Comparison

CMSPlayer vs APTVMAN

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

APTVMAN

Features
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APTVMAN is a player for your personal media library. Connect a NAS you own or manage, then browse and play your existing movies, shows, and music on iPhone and Apple TV. Add an SMB, WebDAV, or Emby source and choose your video and music folders. APTVMAN reads your files and existing NFO files and artwork. When requested, it can use TMDB to fill in movie details. Playback progress, favorites, and settings stay on your device. The player supports a range of video, audio, and subtitle formats. Browse music by album, artist, or song. Protected spaces keep selected video folders separate from your regular library. The optional AI viewing assistant uses a provider you choose, with your own API endpoint, model, and key. It can suggest what to watch and help you review your library. You control what library context is shared. NAS addresses, login credentials, file paths, and video are never sent to the AI provider. APTVMAN does not provide, search, aggregate, host, or distribute movies, TV shows, or music. You need your own media files and access to your own server. There is no APTVMAN account, advertising, or in-app purchase. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

CMSPlayer4 screens
APTVMAN3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: APTVMAN at Free against CMSPlayer's $2.99. CMSPlayer's advantage is chart position (#136 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

APTVMAN is free to download; CMSPlayer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
CMSPlayer versus APTVMAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCMSPlayerAPTVMAN
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (158 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings158 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYuzhou Zhuang洲国 曹

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

APTVMAN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CMSPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

APTVMAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CMSPlayer free?
CMSPlayer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is APTVMAN free?
APTVMAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CMSPlayer or APTVMAN have ads?
Neither CMSPlayer nor APTVMAN shows ads.

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