Comparison

Video Playlist Manager vs Fast Clock

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

Head to head
About

Video Playlist Manager

Create and manage custom video playlists for continuous playback on your iOS device. Ideal for self-contained displays at events, trade shows, or in professional settings. Offers branding, password protection, and kiosk mode for elegant, unattended presentations.

Highlights
  • Create and edit multiple video playlists
  • Continuous looping playback
  • Optional password protection
  • Kiosk presentation mode
  • Branding with floating logos
  • Support for external displays
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Video Playlist Manager for iPad, iPhone and iPod is a professionally designed, stand-alone video playback system for creating and editing multiple playlists directly on your iOS device. Playlists play in a continuous loop, and can be optionally password protected. Clear controls for starting & stopping playback, skipping forward and back in a playlist, along with fullscreen support and the iPad’s famously long battery-life, combine to make this app part of an ideal solution for creating elegant, self-contained video displays at trade shows and other events. Simply prop up the iPad, hit play, and walk away. VPM is a powerful advertising tool for professionals in many situations, including:  • as a self-contained display at a trade show or conference • realtors can have a video playlist of their available homes playing on the welcome table, in their office or at an open house • artists can display a video playlist of their work at a gallery, looping indefinitely Unique branding features: You can feature your logo floating in front of the video at whatever size and location you wish. Similarly, you can choose to display your logo or any other image in between each video. Playback and management are easy and intuitive: By default, videos are played in a continuous loop, and may be paused and restarted at any time. Clips may also be rearranged on the fly, with chosen videos skipped or played.   Finally, you may also organize different groups of clips into separate playlists and save them independently. Password protection: You may assign a password to prevent the editing of an existing playlist, or even to prevent the launching of the app at all by an unauthorized person. Kiosk mode: VPM offers an optional Kiosk presentation mode that sports a simplified UI that hides most management controls. External displays: VPM doesn't just support external displays; it also offers overscan controls to match the video output of most displays and projectors. NOTE: this is not an app to organize existing movies in your iTunes library - Apple does not currently allow access to these files by third parties.

About

Fast Clock

This application simulates a fast clock for model railroads. It allows for custom logos and maps, and can synchronize with external systems like JMRI or use real-time.

Highlights
  • Model railroad fast clock simulation
  • Custom logo support
  • Custom map integration
  • JMRI time synchronization
  • Real-time clock option
Features
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A model railroad fast clock app Supports custom logos Supports custom maps Can read time from JMRI, the built-in fast clock, or real time

Screenshots

Video Playlist Manager1 screens
Fast Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fast Clock at Free against Video Playlist Manager's $9.99. Fast Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Video Playlist Manager's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Fast Clock is free to download; Video Playlist Manager costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Playlist Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Video Playlist Manager's written reviews are positive against 25% of Fast Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Playlist Manager ships an update every 2 months, Fast Clock every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Video Playlist Manager versus Fast Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo Playlist ManagerFast Clock
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.Kevin Snow

Customer experience

Video Playlist Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative43.8%

Fast Clock

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Video Playlist Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Fast Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Playlist Manager free?
Video Playlist Manager costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fast Clock free?
Fast Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Video Playlist Manager or Fast Clock?
Video Playlist Manager is rated higher. Video Playlist Manager averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Fast Clock averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Video Playlist Manager or Fast Clock have ads?
Neither Video Playlist Manager nor Fast Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Playlist Manager or Fast Clock?
Video Playlist Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Fast Clock every 2 days. Most recently, Video Playlist Manager was updated on October 2, 2026 and Fast Clock on October 7, 2026.

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