Comparison

AUVideoPlayer vs iDoctor Live Stems

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

Head to head
About

AUVideoPlayer

This app functions as an Audio Unit v3 instrument plug-in for Digital Audio Workstations, enabling video playback within music production software. It supports various cloud storage and local files, offering sample-accurate synchronization with host transport clocks.

Highlights
  • AUv3 instrument plug-in for DAWs
  • Supports local and cloud storage
  • Sample-accurate sync with host transport
  • Audio output with sample rate conversion
  • Playback of videos without audio tracks
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
Features
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AUVideoPlayer is a video player that works as an Audio Unit v3 (AUv3) instrument plug-in your favorite DAW host apps such as AUM, Cubasis 3, BeatMaker 2, NanoStudio 2, GarageBand, or Audiobus 3. AUVideoPlayer can open video files stored in local, Photos, iCloud Drive, and other 3rd party cloud storage. AUVideoPlayer can output an audio signal and automatically converts the input sample rate to match the sample rate in the host app. AUVideoPlayer can also playback video files with no audio track. By enabling sync mode, AUVideoPlayer can playback a video file with the transport clock in host app for sample accurate synchronization. By running AUVideoPlayer standalone app and syncing with AUVideoPlayer plug-in in host app, you can play a video in Picture in Picture window even while closing the AUVideoPlayer plug-in window in host app. Supported Formats: MP4, MOV, ..., which Apple's Files app supports You can check the development status by following the Twitter account @AUVideoPlayer. Feel free to send your feedback! Support: https://twitter.com/AUVideoPlayer auvideoplayer@gmail.com

About

iDoctor Live Stems

Features
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iDoctor Live Stems turns your iPad or iPhone into a stage-ready multitrack player. Load up to 6 stems per song, hit PLAY and every track starts sample-locked. Each track has its own fader, mute, solo, pan, meter, waveform, color and an independent physical output to your USB-C multichannel interface: click and cues to the band's in-ears, the mix to the PA. BUILT FOR THE STAGE • Host-clock synchronized start: no drift between tracks, not even when seeking or looping. • Console-style mixer with long faders, live VU meters, protected gain and per-track lock. • Timeline with waveforms, draggable playhead, section markers (create, edit and jump with GO TO) and per-section track automation. • Seamless A-B loop/vamp to stretch a section until the band is ready. • Full-width on-screen lyrics with autoscroll, manual scroll and pinch zoom. • Real-time pitch ±12 semitones and tempo 50–150%, remembered per song. • Count-in, setlist auto-advance and chained medleys with crossfade. YOUR OWN RECORDED CUE TRACK • Add a recording track, arm the mic and record your spoken cues in sync with the song, watching the waveform draw live. • Record in one pass or in parts, with automatic latency compensation, take undo/redo and full editing in a full-screen audio editor: silence, crop, gain, fades, shift and export to WAV or M4A. • Route it only to the in-ears: the audience never hears it. • Built-in automatic latency calibration and precision test: your takes land exactly where you sang them. TRUE MULTICHANNEL ROUTING • Global or per-song output matrix: each track to its stereo pair or mono to a specific physical channel, with a test tone per output. • Works with class-compliant USB-C interfaces (iConnectivity, Zoom, Universal Audio…). Without an interface, it plays in stereo over the speaker or AirPods. YOUR LIBRARY, SAFE • Automatic file verification and repair: SHA-256 integrity and restore from iCloud when a local file goes missing. • Rotating ZIP backups (plus weekly automatic), visible in the Files app. • Automatic sample-rate conversion on import, drag & drop from Files or Finder, and stereo mix export to WAV. GIG-READY • Setlists with their own order, notes, per-setlist chained medleys and one-tap start. • Preflight: checks stems, integrity, channels, battery and temperature before you go on. • Concert mode (screen stays on), resume after a crash, persistent show log and interruption handling. • MIDI pedalboard (Bluetooth or USB): play, stop, sections, vamp and panic with your foot. • Remote control from a second iPad/iPhone, Apple Watch support and a backup iPad with hot takeover. • Optional iCloud sync (complete songs, audio included) and backup to your own cloud via Files. AirDrop complete songs between devices. • Built-in manual, available in English, Spanish, German and French. • Also on your Apple Silicon Mac (Designed for iPad), with drag & drop from Finder. iDoctor Live Stems is a musical performance tool, part of the iDoctor Music Tools ecosystem. It is not a medical app. No accounts, no ads, no data collection.

Screenshots

AUVideoPlayer1 screens
iDoctor Live Stems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iDoctor Live Stems at every 2 weeks against AUVideoPlayer's every 2 months. iDoctor Live Stems also leads on price ($3.99 vs $5.99). AUVideoPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AUVideoPlayer costs $5.99 and iDoctor Live Stems $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUVideoPlayer ships an update every 2 months, iDoctor Live Stems every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AUVideoPlayer versus iDoctor Live Stems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUVideoPlayeriDoctor Live Stems
Price$5.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi KajihataJuan Gomez Company

In-app purchases

None

AUVideoPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

iDoctor Live Stems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUVideoPlayer free?
AUVideoPlayer costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iDoctor Live Stems free?
iDoctor Live Stems costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do AUVideoPlayer or iDoctor Live Stems have ads?
Neither AUVideoPlayer nor iDoctor Live Stems shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUVideoPlayer or iDoctor Live Stems?
AUVideoPlayer ships an update every 2 months, and iDoctor Live Stems every 2 weeks. Most recently, AUVideoPlayer was updated on November 7, 2026 and iDoctor Live Stems on October 31, 2026.

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