Comparison

Sub Sol vs Zapbox Media Player

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

Head to head
About

Sub Sol

Features
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Wanna hear a secret? With Sub Sol you'll be the first to know about underground parties in Romania. Find a party close to your location, and get notified when new events are found. • See events on a live map • Always keep up on next events with the homescreen widgets • Get instant notifications when new events are added • Easily add event to calendar so you don't forget about it • Get directions to precise event location • Share events with others, even if they don't have the Sub Sol app

About

Zapbox Media Player

Experience your device's videos, photos, and panoramas in a mixed reality environment. This player enhances your viewing with immersive 3D spatial video support, allowing interaction with your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Mixed reality media playback
  • View videos, photos, and panoramas
  • 3D spatial video support
  • iPhone 15 Pro spatial video compatibility
  • Interactive mixed reality experience
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Zapbox Media Player is an immersive video and media player for Zapbox - transforming your iPhone into a Mixed Reality device. Find out more about Zapbox at https://zapbox.io. With this app you can explore and view the videos, photos and panoramas in your device’s library using the Zapbox headset and two bluetooth controllers. The experience is in Mixed Reality - that means it’s immersive without removing you from your surroundings and allowing you to easily navigate your environment and interact with those around you. In addition to the normal videos in your library, Zapbox Media Player fully supports 3D spatial video files which can be recorded with iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max from iOS 17.2

Screenshots

Sub Sol4 screens
Zapbox Media Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sub Sol at monthly against Zapbox Media Player's every 4 months. Sub Sol also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sub Sol ships an update monthly, Zapbox Media Player every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on December 17, 2025 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sub Sol versus Zapbox Media Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSub SolZapbox Media Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE LOW-TECH GUYS SRLZappar Limited

In-app purchases

None

Sub Sol

No in-app purchases

None

Zapbox Media Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sub Sol free?
Sub Sol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zapbox Media Player free?
Zapbox Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sub Sol or Zapbox Media Player have ads?
Neither Sub Sol nor Zapbox Media Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sub Sol or Zapbox Media Player?
Sub Sol ships an update monthly, and Zapbox Media Player every 4 months. Most recently, Sub Sol was updated on December 17, 2025 and Zapbox Media Player on August 6, 2026.

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