Outplayer vs Bard LLM
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.
Bard LLM
Access a powerful large language model on your mobile device. Interact with an AI through a terminal interface, utilize its API, and choose from various model sizes for different tasks.
- Terminal window interface
- API access
- Multiple model size options
- On-the-go LLM functionality
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Includes terminal window, API, and multiple size models.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bard LLM at 5.0 against Outplayer's 4.6. Bard LLM also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Outplayer's advantage is ratings volume (502 vs 2). 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 Bard LLM sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bard LLM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outplayer has 502 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 Bard LLM's.
Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, Bard LLM every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outplayer | Bard LLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (502 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 502 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stephen Salerno | EDWARD BROOKS HAYNES |
Customer experience
Outplayer
Bard LLM
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
Bard LLM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outplayer
- Outplayer Advanced$7.99
Bard LLM
- 1 Month - Vinyl LLM Studio$1.99
- Fully Unlock Vibe Llama Studio$9.99
