# RoleCall! vs HANAplay

The clearest difference is update cadence: HANAplay at every 4 days against RoleCall!'s every 6 weeks. RoleCall!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RoleCall! against 5.0 for HANAplay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

RoleCall! ships an update every 6 weeks, HANAplay every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | RoleCall! | HANAplay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rolecall/id6749466334/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hanaplay/id6782382601/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 5 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 27.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Eric Hamiter](https://appshunter.io/developer/1482332471) | [Manav Agarwal](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782382603) |

## What reviewers say

### RoleCall!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rolecall/id6749466334)

Enhance your Plex media library with detailed movie information, cast profiles, and real-time session monitoring. Discover actor biographies, filmographies, and enjoy a visually rich interface with automatic updates. Simple setup requires only your Plex server IP and credentials.

**Highlights:** Real-time Plex session monitoring, Rich movie details and posters, Detailed actor profiles with IMDb integration, Automatic background updates, Simple Plex server IP setup, Modern SwiftUI interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### HANAplay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hanaplay/id6782382601)

Browse and play media from your personal servers on Apple devices. Enjoy a cinematic home screen, continue watching, and access rich metadata. Control playback natively on iPhone and iPad.

**Highlights:** Browse personal media servers, Cinematic home screen, Continue watching feature, Rich metadata and ratings, Select audio tracks and subtitles, Picture in Picture support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is RoleCall! free?

RoleCall! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is HANAplay free?

HANAplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, RoleCall! or HANAplay?

RoleCall! and HANAplay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do RoleCall! or HANAplay have ads?

Neither RoleCall! nor HANAplay shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, RoleCall! or HANAplay?

RoleCall! ships an update every 6 weeks, and HANAplay every 4 days. Most recently, RoleCall! was updated on October 7, 2026 and HANAplay on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*
