Comparison

Temby vs Sameish

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

Head to head
About

Temby

This client app allows you to securely access and play your media library from an Emby server. It supports high-resolution video playback up to 8K, music, and offers advanced features like multi-server management and content downloading.

Highlights
  • 8K video playback
  • HDR and Dolby Vision support
  • Multi-server management
  • Background music playback
  • Video download with resume
  • PIN protection for private content
Features
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Temby is an iPhone and iPad client built for Emby media servers. Connect your servers to browse, play, download, and manage your personal media library wherever you go. Whether you are streaming at home or watching offline while traveling, Temby makes your private media collection easier to enjoy. Key features: - Multi-server management: Add and manage multiple Emby servers in one app. - Multi-server search: Search across multiple servers at once to quickly find movies, shows, episodes, music, and more. - Media library browsing: Explore movies, TV shows, seasons, episodes, albums, artists, and songs. - Video playback: Enjoy HDR and Dolby Vision content with a clear and immersive viewing experience. - Playback controls: Resume playback, adjust playback speed, fit or fill the screen, switch audio and subtitle tracks, rotate the screen, and skip intros. - Picture in Picture: Continue watching videos while using other apps. - Subtitle support: Supports text, image-based, and external subtitles, with controls for font, color, position, and timing offset. - Music playback: Enjoy albums, artists, songs, playback queues, repeat modes, shuffle, and background audio. - Offline downloads: Download videos and subtitles with queue management, pause, resume, retry, and local playback. - External players: Open content in players such as Infuse and nPlayer. - Privacy protection: Protect server access with a PIN, Face ID, or Touch ID. Temby does not provide media content or Emby servers. An accessible Emby server and account are required to use the app.

About

Sameish

Features
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Sameish finds the photos, videos and files you have more than one of, shows you what they're costing you, and helps you clear them β€” without anything leaving your iPhone. Scan once, and it sorts your clutter into three kinds: IDENTICAL COPIES The same photo, video or file saved more than once. Matched byte for byte, so a match is never a guess β€” keeping any one of them keeps exactly the same thing. LOOK-ALIKES Burst shots, the same pose taken four times, a screenshot you took twice, a video that was re-sent and re-compressed. These differ in their bytes, so Sameish compares them by how they look instead. Choose how strict matching should be: Strict, Balanced or Loose. BLURRY SHOTS Single photos that came out shaken or out of focus, sorted worst first β€” the ones you would never choose to keep. FILES TOO Add a folder β€” Downloads, Documents, anything in the Files app β€” and Sameish scans it for exact copies of any file type. It only ever sees the folders you choose. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE No account. No uploads. No ads. No analytics. Every comparison happens on your iPhone. Photos stored only in iCloud are skipped and counted, never downloaded behind your back. YOU DECIDE WHAT GOES Nothing is deleted until you confirm it. Every group suggests the best copy to keep, and warns you if you've selected every copy. Photos and videos go to Recently Deleted, where iOS keeps them for 30 days. Files have no Recently Deleted, and Sameish tells you so before you delete them. WHAT'S FREE β€’ Every scan finds all three kinds and tells you how much space each is worth β€’ Delete identical copies, one group at a time β€’ Open the two biggest look-alike groups of each kind, and clear them once β€’ Look through your blurry shots and delete two of them WHAT PREMIUM ADDS β€’ See and delete every look-alike photo and video group β€’ See and delete every blurry shot, worst first β€’ Select the extra copies in every group in one step β€’ Optionally download photos and videos kept only in iCloud, so they can be compared too Premium is available as a yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase that never renews. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mashqur.github.io/sameish/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Temby4 screens
Sameish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sameish at Free against Temby's $0.99. Sameish also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Temby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Sameish is free to download; Temby costs $0.99 up front. Sameish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Temby asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Temby ships an update every 3 weeks, Sameish every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Temby versus Sameish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTembySameish
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size170 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperδΈ‡ιΎ™ 唐Mashqur Habib Himel

In-app purchases

None

Temby

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sameish

Subscriptions1
  • Sameish Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sameish Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Temby free?
Temby costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sameish free?
Sameish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Temby or Sameish have ads?
Neither Temby nor Sameish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Temby or Sameish?
Temby ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sameish every 3 days. Most recently, Temby was updated on October 11, 2026 and Sameish on October 9, 2026.

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