Swiftfin vs Sauce+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swiftfin
This native video player connects to your Jellyfin media server, allowing you to stream your personal video collection and watch Live TV. Enjoy a fast and responsive interface for managing and viewing your content on iOS devices.
- Connects to Jellyfin media server
- Stream personal video collection
- Watch Live TV and recorded shows
- Fast and efficient playback
- Secure user profiles
- Seamless multi-user switching
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Swiftfin is a fast, native video player that works with Jellyfin, the open source free software media server. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your video to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is an official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!
Sauce+
Access exclusive original content, recordings from live events, and full video catalogs from your favorite creators. This ad-free platform is built by creators for creators and their fans.
- Ad-free viewing experience
- Exclusive original content
- Live event recordings
- Full creator video catalogs
- Creator-focused platform
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Welcome to Sauce Plus! Sauce Plus gives you an ad-free, front-row seat to the content you already love and so much more. Enjoy exclusive originals, recordings from Open Sauce Live, and full video catalogs from your favorite creators. Sauce + was built by creators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sauce+ at fortnightly against Swiftfin's every 3 months. Sauce+ also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). Swiftfin's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (279 vs 22). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Swiftfin holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swiftfin has 279 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Swiftfin's written reviews are positive against 55% of Sauce+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Swiftfin ships an update every 3 months, Sauce+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swiftfin | Sauce+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (279 ratings) — better | 3.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anthony Lavado | Floatplane Media Inc. |
Customer experience
Swiftfin
Sauce+
Bugs and requests
Swiftfin
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to connect to Jellyfin server after recent updates
- Sorting and filtering not working as expected
- Playback issues with certain video codecs and formats
- Home bar not disappearing during video playback
- Sync issues between iOS and tvOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add offline media download capability
- Implement Picture-in-Picture mode
- Introduce a shuffle option for episodes
- Integrate e-book and audiobook support
- Allow customization of media library views
Sauce+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swiftfin
No in-app purchases
Sauce+
No in-app purchases
