Plain Player vs Reelbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Player
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Plain player: a simple, convenient and very lite video & audio player. It can play many popular video formats like avi, mp4, mkvβ¦ and almost audio formats. It has various settings that can help you easily to watch videos & audio in the way you want. It supports many gestures like double-tap, swipe to seek, change brightness, volume and zoom. You can easily choose the orientation of the video, so that you donβt need to change your device orientation setting whenever watching movie. It can also support local subtitle. You can transfer subtitle file with the same name of the video to the same folder, and it will automatically show when you play video. Currently it only support srt format, but in the future, it can support other formats, too. You can import video & audio files using a computer, or using app Files or Photos to copy video & audio files on your device to the app. The app interface is very simple, plain and intuitive, so you can easily know how to use all the features of app on the first sight. It has some sort options and search function to help you find the video & audio you want. You can also edit metadata of mp3 files. It even has a web view inside used to watch YouTube videos without ads. On iPad, you can watch up to 4K videos. So you donβt need to open your browser app when you need to watch YouTube videos. The youtube player also supports some gestures like swipe to seek, change brightness and volume. Now you can listen to your youtube video/music while screen is turned off with picture in picture mode.
Reelbox
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Reelbox is a video player that lets you organize and play videos from your Photos library with ease. β Organize with Folders - Create folders to categorize your videos - Drag to reorder and rename titles freely β Powerful Playback - 0.5x to 2.0x speed control - Long press for instant 2x speed - Double-tap left or right to skip 10 seconds β Bookmark Important Moments - Add bookmarks at any point during playback - Tap a bookmark to jump right to that moment
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Plain Player at 16.0 against Reelbox's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Plain Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Reelbox sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Plain Player | Reelbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | β |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Son Hoang Thai | HouseOfFX |
In-app purchases
Plain Player
- Remove ads forever$4.99
Reelbox
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock Premium Features$1.99
- All-in-One Lifetime Bundle$2.99









