Jellyfin Mobile vs Streamyfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jellyfin Mobile
Access and stream your entire media collection from your own server. Enjoy your audio, video, and photos on your device with a user-friendly interface. This app requires a Jellyfin server to be set up and running.
- Stream personal media collections
- Access audio, video, and photos
- User-friendly interface
- Watch Live TV and recorded shows
- Official companion app
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The Jellyfin project is an open source, free software media server. No fees, no tracking, no hidden agenda. Get our free server to collect all your audio, video, photos, and more in one place. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your media to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is the official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Streamyfin at every 3 weeks against Jellyfin Mobile's every 4 months. Streamyfin also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%). Jellyfin Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 156) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Streamyfin holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 499 and 156 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Jellyfin Mobile's written reviews are positive against 71% of Streamyfin's.
Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Streamyfin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jellyfin Mobile | Streamyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (499 ratings) | 4.2 (156 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Lavado | Fredrik Burmester |
Customer experience
Jellyfin Mobile
Streamyfin
User reviews
Jellyfin Mobile
From 499 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Wonderful FOSS app
- 🚀 Light weight and effective
- 🚀 Getting close to Plex
- 👍 Amazing!
- 👍 Works great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio problems with background playback
- 🐛 Download on iPad not working
- 🐛 Background play does not work
- 🐛 Slow on RasPi
- 🐛 Clunky but functional
Streamyfin
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive experience
- 👍 Great UI and design
- 💡 Excellent Jellyseerr integration
- 🚀 Smooth playback performance
- 👍 Chromecast support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 🐛 Playback issues with some media files
- 🐛 Subtitles not working correctly
- 🐛 Offline mode not fully functional
- 🐛 Rotation and fullscreen bugs
Bugs and requests
Jellyfin Mobile
Reported bugs
12 issues- Audio problems with background playback
- Download on iPad not working
- Background play does not work
- Slow on RasPi
- Won't connect
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- Couldn't connect to server
- Subtitle scaling issues
- Buggy client state
- Transcoding issues
- Chromecast connection failure
- Stops playing after 30 seconds
- Buggy and feature limited
Requested features
8 requests- Add background playback
- Add Chromecast support
- Add offline downloads
- Add shuffle functionality
- Add Apple TV support
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- Add external subtitle support
- Add lockscreen controls for music
- Add download offline functionality
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
In-app purchases
Jellyfin Mobile
No in-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
