Comparison

MX Player vs iMediaPlayer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Plays all video formats
  • Supports subtitle playback
  • Multi-audio format support
  • Media library with passcode security
  • Optimized user interface
  • Built-in music player
Features
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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!

About

iMediaPlayer

This video player supports a wide range of video and audio codecs, allowing you to watch internal videos on your iPhone quickly. It offers subtitle file support and a user-friendly interface with gesture controls for playback and settings.

Highlights
  • Plays most video and audio codecs
  • Supports SMI, SRT, SUB, VTT subtitles
  • Gesture controls for playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Continue watching feature
  • Screen size adjustment
Features
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동영상 플레이어 * 동영상, 오디오 코덱이 내장되있는 플레이어입니다. * 아이폰에 내부 동영상을 빠르게 감상할 수 있습니다. * 자막파일(smi, srt, sub, vtt 등)을 지원합니다. [주요기능] 완전히 무료입니다. 간편하고, 빠르고 강력합니다. UI, UX를 고려한 제스처 컨트롤 재생 속도 조정(0.5x, 1.0x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2.0x) 이어보기 기능 화면 크기 조정 - 최적, 화면에 맞춤, 채움 Seek 기능 - 10초 앞으로, 10뒤로 등 사운드 조정 기능 화면 밝기 기능 [지원되는 코덱] 거의 모든 것을 재생합니다. 코덱 팩 없이 대부분의 코덱을 재생합니다 - AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, MP3. 등등 [접근 권한] 동영상 파일 및 정보 표시, 클라우드에 업로드된 파일 다운로드를 위한 필수 항목 개인정보를 수집하지 않는 독립 실행형 어플리케이션으로 별도의 서버를 운영하거나 정보를 수집하지 않습니다.

Screenshots

MX Player4 screens
iMediaPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iMediaPlayer at none against MX Player's 1. MX Player's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 20%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MX Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iMediaPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MX Player ships an update monthly, iMediaPlayer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MX Player versus iMediaPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMX PlayeriMediaPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.5% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSakib MusharrafYUN-TAE KIM

Customer experience

MX Player

All ratings4,255 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive32.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative55.0%

iMediaPlayer

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

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

iMediaPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MX Player

One-time1
  • Ad free$1.99
None

iMediaPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MX Player free?
MX Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iMediaPlayer free?
iMediaPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MX Player or iMediaPlayer have ads?
Neither MX Player nor iMediaPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MX Player or iMediaPlayer?
MX Player ships an update monthly, and iMediaPlayer every 4 months. Most recently, MX Player was updated on September 29, 2026 and iMediaPlayer on September 14, 2026.

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