XPlay HD vs Pickster.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XPlay HD
This professional video player supports all video formats, including 4K and HD. It transforms your device into a media hub, offering features like subtitle support, picture-in-picture, and adjustable playback speed. Easily manage, share, and control your video playback.
- Supports all video formats
- 4K and HD playback
- Subtitle support
- Picture-in-picture
- Adjustable playback speed
- Background playback
- Easy volume and progress control
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The XPlay HD video player is a professional video playback tool. It supports ALL video formats, including 4K/ and HD video files. Turn your phone or desktop device in to a media player content hub. KEY FEATURES: ● HD video player, support 4K. ● Watch videos on mobile, desktop or TV. ● Support subtitles ● Picture in Picture functionality ● Supports Dark mode skins, Mute & Playbacks Speed. ● Manage or share videos easily. ● Easy to control volume and playing progress. ● Multi playback option: auto-rotation, aspect-ratio, screen-lock etc. Video Player with speed control This player helps you enjoy full hd playback with slow motion & fast motion advanced settings. You can change media speeds easily with the XPLAY video Player. Background Video Player Enjoy video on the background just like a music playback. Video Player for IOS, IPADS Support all devices, watch videos on both IOS tablets and phones. Easy to use Easy to control volume, brightness and playing progress by sliding on playback screen.
Pickster.
Easily manage friendly prediction contests with friends and family. Make your picks through an intuitive interface, track your progress on a leaderboard, and communicate with other participants. Organize your pool and its members seamlessly.
- Friendly prediction interface
- Leaderboard tracking
- In-pool chat
- Pool and participant management
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A mobile app that helps you manage a Pick'em or Survivor pool with your friends and family. - Make your predictions with a friendly interface - See the leaderboard - Chat with your pool participants - Manage your pool and participants
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pickster. at 100% against XPlay HD's 29%. Pickster. also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). XPlay HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Pickster. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XPlay HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pickster. holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XPlay HD has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of XPlay HD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pickster.'s.
XPlay HD ships an update every 5 months, Pickster. weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XPlay HD | Pickster. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (50 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jevonta Godwin | Pickster LLC |
Customer experience
XPlay HD
Pickster.
In-app purchases
XPlay HD
No in-app purchases
Pickster.
- Pickster Plus - World Cup$9.99
Questions
Is XPlay HD free?
Is Pickster. free?
Which has better reviews, XPlay HD or Pickster.?
Do XPlay HD or Pickster. have ads?
Which is updated more often, XPlay HD or Pickster.?
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