Comparison

CMSPlayer vs Lenna

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

Head to head
About

CMSPlayer

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
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Cross-platform player for VOD sources. # Show and Episodes - Seamless play experience - Native app UI/UX, optimized for iPhone and iPad - Display shows in grid or list - Browse show details including actors and descriptions - Quickly navigate to an episode with segment or season selection - Sort episodes alphabetically or in reverse order # Play experience - Playback speed adjustment - AirPlay, Picture in Picture, SharePlay - Auto-play next episode - Pan horizontally to adjust playback progress - Pan vertically to adjust brightness and volume - Skip intro and outro with manual configuration - Auto-playback from last seen timestamp - tvOS/visionOS: Next episode button in info view # Search - Aggregate search - Search history - Option to enable exact match # Manage my stuff - Favorite - Watch history - Navigate to show from history # Source management - Manage multiple sources - Edit, delete or sort sources - Hide certain sources - Import sources from JSON - Export sources to JSON - Manually add source # Apple feature integration - iCloud sync across all platforms (can be disabled) - tvOS TopShelf Icon Attribution: Television icons created by Freepik - Flaticon https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/television Disclaimer: This app doesn't provide, contain or distribute any VOD or video sources. All sources are provided and entered by the users. Users must provide copyright-free contents or ensure they have acquired the copyrights to play videos in CMSPlayer.

About

Lenna

A media player for movie and TV enthusiasts, ideal for users with home NAS storage. It connects to Emby/Jellyfin servers and plays directly from WebDAV/SMB. Enjoy high-quality playback with HDR support, library management, and seamless syncing.

Highlights
  • Connects to Emby, Jellyfin, WebDAV, SMB
  • Browse poster walls and search media
  • Background and PiP playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • 4K, HDR, DolbyVision support
  • iCloud and Trakt.TV sync
  • DLNA casting
Features
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Lenna is a media player software designed specifically for movie and TV enthusiasts. It is especially suitable for users who store their media content on a home NAS or cloud drive. Lenna supports managing multiple Emby/Jellyfin servers simultaneously, as well as direct video playback from WebDAV, SMB, 115 Drive, and Aliyun Drive sources. It offers powerful browsing, playback, and synchronization features, allowing you to easily enjoy high-quality home entertainment. Media Library Features: - Seamless connection to Emby, Jellyfin, WebDAV, SMB, 115 Drive, and Aliyun Drive servers. - Browse poster walls to quickly view all your media content. - Efficient search to easily find the movie or TV show you're looking for. - Categorized management to keep your media library organized. - Modify media library passwords to protect your personal content. Playback Features: - Background playback for uninterrupted streaming while multitasking. - Automatic picture-in-picture playback to enhance your multitasking experience. - Fixed and temporary playback speed control to cater to different viewing preferences. - Support for audio track and subtitle selection, providing a personalized viewing experience. - Full support for 4K, HDR, HDR10, HDR10+, and DolbyVision video playback for an immersive audio-visual experience. - DLNA casting support for seamless streaming to compatible TVs and devices, allowing you to enjoy content on larger screens with just a tap. Syncing Features: - iCloud Sync allows seamless switching between devices, so your viewing experience continues anywhere, anytime. - Trakt.TV / Simkl Sync connects Lenna to Trakt.TV / Simkl, syncing your playback progress. * Note: This app does not provide any media server links or video content.

Screenshots

CMSPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lenna at Free against CMSPlayer's $2.99. Lenna also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). CMSPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lenna is free to download; CMSPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Lenna sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. CMSPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for CMSPlayer against 4.9 for Lenna. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 158 and 105 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of CMSPlayer's written reviews are positive against 98% of Lenna's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, Lenna every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
CMSPlayer versus Lenna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCMSPlayerLenna
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (158 ratings)4.9 (105 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews98.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better105
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB101 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYuzhou Zhuang佳琦 王

Customer experience

CMSPlayer

All ratings158 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Lenna

All ratings84 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%

User reviews

CMSPlayer

From 158 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Lenna

From 105 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent and free app
  • 🚀 Seamless Emby/Jellyfin connection
  • ✨ High quality for free
  • 🌟 User-friendly interface
  • 💯 Highly recommended

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Audio/video sync issues
  • 🐛 Dolby vision green screen
  • 🐛 Subtitles not loading
  • 🐛 Multi-season display issue
  • 🐛 Playback buffering problems

Bugs and requests

CMSPlayer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

8 requests
  • 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
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  • Add more high-quality web sources
  • Add new features
  • Add more high-quality web sources

Lenna

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Audio and video out of sync after pausing and returning to app
  • Subtitles and video out of sync after pausing for a while
  • Dolby Vision playback shows a green screen
  • Cannot load RST subtitles from Emby
  • Some MP4 videos report 'avformat can't open input|Protocol not found'
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  • Login shows 403 error despite correct credentials
  • Playback buffering issues (low kbps)
  • Only displays Season 1 for shows with multiple seasons
  • Original film discs do not display size/bitrate correctly, showing error
  • Playback freezes when returning to the screen after pausing
  • RTS subtitles cannot be loaded

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add playback history tab
  • Implement scraping and poster wall
  • Add screen-off casting
  • Support IPTV remote subscription (txt/m3u)
  • Add gesture switch toggle
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  • Add SMB support
  • Add WebDAV support
  • Add video caching/download function
  • Add alternative line option for Emby servers
  • Add privacy blur for locked interface
  • Add screen casting to playback interface
  • Add option to disable subtitle styles/effects
  • Add dual subtitle support
  • Add loading local subtitles from Files app
  • Add macOS version
  • Add TV version
  • Add local video import from Files/Photos
  • Add media library summary statistics
  • Add option to not scrape for 115 cloud drive

In-app purchases

None

CMSPlayer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lenna

One-time3
  • A Cup of Coffee$1.99
  • A Deluxe Dessert$4.99
  • A Big Meal$14.99

Questions

Is CMSPlayer free?
CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lenna free?
Lenna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CMSPlayer or Lenna?
Lenna is rated higher. CMSPlayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Lenna averages 4.9 from 105 ratings.
Do CMSPlayer or Lenna have ads?
Neither CMSPlayer nor Lenna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CMSPlayer or Lenna?
CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, and Lenna every 3 weeks. Most recently, CMSPlayer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lenna on October 17, 2026.

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