Comparison

Rando vs Continuous Player

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

Head to head
About

Rando

Rediscover forgotten memories from your photo library with a single tap. This app acts like a slot machine for your photos and videos, offering instant joy and nostalgic moments. It works with your device's photo library, Files app, and supports Live Photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Instant random photo display
  • Supports photos, videos, and Live Photos
  • Integrates with Photos Library and Files app
  • Adjustable slideshow timing
  • Full-screen, distraction-free viewing
  • 100% private, no cloud uploads
Features
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Your Photos library is full of forgotten gems. Rando brings them back - randomly. TAP FOR INSTANT JOY One tap = a random photo from your collection. It's like a slot machine for memories. Swipe for more, or let the slideshow run. Rediscover that vacation from 2015, your kid's first steps, that sunset you completely forgot about. PHOTO SLOT MACHINE (iPhone) Quick, fun, and surprisingly addictive. Tap the button for a fresh photo. Great for: - Morning coffee nostalgia - "Remember when?" conversations - Finding photos to share on social media WORKS WITH YOUR PHOTOS - AND YOUR VIDEOS - Photos Library - all your albums and memories - Files app - folders from iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, Dropbox, and more - Videos play right in the rotation, with a scrub bar to seek - Live Photos play their motion preview - Mix multiple sources together SLIDESHOW FEATURES - Shuffle or sequential playback - Adjustable timing (3 to 30 seconds) - Transitions: Cross-fade, Ken Burns, Slide, Zoom, Flip, or Random - pick one in Settings or right inside the slideshow - Transition speed: Slow, Normal, or Fast - Image Filters (Pro): Black & White, Sepia, or Vintage, applied live and never saved to your photos - Videos play to their natural end before advancing - Pinch to zoom in on any photo, double-tap to reset - Auto-resume when you return to the app - Full-screen, distraction-free viewing SLIDESHOWS ON YOUR TV Open Control Center, tap Screen Mirroring, pick your Apple TV, then start any slideshow. Rando takes over the TV with a full-screen show (no letterboxing, tall photos get a soft blurred backdrop) and your iPhone or iPad becomes the remote: play, pause, skip, change the timing, shuffle. Works over AirPlay mirroring and with an HDMI adapter. Your phone stays awake while the show runs. Videos stay on your device for now: TV Mode shows photos and Live Photo stills, and skips videos until the show ends. MEMORIES ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the Rando Memory widget and a forgotten photo greets you every morning - on your Home Screen, on your iPad Lock Screen, or in StandBy while your iPhone charges on its side. Small, medium, and large sizes. Tap the widget to open that photo in Rando. Choose the album, show or hide the caption, and add as many widgets as you like, each with its own album. 100% PRIVATE Your photos never leave your device. No cloud uploads, no accounts, no AI scanning. We literally cannot see your photos - that's the point. ALSO ON MAC Love Rando on your iPhone or iPad? The Mac companion app takes it further - multi-monitor slideshows, drill into any folder, sort and cull your photo archive. Search "Rando" on the Mac App Store. -------- The everyday slideshow is free and unlimited, Cross-fade included. Rando Mobile adds the extras for iPhone and iPad: - Premium transitions: Ken Burns, Slide, Zoom, Flip, and Random - Image Filters: Black & White, Sepia, and Vintage - TV Mode: full-screen slideshows on your Apple TV or any external display - Memory Widgets: a new photo up to every hour, your choice of album, and Shuffle on demand Try any Pro feature free for 10 minutes a day. Already have a Mac? Rando Pro unlocks the same iPhone and iPad extras plus the full Mac app: multi-monitor slideshows, Collage walls, and your whole archive, external and network drives included. Rando Mobile from $1.99/month, $14.99/year, or $29.99 lifetime for iPhone and iPad. Rando Pro adds the Mac app: $4.99/month, $49.99/year, or $109 lifetime. Try 1 week FREE! Cancel anytime from your App Store account. Privacy Policy: https://www.randopicker.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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

Rando4 screens
Continuous Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rando at Free against Continuous Player's $4.99. Rando also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Continuous Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Rando is free to download; Continuous Player costs $4.99 up front. Rando sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Continuous Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rando ships an update every 6 days, Continuous Player weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Rando versus Continuous Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandoContinuous Player
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Positive reviews75.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInterapp Development, Inc.Suguru Yamada

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rando

Subscriptions2
  • Rando Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Rando Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Features$109.00
None

Continuous Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rando free?
Rando is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Continuous Player free?
Continuous Player costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rando or Continuous Player have ads?
Neither Rando nor Continuous Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rando or Continuous Player?
Rando ships an update every 6 days, and Continuous Player weekly. Most recently, Rando was updated on September 24, 2026 and Continuous Player on October 3, 2026.

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