Jellyfin Mobile vs PairDrawing
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!
PairDrawing
Collaborate on a shared digital canvas in real time with another person. This app allows instant connection for simultaneous drawing, making it ideal for creative projects, games, or simply having fun together.
- Real-time shared canvas
- Instant connection
- Low-latency drawing
- Intuitive interface
- Collaborative creativity
- Drawing games
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PairDrawing is a real-time collaborative drawing app that connects two people on the same canvas instantly. Whether you’re brainstorming ideas, playing drawing games, teaching, or just having fun, PairDrawing makes it effortless to create together. Draw simultaneously, see every stroke live, and turn simple sketches into shared moments. Perfect for friends, couples, artists, students, and remote collaborators. Features: - Real-time shared canvas - Instant connection with another person - Smooth, low-latency drawing - Simple and intuitive interface - Perfect for fun, learning, and creativity - Create together. Anywhere. In real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jellyfin Mobile at 50% against PairDrawing's 0%. Jellyfin Mobile also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). PairDrawing's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. PairDrawing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jellyfin Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jellyfin Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jellyfin Mobile has 499 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Jellyfin Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of PairDrawing's.
Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, PairDrawing weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jellyfin Mobile | PairDrawing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (499 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Lavado | Alejandro Jimenez |
Customer experience
Jellyfin Mobile
PairDrawing
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
PairDrawing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jellyfin Mobile
No in-app purchases
PairDrawing
- Remove ads$4.99
