MotionMonkey vs Viddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MotionMonkey
This video player streams internet videos using text queries, acting as a multi-service search and streaming application. It can transform your desktop into a remote screen when paired with tevolution. Developed by a creator of VLC Media Player.
- Stream internet videos via text queries
- Multi-service video searching
- Supports various video backends
- Desktop remote screen functionality with tevolution
- Developed by a VLC Media Player contributor
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MotionMonkey is a semantic video player designed to stream Internet videos from text queries. It's a multi-service video searching and streaming application that supports a variety of video backends. Coupled with tevolution it turns your desktop computer into a remote video screen. All of this while serving the end user at all time. This application is designed by a developer of VLC Media Player. --- https://omega.gg/MotionMonkey
Viddle
This app enhances video streaming by blocking ads, allowing background playback, and offering picture-in-picture mode for multitasking. It also provides features like AI summaries and comment translation for a more engaging viewing experience.
- Ad-free video playback
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Background audio playback
- AI video summarization
- Comment translation
- UI customization
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Enhance your video website watching experience with Viddle! - Ads free: Blocks video ads on every page. There are minimal skippable ads to support the app, with a maximum of 2 ads per day. - Sponsor Skip: Skips sponsor segments from appearing in your stream. - Picture-in-Picture: Easy multi-tasking. - Background play: Sound with screen off. - Bullet comment: Watch comments flow across your screen. - Play bar: Browse while watching. - AI Summary: Instant summarize video content. [Member] - Comment Translation: Translate comments to your language. [Member] - Smart Comment: Filter Negative Comments. [Member] - UI customization: Define your own experience. Option to hide shorts, display dislike count. [Member] Download Viddle now to start enjoying a more engaging and communal video experience! If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at contact@ink-river.com Join our Discord server at https: //discord.gg/HWDbND7yz6 Term of Use: https: //viddle.ink-river.com/tnc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MotionMonkey at none against Viddle's 6. MotionMonkey also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Viddle's advantage is ratings volume (712 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Viddle sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MotionMonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.
MotionMonkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viddle has 712 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of MotionMonkey's written reviews are positive against 55% of Viddle's.
MotionMonkey ships an update every 4 weeks, Viddle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MotionMonkey | Viddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (712 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 712 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Arnaud | Ink River, LLC |
Customer experience
MotionMonkey
Viddle
Bugs and requests
MotionMonkey
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Viddle
Reported bugs
23 issues- No back button from Shorts view
- Double-tap skip functionality broken
- Fast forward/rewind controls not responding
- Playlist auto-pause issues
- Video muting when switching apps
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- Screen turning black after ad
- White text on white background in dark mode
- Subtitles enabled by default
- App freezing on touch interaction
- Video not loading or buffering
- PiP button unresponsive after navigation
- Shuffle feature stops working after skip
- Mini player stops on next video in playlist
- Video auto-playing without user action
- Settings gear icon unresponsive
- Shorts removal only works on homepage
- Video continues playing after pausing when screen locks
- AirPods skip controls not working
- App hangs when switching between videos
- White screen on app opening
- Quality restricted to 360p with AirPlay
- Microphone feature issues
- Video playback stops in background immediately
Requested features
20 requests- Auto-rotate for fullscreen landscape mode
- Gesture-based navigation (swipe to go back)
- Automatic Picture-in-Picture on app exit
- Playback speed customization (x2, x3, x4)
- SponsorBlock integration
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- Loop video playback mode
- Download videos for offline viewing
- Comment sorting by newest
- Ability to reply to comments
- Video preview thumbnails in history
- Bookmark other websites besides YouTube
- Apple TV compatibility
- Screen casting/AirPlay support
- Auto-play next video in playlist
- Prevent screen lock during video playback
- Skip tracks on lock screen controls
- Post viewing and expansion capability
- Edit own comments feature
- Quality selection for every video
- Remove YouTube posts from feed
In-app purchases
MotionMonkey
No in-app purchases
Viddle
- Membership 1 month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Membership 6 months7 Days trial$3.996 Months
- Membership 1 year7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- 1 Month Refer RewardFree
- 1 Month Referral RewardFree
- Lifetime membership$14.99
Questions
Is MotionMonkey free?
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