Comparison

Floatplane vs JellyTV

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

Head to head
About

Floatplane

This platform allows users to support content creators directly, offering an ad-free and high-quality video viewing experience. The mobile app extends this premium content access to users on the go.

Highlights
  • Ad-free viewing
  • High-quality video
  • Support content creators
  • Personal premium experience
  • Mobile access
Features
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Say hello to Floatplane! We believe in supporting both content creators and fans by providing a stable platform to grow on, with ad-free viewing and high-quality video for a personal, premium experience for all. Floatplane’s iPhone app lets you bring all this awesomeness with you wherever you go!

About

JellyTV

This app provides a modern and immersive interface for streaming your personal media library from a self-hosted server. Enjoy high-quality playback, automatic progress tracking, and offline downloads across your Apple devices. Optional premium features enhance management and integration.

Highlights
  • Modern, fluid interface
  • High-quality video and live streaming
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Offline downloads
  • Cross-device sync
  • Advanced search functionality
Features
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JellyTV is a premium Jellyfin client designed to deliver a fast, elegant and immersive media experience across all your Apple devices. Connect to your self-hosted Jellyfin server and enjoy your movies and series in a modern, fluid interface built for performance. Stream your content with high-quality video support, live streaming and transcoding. Pick up where you left off with automatic progress tracking and favorites. Smart Features – Advanced search by genre, actor, year and more – Seerr integration for request management – Push notifications for new content – Offline downloads for watching anywhere – Full sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro and Apple TV JellyTV+ Unlock advanced features with JellyTV+, available as an optional in-app purchase: – Admin interface for Jellyfin and Seerr – Trakt & AniList integration – Home screen customization – Exclusive app icons – iCloud settings sync JellyTV+ enhances the experience but is not required for core playback. Requirements – A self-hosted Jellyfin server is required – JellyTV does not provide media content – Jellyseerr requires separate installation – Some advanced features require JellyTV+ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Floatplane4 screens
JellyTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Floatplane at none against JellyTV's 10. Floatplane also leads on ratings volume (402 vs 40) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). JellyTV's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. JellyTV sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Floatplane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JellyTV holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Floatplane has 402 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Floatplane's written reviews are positive against 79% of JellyTV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Floatplane ships an update every 3 weeks, JellyTV weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Floatplane versus JellyTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatplaneJellyTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (402 ratings)4.3 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews78.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings402 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB174 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFloatplane Media Inc.Charly Manderrier

Customer experience

Floatplane

All ratings389 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral23.8%
Negative26.0%

JellyTV

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative8.5%

Bugs and requests

Floatplane

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent video loading indicators
  • Unreliable login/sign-up process
  • Orientation issues on iPad
  • Casting/mirroring problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Resume playback across devices
  • Notification settings
  • Offline video downloads
  • Improved video scrubbing

JellyTV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Floatplane

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

JellyTV

Subscriptions4
  • JellyTV+ monthly$2.491 Month
  • JellyTV+ monthly$4.991 Month
  • JellyTV+ Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • JellyTV+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1200 Pops$9.99
  • Admin tools$14.99
  • 2500 Pops$19.99
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  • JellyTV+ lifetime family upgrade$39.99
  • JellyTV+ for life$49.99
  • JellyTV+ family for life$89.99

Questions

Is Floatplane free?
Floatplane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JellyTV free?
JellyTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Floatplane or JellyTV?
JellyTV is rated higher. Floatplane averages 4.1 out of 5 from 402 ratings, while JellyTV averages 4.3 from 40 ratings.
Do Floatplane or JellyTV have ads?
Neither Floatplane nor JellyTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Floatplane or JellyTV?
Floatplane ships an update every 3 weeks, and JellyTV weekly. Most recently, Floatplane was updated on November 3, 2026 and JellyTV on November 14, 2026.

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