It's Playing vs Video Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
It's Playing
Stream videos directly from cloud storage or local network devices without conversions. Enjoy high-performance playback, subtitle search, and advanced playback controls. Supports a wide range of audio and video formats for a seamless entertainment experience.
- Direct cloud and local network streaming
- High-performance 1080p playback
- Direct subtitle search and download
- Support for MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, RMVB
- One-click access to Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive
- Background playback and earbud controls
- Frame by frame video navigation
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Every video, no conversions, pure entertainment. Direct cloud and local network media streaming, anywhere you are. Featured in Wired, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, TUAW with brand new features in each update. • Spotlight · High performance playback, up to 1080p; · Direct subtitle search and download; · TV-Out and Air Play; · Easy gestures, including pinch-to-zoom. • Formats · Video playback for MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, RMVB; · Audio playback for MP3, M4A, WMA, OGG, FLAC; · Consult the detailed format list on our website. • Cloud · PUT.IO® enables background downloading and cloud hosting (Pro); · Dropbox® one click access to over-the-air movie playback; · OneDrive, Google Drive one click access to over-the-air movie playback (Pro); · Youtube® video playback (Pro); · HTTP media file playback (Pro); · and It's playing videos cloud channel. • Network · Access Macs, NAS (network disks), Windows, Ubuntu, Airport disks, etc; · Native support for SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Media Drive (Pro); · Native support for SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Flash Drive (Pro); · Native support for SanDisk iXpand™ Flash Drive (Pro); · Native support for Maxell Airstash® (Pro); · Native support for Seagate Satellite™ (Pro); · Native support for iUSBport Mini (Pro); · It's playing Desktop Helper is the easiest path to stream from your media library. • Playback · Background playback and earbud controls; · Auto-advance/playlist within folders; · Auto-repeat mode; · Audio gain; · Playback speed, from 1/8x to 8x adjustments; • Video forensics · Frame by Frame video image navigation; · Photographic pinch-to-zoom gestures; · Image contrast, brightness and saturation adjustments; • International features · multi language audio tracks; · multi channel audio support; · fetch subtitles for any movie with one tap; backed by OpenSubtitles.org. • Files management · user friendly, cut, copy, paste & rename controls; · you can also choose to store files in a secured private folder. (Pro) Only available in Pro In-app purchase. (*) It's playing aims at handling every video from anything around your iPhone/iPod/iPad. You'll always be able to find videos that surpass your devices processing capabilities or which are encoded in unsupported audio or video formats. (**) DTS playback is currently unavailable, check our website for updates or use the helper app. •• Check out http://itsplayingapp.com for demonstration videos and detailed information •• Contact us at support@itsplayingapp.com
Video Player
Play any video file format with this media player. It offers playback controls for speed, volume, and brightness, along with a lock mode to prevent interruptions. Organize your videos into personalized playlists.
- Supports all video formats (mkv, mov, mp4, avi, 3gp)
- Playback speed control
- Video lock mode
- Volume and brightness adjustment sliders
- Create and manage personalized video playlists
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This app helps you to play video with any video formats like mkv, mov, mp4, avi, 3gp and any other formats. This app also support volume adjustment, brightness adjustment, fast forward and backward and lock mode. Video Player allows you to create your own video playlists and manage videos with own personalize playlists. App Features:- - Support all video format - Playback speed control - Lock for for playing video - Volume control with slider - Brightness control with slider
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Video Player at 4.6 against It's Playing's 4.0. It's Playing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. It's Playing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Video Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Video Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of It's Playing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Video Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's Playing | Video Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (68 ratings) | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Addition, Lda | Hiren Merja |
Customer experience
It's Playing
Video Player
Bugs and requests
It's Playing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when playing certain video files
- Playback freezes or stutters on high-bitrate content
- Issues with audio/video sync and codec compatibility
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Chromecast and AirPlay
- Implement a queue/playlist feature
- Improve file management with better folder support
- Provide better integration with cloud storage services
Video Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
It's Playing
- Pro$9.99
Video Player
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is It's Playing free?
Is Video Player free?
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Do It's Playing or Video Player have ads?
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