VidSlim vs iBoxPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VidSlim
This app allows you to convert video formats and compress files directly on your device. It offers privacy and security by not requiring an internet connection. Optimize storage, convert to MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, or extract audio to MP3.
- Convert video formats (MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI)
- Extract audio to MP3
- Compress videos up to 60%
- On-device processing for privacy
- Customizable settings (resolution, bitrate)
- Track space savings
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Video Converter & Compressor: Free Up Space Transform your videos with this powerful yet simple converter and compressor. All processing happens directly on your device - no internet connection required, ensuring complete privacy and security. Convert between popular formats like MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and extract audio to MP3. Our smart compression technology can reduce file size by up to 60% while preserving quality. Process videos one at a time with customizable settings including resolution, bitrate, and compression level. Take control of your device storage by compressing large video files, convert formats for different platforms, or extract audio from your videos. Track your space savings in real-time and save or share your processed videos directly from the app. Download now and optimize your video storage! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://julianbeck.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-VidCLean-c3f00e3cea45401f886c573c52f12c53
iBoxPlayer
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iBoxPlayer is one video player for the videos you already have: in your iPhone's photo library, in your Telegram chats, in your Google Drive and in the Files app. Each video plays right where it already is, without re-uploading or converting it. There's no iBoxPlayer account to create, your videos never pass through a server of ours, and every video picks up where you left off. YOUR SOURCES • This iPhone: the videos in your photo library, organised by album • Telegram: connect your own Telegram account and play the videos in your chats. Playback starts right away and you can jump to any point • Google Drive: play the video files you choose to share with the app. Only the files you pick are visible to iBoxPlayer • Files and Share: open a video from the Files app or another app's share sheet and it plays in place A PLAYER BUILT FOR GESTURES • Swipe to change brightness and volume • Double-tap to skip back or forward • Press and hold to speed up, let go to return to normal • Pinch to zoom and fill the screen • Lock the controls so a stray touch doesn't interrupt • Playback speed and a sleep timer • Every video resumes where you stopped SUBTITLES AND AUDIO TRACKS • MKV, MP4 and other common formats • Switch between audio tracks in multi-language videos • Turn subtitles on or off and choose the track • Style subtitles: size, colour and background WATCH ON YOUR TV • Cast to a TV on your Wi-Fi • Picture in Picture for MP4 and MOV videos: keep watching in a small window while you use other apps YOUR LIBRARY, ALL IN ONE PLACE • Every video from every source in one grid, filtered by source • A Continue watching row on Home • Playlists that mix videos from any source • Search across your videos • Pin the chats you use most to the top OFFLINE AND MOBILE DATA • Keep videos available in the app for when you have no signal, with pause, resume and cancel • Set a streaming quality limit to save mobile data • Lower quality used automatically on a weak connection MAKE IT YOURS • Light, dark or system theme • 10 accent colours • Optional PIN lock for the app IBOXPLAYER PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • No ads • Keep more than one video available offline at the same time Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly, every 6 months or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. NO ACCOUNT, NO UPLOADS iBoxPlayer has no account system and no server that your videos pass through. Telegram connects directly from your iPhone to Telegram, and Google Drive shares only the files you pick. Your watch history, playlists, resume positions and PIN are stored on your device. AVAILABLE IN 10 LANGUAGES English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Indonesian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Vietnamese and French. iBoxPlayer is a player for videos you already have access to. It doesn't include any movies, shows or other videos. Terms of Use: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/terms Privacy Policy: https://iboxplay.com/iboxplayer-app/privacy iBoxPlayer uses the Telegram API and is part of the Telegram ecosystem. Google Drive is a trademark of Google LLC. iBoxPlayer is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Telegram or Google.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: VidSlim at none against iBoxPlayer's shown. iBoxPlayer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. VidSlim sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and iBoxPlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VidSlim ships an update every 8 months, iBoxPlayer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VidSlim | iBoxPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Beck | Pradnyawant Bhimrao Kokate |
In-app purchases
VidSlim
- VidSlim Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- VidSlim Pro - Full Access$9.99
iBoxPlayer
- Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium 6 months$2.996 Months
- Premium Yearly$4.991 Year









