Galaxy Player vs BeeJoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Player
This media player supports a vast array of video, audio, and image formats. It offers features like Wi-Fi sharing, playback speed control, and privacy protection for your files.
- Extensive format support
- Wi-Fi sharing
- Playback speed control
- File encryption
- Dark mode
- Background playback
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Featured features WIFI sharing, devices under the same WIFI can use the WIFI sharing function to scan and play videos without the need for transmission or copying. Supported video formats: Mp4, mkv, avi, flv, f4v, mov, mod, m2v, m4v, mpg, mpe, mpeg, mlv, wmv, wav, webm, rmvb, rm, ra, ram, asf, asx, cpk, dv, dat, divx, dirac, flc, fli, lavf, qt, swf, ts, vob, xvid, 3gp, m2ts, etc. Supported audio formats: MP3, m4a, wav, wma, ogg, aac, amr, alac, ape, aiff, au, cd, cda, cue, caff, dts, flac, pcm, ac3, eac3, etc. Supported image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, SVG, TIFF, etc. Main functions: 1. Import videos, audio, and photos from a computer or album, and classify and manage videos, audio, and photos; 2. Support operations such as search, move, copy, and rename; 3. Support video, audio, and photo encryption to protect privacy; 4. Online playback of online audio and video; 5. Image viewing; 6. Supports dark mode; 7. Supports multiple languages; 8. Support WI-FI sharing and playback; Video player functions: 1. Lock the playback interface to prevent accidental operation; 2. Double speed playback, supports up to 4 times speed, supports saving playback times; 3. Swipe the screen horizontally to adjust the progress, swipe left to rewind and right to fast forward; 4. Vertical sliding to adjust screen brightness or volume, left sliding to adjust screen brightness, right sliding to adjust volume; 5. Long press screen playback at multiple speeds, customizable long press speed, supports 0.3-4 times speed; 6. Fixed duration fast forward and rewind, customizable fast forward and rewind duration; 7. Screenshot, supports saving to the folder where the album or video is located; 8. Double click on the screen to play or pause; 9. Support skipping the beginning and end of the film; 10. Support seamless playback; 11. Support background playback; 12. Support switching playback order; 13. Support subtitle and track switching;
BeeJoy
This app acts as a versatile local video player, supporting various network protocols and media servers. It offers advanced features like HDR/DV display and Dolby Atmos for an enhanced viewing experience, along with IPTV playlist integration.
- WEBDAV/SMB/FTP/SFTP/NFS support
- Emby/Jellyfin/Plex/fnOS integration
- IPTV playlist playback
- HDR/DV original image display
- Dolby Atmos support
- Remote/local Blu-ray ISO playback
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- Support WebDAV / SMB / FTP / SFTP / NFS - Support Emby / Jellyfin / Plex / fnOS - Support IPTV Playlists - Support HDR / Dolby Vision original image display - Support Dolby Atmos - Support remote or local playback of Blu-ray ISO files and BDMV folders - More useful features waiting for you to discover...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BeeJoy at Free against Galaxy Player's $2.99. BeeJoy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and device support (6 vs 3). Galaxy Player's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On 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
BeeJoy is free to download; Galaxy Player costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeeJoy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of Galaxy Player's written reviews are positive against 84% of BeeJoy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Galaxy Player ships an update every 3 weeks, BeeJoy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Galaxy Player | BeeJoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews — better | 84.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 坤 左 | 伟锋 李 |
Customer experience
Galaxy Player
BeeJoy
In-app purchases
Galaxy Player
No in-app purchases
BeeJoy
No in-app purchases








