Comparison

Video Player vs UWorld Player

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

Head to head
About

Video Player

This app plays all video formats smoothly without conversion. Enjoy offline playback of 4K/HDR content with features like Picture-in-Picture, a private folder for sensitive videos, and subtitle support.

Highlights
  • Plays all video formats
  • Smooth offline playback
  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP)
  • Private folder for videos
  • Background playback
  • Subtitle and audio track support
  • Playback speed control
Features
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Arc Player plays your videos and music smoothly. No conversion required. Watch movies offline in 4K/HDR, play local music and audio files, and enjoy PiP, private folder, background play, subtitles, and more. Great for film and TV show enthusiasts, travelers on the go, students catching up on lectures, and anyone who wants a simple way to manage offline videos and music. Simple and powerful. ● All Video & Audio Formats Support Supports a wide range of video formats including MKV, AVI, MP4, MOV, RMVB, FLV, 3GP, TS, and more. Also supports common audio formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, M4A, and more. ● Smooth Offline Playback Watch movies, TV shows, anime, lectures, and personal videos without an internet connection. You can also play local music, recordings, and audio files offline. ● Music & Audio Playback Use Arc Player as a local music player and MP3 player. Play songs, audio files, lectures, podcasts, and downloaded media in one clean media library. ● Background Play Keep videos, music, or audio playing in the background while working, exercising, commuting, or using other apps. ● PiP (Picture-in-Picture) Continue watching videos in a floating window while using other apps. Perfect for multitasking, studying, or working. ● Private Folder Keep your personal videos safe. Hide private media and protect it from being seen or deleted by others. ● Organized Media Library Store your downloaded movies, TV series, anime, music files, lectures, and recordings in one place for easy management and playback. ● Subtitle Support Supports displaying embedded subtitles in various formats (.ssa, .ass, .srt, etc.) and allows you to select the appropriate subtitle language. ● Multiple Audio Tracks Switch between different audio tracks and choose your preferred language or audio version. ● Playback Speed Control Adjust video and audio playback speed from 0.25× to 3×. Slow down tutorials or quickly skim long videos, lectures, and recordings. ● Gesture Controls Use convenient gesture controls to adjust volume, brightness, and playback progress. You can also long-press to speed up playback by 2×. ● Clean & Modern Interface Features a beautiful UI, Light and Dark mode support, and optimization for landscape mode and tablets. Easy to use and navigate. Your feedback is very important to us. Feel free to reach us at arcplayer.feedback@gmail.com and share your suggestions to help us create a better media player! Open Source Acknowledgment Arc Player is based on VLC for iOS Beta, and licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ Privacy Policy: https://www.arctechstudio.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.arctechstudio.com/terms-and-conditions

About

UWorld Player

Features
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UWorld Player is a free all-in-one media player for watching, listening to and managing video, music, images, PDFs and documents in one app. No account and no ads. ■ Key features • Video and music playback for a wide range of codecs (hardware acceleration, external .srt subtitles) • Image viewer linked to your photo library, with basic editing (brightness, contrast, crop, annotation) • PDF viewer with pen and highlighter annotation, page editing and password-protected PDFs • File management (browse and extract archives inside the app) • Text-to-speech reader for text and Markdown (sentence highlighting, auto-scroll, background playback, lock-screen controls) • NAS / shared folders (SMB, Synology) and Google Drive - browse and stream • Camera, camcorder and voice recorder • Dark mode and 10 languages ■ Great for • Anyone who wants to view media and documents in one place without switching apps • Students who annotate PDFs and listen to documents to study • Streaming videos straight from a NAS or shared folder at home or work Your files stay on your device - nothing is collected or sent to our servers.

Screenshots

Video Player4 screens
UWorld Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UWorld Player at none against Video Player's 1. UWorld Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Video Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UWorld Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Player ships an update every 3 weeks, UWorld Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Video Player versus UWorld Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo PlayerUWorld Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB91 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperArc Tech LimitedYoungMin Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Video Player

One-time1
  • Arc Player Premium$3.99
None

UWorld Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Player free?
Video Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UWorld Player free?
UWorld Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Player or UWorld Player have ads?
Video Player shows ads; UWorld Player does not.
Which is updated more often, Video Player or UWorld Player?
Video Player ships an update every 3 weeks, and UWorld Player every 5 days. Most recently, Video Player was updated on November 8, 2026 and UWorld Player on October 31, 2026.

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