# CMSPlayer vs Miru

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMSPlayer at 80% against Miru's 0%. CMSPlayer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Miru's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Miru is free to download; CMSPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Miru sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CMSPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

CMSPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMSPlayer has 158 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of CMSPlayer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Miru's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | CMSPlayer | Miru |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (158 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsplayer/id6450680262/reviews)** | [3.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miru-xiaoya-player/id6462882907/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **158** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | **80.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Best chart rank | **#128** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yuzhou Zhuang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721516046) | [瑞 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/1589446576) |

## What reviewers say

### CMSPlayer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsplayer/id6450680262)

**Currently charting:** #128 Top Paid · Entertainment (US App Store)

This app provides a seamless playback experience for VOD sources, offering features like playback speed adjustment, AirPlay, and Picture in Picture. It allows users to manage multiple sources, search for content, and track watch history. Optimized for Apple devices, it integrates with iCloud for cross-platform syncing.

**Highlights:** Seamless playback experience, Playback speed adjustment, AirPlay and Picture in Picture support, Manage multiple VOD sources, Aggregate search with history, iCloud sync across platforms

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, SharePlay

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple, lightweight, excellent
- 👍 Powerful app, has most things
- 👍 Very easy to use
- 👍 Solved Apple TV viewing issues
- 👍 Great interface, powerful features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Account banned inexplicably
- 🐛 Few resources, inactive community
- 🐛 Too many ads, intrusive
- 🐛 App crashes on Apple TV
- 🐛 App seems abandoned

**Reported bugs**

- iOS 18.1 system crashes
- Apple TV version keeps crashing
- App keeps prompting for rating
- Playback interface cannot switch episodes
- Playback interface cannot adjust brightness

**Requested features**

- Add more high-quality, ad-free sources
- Improve built-in player for smoother scrubbing
- Support Android TV Box protocol
- Add more protocols and fix UI
- Add iOS 12 system version


### Miru

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/miru-xiaoya-player/id6462882907)

This media player allows users to import poster walls and manage cached videos. It supports switching between multiple multimedia services and customizing the interface. Subscription unlocks advanced features like cache management and custom UI.

**Highlights:** Import poster walls, Automatic cached video deletion, Tab visibility control, Edit folder information, Switch multimedia services, Manual cache deletion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $3.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Subscription | $3.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Subscription | $89.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CMSPlayer free?

CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Miru free?

Miru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, CMSPlayer or Miru?

CMSPlayer is rated higher. CMSPlayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Miru averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do CMSPlayer or Miru have ads?

Neither CMSPlayer nor Miru shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, CMSPlayer or Miru?

CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, and Miru every 9 days. Most recently, CMSPlayer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Miru on September 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*