Comparison

CMSPlayer vs Reflix

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

Reflix

Discover trending movies and shows, track your viewing progress, and get smart recommendations. Seamlessly switch between Emby services, sync history across devices, and manage your favorites in one place. Enjoy an enhanced audio-visual experience with third-party player support.

Highlights
  • Discover trending movies and shows
  • Track viewing progress
  • Connect multiple Emby services
  • Smart content recommendations
  • Seamless resource switching
  • Multi-device synced viewing history
  • Centralized favorites management
Features
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Discover, watch, track progress, and keep your history in Reflix. Reflix is an all-in-one Emby media hub. Connect one or more private Emby libraries you are authorized to access, discover movies and shows, compare ratings, play your media, and continue your progress and watch history across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with iCloud. KEY FEATURES 1. Bring Multiple Emby Libraries Together Connect and manage one or more private Emby libraries in one place, even across different devices or network environments. 2. Discover What to Watch Next Explore popular movies and series through charts, genres, studios, and upcoming schedules. 3. Play Your Private Media Play media you are authorized to access from Emby. Switch episodes, playback versions, audio tracks, and subtitles, and tailor playback to your preferences. 4. Keep Progress and Watch History Organized See recently watched titles, remaining time, and playback progress, and organize titles as Want to Watch, Watching, or Watched. 5. Continue Across Devices with iCloud Sync Reflix lists, progress, and watch history across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, so moving to another device feels seamless. 6. Compare Details and Ratings See summaries, cast and crew, trailers, and ratings from multiple platforms together on one detail page. 7. Designed for Apple TV Enjoy an experience adapted for the big screen and remote control, making it easy to discover, watch, and manage your private media on Apple TV. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Reflix is intended only for private Emby libraries manually added by users who are authorized to access them. Reflix does not provide, host, upload, sell, rent, or distribute movies or television programs. It does not provide public media servers, shared accounts, or content-source search services. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights to access and use each connected server, account, and media item. The presence of movie or TV information in Reflix does not mean that the corresponding audiovisual content is provided by or available through Reflix. Terms of Use: https://reflix.top/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://reflix.top/privacy/

Screenshots

CMSPlayer4 screens
Reflix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reflix at Free against CMSPlayer's $2.99. CMSPlayer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Reflix is free to download; CMSPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Reflix sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CMSPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CMSPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMSPlayer has 156 ratings behind it against 14, 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 61% of Reflix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CMSPlayer versus Reflix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCMSPlayerReflix
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (156 ratings) — better3.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings156 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB82 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperYuzhou Zhuang晶晶 许

Customer experience

CMSPlayer

All ratings156 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Reflix

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative36.6%

Bugs and requests

CMSPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Reflix

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Emby service cannot be added
  • Many bugs
  • Player has no cache
  • Cannot add external subtitles
  • Does not support Dolby Vision decoding
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  • Crashes on macOS
  • Return button not functional

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update Apple TV app
  • Update iPad app
  • Lifetime subscription option
  • Support Dolby Vision
  • Support Trakt integration
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  • Adjust playback speed increments
  • Optimize macOS version
  • Add Apple TV version

In-app purchases

None

CMSPlayer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Reflix

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annually$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Life time$14.99
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is CMSPlayer free?
CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reflix free?
Reflix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CMSPlayer or Reflix?
CMSPlayer is rated higher. CMSPlayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Reflix averages 3.9 from 14 ratings.
Do CMSPlayer or Reflix have ads?
Neither CMSPlayer nor Reflix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CMSPlayer or Reflix?
CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, and Reflix every 9 days. Most recently, CMSPlayer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Reflix on September 23, 2026.

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