MindWave Mobile Tutorial vs Jellyfin Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
This app guides you through setting up and using a brainwave-sensing headset. It's designed to help first-time users connect their compatible headset to their device and begin interacting with brain-controlled applications.
- Headset setup guide
- Introduction to brainwave interaction
- Bluetooth 4.0 device compatibility check
- First-time use configuration
- Compatible with various NeuroSky headsets
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Welcome to the MindWave Mobile Tutorial app, a free setup and introduction app brought to you by NeuroSky and powered by your brain. MindWave Mobile headsets (including the MindWave Mobile+ and MindWave Mobile 2) enable you to interact with games and apps by using the power of your brain. This MindWave Mobile Tutorial app will introduce you to the MindWave Mobile headset, and configure your headset properly for first-time use. Please go ahead, download the app, and start taking full advantage of your MindWave Mobile headset. Requirements: - You must have a MindWave Mobile headset (including original MindWave Mobile, MindWave Mobile+, MindWave Mobile 2, or other compatible headset such as BrainLink) - You must have an iPhone or iPad that supports Bluetooth 4.0 (including iPhone 4s and later, iPad 3 and later, iPod touch 5th gen and later, iPad Air, iPad Mini or iPad Pro)
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: Jellyfin Mobile at 4.0 against MindWave Mobile Tutorial's 3.2. Jellyfin Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 75 months) and ratings volume (503 vs 14). MindWave Mobile Tutorial's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Jellyfin Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jellyfin Mobile has 503 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 49% positive.
MindWave Mobile Tutorial ships an update every 75 months, Jellyfin Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindWave Mobile Tutorial | Jellyfin Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 4.0 (503 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 49.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 503 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NeuroSky, Inc. | Anthony Lavado |
Customer experience
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
Jellyfin Mobile
Bugs and requests
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
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
MindWave Mobile Tutorial
No in-app purchases
Jellyfin Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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