Comparison

ThumbVideo vs JPEG XL Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

ThumbVideo

This video player is designed for one-handed control on large screens. It offers intuitive gesture-based playback, including flicking, drawing circles, and long presses for fast forwarding. Supports various video file sources and offers remote control capabilities.

Highlights
  • One-handed control for large screens
  • Gesture-based playback (flick, circle draw, long press)
  • Vertical time slider on edges
  • Supports various video file sources
  • AirPlay and Bluetooth headset controls
  • Secret folder with Touch ID unlock
Features
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ThumbVideo is a video player forcused on thumb manipulation holding your device with one hand. Recent iPhone with large size screen has difficulty to control playback of video with one hand. But, you can do it with this App!! More specifically: 1. Horizontal flick on the movie pane is available to forward or backward the video for some pre-set seconds. 2. Time slider (which is normally shown on the top or bottom of the screen horizontally) is shown at the left or right edge _vertically_!! 3. Drawing a circle gesture works as a jog dial like FF/REW control. 4. Long press at any point results 10x FF. ■How to play You are able to play any of the following video files: 1. files copied via iTunes File Sharing. 2. files linked from any web page shown by in-app browser. *1 3. video captured with built-in camera 4. Movie, TV program, music video, video podcast, iTunesU contents from iTunes store (without DRM) 5. Video passed through "Open In..." feature from other App. 6. files linked with "thumbvideo://" scheme from Safari or other Apps. ■Other features -With AirPlay or Apple Digital AV adopter, you can use iOS device as flick enabled remote controller while watching video on TV/Projector. -You can play/pause/skip forward & backward with control buttons on ear-phones of Bluetooth headsets. -The last timecode(played point) is synced through iCloud. - The time to forward or backward by flicking can be set individually. -Your secret video can be hidden in "Secret Folder" (can unlock with touchID) -Bluetooth hadware keyboard Support. Some Tips are available at out support blog (basically in Japanese, sometime in English). Please check it to enjoy this app. Comments in any languages are welcomed. A tiny PHP script which render the HTML list of your video files has released. It will turns your PC/Mac or PHP enabled NAS into the server for this app. Please check my support URL.

About

JPEG XL Toolbox

This app converts various image formats, including ProRAW DNG, HEIF, and JPEG, to JPEG XL (JXL). It offers lossless and lossy compression options, preserves metadata and 16-bit depth, and supports batch conversions. The app also maintains HDR display effects.

Highlights
  • ProRAW DNG to JXL conversion
  • Lossless and lossy compression
  • Metadata and 16-bit depth preservation
  • HDR display effect support
  • Batch conversion
  • HEIF and JPEG to JXL conversion
Features
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This application offers various JPEG XL (JXL) functionalities. Supports: * ProRAW DNG -> DNG - Lossless compression, about 1/2 of the original size - Lossy compression, about 1/6 of the original size * ProRAW DNG -> JXL - Lossy conversion, about 1/7 of the original size * DNG -> JXL - Lossy conversion, about 1/7 of the original size * HEIF -> JXL - Lossy conversion * JPEG -> JXL - Lossless conversion Features: * Keeps the internal metadata * Preserves 16-bit depth * Preserves HDR display effects in iOS Photos App * Batch conversion capabilities === CHNAGELOG === ### version 0.3.2 * Bumps libjxl to v0.10.2 * Adjusts settings view ### version 0.3.1 * Improves processing speed significantly * Adds lossless mode for ProRAW compression * Uses 7 as the default effort ### version 0.3.0 * Adds ProRAW direct compression ### version 0.2.1 * Settings page adjustment * Some UI improvements ### version 0.2.0 * Adds Pro version purchase * Adds several ProRAW parameters in settings for Pro version * Adds decoding speed in settings * Low memory mode now allows devices with 4GB RAM to convert 48M ProRAW ### version 0.1.2 * Uses lossless encoding for JPEG automatically * Adds Modular mode support * Adds Progressive mode support * Adds Colorspace support * Keeps HDR effect when converting from ProRAW ### version 0.1.1 * Adds support for ProRAW to lossy JPEG XL conversion * Adds Batch conversion * Keeps DNG Metadata in JXL * Adds quality and effort in settings

Screenshots

ThumbVideo4 screens
JPEG XL Toolbox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThumbVideo at none against JPEG XL Toolbox's 1. ThumbVideo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JPEG XL Toolbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThumbVideo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThumbVideo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ThumbVideo versus JPEG XL Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbVideoJPEG XL Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKAZUYOSHI FURUTASUIKA LTD

Customer experience

ThumbVideo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JPEG XL Toolbox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ThumbVideo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

JPEG XL Toolbox

One-time1
  • JPEG XL Toolbox Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ThumbVideo free?
ThumbVideo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JPEG XL Toolbox free?
JPEG XL Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThumbVideo or JPEG XL Toolbox?
ThumbVideo is rated higher. ThumbVideo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while JPEG XL Toolbox averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do ThumbVideo or JPEG XL Toolbox have ads?
Neither ThumbVideo nor JPEG XL Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThumbVideo or JPEG XL Toolbox?
ThumbVideo ships an update monthly, and JPEG XL Toolbox monthly. Most recently, ThumbVideo was updated on October 3, 2026 and JPEG XL Toolbox on October 12, 2026.

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