SenPlayer vs BeeJoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SenPlayer
This app is a powerful multimedia player supporting 4K/8K video, high frame rates, and HDR. It streams from various cloud services and media servers, offering a seamless playback experience with custom controls and advanced subtitle support.
- 4K/8K Ultra-HD playback
- Supports Plex, Emby, Jellyfin media servers
- Stream from cloud services (WebDAV, SMB, FTP)
- Custom gesture controls
- Blu-ray ISO disc playback
- Enhanced subtitle support
- Cross-device sync
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SenPlayer — Your personal media player, wherever you are. Enjoy videos from local storage, cloud drives, NAS, and your favorite media servers on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. From catching up on a series while traveling to movie night at home, make every title in your collection a pleasure to watch. • Your Media, Connected Connect to Emby, Jellyfin, Plex, and fnOS, or access your computer and NAS via SMB, WebDAV, and FTP. Stream from 115, 123 Cloud Drive, Aliyun Drive, and Baidu Netdisk, bringing your media sources together in one place. • Stunning Picture, Immersive Sound Enjoy popular formats including MKV, MP4, and MOV, with support for 4K, 8K, 120fps, hdr high resolution and high-frame-rate video.While Atmos and spatial audio deliver immersive sound with compatible media and devices. • Explore Your Blu-ray Collection Play Blu-ray ISO files, browse disc playlists, and navigate chapters. Switch between the main feature, bonus material, and other included content without extracting or converting files beforehand. • Enhance Your Viewing Experience On supported devices, use AI upscaling to improve clarity, frame interpolation for smoother motion, or SDR-to-HDR conversion to expand brightness range. Choose the ßenhancements that suit your videos and viewing preferences. • Your Collection, Beautifully Organized Browse posters, synopses, ratings, and cast details in your media libraries. Search across servers to find what you want, and bookmark favorite videos and folders for easy access. Keep everyday favorites close at hand as your collection grows. • Subtitles and Danmaku, Your Way Use embedded subtitles, load external files, or search for subtitles online. Display two subtitle tracks at once for movies or language learning. Adjust fonts, size, color, position, and timing during playback, with support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese subtitle conversion. Import danmaku files or connect custom sources, then personalize the style, speed, and display area of on-screen comments. • Flexible Playback, Everyday Convenience Adjust playback speed, switch audio tracks, navigate chapters, and skip intros and credits. Preview the timeline to find a scene, use Picture in Picture while multitasking, or casting and external display support bring your viewing experience to a bigger screen. • Pick Up Across Devices Sync server configurations, favorites, and playback history through iCloud. Add a media source on your iPhone and browse it on your iPad, Mac, or Apple TV. Continue Watching takes you back to where you left off, so it’s easy to move from one screen to another.
BeeJoy
This app offers advanced playback for local, network, and media server content, including Blu-ray ISOs and BDMV folders. It supports HDR video, Dolby Atmos audio, and various network streaming protocols for a flexible, high-quality viewing experience on Apple devices.
- Blu-ray ISO and BDMV playback
- Network streaming (SMB, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, NFS)
- Media server integration (Emby, Jellyfin, Plex)
- HDR and Dolby Vision support
- Dolby Atmos audio
- Playback from local, NAS, and remote sources
- Advanced playback controls
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BeeJoy is an advanced video player built for high-quality local, network and media server playback. Key Features • Blu-ray support: Play ISO files and BDMV folders from local or network storage • Network streaming: SMB, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP and NFS • Media servers: Emby, Jellyfin, Plex and fnOS • HDR video: HDR and Dolby Vision on supported content and devices • Immersive audio: Dolby Atmos support • Flexible media access: Play from local storage, NAS and remote sources • Advanced controls: Extensive video, audio, subtitle and playback options Whether you're watching local videos, Blu-ray content, or media stored on your NAS, BeeJoy delivers a flexible and high-quality playback experience across supported Apple devices. More features and improvements are continuously being added.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SenPlayer at 4.7 against BeeJoy's 4.1. SenPlayer also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 15). BeeJoy's advantage is device support (6 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. SenPlayer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and BeeJoy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SenPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SenPlayer has 1.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 84% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | SenPlayer | BeeJoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 军 王 | 伟锋 李 |
Customer experience
SenPlayer
BeeJoy
Bugs and requests
SenPlayer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback issues with certain video formats (e.g., TS, ISO)
- SMB connection problems on some networks
- Subtitle display bugs in landscape mode
- Inconsistent behavior when using Bluetooth headphones
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Plex, Google Drive, and other cloud storage
- Implement a playlist feature
- Allow dual subtitle display
- Provide an Apple TV version of the app
- Add a download option for media files
BeeJoy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SenPlayer
- Lifetime Pro(Upgrade to Suite)$6.99
- Lifetime Pro(iPhone+iPad)$9.99
- Lifetime Pro(AppleTV)$9.99
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- Lifetime Pro(Mac)$9.99
- Lifetime Pro(Suite)$12.99
BeeJoy
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- 3 Months$3.993 Months
- 6 Months$6.996 Months
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- 1 Year$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99







