Comparison

RTÉ Player vs VidHub

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

Head to head
About

RTÉ Player

Stream thousands of popular Irish TV shows, dramas, soaps, live sports, and entertainment on demand. Access live channels and a dedicated kids' section. Sign in to save favorites, get personalized recommendations, and continue watching across devices.

Highlights
  • Live and on-demand Irish TV shows
  • Full series of dramas and soaps
  • Live sporting action
  • Dedicated RTÉ Kids section
  • In-vision ISL and Audio Description
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Watchlist and continue watching
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RTÉ Player is the home of must-see TV in Ireland, live and on-demand. Watch 1000s of your favourite RTÉ shows. Full series of gripping drama from home and abroad, soaps, live sporting action and entertainment shows everyone’s talking about. Browse and switch between RTÉ channels - RTÉ One, RTÉ 2, RTÉ News and RTÉ Kids on the go. Entertain little ones with RTÉ Player Kids. A world of fun, learning and entertainment with the best RTÉJr programmes live and on demand. KEY FEATURES - Don’t miss a minute of the action, breaking news or live sport. -Discover the most-talked about shows like Room to Improve, Kin and Smother. -Access shows with in-vision Irish Sign Language (ISL) and Audio Description (AD) -Sign in to RTÉ Player to continue watching shows and pick up where you left off on any device. -Sign in and get recommendations tailored to you, making picking what to watch easier than ever. -Watch later. ‘Favourite’ a program to create a watchlist of programmes to go back to, so you don’t miss RTÉ’s most talked about shows. -Share your favourites with friends through social sharing. The RTÉ Player App uses streaming technology which means that you must be connected to the Internet in order to watch programmes. The app will automatically adjust video quality based on the speed of your WiFi connection.

About

VidHub

This app is a powerful media player and library manager for various video formats. It offers high-quality playback, subtitle support, and seamless integration with cloud storage and media servers. Organize and enjoy your entire video collection with customizable options.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous video formats
  • High-quality playback (HD, 4K, HDR)
  • Subtitle support (embedded & external)
  • Cloud storage and media server integration
  • Extensive media library management
  • Customizable sorting and display options
Features
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Looking for a feature-packed and efficient media player to manage, organize, and play different types of video content? Enter VidHub! As the newest and most popular media player, VidHub serves up more than just the ability to play all types of video formats. With extensive media library management, VidHub promises stable and speedy video playback for an exceptional user experience. Some of the key features that VidHub offers include: - Support iOS, Mac, Apple TV platform, data synchronization through iCloud - Support for a comprehensive range of video formats, including .mkv、.avi、.mp4、.mov、.rmvb、.wmv, and more - High-quality video playback for HD, 4K, HDR, and various other resolutions - The ability to enable and disable subtitles, with support for embedded and external subtitle formats such as SRT, SSA, and SUB - Access your personal media libraries through SMB/CIFS and WebDAV, or connect your authorized accounts from supported cloud storage services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, Aliyun Drive, China Mobile Cloud Drive, and 115. - Support renaming cloud files, support add character, replace character, regular expression renaming method. - Support direct-link to Emby, Jellyfin, Plex media server. - Built-in media library management tools, with an intuitive interface for displaying videos and customizable sorting options by type, date, rating, and more. All in all, VidHub offers a fully-featured and outstanding media player experience, delivering the smoothest and highest-quality viewing experience for all types of video content, with all the customizations and features one could desire. Note: The metadata and artwork are sourced from TMDB, a movie and TV show database that is maintained by the community. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://okaapps.com/privacy_vidhub https://okaapps.com/terms_vidhub

Screenshots

RTÉ Player4 screens
VidHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RTÉ Player at none against VidHub's 10. VidHub's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 46%). On price, rating, 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. VidHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. RTÉ Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for RTÉ Player against 4.6 for VidHub. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.3K and 3.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of RTÉ Player's written reviews are positive against 68% of VidHub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTÉ Player ships an update every 3 weeks, VidHub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RTÉ Player versus VidHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTÉ PlayerVidHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.3K ratings) — better4.6 (3.1K ratings)
Positive reviews46.1% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.3K — better3.1K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB176 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperRTÉNanjing Oumi Software Development Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

RTÉ Player

All ratings6,323 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative47.3%

VidHub

All ratings3,079 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews682 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

RTÉ Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VidHub

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metadata information being lost or reset after rescanning files
  • Playback issues with certain video files, especially high-bitrate 4K content
  • Inconsistent behavior when dealing with external drives or network shares

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Plex and other popular media servers
  • Implement picture-in-picture mode
  • Improve subtitle handling and selection options
  • Provide better integration with cloud storage services like OneDrive for Business

In-app purchases

None

RTÉ Player

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

VidHub

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Monthly VIP$1.491 Month
  • Yearly VIP$9.991 Year
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  • 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime VIP(iPhone&iPad only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Mac Only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$14.99
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  • Lifetime VIP$25.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$29.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is RTÉ Player free?
RTÉ Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VidHub free?
VidHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RTÉ Player or VidHub?
RTÉ Player is rated higher. RTÉ Player averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.3K ratings, while VidHub averages 4.6 from 3.1K ratings.
Do RTÉ Player or VidHub have ads?
RTÉ Player shows ads; VidHub does not.
Which is updated more often, RTÉ Player or VidHub?
RTÉ Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and VidHub fortnightly. Most recently, RTÉ Player was updated on November 6, 2026 and VidHub on November 7, 2026.

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