Swiftfin vs BingeBrowse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swiftfin
Stream your video collection from a Jellyfin media server to your iOS device. Enjoy an easy-to-use interface for your media library and watch live TV if you have the necessary hardware.
- Native iOS/iPadOS video player
- Connects to Jellyfin media servers
- Stream video collection
- Easy-to-use interface
- Watch Live TV (with hardware)
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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!
BingeBrowse
Experience a nostalgic 3D video store to discover movies and shows across your streaming services. Browse aisles, pick up cases for synopses and trailers, and seamlessly transition to your chosen platform. Features include regional content, search, saved lists, and a family-friendly filter.
- Walkable 3D video store experience
- Regional streaming service integration
- Search, saved lists, and sharing
- Family View content filter
- Personal media library connection
- Customizable visual themes
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BingeBrowse turns choosing a film into a trip to a video store. Select your streaming services, enter an immersive 3D shop and browse shelves stocked with films and TV shows available in your region. Move between the aisles, pick up a case, read its synopsis and age guide, watch a trailer, then continue to the relevant streaming service. Features: - A walkable, nostalgic video-store experience - Regional shelves built from your selected services - Search, saved lists and sharing - Family View for a broadly family-suitable selection - Optional connections to supported personal media libraries - Multiple visual themes and shelf layouts Streaming availability changes by service and country. A separate subscription may be required. Family View is an on-device browsing filter, not a parental control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swiftfin at 53% against BingeBrowse's 0%. Swiftfin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ratings volume (276 vs 8). BingeBrowse's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. BingeBrowse sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Swiftfin asks for nothing beyond the download.
BingeBrowse holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swiftfin has 276 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Swiftfin's written reviews are positive against 0% of BingeBrowse'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, BingeBrowse every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swiftfin | BingeBrowse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (276 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anthony Lavado | Oliver Evans |
Customer experience
Swiftfin
BingeBrowse
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
BingeBrowse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swiftfin
No in-app purchases
BingeBrowse
- Large Store$4.99
- 500 Gems$4.99
- Gems for your look$5.99
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- Gems for your look$6.99
- Gems for your look$7.99
- XL Store$8.99
- 1,000 Gems$8.99
- Gems for your look$10.99
- Gems for your look$12.99
- XXL Store$13.99
- Gems for your look$13.99
- Mega Store$17.49
- 2,000 Gems$17.49
- Everything Pack$29.99
