ARC Player vs King Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARC Player
A fast and smart media player that organizes live streams, VOD, and series from your m3u/m3u8 playlists. Enjoy high-quality playback with features like EPG, subtitles, and parental lock.
- Supports multiple m3u and m3u8 playlists
- Organizes content into live, VOD, series, and replay
- Fast channel switching
- Electronic Programming Guides (EPG)
- Video subtitle and language switching
- Parental lock
- TV archive (timeshift)
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ARC Player is a fast, smart media player that supports multiple playlists in m3u and m3u8 formats. ARC Player organizes the playlist into live streaming channels, VOD (Video On Demand), series, and replay. You can watch your favorite videos, streaming channels, and TV programs in high-quality formats. Main features of the ARC Player App: support for multiple playlists, fast channel switching, favorite lists, EPG (Electronic Programming Guides), video subtitles, video language switching, a user-friendly interface, TV archive (timeshift), parental lock, and multiple languages (English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, German, Russian, Italian, Chinese). ARC Player is just a media player and is provided without any playlist or content. Disclaimer: ARC Player is a media player application and does NOT provide or include any playlist or channel content. We do not sell or provide any OTT playlists, IPTV subscriptions, or streams. The player is provided empty, without any playlist. For more information, visit www.arcplayer.com
King Video
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King Video is an all-in-one media player for local and network media. Import videos and audio from Files, scan folders, add HTTP, HTTPS, and HLS playback URLs, browse NAS or private cloud directories through WebDAV, and upload media from a browser over the same Wi-Fi network. Key features: - Local video and audio import, folder scanning, and media library management - Network playback URLs, HLS streams, and WebDAV/NAS browsing - Wi-Fi transfer with browser uploads on the local network - Video plugins (Enhanced Edition): parse MacCMS JSON APIs, M3U/M3U8 and TXT live lists, and TVBox configs — try 1 plugin free, one-time purchase for unlimited (scripts are user-provided) - Full-screen playback, playback queue, resume watching, favorites, and progress tracking - Embedded subtitles and external SRT/VTT/ASS/SSA subtitles with timing and style controls - Audio track selection, playback speed, sleep timer, and display modes - Layouts adapted for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARC Player at none against King Video's 1. ARC Player also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. King Video sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ARC Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ARC Player | King Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WEBHI TECHNOLOGY | lecoo |
In-app purchases
ARC Player
No in-app purchases
King Video
- King Video Enhanced$0.99
