Comparison

UbeCast vs AlphaX Player

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

Head to head
About

UbeCast

Stream videos, music, and photos to your Smart TV with screen mirroring and Picture-in-Picture mode. Enjoy an ad-free experience with a built-in browser that supports various formats and background playback.

Highlights
  • Smart Cast & Screen Mirroring
  • Ad-free browsing
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Built-in browser
  • Background audio playback
  • Support for multiple formats
  • Live stream support
Features
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UbeCast is a video and music player with a built-in browser that blocks pop-ups and banners, keeps audio playing with the screen off, and casts videos to your TV. Features: - Pop-up and banner blocking in the built-in browser - Background playback: keep listening with the screen off or while you use other apps - Picture in Picture and a floating player - Cast web videos to compatible smart TVs and streaming devices, such as Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku and Chromecast - Screen mirroring to your TV - Plays MP3, MP4, M3U8 and live streams - Sleep timer, child lock, bookmarks, favorites and Dark Mode Privacy Policy: https://1aer.net/ubecast/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AlphaX Player

This media player allows you to connect your own content sources, like server credentials or M3U playlists. Browse channels, movies, and series from your provided sources with a native iOS experience. It offers local favorites, continue-watching, and parental controls.

Highlights
  • Connect own media sources
  • Browse channels, movies, series
  • Native iOS playback
  • Local favorites
  • Continue watching
  • Local parental controls
Features
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AlphaX Player is a general-purpose media player utility built on a BYOC (Bring Your Own Content) model. The app does not host, distribute, recommend, or sell third-party content. Users can connect their own media sources, such as direct server credentials or M3U playlist URLs. Key capabilities: - Demo mode available without account - Connect your own media source - Browse channels, movies, and series from user-provided sources - Native iOS playback experience - Local favorites and continue-watching - Local parental-control features Important: - No proprietary hosted media catalog - No built-in third-party provider marketplace - No default third-party branded catalog - App Review can validate the UI without login This app requires a one-time in-app purchase to unlock AlphaX features.

Screenshots

UbeCast4 screens
AlphaX Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AlphaX Player at none against UbeCast's shown. AlphaX Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. UbeCast sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.29 per month and AlphaX Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UbeCast ships an update weekly, AlphaX Player every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UbeCast versus AlphaX Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUbeCastAlphaX Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB45 MB
Age rating17++4
DeveloperAer Co., LtdJohn Santos

Customer experience

UbeCast

All ratings9,962 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative22.0%

AlphaX Player

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

UbeCast

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • CarPlay not functioning properly when minimizing app
  • App not appearing on CarPlay screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Automatic dark/light mode based on device settings
  • Ability to save preferred video quality settings

AlphaX Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

UbeCast

Subscriptions6
  • Ube Essential$2.291 Month
  • Ube Infinite3 Days trial$3.993 Months
  • UbeCast Family (Saved 20%)$7.993 Months
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  • Ube Ultimate (Saved 17%)$9.996 Months
  • Special Deal$10.491 Year
  • Ube Discount$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

AlphaX Player

One-time1
  • Unlock AlphaX$4.99

Questions

Is UbeCast free?
UbeCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlphaX Player free?
AlphaX Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UbeCast or AlphaX Player have ads?
UbeCast shows ads; AlphaX Player does not.
Which is updated more often, UbeCast or AlphaX Player?
UbeCast ships an update weekly, and AlphaX Player every 10 days. Most recently, UbeCast was updated on November 9, 2026 and AlphaX Player on November 5, 2026.

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