KPlayer vs UWorld Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KPlayer
A free media player that allows easy import from your gallery and albums. Secure your private files with a passcode lock feature, preventing unauthorized access to your app content.
- Free media player
- Easy gallery import
- Album import
- Passcode lock
- Secure private files
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無料で使えるメディアプレイヤー ギャラリー・アルバムからの簡単インポート 【パスコードロック機能】 他人に見られたくないファイルがある場合には アプリ自体にパスコードの設定が可能です。 パスコードを解除しないとアプリ内のファイルは見れないので他の人に見られることはありません。
UWorld Player
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UWorld Player is a free all-in-one media player for watching, listening to and managing video, music, images, PDFs and documents in one app. No account and no ads. ■ Key features • Video and music playback for a wide range of codecs (hardware acceleration, external .srt subtitles) • Image viewer linked to your photo library, with basic editing (brightness, contrast, crop, annotation) • PDF viewer with pen and highlighter annotation, page editing and password-protected PDFs • File management (browse and extract archives inside the app) • Text-to-speech reader for text and Markdown (sentence highlighting, auto-scroll, background playback, lock-screen controls) • NAS / shared folders (SMB, Synology) and Google Drive - browse and stream • Camera, camcorder and voice recorder • Dark mode and 10 languages ■ Great for • Anyone who wants to view media and documents in one place without switching apps • Students who annotate PDFs and listen to documents to study • Streaming videos straight from a NAS or shared folder at home or work Your files stay on your device - nothing is collected or sent to our servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: UWorld Player at none against KPlayer's shown. UWorld Player also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
KPlayer ships an update every 2 weeks, UWorld Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KPlayer | UWorld Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 4.4% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CONNECTON K.K. | YoungMin Kim |
In-app purchases
KPlayer
No in-app purchases
UWorld Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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