Comparison

Beautiful Things vs Continuous Player

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

Head to head
About

Beautiful Things

Capture real-world items in 3D, view them in augmented reality, and save them for immersive experiences. Discover new 3D objects and share your own creations.

Highlights
  • 3D Scanning
  • Augmented Reality View
  • Vision Pro Integration
  • Discover and Collect 3D Objects
  • Upload Your Own Creations
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Discover, create, and explore a world of 3D objects with Beautiful Things! Whether you’re scanning real-world items, showcasing them in AR, or saving them to your personal collection for Vision Pro, this app transforms how you interact with the world around you. • 3D Scanning: Easily capture objects in 3D with just your device. • AR View: Bring your objects to life in Augmented Reality. • Vision Pro Integration: Save and experience your favorite 3D Things in stunning detail. • Discover & Collect: Browse and find new 3D objects you love, from art to everyday items. • Upload Your Own: Share your own 3D creations with the world. Explore endless possibilities and turn your favorite things into immersive 3D experiences!

About

Continuous Player

Features
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Pick an album in your Photos library. Everything inside plays, one after another, without stopping. No tapping every clip to start it again, no black screen the moment a video ends. Made for showing your kids only the videos in one folder, looking back at a trip with its photos and videos together, or leaving your footage running while you work. PICK AN ALBUM, THAT'S IT - Play an album from Photos as it is. No importing, no converting - Videos and photos mixed together play as one queue (photos stay on screen for as long as you set) - Or build a playlist of just the items you want, in the order you want TUNE THE PLAYBACK - Sort: date taken (oldest or newest first), duration (longest or shortest first), random - Filter: everything, videos only, or photos only - Filter by date taken: today, the last 3, 7 or 30 days, or an exact range you pick - Timing: how long a photo stays on screen (1-30 sec), and when to move on from a video (play in full, or 3-60 sec) - Repeat: off, the whole album or playlist, or just the video you're on - Speed: 0.5x to 2.0x in 0.25 steps, plus 3x, 5x and 10x PLAY IT OFFLINE - Copy videos and photos onto the device and they play where there's no signal - Filter to "downloaded only" to play just what you saved, back to back - Keep it running on the move or on a plane, without watching your data A LOCK FOR HANDING IT TO A CHILD - Lock the playback screen so taps and swipes no longer interrupt anything - Unlocking takes a long press, so it won't come undone by accident - To keep them from leaving the app entirely, pair it with Guided Access in iOS Settings FIND YOUR WAY BACK - Pin favorite albums to the top of the list - The last video or photo you played is marked, so you know where you left off - Show the date taken on thumbnails and during playback (optional) WHILE IT PLAYS - Press and hold either edge of the screen to fast-forward at twice your chosen speed, only while held - Double-tap the right or left side to skip 10 seconds forward or back - Background playback: sound keeps going with the screen off, with controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center - Picture in Picture: keep it running in a small window while you use other apps LIVE CAPTIONS - The audio is recognized as it plays and shown as captions over the video - Switch the language it listens for without stopping playback - it doesn't have to match the app's language - Recognition happens entirely on your device. No audio is sent anywhere - When it can't make anything out, it tells you why NO ADS, NO IN-APP PURCHASES, NO TRACKING Buy it once and it's yours. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing about you is collected or sent anywhere. Your videos and photos are read and played on your device. LANGUAGES Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish. You can set the app's language separately from your device language. BEFORE YOU START - Access to your photo library is required. Limited access (selected photos only) works fine - Live captions need permission for speech recognition - Items kept in iCloud but not on your device are downloaded as they play, which uses data

Screenshots

Beautiful Things4 screens
Continuous Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Beautiful Things at Free against Continuous Player's $4.99. Continuous Player's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On 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

Beautiful Things is free to download; Continuous Player costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beautiful Things ships an update every 5 months, Continuous Player weekly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beautiful Things versus Continuous Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeautiful ThingsContinuous Player
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatthew HoerlSuguru Yamada

In-app purchases

None

Beautiful Things

No in-app purchases

None

Continuous Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beautiful Things free?
Beautiful Things is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Continuous Player free?
Continuous Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beautiful Things or Continuous Player have ads?
Neither Beautiful Things nor Continuous Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beautiful Things or Continuous Player?
Beautiful Things ships an update every 5 months, and Continuous Player weekly. Most recently, Beautiful Things was updated on October 3, 2026 and Continuous Player on October 3, 2026.

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