Comparison

JPlayer vs Loft

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

Head to head
About

JPlayer

Features
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Play all your videos with our simple but customizable video player - supports most video formats and allows for extending video playback controls seamlessly. Some of the most common controls are placed in a tray for easy access. For advanced use, add gesture support to extend playback controls as needed.

About

Loft

Features
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Loft is a native player for the media account you already own. Add it once and Loft turns it into a proper library: films, series and live channels, searchable in an instant, with artwork, descriptions and everything you are part way through in one place. Loft does not include, sell or recommend any content. It plays what your own account gives you access to. A REAL LIBRARY Favorites, a watchlist, lists of your own and a Continue Watching shelf that survives your provider reshuffling its catalogue. Loft remembers the title, not the link. PLAYS WHAT OTHERS REFUSE Matroska, AVI and transport streams play as they are. Loft rewrites the container on the device as it goes, so the picture starts while the rest is still being prepared. Audio tracks and subtitles appear in the system menus you already know. INSTANT, BECAUSE IT IS ALL HERE Your catalogue is stored on the device. Browsing, filtering and search never wait on a slow connection, and search answers as you type. THE PLAYER YOU ALREADY KNOW Picture in Picture, AirPlay and full screen, with the system controls and gestures Apple built. On Apple TV it is made for a remote rather than squeezed onto one. EVERY SCREEN, ONE LIBRARY Turn on sync and your watchlist, your lists and your place in everything arrive on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. It travels through your own iCloud, encrypted end to end. Nobody else can read it, including us. RESPECTS YOUR CONNECTION Most accounts allow one stream at a time. Loft gives the connection back the moment you stop, tells you which of your devices is using it, and lets you take over. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account to create. No tracking. No analytics. Your details live in the Keychain and the only server Loft talks to is the one you typed in. Try it before you type anything: a few openly licensed short films ship inside the app. Works with Xtream compatible accounts.

Screenshots

JPlayer2 screens
Loft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loft at none against JPlayer's 1. Loft also leads on ads (none vs shown). JPlayer's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. JPlayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loft asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
JPlayer versus Loft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJPlayerLoft
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.5 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJay PathakEduards Abisevs

In-app purchases

1 purchases

JPlayer

One-time1
  • JPlayer+$4.99
None

Loft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JPlayer free?
JPlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loft free?
Loft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JPlayer or Loft have ads?
JPlayer shows ads; Loft does not.

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