JellyBox Player vs JellyPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JellyBox Player
Stream your local music library from your home server to your devices. This client application provides seamless playback of your entire music collection.
- Connect to Jellyfin server
- Play local music library
- Seamless music playback
- Cross-device support
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JellyBox Player is a client application for Jellyfin server application. JellyBox allows you seamlessly play all your local music by simply connecting to your home server. This player can: * Browse and your local lib - artists, albums, songs, playlists * Show a time synced lyrics(when available) * Full offline mode, including a "plane" support * Downloads * Native Apple CarPlay app
JellyPlayer
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A Jellyfin music player that has proper download, streaming and CarPlay without the fluff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JellyBox Player at every 5 days against JellyPlayer's every 2 weeks. JellyBox Player also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JellyBox Player ships an update every 5 days, JellyPlayer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JellyBox Player | JellyPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksandr Synelnykov | Anuj Goyal |
In-app purchases
JellyBox Player
No in-app purchases
JellyPlayer
No in-app purchases
