8player vs Rat King Said
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8player
This versatile media player allows you to stream, download, and enjoy videos, music, and photos from various sources. It offers a clean interface, offline playback, and supports a wide range of file formats across iOS and Apple TV devices.
- Stream from cloud and network services
- Download for offline playback
- Supports DLNA/UPnP, SMB, FTP
- Wide range of video, audio, and image format support
- Create and manage music playlists
- Cast to DLNA and Chromecast devices
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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/
Rat King Said
Get a daily dose of Theo Von's unique quotes delivered directly to your home screen. This app offers a widget that displays a new quote each morning, ranging from funny to profound. No account or login is required to enjoy the daily wisdom.
- Daily Theo Von quotes
- Home screen widget
- Multiple widget sizes
- No account required
- Illustrated portraits
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Rat King Said brings a fresh Theo Von quote to your home screen every single day. Add the widget once and you're done. Wake up every morning to something the Rat King said. Funny, strange, weirdly profound, or all three at once. No account needed. No login. Just the quote. Choose from three widget sizes: Small — a quick hit of wisdom tucked in the corner Medium — the quote plus an illustrated portrait of the man himself Large — the full experience with the date and quote front and center
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rat King Said at 5.0 against 8player's 2.8. Rat King Said also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). 8player's advantage is ratings volume (175 vs 2). 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. 8player sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Rat King Said asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rat King Said holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8player has 175 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | 8player | Rat King Said |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (175 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 175 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 8soft Ltd | Gavin Porter |
Customer experience
8player
Rat King Said
Bugs and requests
8player
Reported bugs
4 issues- SMB connectivity issues after recent updates
- Subtitles not displaying correctly for some video files
- Playback freezes or stops when minimizing the app
- Inconsistent behavior when playing next/previous tracks
Requested features
5 requests- Add gapless playback for music
- Implement a more robust file sorting/browsing system
- Integrate Chromecast support
- Introduce an equalizer for audio customization
- Add password/security protection options
Rat King Said
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8player
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Rat King Said
No in-app purchases









