delete the contents of a cell. 4. Add a new column. Columns, rows, and cells To change the width of a column, click on the line at the end of the column and drag the line left or right. To change the height of a row, click on the line at the end of the row and drag the line up or down. To change the value of a cell, hold your finger on the cell for about a second. If it is a text column type, a text input box will appear. If it is not text, such as audio, a file window will appear where you can add audio as the value of the cell. Double-tapping the cell with your finger will play the media. Text box When a text box is displayed. You can change the text cursor by holding your finger on the text for about a second. Arrows will then appear, which you can move to change the cursor positions. If you hold your finger on the text for more than a second, the editing menu will appear: cut, copy, paste, delete, and select all text. With the clipboard command, you can cut, copy, and delete text. Pressing the Copy menu button copies the text. When pasting, the copied text is copied to the text box. And when deleting, the text is deleted. The Select All menu command selects all the text in the text box. Column types The column types are: 1. Text – text box 2. Memo – text box with lines 3. Date – date 4. Time – time 5. DateTime – date time 6. Picture – image 7. Audio – sound 8. Link – link Upgrade Without upgrading, you can enter up to 10 lines in a cell. Once upgraded, there are no restrictions. When upgrading, click the “Upgrade” button in the main window.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Collections S at 15.6 against Outplayer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Collections S sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Outplayer | Collections S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (502 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 502 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen Salerno | Janek Soomets |
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
Collections S
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outplayer
- Outplayer Advanced$7.99
Collections S
- Upgrade Collections S$6.99









