ServerBox vs Banana RSS Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ServerBox
Manage your Linux servers remotely with SSH and SFTP. Control Docker containers and utilize experimental snippet features. Ping your servers to check connectivity.
- SSH client
- SFTP client
- Docker/Podman management
- Snippet feature (experimental)
- Ping utility
- Open Source
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This project is completely OPEN SOURCE. You can click the "App Support" button near the score below to download other system versions or compile them by yourself. Support for major Linux distributions. Support SSH, SFTP, docker/podman management, snippet.(experimental feature) Support Ping.
Banana RSS Player
This app allows you to play audio and video content directly from RSS feeds. It supports enclosure media, making it easy to consume podcasts and video streams.
- Play RSS feed media
- Supports audio enclosures
- Supports video enclosures
- Enclosure media playback
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Play enclosure media (audio and video) from RSS feeds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ServerBox at Free against Banana RSS Player's $0.99. ServerBox also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (91% vs 50%). Banana RSS Player's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
ServerBox is free to download; Banana RSS Player costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ServerBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ServerBox has 90 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of ServerBox's written reviews are positive against 50% of Banana RSS Player's.
ServerBox ships an update fortnightly, Banana RSS Player every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ServerBox | Banana RSS Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (90 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #190 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 吐司工作室 | 秀华 李 |
Customer experience
ServerBox
Banana RSS Player
In-app purchases
ServerBox
No in-app purchases
Banana RSS Player
No in-app purchases
