Vidi · Media Center vs Caviar Media Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vidi · Media Center
Create a personalized media hub on Apple devices. This app allows you to extend its functionality with add-ons, offering a centralized place for your content. Enjoy advanced playback features and synchronized progress across your devices.
- Modular media center
- Add-on extensibility
- Integrated player
- HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision support
- Cross-device progress tracking with iCloud
- Stremio addon API support
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Vidi is a modular media center for Apple platforms. The app acts as a hub and is extendible with addons to provide content and other functionality. - Integrated player with support for HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. - It tracks your progress in the app and between your devices with iCloud. Currently Vidi only supports addons using the Stremio addon API. Read more about what subset of the Stremio addon API is supported on the website: https://vidi.plomo.se/
Caviar Media Client
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Caviar is a modern media client for browsing and enjoying your personal media collection across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. Connect your compatible Jellyfin and Seerr servers to: - Browse movies, shows, seasons, and episodes - Search across your selected media libraries - Stream compatible content from your own server - Resume playback and track watched progress - Manage media requests - Download supported content for offline viewing - Customize playback, subtitles, quality, and library layouts Caviar does not provide media, subscriptions, or streaming services. A compatible user-configured server and authorized access to its content are required. Availability of features depends on your server configuration and media formats.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Caviar Media Client at Free against Vidi · Media Center's $4.99. Caviar Media Client also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Vidi · Media Center's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Caviar Media Client is free to download; Vidi · Media Center costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vidi · Media Center ships an update every 5 days, Caviar Media Client every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vidi · Media Center | Caviar Media Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (89 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plata o Plomo AB | Fionn Murphy |
Bugs and requests
Vidi · Media Center
Reported bugs
3 issues- Playback stutters on some devices
- iCloud sync not working as expected
- Certain addons/plugins not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add picture-in-picture mode
- Implement progress tracking and resume playback
- Improve cloud/cross-device sync
- Expand content metadata and recommendations
Caviar Media Client
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vidi · Media Center
No in-app purchases
Caviar Media Client
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Vidi · Media Center free?
Is Caviar Media Client free?
Do Vidi · Media Center or Caviar Media Client have ads?
Which is updated more often, Vidi · Media Center or Caviar Media Client?
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