Comparison

Jellyfin Mobile vs Panel Flow

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Stream personal media collections
  • Access audio, video, and photos
  • User-friendly interface
  • Watch Live TV and recorded shows
  • Official companion app
Features
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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!

About

Panel Flow

Features
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Read comics and manga like never before. Panel Flow uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect panels and speech bubbles in your comics, delivering a guided, immersive, and accessible reading experience. No more pinching and zooming. Just tap to move between panels in the correct reading order — AI does the heavy lifting for you. Features - AI-Powered Guided Reading — Automatic panel detection with smart zoom. Tap to navigate frame by frame. - Speech Bubble Translation — Read comics in any language. AI recognizes bubble text and translates it right on the page. - Text-to-Speech (TTS) — Listen to your comics read aloud. Perfect for accessible reading or multitasking. - CBZ & CBR Support — Easily import your comic file collection. - Reading Modes — Western (left-to-right) and Manga (right-to-left). - Minimal Interface — Clean design that keeps the focus on reading. - SwiftData Integration — Organized library with automatically saved reading progress.

Screenshots

Jellyfin Mobile4 screens
Panel Flow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Panel Flow at every 2 weeks against Jellyfin Mobile's every 4 months. Jellyfin Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Panel Flow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jellyfin Mobile versus Panel Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyfin MobilePanel Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (497 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings497 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB158 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnthony LavadoLuciano Bastos Nunes

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
Show 3 more
  • Add external subtitle support
  • Add lockscreen controls for music
  • Add download offline functionality

Panel Flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jellyfin Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jellyfin Mobile free?
Jellyfin Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jellyfin Mobile or Panel Flow have ads?
Neither Jellyfin Mobile nor Panel Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jellyfin Mobile or Panel Flow?
Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and Panel Flow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jellyfin Mobile was updated on October 22, 2026 and Panel Flow on October 14, 2026.

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