Comparison

Watermark vs Bref Player

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

Head to head
About

Watermark

Easily add custom watermarks to your photos and documents to enhance security. Supports text, image, and mask watermarks with extensive customization options for transparency, size, and rotation. Batch processing allows for efficient creation of watermarked images.

Highlights
  • Mask watermark creation
  • Image watermark addition
  • Custom text watermarks
  • Batch watermarking
  • Adjustable transparency and size
  • Rotation and positioning controls
Features
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Simple watermark is a watermark making software with simple interface and simple operation. You can add a watermark to a photo such as a document and a file. After the production is completed, you can directly print and share it on your mobile phone to make your information more secure. Support batch production of watermark images, just one time, intelligently and automatically create other images. Support mask watermark, image watermark and text watermark mode. The main function: 1, mask watermark, you can quickly make the picture full of watermarks, support custom text color, transparency, direction, density, thickness and size. 2, image watermark, you can quickly add image watermark to the image, support custom image transparency, position, size and rotation angle. 3, text watermark, you can quickly add a custom text watermark, support custom text color, transparency, thickness, size and rotation angle.

About

Bref Player

Consolidate your video, music, and book collections across various devices. Access local files, cloud storage, and media servers to enjoy your owned media with extensive format support and advanced playback features.

Highlights
  • Unified media library
  • Support for numerous video and audio formats
  • Connect to local files, NAS, cloud drives, and media servers
  • Offline downloads for viewing
  • Advanced subtitle support
  • Casting and IPTV playlist support
  • Organized library with artwork and playback progress
Features
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Your media, ready for every screen. Bref brings video, music and books together on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Connect your local files, NAS, cloud drives and media servers, and enjoy the collection you already own. VIDEO FORMATS Play MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, WMV, ASF, FLV, WebM, RM / RMVB, MPEG / MPG, TS, MTS / M2TS, VOB, MXF, OGM / OGV, 3GP / 3G2, DVR-MS and WTV. Supported codecs include H.264 / AVC, H.265 / HEVC, AV1, VP9, VC-1 and MPEG. Open main features from BDMV and VIDEO_TS folders or ISO / IMG disc images, and resolve STRM / STRMLNK media links. PICTURE QUALITY Enjoy 4K video and HDR10, HLG or Dolby Vision playback on compatible devices, with hardware and software decoding paths. Compatible Apple TV setups can request a display mode that matches the content frame rate. DOLBY AUDIO AND MULTICHANNEL SOUND Play Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) audio, and decode TrueHD and DTS / DTS-HD tracks. Switch audio tracks, use multichannel PCM output or stereo downmix, and enjoy 5.1 or 7.1 content with compatible output devices. AC-3 / E-AC-3 can also use the system compressed-audio output path, subject to the device, operating system and audio connection. YOUR SOURCES Access local files, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, FTP, FTPES, FTPS, SFTP and UPnP / DLNA. Connect Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, Feiniu Video, Baidu Netdisk, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive on supported platforms. CASTING AND IPTV Cast video or music to Apple TV via UPnP / DLNA. Add M3U / M3U8 playlist URLs. MUSIC FORMATS Play MP3, AAC, M4A, FLAC, ALAC, APE, WAV, OGG, Opus and WMA, plus AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS / DTS-HD and MLP / TrueHD audio. Browse artwork and song information, follow available synchronized lyrics, and use playlists, shuffle and repeat playback. On iPhone and iPad, listen in the background and control music from the Lock Screen or Control Center. SUBTITLES AND BILINGUAL VIEWING Read SRT, ASS / SSA, WebVTT, TTML / DFXP, SAMI / SMI, MicroDVD and MPL2 text subtitles, plus PGS / SUP and VobSub (IDX / SUB) image subtitles. Choose embedded tracks, discover nearby files or import and associate subtitles manually. Adjust subtitle timing and display two subtitles together with compatible text-track combinations. AN ORGANIZED LIBRARY Match videos with artwork, descriptions and episode information. Manage favorites and watched status, save playback progress and return to recently played items. Create custom video collections across sources without moving the original files. OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download supported videos for offline viewing. Pause and resume range-based downloads when the source is accessible. Add compatible HTTP / HTTPS video download links on iPhone, iPad and Mac. PREVIEWS AND CHAPTERS Preview the timeline and navigate supported disc titles and chapters. CACHE CONTROLS Use read-ahead and disk caching for network video. Adjust preload capacity, view cache usage and clear video or artwork caches. CROSS-DEVICE ACCESS AND ICLOUD Restore eligible purchases with the same Apple Account on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Sync supported source settings, playback progress and recently played records through iCloud. Enjoy controls adapted to touch, keyboard, pointer and the Siri Remote. BOOKS, TOO Connect an OPDS source to read EPUB and PDF books on supported platforms. APPLE TV: SWIPE TO SEEK Slide left or right on the Siri Remote touch surface to scrub continuously, with time and frame previews. Release to seek while preserving the prior playing or paused state. PLEASE NOTE Bref does not supply movies, third-party service memberships or decryption of protected content. Add media you own or are authorized to access. Available features and purchase options are shown in the app. Source, format and output support depend on the platform, operating system, media file and equipment. Network playback and sync require suitable services and connectivity. Privacy Policy: https://www.bref.cn/privacy/ Support: https://www.bref.cn/support/

Screenshots

Watermark4 screens
Bref Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bref Player at Free against Watermark's $0.99. Bref Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Watermark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0).

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

Bref Player is free to download; Watermark costs $0.99 up front. Bref Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Watermark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bref Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Watermark's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bref Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watermark ships an update every 9 months, Bref Player every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 0 level
Watermark versus Bref Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatermarkBref Player
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB71 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer广州艾拉网络技术有限公司Hatch Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Watermark

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bref Player

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Watermark

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bref Player

Subscriptions1
  • Bref Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Bref Pro$4.59

Questions

Is Watermark free?
Watermark costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bref Player free?
Bref Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watermark or Bref Player?
Bref Player is rated higher. Watermark averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bref Player averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Watermark or Bref Player have ads?
Watermark shows ads; Bref Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Watermark or Bref Player?
Watermark ships an update every 9 months, and Bref Player every 2 days. Most recently, Watermark was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bref Player on October 24, 2026.

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