MX Player vs RealPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MX Player
This app is a versatile media player and manager that supports a wide range of video and audio formats. It offers features like subtitle support, multi-audio playback, and a secure media library with passcode protection. Easily play all your mobile and gallery content with an optimized user interface.
- Plays all video formats
- Supports subtitle playback
- Multi-audio format support
- Media library with passcode security
- Optimized user interface
- Built-in music player
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MX Player video is a media player and media manager. MX Video Player plays almost all media & Movies files. MX Player HD is high quality media player. Max video player provided Easily Playing Videos & Audios. Full Hd Video , Audio songs, Subtitle Player, Multi Audio Player & movie subtitle Player quick player. This is a good video player available to fit your media player buzz your audio listening. The user experience has been optimised to allow you to quickly view all of your mobile and gallery videos through an attractive user interface. Full Hd Video player has features MX Player,Music Player Max Video Player is video player app, Lite Player classic hd video player for any iOS version,Full HD Video Player Good video player hd Oplayer Lite AVPlayer free version 3D Video Player is the most powerful media player in App store market that supports all the most popular video without any conversion. Max Player app is supported player video player.HD Video Player is the best HD Video Player. Enjoy for high quality videos plays smoothly.video to mp3. > PLAY ALL VIDEO FORMATS mp4 mpeg-4, mov quicktime movie file format, avi, m4a, m4v iTunes video file format, mpeg, mpeg-2-video, aifc-audio, aac-audio, mpeg-4, au-audio, aiff-audio, mp2, 3gpp2, ac3-audio, mp3, 3gpp, -audio and etc Mx Video player - Video Player Hd is support different types of video format Like AVI,MP4,3GP,MPEG,MKV and many more.MX Audio Video Player app is use to play video with amazing feature and its Music.full hd video player is max player high quality 1080p Multimedia Vidmate player. tube player hd download is Video Player app it's one of the Fastest, Light weight iOS app with less ads. MX Audio player built-in music Player to play music. Easy to support all music & audio file formats, max music player,Mp3 Player is One of the most gorgeous and powerful music player for iOS,Audio Player,Gallery Vault shared video what's App video & music files to play very easily & smoothly. Powerful and Fast Music Player with elegant design This audio Video player supports almost all types of mp3 with music player you will get the next level experience. The best free music player and media player! with smooth gesture. > SUBTITLES Support inbuild subtitle > MULTIAUDIO Support multiaudio formate video > FOLDER Can manage playlist by creating folder > SECURITY • Set Passcode on your library to restrict anyone from accessing your folders/files. • Set Passcode on individual folders • Can update password • Can disable password Features –––––––– -Plays both (mobile & gallery) videos. -Auto play option for videos works . -Resize your video display with single click if video aspect ratio is not compatible with your device screen. -Rewind and forward -Adjust volume by swiping up and down on right side of playback screen. -Control brightness by swiping up and down on left side of playback screen. -On screen button to turn off rotation. -On screen button to change rotation. -On screen button to lock orientation. -On screen button to change play rate(speed) -Optimised for retina display. -Shuffle and repeat option available for users -Screen capture and save it into phone gallery. -Lock the screen for smooth watch. - Gesture Controls - Continuous playback - Change audio by swiping left and right -MiniPlayer - Industry standard HD Audio support -Supports mirror mode, which allows you to switch between left and right sides of a movie. It helps to learn choreography by video. -Watch videos on both orientations (portrait, landscape). • Additional features - Rotation Lock / Aspect ratio:auto/16:9/4:3/Full screen - Folder Management:Pass code/Move/Rename/Create • Note 1. How to add video with USB - Run iTunes 9.1 or above - Device->My Device(My iPad)->Apps, drag and drop files to the MX Video Player Documents If you enjoy our app, please take a minute To reward our efforts with an excellent rating, it helps immensely!
RealPlayer
Seamlessly sync and transfer videos between your phone and PC. This media player, downloader, and streamer allows you to cast videos to your TV, access your PC library remotely, and watch content offline. Back up your media to the cloud for access on any device.
- Sync videos between phone and PC
- Remote PC library access
- Stream videos from PC or cloud
- Offline video playback
- Cast videos to TV (Chromecast/AirPlay)
- Cloud backup for videos
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Sync downloads between your phone and your PC and vice versa. Save videos on your phone to your computer seamlessly. Or transfer those downloaded videos on your PC to your phone in one click. RealPlayer Mobile is a fantastic media player, downloader, and streamer for all video lovers, and continues to be the must-have companion for PC users of RealPlayer! • Cast any video from your phone to the big screen with Chromecast or AirPlay. • Access your RealPlayer PC library from anywhere with secure remote access. • Stream videos from your PC or RealPlayer Cloud. • Sync videos to watch them offline when on the road. • Back-up your videos to the RealPlayer Cloud, and access them from any device. To get started simply sign-in with the same credentials on your device and PC, and you are on your way! RealPlayer mobile offers in-app subscription options to stream off-device content, get 25GB cloud storage, simultaneous and unlimited speed PC downloads from thousands of sites, remote access, library duplicate removal, DVD burning and more. Subscription prices vary from $4.99 to $2.99 per month and can be canceled at any time. Now available in English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German and Chinese! Terms of Service - https://realnetworks.com/terms Have feedback? Or feature suggestions? Ping us at realplayermobile@realnetworks.com. We care about all submissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RealPlayer at 4.8 against MX Player's 4.5. RealPlayer also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. MX Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RealPlayer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RealPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MX Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of RealPlayer's.
MX Player ships an update monthly, RealPlayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MX Player | RealPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.3K ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sakib Musharraf | RealNetworks LLC |
Customer experience
MX Player
RealPlayer
User reviews
MX Player
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Ease of use
- 🚀 Fast download and playback
Room to improve
- 🐛 Speed control issues
- 🐛 Crashes on certain devices
- 🐛 Limited features
- 🐛 Ads interrupting playback
RealPlayer
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent platform for live streaming
- 👍 Consistent and continuous performance
- 🥰 Amazing app for syncing videos and photos
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🤔 Confusing free vs paid options
- 🚫 Incompatible with iOS devices
Bugs and requests
MX Player
Reported bugs
3 issues- Speed control resets on rewind/skip
- Playback speed not changing as expected
- Crashes on launch for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more video formats
- Implement video speed control persistence
- Allow loading videos from external folders
- Add subtitle support
RealPlayer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Downloading issues on iOS devices
- Unable to sign in on mobile devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to change video aspect ratio and crop
- Support for offline viewing on mobile devices
- Integration with popular platforms like TikTok
In-app purchases
MX Player
- Ad free$1.99
RealPlayer
- RealPlayer Mobile Premium$2.991 Month
- RealPlayer Mobile Premium$4.991 Month
- RealPlayer Mobile Premium$23.991 Year
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- RealPlayer Mobile Premium$47.991 Year
- RealPlayer Mobile Premium7 Days trial$47.991 Year








