Hawk Player vs Video Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hawk Player
Experience high-performance video playback with crystal-clear visuals and fast seeking. This media player offers precise control and a lightweight experience, perfect for users who value speed and accuracy. It also supports custom plugins and VOD protocols.
- High-performance video playback
- Crystal-clear visuals
- Lightning-fast seeking
- Precise control
- Lightweight experience
- Pluggable architecture for custom plugins
- VOD protocol support
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Hawks are known for their sharp vision, speed, and precision—qualities that define the Hawk video player. Just like a hawk soars through the sky with unmatched clarity and focus, Hawk delivers a smooth, high-performance video experience with crystal-clear playback and lightning-fast seeking. With its keen eye for detail, Hawk ensures precise control, seamless navigation, and a powerful yet lightweight playback experience, making it the perfect choice for users who demand both speed and accuracy in their media player. Everything is pluggable, you can build your plugins. It also support VOD protocol. So sit back and enjoy—Hawk sees everything, so you don’t miss a thing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Video Player
This app aggregates multiple media sources, allowing you to connect to private Emby servers for seamless, high-quality video playback. Enjoy a clean, immersive viewing experience with support for various formats and subtitle options.
- Connect to Emby servers
- Aggregate media sources
- Supports 4K HDR
- Clean viewing experience
- Subtitle and audio switching
- Personal media library playback
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EplayerX is a powerful video player designed for media enthusiasts. Connect to your Emby servers and aggregate multiple content sources — enjoy seamless, high-quality video playback like never before. Key Features: Connect to private Emby servers for secure, personal streaming Aggregate multiple media sources in one app Supports a wide range of video formats including 4K HDR Clean and immersive viewing experience, no distractions Subtitle and audio track switching support Perfect for home theaters or your personal media library — EplayerX delivers a truly pro-level video experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.eplayerx.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hawk Player at 4.6 against Video Player's 4.2. Hawk Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Video Player's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Hawk Player sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Video Player sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hawk Player holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hawk Player's written reviews are positive against 82% of Video Player's.
Hawk Player ships an update every 4 weeks, Video Player every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hawk Player | Video Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 4.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JinShan Qu | 星 黎 |
Customer experience
Hawk Player
Video Player
In-app purchases
Hawk Player
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Annual Premium$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$12.99
- Lifetime Access$14.99
- Lifetime Access$17.99
Video Player
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
- EplayerX PRO All Access Upgrade$4.99
- EplayerX macOS PRO$7.99
- Lifetime access$7.99
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- EplayerX TV PRO$7.99
- EplayerX PRO All Access$12.99
