Comparison

JellyTV vs Voca Player

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

Head to head
About

JellyTV

This app provides a modern and immersive interface for streaming your personal media library from a self-hosted server. Enjoy high-quality playback, automatic progress tracking, and offline downloads across your Apple devices. Optional premium features enhance management and integration.

Highlights
  • Modern, fluid interface
  • High-quality video and live streaming
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Offline downloads
  • Cross-device sync
  • Advanced search functionality
Features
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JellyTV is a premium Jellyfin client designed to deliver a fast, elegant and immersive media experience across all your Apple devices. Connect to your self-hosted Jellyfin server and enjoy your movies and series in a modern, fluid interface built for performance. Stream your content with high-quality video support, live streaming and transcoding. Pick up where you left off with automatic progress tracking and favorites. Smart Features – Advanced search by genre, actor, year and more – Seerr integration for request management – Push notifications for new content – Offline downloads for watching anywhere – Full sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro and Apple TV JellyTV+ Unlock advanced features with JellyTV+, available as an optional in-app purchase: – Admin interface for Jellyfin and Seerr – Trakt & AniList integration – Home screen customization – Exclusive app icons – iCloud settings sync JellyTV+ enhances the experience but is not required for core playback. Requirements – A self-hosted Jellyfin server is required – JellyTV does not provide media content – Jellyseerr requires separate installation – Some advanced features require JellyTV+ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Voca Player

Stream audiobooks from your personal media server, including local files, Plex, or Audiobookshelf. Enjoy features like companion file playback, offline downloads, and customizable playback controls. Organize your entire library with ease and enjoy a privacy-focused listening experience.

Highlights
  • Stream from personal media servers (Local, Plex, Audiobookshelf)
  • Companion file playback (maps, liner notes, PDFs)
  • Offline downloads with one-time purchase
  • Apple Watch transfer and controls
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Gapless playback and chapter navigation
Features
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Voca is a beautifully simple audiobook player for your own media server. Connect to Audiobookshelf, Plex or files on your device and start listening in seconds, at home or on the go. Stream from your own server Voca connects directly to your Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or plays audiobooks stored on your device. No third-party cloud. No subscriptions. Your library, your way. Pick up where you left off Home shows what you're listening to, the next book in each series you're reading, your downloads, your Reading List, recent additions, a few discoveries, and the books you've finished. Your Reading List syncs across your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Live captions Turn on captions to see the narration as it's read, scrolling like lyrics with the sentence being spoken highlighted, in place of the cover on iPhone and beside the player on iPad and Mac. The text is made on your device as the book plays, so your audio never leaves it. Extras built in Companion files stored alongside the audio, such as maps, liner notes, author commentary, or the full text of the book as a PDF or EPUB, appear with your audiobook. Open them beside the player and read along while you listen. Take it offline Unlock unlimited downloads with a single one-time purchase. Download your audiobooks, with their chapters and extras, and listen anywhere with no internet connection. You can even send books to your Apple Watch and leave your phone at home. Built for listening • Gapless playback across multi-file audiobooks • Lock Screen, Control Centre and CarPlay controls • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a Play or Pause control for Control Centre and the Action button • Bluetooth headphone support: single press to skip 30 seconds, double press to jump chapters • Playback speed from 0.5× to 3.0× • A scrubber that follows the current chapter, with a tap to switch to the whole book • Sleep timer by time, at the end of a chapter, or after any number of chapters • Double-tap the cover art to move between chapters Every screen Voca adapts to iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Macs with Apple silicon, putting the player beside your chapters or documents when there's room. On Mac and on iPad with a keyboard, Playback and Go menus come with shortcuts. On Apple Watch, play books sent from your iPhone and follow along from your watch face. On Apple TV, browse your library while you listen, with your current book in the Top Shelf. Your whole library, beautifully organised Browse thousands of books in a fast, searchable grid, arranged A to Z, by author, series, genre and collection. With Audiobookshelf, a Series tab shows the series you're in the middle of, the next book in each, and every series in reading order. Privacy first Voca collects nothing. Everything stays between your device and your own server. Requirements Voca needs your own Audiobookshelf or Plex server, or audiobooks stored on your device. It includes no audiobook content. Offline downloads, and sending books to Apple Watch, require a one-time in-app purchase. Live captions need iOS 27 or later on a device that supports on-device transcription.

Screenshots

JellyTV4 screens
Voca Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Voca Player at 5.0 against JellyTV's 4.3. Voca Player also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). JellyTV's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JellyTV sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Voca Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voca Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JellyTV has 39 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of JellyTV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Voca Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JellyTV ships an update every 8 days, Voca Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JellyTV versus Voca Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyTVVoca Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (39 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharly ManderrierLV-223 PTY LTD

Customer experience

JellyTV

All ratings39 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive78.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative8.5%

Voca Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

JellyTV

Subscriptions4
  • JellyTV+ monthly$2.491 Month
  • JellyTV+ monthly$4.991 Month
  • JellyTV+ Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • JellyTV+ Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • 1200 Pops$9.99
  • Admin tools$14.99
  • 2500 Pops$19.99
Show 3 more
  • JellyTV+ lifetime family upgrade$39.99
  • JellyTV+ for life$49.99
  • JellyTV+ family for life$89.99
1 purchases

Voca Player

One-time1
  • Offline Playback$4.99

Questions

Is JellyTV free?
JellyTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voca Player free?
Voca Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JellyTV or Voca Player?
Voca Player is rated higher. JellyTV averages 4.3 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Voca Player averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do JellyTV or Voca Player have ads?
Neither JellyTV nor Voca Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JellyTV or Voca Player?
JellyTV ships an update every 8 days, and Voca Player every 5 days. Most recently, JellyTV was updated on November 8, 2026 and Voca Player on November 5, 2026.

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