Appvent vs Jellyfin Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appvent
Simulate a candle flame on your device, controllable by gestures like snapping fingers or blowing. Enhance the ambiance with background music, including romantic piano tunes or your own playlists. Share the romantic experience with friends.
- Gesture-controlled candle lighting and extinguishing
- Finger snap to light
- Blow out the flame
- Background music playback
- Device rotation mimics flame movement
- Sharing functions
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Handle the candle For lonesome iOS cowboys and romantic smartphone angels. Surprise your friends: Light the candle by snapping your fingers and extinguish the flame with a gesture or by blowing it out. Awaken anticipation with a little Christmas music by candlelight: You may play romantic piano music in the background or create your personal playlist. Acoustic controls and gestures: - To light the candle: Snap your fingers or rub the wick - To extinguish the flame: Blow it out or pinch it in - Rotate the device: The flame rotates, too Double tap for instructions, options and sharing functions Recommend this app. And don’t forget – it’s twice as romantic if you share it! Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
Jellyfin Mobile
Access and stream your entire media collection from your own server. Enjoy your audio, video, and photos on your device with a user-friendly interface. This app requires a Jellyfin server to be set up and running.
- Stream personal media collections
- Access audio, video, and photos
- User-friendly interface
- Watch Live TV and recorded shows
- Official companion app
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The Jellyfin project is an open source, free software media server. No fees, no tracking, no hidden agenda. Get our free server to collect all your audio, video, photos, and more in one place. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your media to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is the official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Appvent at 4.8 against Jellyfin Mobile's 4.1. Appvent also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.4). Jellyfin Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (467 vs 6) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Appvent holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jellyfin Mobile has 467 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Appvent's written reviews are positive against 50% of Jellyfin Mobile's.
Appvent ships an update every 6 months, Jellyfin Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Appvent | Jellyfin Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.1 (467 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 49.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 467 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | d-SIRE GmbH & Co. KG | Anthony Lavado |
Customer experience
Appvent
Jellyfin Mobile
Bugs and requests
Appvent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Jellyfin Mobile
Reported bugs
12 issues- Audio problems with background playback
- Download on iPad not working
- Background play does not work
- Slow on RasPi
- Won't connect
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- Couldn't connect to server
- Subtitle scaling issues
- Buggy client state
- Transcoding issues
- Chromecast connection failure
- Stops playing after 30 seconds
- Buggy and feature limited
Requested features
8 requests- Add background playback
- Add Chromecast support
- Add offline downloads
- Add shuffle functionality
- Add Apple TV support
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- Add external subtitle support
- Add lockscreen controls for music
- Add download offline functionality
In-app purchases
Appvent
No in-app purchases
Jellyfin Mobile
No in-app purchases
