Comparison

CMSPlayer vs Infuse

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

Infuse

This app offers a premium video playback experience across Apple devices, supporting a vast array of formats and streaming from various sources without conversion. It includes advanced features like Trakt sync and optimized subtitle support, all within an elegant interface.

Highlights
  • Plays virtually any video format
  • Streams from network devices and cloud services
  • Supports HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Dolby/DTS audio
  • Trakt 2-way sync for watched history and ratings
  • Optimized subtitle support with on-the-fly downloads
  • AirPlay & Google Cast compatibility
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Infuse: Enterprise provides the same great features as the standard version of Infuse and includes permanent access to all Pro features via a traditional paid app. This can be used with Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP) and all future updates are included. Please note: Family Sharing is available, but sharing Pro features via Trakt is not supported. Learn more at: https://firecore.com/infuse-enterprise Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and Vision. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 27, with powerful streaming options, Trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support. Gorgeous interface. Precise controls. And silky-smooth playback. - PLAY MORE VIDEO TYPES A powerful video player that plays just about anything, including MP4, MKV, M4V and MOV – plus many others. Includes support for HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, plus Dolby and DTS audio. - STREAM FROM OTHER DEVICES Browse and play videos stored on your Mac, PC, NAS, Wi-Fi hard drive, apps like Plex, Emby, and Jellyfin, or from cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, pCloud, Yandex.Disk, MEGA, Aliyun Drive, and others – no syncing required! - AIRPLAY & GOOGLE CAST OPTIONS Stream a wide variety of videos types such as MKV, MP4, M4V, and others over AirPlay & Google Cast with full surround sound and subtitles. - TRAKT 2-WAY SYNC Connect with Trakt to sync watched history, submit ratings and post comments. - OPTIMIZED SUBTITLES POWERED BY OPENSUBTITLES Bring your own subtitles, or download them on the fly (for free) in virtually any language. ===== “Looks great, plays anything you throw at it...surprisingly powerful” - Lifehacker “The best media player for iPhone and iPad...superior to VLC.” - Cult of Mac “I can't give the UI high enough praise. It's great.” - 9to5Mac “I see no reason whatsoever to remove Infuse from my Home screen anytime soon.” - iDownloadBlog “A beautiful UI.” - Trakt co-founder “A mini Kodi!” - Infuse user ===== MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE THE BASICS - Silky-smooth video player (plays full 4K w/ HDR & Dolby Vision) - Stream from a Mac, PC, NAS or Wi-Fi enabled hard drive - Connect with Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, Kodi (XBMC), WMC and other media servers - Beautiful layout with quick access to video info - Artwork and metadata added automatically - Split View & PIP - Spatial audio SUPPORTED FORMATS - Video: 33GP, AVI, AV1, ASF, BDMV, DIVX, DVDMEDIA, DVR-MS, FLV, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), ISO/IMG, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MTS/M2TS, MXF, OGM, OGV, RMVB, TS, VC1, VIDEO_TS, VOB, VP9, WEBM, WMV, WTV - Audio: AAC, AC3/E-AC3, DOLBY TRUEHD, DTS, DTS-HD MA, FLAC, MP3, OGG, PCM, WMA - Subtitles: DVB, DVDSUB, MICRODVD, MPL2, PGS, SMI, SSA/ASS, SRT, SUB, SUP, TIMED TEXT, TXT, VOBSUB, VTT, XSUB PLAYER FEATURES - Multiple audio tracks - Chapters - Gesture controls - 8 video zoom options - Continuous playback - TV out via HDMI or VGA adapter - Deinterlacing - Enjoy high-resolution Dolby® and DTS® audio - Access videos stored in cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, OneDrive, pCloud, Yandex.Disk, MEGA, Aliyun Drive, and more - Stream a wide variety of video types over AirPlay and Google Cast EXTRAS - Folders - One-click subtitle downloads from OpenSubtitles - Scrobble plays to Trakt - Download videos from networked devices - Drag and drop uploads via web browser - Get extra onboard storage with SanDisk iXpand and other USB drives - Stream video trailers for movies and TV shows - Sync libraries, settings, watched history, and playback progress between devices ==== Note: DRM-protected movies & TV shows purchased from the iTunes store are not supported. Metadata and artwork provided by TMDB, which is a community maintained movie and TV show database. ===== Handcrafted by Firecore in Denver, Colorado.

Screenshots

CMSPlayer4 screens
Infuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CMSPlayer at 80% against Infuse's 33%. CMSPlayer also leads on price ($2.99 vs $99.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Infuse's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CMSPlayer costs $2.99 and Infuse $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CMSPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CMSPlayer has 159 ratings behind it against 4, 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 33% of Infuse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, Infuse fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
CMSPlayer versus Infuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCMSPlayerInfuse
Price$2.99 — better$99.99
Rating4.8 (159 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings159 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#186 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB198 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYuzhou ZhuangFirecore, LLC

Customer experience

CMSPlayer

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

Infuse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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
Show 3 more
  • Add more high-quality web sources
  • Add new features
  • Add more high-quality web sources

Infuse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CMSPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

Infuse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CMSPlayer free?
CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Infuse free?
Infuse costs $99.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CMSPlayer or Infuse?
CMSPlayer is rated higher. CMSPlayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Infuse averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do CMSPlayer or Infuse have ads?
Neither CMSPlayer nor Infuse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CMSPlayer or Infuse?
CMSPlayer ships an update every 9 days, and Infuse fortnightly. Most recently, CMSPlayer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Infuse on October 24, 2026.

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