Comparison

Pivlite Preview vs Conflux

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

Head to head
About

Pivlite Preview

This app allows users to view, download, upload, and share various wallpapers and illustrations. It features image search, AI-driven resolution expansion for artwork, and manga translation.

Highlights
  • View, download, and upload wallpapers
  • Share illustrations
  • Image search (search by image)
  • AI resolution expansion for artwork
  • Manga translation
  • Community interaction
Features
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Browse over 50 million illustrations, manga, and novels from artists worldwide. Preview edition — new features land here first. Updates may be less stable; great for early adopters. Pivlite Preview helps you discover artwork, manga, and novels you love on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES Popular Works • Explore the most popular works of the season. • Filter by Daily, Weekly, and Monthly rankings. • Browse Male, Female, Original, and Rookie categories. Following New • Quickly see new posts from artists you follow. • Stay up to date with fresh work from the community. Search • Search by work ID, illustration, manga, user, and tag. • Search title, caption, tags, and author. • Sort results by popularity (Premium). • Find and follow artists from search results. Download Center • Manage Downloading and Downloaded tasks in one place. • Save illustrations, manga, and animated works to your photo library. Novels & Reading • Read novels with bookmarks, history, and series support. • Export and enjoy long-form reading on iPhone and iPad. Follow us on Weibo (https://weibo.com/u/2975751864) or visit our website (https://www.pivlite.com).

About

Conflux

Play any video format on your Apple devices without transcoding. Stream from network drives or cloud services, with advanced subtitle support and immersive audio/visual features.

Highlights
  • Supports all video formats
  • Stream from network drives and cloud
  • Advanced subtitle integration
  • HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos support
  • 4K Ultra HD playback
  • Picture-in-Picture and Spatial Audio
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Conflux: The All-Format Video Player & Media Library for Apple Devices Play videos directly from local storage, NAS, cloud drives, and media servers — no transcoding required. Conflux supports popular and uncommon formats, connects to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin, and works with cloud drives including 115, Aliyun Drive, and Baidu Netdisk. Automatically organize your collection into a smart media library. Native Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos playback (Atmos is currently in Beta), professional subtitles, danmaku, downloads, and a seamless experience across iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. A Better Way to Watch • Native Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos: Enjoy immersive video and audio. Dolby Atmos is currently in Beta. • Media Servers: Connect to Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin to browse and play your media libraries. Emby supports rich filtering and browsing. • Flexible Media Sources: Add NAS, network shares, cloud drives, and more. Configure multiple fallback URLs and automatically switch based on your Wi-Fi network. • Smart Media Library: Automatically identify movies and TV shows and retrieve posters, descriptions, ratings, and metadata. • Faster Indexing: Optimized indexing and metadata scraping, including faster 115 file indexing and movie/TV scraping. • Global Search: Quickly find indexed media and access search history. Powerful Playback • Extensive Format Support: Play MKV, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, WMV, MTS, ISO, VIDEO_TS, FLV, OGM, OGV, ASF, 3GP, DVR-MS, WebM, WTV, and more. • HDR & Dolby Vision: Optimized for HDR and Dolby Vision with excellent image quality and color reproduction. • 4K Ultra HD: Smooth playback for high-resolution video. • Faster Startup: Optimized playback, cache I/O, preloading, and media processing. • Professional Subtitles: Multiple subtitle formats, custom styles, true subtitle rendering, local subtitle files, and multi-language subtitle downloads. • Danmaku: Display, search, and customize danmaku while watching. The Conflux Danmaku Service can be enabled to share danmaku data. • AI Danmaku Protection: AI-powered face detection helps keep danmaku away from faces. • Portrait Video: Flexible orientation options for vertical videos, including video ratio, device orientation, and portrait/landscape locks. • Precise Seeking: Accurate time navigation, including Blu-ray disc images. • Picture in Picture: Start PiP directly in Conflux and continue using the app while watching. • AirPlay: Stream videos to compatible devices. • Downloads: Download media for offline viewing. Currently supported for file-based protocols and cloud drive sources. Built for Your Media Collection • New Onboard Flow: Easily add media sources and start watching. • Connection Testing: Automatically test sources when adding them, or check availability manually. • Multiple Media Sources: See playable versions of the same title across different sources. • Watch History: Browse viewing history by date and resume playback. • Intro & Outro Skipping: Automatically or manually skip TV show intros and outros, with conflict detection when marking time ranges. • TV Show Management: Automatically organize seasons and episodes with intro/outro markers. • Reviews & Recommendations: Explore reviews, production companies, recommended titles, and works by the same director. • Cloud Sync: Sync media library settings, watch history, and playback progress across Apple devices. Made for the Apple Ecosystem Conflux is designed for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, providing a consistent experience. Larger-screen devices support multi-column media layouts. Whether your videos are stored locally, on a NAS, in the cloud, or on a media server, Conflux brings everything together in one unified media library. Rediscover your media collection with Conflux.

Screenshots

Pivlite Preview4 screens
Conflux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Conflux at 4.2 against Pivlite Preview's 2.2. Conflux also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 56%). Pivlite Preview's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pivlite Preview sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Conflux sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conflux holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conflux has 67 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Pivlite Preview's written reviews are positive against 74% of Conflux's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pivlite Preview ships an update fortnightly, Conflux monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pivlite Preview versus Conflux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPivlite PreviewConflux
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (13 ratings)4.2 (67 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1367 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer泽勇 周健 刘

Customer experience

Pivlite Preview

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative34.4%

Conflux

All ratings67 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.6%

Bugs and requests

Pivlite Preview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Conflux

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Apple TV app crashes and freezes
  • Playback stops after ~7 minutes
  • Black screen when switching windows
  • Cannot connect to SMB servers
  • External hard drives not detected
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  • iCloud sync cannot be disabled (button greyed out)
  • Emby login causes app to exit
  • Pro/Ultra purchase button returns 502 error
  • Subtitles fail to display or display incorrectly
  • Audio track and subtitle selection unresponsive
  • WebDAV HTTPS connection fails with NAS
  • Alist media library refresh requires app restart
  • Auto-play next video occasionally skips in order
  • Metadata scraping fails for local files
  • Mac fullscreen playback shows widgets
  • Settings crash on certain Mac versions
  • Cannot open 'More' section on Mac for TV shows/movies
  • Download functionality stops midway
  • Spatial/3D video playback not supported
  • Some UI text remains in Chinese despite English language setting

Requested features

20 requests
  • Skip intro/outro functionality
  • Support for more cloud storage services (Quark, Plex, Jellyfin)
  • Playback speed control (1.5x, 2x, etc.)
  • Offline download capability
  • Music file playback support
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  • Screen casting and AirPlay support
  • IPTV support
  • Subtitle download feature
  • Library sorting options (by release date, genre, rating, etc.)
  • Metadata editing capability for all content types
  • Skip intro/outro detection
  • Caching/buffering options
  • Custom homepage category selection
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode with subtitle support
  • Dark mode for Apple TV
  • 10-second forward/backward buttons in player
  • Cross-device license sharing (Pro/Ultra)
  • Auto-play next episode functionality
  • HDMI/external display support for iPad
  • 3D and panoramic video support

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pivlite Preview

One-time4
  • 尝鲜体验包$0.99
  • 图片加速月卡$1.99
  • 连载追更包$6.99
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  • 高级尊享包$14.99
4 purchases

Conflux

One-time4
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime (Promo)$12.99
  • Conflux Ultra Lifetime (Promo)$15.99
  • Conflux Pro - Lifetime$17.99
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  • Conflux Ultra - Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Pivlite Preview free?
Pivlite Preview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conflux free?
Conflux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pivlite Preview or Conflux?
Conflux is rated higher. Pivlite Preview averages 2.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Conflux averages 4.2 from 67 ratings.
Do Pivlite Preview or Conflux have ads?
Pivlite Preview shows ads; Conflux does not.
Which is updated more often, Pivlite Preview or Conflux?
Pivlite Preview ships an update fortnightly, and Conflux monthly. Most recently, Pivlite Preview was updated on October 24, 2026 and Conflux on October 27, 2026.

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