Outplayer vs CBZ Manga Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outplayer
A video player designed for speed and simplicity, allowing you to focus on your content. It offers robust performance for playing various video formats, including 4K HDR, with advanced features like spatial audio and customizable subtitles.
- 4K HDR playback with instant seeking
- Spatial audio with head tracking
- Picture in Picture support
- Customizable subtitle styling
- Integration with Files app
- Plays any video format (MKV, MP4, etc.)
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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.
CBZ Manga Reader
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CBZ Manga Reader is a local manga, comic, and EPUB reader for iPhone and iPad. Download it free and start reading. No account. No ads. Your books stay on your device. Open CBZ, ZIP, CBR, CB7, PDF, and EPUB without DRM. Password-protected PDFs are not supported. Turn pages by swipe or tap, read right to left or left to right, use two-page spreads on iPad, or scroll a vertical strip. Zoom, fit the page, and continue from the page you left. Keep books in more than one folder. Series sort themselves. Recents, continue, and the next volume are free. The reader gets out of the way. Bars hide after a few seconds. Tap the center of the page to bring them back. Choose Smooth, Balanced, or Sharp scaling. Sharp keeps line art crisp when you zoom. Premium is optional. It does not charge you to open a book or turn a page. On-device colorize includes 20 free pages. Premium removes the cap. Coloring runs on your device. Pages are not uploaded. Premium also includes: • Panel reading. Step through one panel at a time. Detection runs on your iPhone or iPad. • Volume buttons. Volume up is the next page, volume down the previous. In panel mode the buttons step from panel to panel. Swipe and tap stay free. • Favorites and piles. Group books you already have, and add every volume in a folder or series in one step. • Library search, unread / reading / finished filters, and a display name for a shelf. • Brightness, contrast, saturation, margin trim, and a magnifier. Pinch zoom stays free. • Bookmarks and a table of contents. • More accent colors. Coral stays free. • Discover. Sort, search, and more title suggestions. A short Featured sample, and a few Sequel and Similar titles, stay free. Titles and covers only. Never chapters. • Optional iCloud sync of reading progress for the same Apple ID. One Premium purchase works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Premium Monthly is an auto-renewable subscription for 1 month, billed monthly until you cancel. Premium Lifetime is a one-time purchase. The price you are charged is the price shown before you confirm, in your storefront’s currency. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vytas-industries-web.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
Outplayer and CBZ Manga Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 CBZ Manga Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Outplayer ships an update every 3 weeks, CBZ Manga Reader every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Outplayer | CBZ Manga Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (515 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stephen Salerno | VYTAUTAS SAPRANAVICI |
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
CBZ Manga Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outplayer
- Outplayer Advanced$7.99
CBZ Manga Reader
- Premium$9.99









