# CMSPlayer vs Lenna

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | CMSPlayer | Lenna |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (158 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmsplayer/id6450680262/reviews) | **[4.9 (105 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lenna-video-library-player/id6502967807/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **158** | 105 |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | **98.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#198** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 101 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yuzhou Zhuang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721516046) | [佳琦 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/1733384420) |

## What reviewers say

### CMSPlayer

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

**Currently charting:** #198 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


### Lenna

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lenna-video-library-player/id6502967807)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A Cup of Coffee | $1.99 | one-time |
| A Deluxe Dessert | $4.99 | one-time |
| A Big Meal | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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'

**Requested features**

- Add playback history tab
- Implement scraping and poster wall
- Add screen-off casting
- Support IPTV remote subscription (txt/m3u)
- Add gesture switch toggle


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