8player vs FlixVault

Enjoy your media, your way. 8player is an all-in-one video, music and photo player for iPhone and iPad. Stream, download and enjoy your favorite media anytime, anywhere. Available on the App Store since 2010, 8player combines powerful playback, flexible connectivity and a clean, intuitive design. WHY 8PLAYER? • Beautiful and intuitive interface • Smooth streaming from cloud storage, NAS devices and network servers • Available on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV • Your media stays private. 8player does not collect your data PLAY FROM ALL YOUR SOURCES • DLNA/UPnP media servers • SMB network shares • FTP and SFTP servers • Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive • Local files on your device PACKED WITH FEATURES • Download files for offline playback • Play on TVs and other devices using DLNA, Chromecast and AirPlay • Create and manage music playlists • Use subtitles and switch between multiple audio tracks • Adjust playback speed • Continue watching with Picture in Picture • Use intuitive gesture controls • Access compatible DLNA/UPnP servers remotely over mobile networks or through a VPN Remote access setup guide: https://08software.com/8player-remote-access SUPPORTED FORMATS • Video: mp4, mkv, avi, mov, ts, webm and more • Audio: mp3, flac, aac, alac, wav and more • Images: heic, jpeg, png, gif, tiff and more Your media. Your device. Your control. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Stream and download your personal media library straight from your NAS, server, or any computer on your network. No cloud. No subscriptions. No account required. FlixVault connects directly to your home server over SMB or FTP and plays virtually any video format — MKV, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, and more — with hardware-accelerated playback and smart software fallback for legacy codecs. Browse & Stream Navigate your server's file system and start playing immediately. Subtitle tracks are detected automatically. Download for Offline Save files to your device for offline viewing. Queue multiple downloads and track progress. Guided Setup Enter your server's IP and FlixVault checks reachability as you type, verifies your credentials, and discovers available shares automatically. Connected in under a minute. Face ID & Touch ID Lock any source behind biometrics. Your media stays private. Privacy by Design FlixVault has no servers, no analytics, no tracking, and no telemetry. Your files never leave your network. Supported Protocols • SMB / Windows Shares (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Windows, Linux) • FTP Supported Formats MKV, AVI, MP4, MOV, WMV, FLV, MPG, TS, and many more via VLC playback engine.