Comparison

Video + vs Rok Power Remote

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

Head to head
About

Video +

This app serves as a comprehensive video player that allows you to import videos from cloud storage services like Dropbox and Google Drive, as well as your device's camera roll. It offers enhanced security features and supports various video formats and playback options.

Highlights
  • Import from cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive)
  • Import from camera roll
  • Touch ID and passcode authentication
  • Supports MP4, MOV, M4V formats
  • Playlist creation and management
  • Background video playback
  • AirPlay support
Features
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Your media, wherever you keep it. Video + is a modern video and audio player for media you own or are authorized to access. Version 5.0 brings a completely refreshed experience while continuing the app’s focus on flexible playback, personal media libraries, cloud storage, and offline viewing. WIDE FORMAT SUPPORT Open a broad range of video and audio file types: • Video: MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, WebM, 3GP, and OGV • Audio: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, and Opus • External subtitles: SRT and WebVTT Depending on the container and device capabilities, compatible video codecs include H.264, HEVC/H.265, AV1, VP9, VP8, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and VC-1. Video + combines native Apple playback technology with an extended media engine for compatible formats, including advanced MKV playback. Actual compatibility depends on the codecs, profiles, subtitles, and audio tracks contained in each file. PLAY YOUR MEDIA YOUR WAY • Play video and audio in a wide range of popular formats • Adjust playback speed and video display mode • Use shuffle, repeat, queue controls, and a sleep timer • Continue listening with background audio for supported media • Watch with Picture in Picture • Send supported media to compatible displays with AirPlay • Load embedded or external subtitles and adjust subtitle timing IMPORT FROM YOUR FAVORITE SOURCES Bring your personal media into Video + from: • URL links via Library > Import media > Import from URL Link • Podcasts via Library > Import media > Podcasts (RSS / OPML) • Files and iCloud Drive • Photos • Other apps using Share or Open In • A computer on the same Wi-Fi network • Finder or iTunes File Sharing CONNECTED STORAGE Connect to storage you control or have permission to access: • Google Drive • Microsoft OneDrive • Dropbox • Box • pCloud • Yandex.Disk • FTP, SMB, NFS, SFTP, WebDAV, HTTP, and HTTPS servers • Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, Subsonic, and Navidrome media servers • Compatible UPnP and DLNA media servers Play supported media directly from connected storage, or save your own files to the device for offline playback. ORGANIZE AND CONTINUE • Build playlists with local and connected media • Keep a unified playback queue • View technical media details • Track recently played items • Continue from your previous playback position • Manage offline copies and transfer history • Search and browse your personal library WEB LINKS AND BOOKMARKS The built-in browser lets you open webpages, organize bookmarks and history, and save video page links for later. Where supported by the webpage, Video + can remember playback information and help you return to where you left off. The Online Library stores page links and playback metadata only. It does not save copies of media from websites. PRIVATE ACCESS Enable Passcode Lock to require a four-digit passcode whenever Video + returns from the background. Unlock quickly with Face ID or Touch ID when available. Your app passcode is stored securely in the iOS Keychain. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC Keep playlists, saved links, playback positions, bookmarks, and browser organization available across your devices with iCloud sync. Imported media files, offline copies, cloud account sessions, and website sessions remain local to the device. File server password sync is optional and uses iCloud Keychain. Video + does not host or provide media. Please use the app only with content you own or are authorized to access. Playback availability depends on the media format, network connection, connected service, and source availability. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rok Power Remote

Features
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Rok Power Remote is a Roku remote you build yourself. It starts about as simple as a remote gets: On, Off, and a D-pad. Everything else — playback, volume, HDMI inputs, your channels, a keyboard, macros — is a panel you add when you want it and drag exactly where you want it. What you don't use never clutters the screen. FINDS YOUR TV ON ITS OWN There's no "tap scan to begin". The app connects when you open it and reconnects when you come back to it. If your router hands the TV a new address, it matches your TV by its hardware ID and reconnects anyway. The On button wakes a TV that has dropped off Wi-Fi in standby, using Wake-on-LAN and a retry ladder rather than giving up. SIMPLE UNTIL YOU WANT MORE The app opens in a simple mode: a remote, and nothing to configure. Everything you can add lives in one menu. Turn on Advanced mode when you want to rearrange panels, resize the docked bar, and build your own buttons. BUILD THE REMOTE YOU WANT • 18 panels: Power, D-Pad, Navigation, Playback, Volume, Inputs & Live TV, Favorites, Channels, Keyboard, Macros, My Buttons, Message on TV, History, Picture & Brightness, Controllers, Away from Home, Browser Remote, and Type on the TV keyboard • Add or remove any panel, and drag them into the order you like • My Buttons is your own grid — any key, any macro, any channel • A docked bar of keys that never scrolls away: a full D-pad cross, two rows, one row, or your own buttons — drag its divider to size it from barely-there to half the screen, and park it left, centre or right so it falls under your thumb • Put volume, inputs, channels or a macro on that bar and drag them into the order you want • 15 themes, including an animated Matrix background WHAT IT DOES • Power on, off, or toggle — with a real wake sequence behind the On button • All Off turns off every Roku on your network at once, on the way out the door • Volume by single steps, by 5/10/15/20 presses, or set to an exact level • Favorites — the few places you actually go, one tap away: YouTube, HDMI 2, Live TV • Launch any channel installed on the TV • Type onto the TV using your phone's keyboard, and re-send anything you typed before • Put a message on the TV screen — typed out letter by letter, word by word, scrolling, or looping • Record a macro (Home, Right, Right, OK) and replay the whole thing with one tap • HDMI 1–4, AV, the tuner, and channel up/down on Roku TVs • Hide screen — one press jumps to an unused HDMI port to clear the TV, the next press brings it back • Drive the TV's own picture menu to change brightness, backlight and contrast • Use a connected game controller as the remote FREE, AND ONE OPTIONAL PURCHASE Power, D-Pad, Navigation, Playback, Volume, Inputs & Live TV, History, Picture & Brightness, Controllers, Browser Remote and four themes are free. No ads, no account, no tracking. One optional $4.99 purchase unlocks Favorites, Channels, Keyboard, Message on TV, Macros, My Buttons, the custom docked bar, Away from Home, Type on the TV keyboard, and all 15 themes — permanently. It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and it restores on your other devices. ON A MAC The arrow keys or WASD drive the TV, with Return for OK and Escape for Back. Every key can be remapped, and the remote shows you which key fired and what it did, so you can tell a dead key from a sleeping TV. Macros and your own buttons can take keys too. WHAT YOU NEED Your iPhone or iPad and your Roku have to be on the same Wi-Fi network — the app talks straight to the TV over your local network and sends nothing to any server. iOS will ask for Local Network permission the first time; without it the app cannot reach your TV.

Screenshots

Video +4 screens
Rok Power Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rok Power Remote at none against Video +'s shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Video + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Rok Power Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video + ships an update fortnightly, Rok Power Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Video + versus Rok Power Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo +Rok Power Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer志鹏 汤James Kinsman

Bugs and requests

Video +

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when opening
  • Videos stop playing randomly
  • Download function not working
  • Layout issues on newer iPhones

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add browser option to download videos
  • Implement background playback
  • Improve video quality options
  • Add account/sync feature to save downloads

Rok Power Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Video +

Subscriptions2
  • Video + Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Video + Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Video + Pro Lifetime$59.99
1 purchases

Rok Power Remote

One-time1
  • Rok Power Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Video + free?
Video + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rok Power Remote free?
Rok Power Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video + or Rok Power Remote have ads?
Video + shows ads; Rok Power Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, Video + or Rok Power Remote?
Video + ships an update fortnightly, and Rok Power Remote every 3 weeks. Most recently, Video + was updated on October 21, 2026 and Rok Power Remote on October 17, 2026.

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