Comparison

Jellyflix vs Quven

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jellyflix

This open-source application provides a user-friendly interface for playing your personal video collection from Jellyfin servers. Enjoy seamless playback across multiple platforms with features like multiple profiles, search, library view, and offline mode.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin video playback
  • Multiple profiles
  • Search and library view
  • Cross-platform interface
  • Transcoded download support (beta)
  • Offline mode
Features
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Jellyflix is an open-source Jellyfin client for video playback. It's available for all major platforms, doesn't collect your data, is very easy to use and has all the features you need to playback your personal movie collection. Features include: - video playback of your Jellyfin content - multiple profiles - search and library view - the same interface for almost every platform - transcoded download support (in beta) - offline mode - quick connect

About

Quven

Features
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Quven brings the films, series, documentaries, music, audiobooks and ebooks stored on your own Quven Server to iPhone and iPad, in an app designed for each screen. YOUR LIBRARY, PRESENTED WITH CARE • Separate sections for films, series, documentaries, music, audiobooks and books • Posters, synopses, cast, ratings and trailers where the catalogues provide them • Continue Watching, Up Next and a Home Screen widget that resumes in one tap • Personal profiles, each with its own Watchlist, collections and private ratings • Fast search across the whole library, including from a hardware keyboard on iPad PLAYBACK AT FULL QUALITY • Direct playback of compatible files at their original quality • HDR on supported devices • A choice of audio track, subtitles and quality • Conversion by your server whenever a file requires it • Picture in Picture and AirPlay • Playback resumes where you stopped, on every device MUSIC, AUDIOBOOKS AND BOOKS • Albums, artists, playlists and lyrics, with playback that continues in the background • Audiobooks with chapters, adjustable speed, a sleep timer and your position saved • A reader for your ebooks, with a table of contents and bookmarks AT HOME AND AWAY On your home network, the app finds your server without an address being typed. Away from home, it can reach the same server through the remote connection set up on that server. PRIVACY Your media files remain on your server and are not stored by Quven. A Quven Account manages sign-in, profiles and the link to your servers, and you can delete it from the app at any time. Diagnostic reports and usage statistics are sent only with your consent. REQUIREMENTS • Quven Server, installed on a computer you own running Windows, macOS or Linux • A Quven Account, which can be created free of charge • Your own media library Quven does not provide, sell or rent films, series, music or books. The app plays only the media stored on your own server. Terms of Use: https://quven.tv/legal/terms Licence Agreement: https://quven.tv/legal/eula Privacy Policy: https://quven.tv/legal/privacy This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Quven is developed by Quven Technologies S.R.L.

Screenshots

Jellyflix4 screens
Quven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quven at every 6 weeks against Jellyflix's every 8 months. Jellyflix's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jellyflix ships an update every 8 months, Quven every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jellyflix versus Quven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyflixQuven
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan-David KienzleQuven Technologies SRL

In-app purchases

None

Jellyflix

No in-app purchases

None

Quven

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jellyflix free?
Jellyflix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quven free?
Quven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Jellyflix or Quven have ads?
Neither Jellyflix nor Quven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jellyflix or Quven?
Jellyflix ships an update every 8 months, and Quven every 6 weeks. Most recently, Jellyflix was updated on November 4, 2026 and Quven on November 5, 2026.

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